Olympus SP-610UZ vs Sony RX100 III

Below, we are looking at the Olympus SP-610UZ and Sony RX100 III, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the other is a Large Sensor Compact by competitors Olympus and Sony. There is a substantial difference among the resolutions of the SP-610UZ (14MP) and RX100 III (20MP) and the SP-610UZ (1/2.3") and RX100 III (1") feature totally different sensor size.

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The SP-610UZ was revealed 4 years before the RX100 III and that is a fairly big difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Olympus SP-610UZ being a Compact camera and the Sony RX100 III being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before going straight into a detailed comparison, below is a quick view of how the SP-610UZ scores against the RX100 III in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus SP-610UZ & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 III. The full galleries are viewable at Olympus SP-610UZ Gallery & Sony RX100 III Gallery.

For anybody who is intending to lug around your camera, you are going to need to factor in its weight and size. The Olympus SP-610UZ provides exterior dimensions of 107mm x 73mm x 73mm (4.2" x 2.9" x 2.9") having a weight of 405 grams (0.89 lbs) and the Sony RX100 III has specifications of 102mm x 58mm x 41mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.6") and a weight of 290 grams (0.64 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you are using at the time. Here is the front view dimension comparison of the SP-610UZ compared to the RX100 III.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability rating of the SP-610UZ and RX100 III is 79 and 89 respectively.

Usually, it is hard to see the contrast in sensor measurements merely by looking through specs. The graphic underneath will help provide you a clearer sense of the sensor sizes in the SP-610UZ and RX100 III.

As you can plainly see, each of the cameras have got different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The SP-610UZ having a smaller sensor will make getting shallow depth of field trickier and the Sony RX100 III will render extra detail because of its extra 6MP. Greater resolution will let you crop images much more aggressively. The older SP-610UZ will be behind in sensor technology.