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Olympus SP-620 UZ vs Sony RX10

Portability
78
Imaging
39
Features
36
Overall
37
Olympus SP-620 UZ front
 
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 front
Portability
58
Imaging
51
Features
76
Overall
61

Olympus SP-620 UZ vs Sony RX10 Key Specs

Olympus SP-620 UZ
(Full Review)
  • 16MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Display
  • ISO 100 - 3200
  • Sensor-shift Image Stabilization
  • 1280 x 720 video
  • 25-525mm (F3.1-5.8) lens
  • 435g - 110 x 74 x 74mm
  • Introduced January 2012
  • Replaced the Olympus SP-610UZ
Sony RX10
(Full Review)
  • 20MP - 1" Sensor
  • 3" Tilting Display
  • ISO 125 - 12800 (Push to 25600)
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • 24-200mm (F2.8) lens
  • 813g - 129 x 88 x 102mm
  • Announced March 2014
  • Renewed by Sony RX10 II
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Olympus SP-620 UZ vs Sony RX10 Overview

Its time to look a little more closely at the Olympus SP-620 UZ vs Sony RX10, former is a Small Sensor Superzoom while the other is a Large Sensor Superzoom by brands Olympus and Sony. The resolution of the SP-620 UZ (16MP) and the RX10 (20MP) is very similar but the SP-620 UZ (1/2.3") and RX10 (1") use totally different sensor measurements.

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The SP-620 UZ was launched 3 years prior to the RX10 which is quite a sizable difference as far as technology is concerned. Both of the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus SP-620 UZ being a Compact camera and the Sony RX10 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before going in to a detailed comparison, below is a short summation of how the SP-620 UZ matches up vs the RX10 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

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Reasons to pick Olympus SP-620 UZ over the Sony RX10

 SP-620 UZ RX10 

Reasons to pick Sony RX10 over the Olympus SP-620 UZ

 RX10 SP-620 UZ 
AnnouncedMarch 2014January 2012Newer by 26 months
Manually focus Very precise focusing
Display typeTiltingFixed Tilting display
Display resolution1290k230kCrisper display (+1060k dot)

Common features in the Olympus SP-620 UZ and Sony RX10

 SP-620 UZ RX10 
Display dimension3"3"Identical display measurements
Selfie screen Neither provides selfie screen
Touch friendly display No Touch friendly display

Olympus SP-620 UZ vs Sony RX10 Physical Comparison

For anybody who is aiming to travel with your camera regularly, you'll have to factor its weight and measurements. The Olympus SP-620 UZ provides outside dimensions of 110mm x 74mm x 74mm (4.3" x 2.9" x 2.9") having a weight of 435 grams (0.96 lbs) and the Sony RX10 has proportions of 129mm x 88mm x 102mm (5.1" x 3.5" x 4.0") having a weight of 813 grams (1.79 lbs).

Analyze the Olympus SP-620 UZ vs Sony RX10 in our newest Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool. Camera Size Comparison with Lenses

Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you are utilising during that time. Here is the front view scale comparison of the SP-620 UZ against the RX10.

Olympus SP-620 UZ vs Sony RX10 size comparison

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability score of the SP-620 UZ and RX10 is 78 and 58 respectively.

Olympus SP-620 UZ vs Sony RX10 top view buttons comparison

Olympus SP-620 UZ vs Sony RX10 Sensor Comparison

Typically, it is hard to visualise the gap between sensor dimensions just by reading specs. The image underneath should offer you a clearer sense of the sensor sizes in the SP-620 UZ and RX10.

All in all, the 2 cameras have got different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The SP-620 UZ because of its tinier sensor will make achieving shallow depth of field tougher and the Sony RX10 will offer extra detail utilizing its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop photos much more aggressively. The more aged SP-620 UZ is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor tech.

Olympus SP-620 UZ vs Sony RX10 sensor size comparison

Olympus SP-620 UZ vs Sony RX10 Screen and ViewFinder

Olympus SP-620 UZ vs Sony RX10 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Portrait photography with Olympus SP-620 UZ
Portrait photography with Sony RX10
34
good megapixels (16MP)
includes face detect autofocus
focusing manually not possible
manual mode not available
external flash not possible
sensor is very small (1/2.3")
does not have RAW files
70
has manual focus
resolution is good (20 megapixels)
sensor size is decent (1")
provides face detection focus
saves RAW files
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Street Comparison

Street photography with Olympus SP-620 UZ
Street photography with Sony RX10
50
has image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
screen is fixed
sensor is very small (1/2.3")
does not have RAW files
72
has a tilting screen
built in image stabilization (Optical)
sensor size is decent (1")
saves RAW files
weather sealing
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Sports Comparison

Sports photography with Olympus SP-620 UZ
Sports photography with Sony RX10
48
incredible zoom range (25-525mm 21.0 x zoom)
has image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
good megapixels (16 megapixels)
includes tracking focus
no shutter priority mode
sensor is very small (1/2.3")
does not have phase detect autofocus
67
built in image stabilization (Optical)
resolution is good (20 megapixels)
sensor size is decent (1")
weather sealing
great battery (420 shots)
does not have phase detect auto focus
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Travel Comparison

Olympus SP-620 UZ Travel photography highlights
Sony RX10 Travel photography highlights
61
good megapixels (16MP)
flash built-in
relatively wide (25mm)
great reach (525mm)
lack of Timelapse recording
doesn't offer selfie friendly display
somewhat slow max aperture (f3.1)
58
great battery (420 CIPA)
weather sealing
resolution is good (20 megapixels)
flash built-in
decently wide (24mm)
does not have Time Lapse mode
display isn't selfie friendly
somewhat slow max aperture (f2.8)
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Landscape Comparison

Landscape photography with Olympus SP-620 UZ
Landscape photography with Sony RX10
41
relatively wide (25mm)
screen size is good (3")
has image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
good megapixels (16MP)
focusing manually not possible
fixed lens (fixed lens mount)
somewhat slow max aperture (f3.1)
manual mode not available
sensor is very small (1/2.3")
does not have RAW files
lack of Timelapse recording
63
has manual focus
decently wide (24mm)
nice screen size (3 inches)
built in image stabilization (Optical)
resolution is good (20 megapixels)
sensor size is decent (1")
saves RAW files
weather sealing
great battery (420 CIPA)
lens is fixed (fixed lens mount)
somewhat slow max aperture (f2.8)
does not have Time Lapse mode
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Vlogging Comparison

Olympus SP-620 UZ as a Vlogging camera
Sony RX10 as a Vlogging camera
28
relatively wide (25mm)
has image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
includes face detect autofocus
somewhat slow max aperture (f3.1)
doesn't offer selfie friendly display
low quality video (1280 x 720 resolution)
lack of microphone socket
30
decently wide (24mm)
built in image stabilization (Optical)
provides face detection focus
high res video (1920 x 1080 pixels)
includes external mic port
somewhat slow max aperture (f2.8)
display isn't selfie friendly
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Olympus SP-620 UZ vs Sony RX10 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Olympus SP-620 UZ and Sony RX10
 Olympus SP-620 UZSony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10
General Information
Brand Olympus Sony
Model Olympus SP-620 UZ Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10
Category Small Sensor Superzoom Large Sensor Superzoom
Introduced 2012-01-10 2014-03-20
Body design Compact SLR-like (bridge)
Sensor Information
Chip TruePic III+ Bionz X
Sensor type CCD BSI-CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.3" 1"
Sensor dimensions 6.17 x 4.55mm 13.2 x 8.8mm
Sensor surface area 28.1mm² 116.2mm²
Sensor resolution 16 megapixels 20 megapixels
Anti aliasing filter
Aspect ratio 4:3 and 16:9 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9
Full resolution 4608 x 3456 5472 x 3648
Max native ISO 3200 12800
Max boosted ISO - 25600
Lowest native ISO 100 125
RAW support
Lowest boosted ISO - 80
Autofocusing
Focus manually
Autofocus touch
Continuous autofocus
Autofocus single
Autofocus tracking
Selective autofocus
Center weighted autofocus
Autofocus multi area
Autofocus live view
Face detect focus
Contract detect focus
Phase detect focus
Number of focus points - 25
Cross focus points - -
Lens
Lens mount fixed lens fixed lens
Lens focal range 25-525mm (21.0x) 24-200mm (8.3x)
Highest aperture f/3.1-5.8 f/2.8
Macro focus range 1cm -
Crop factor 5.8 2.7
Screen
Display type Fixed Type Tilting
Display size 3" 3"
Resolution of display 230 thousand dot 1,290 thousand dot
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch operation
Display technology TFT Color LCD WhiteMagic
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder type None Electronic
Viewfinder resolution - 1,440 thousand dot
Viewfinder coverage - 100%
Viewfinder magnification - 0.7x
Features
Slowest shutter speed 4 seconds 30 seconds
Maximum shutter speed 1/1500 seconds 1/3200 seconds
Continuous shooting speed - 10.0 frames per sec
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Expose Manually
Exposure compensation - Yes
Custom white balance
Image stabilization
Inbuilt flash
Flash range 6.00 m 10.20 m
Flash modes Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Fill-in Auto, fill-flash, slow sync, rear sync, off
Hot shoe
AE bracketing
WB bracketing
Exposure
Multisegment
Average
Spot
Partial
AF area
Center weighted
Video features
Video resolutions 1280 x 720 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps), 320 x 180 (30fps) 1920 x 1080 (60p, 60i, 24p) ,1440 x 1080 (30p), 640 x 480 (30p)
Max video resolution 1280x720 1920x1080
Video data format MPEG-4, H.264 MPEG-4, AVCHD
Mic jack
Headphone jack
Connectivity
Wireless Eye-Fi Connected Built-In
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environment seal
Water proof
Dust proof
Shock proof
Crush proof
Freeze proof
Weight 435 gr (0.96 lb) 813 gr (1.79 lb)
Dimensions 110 x 74 x 74mm (4.3" x 2.9" x 2.9") 129 x 88 x 102mm (5.1" x 3.5" x 4.0")
DXO scores
DXO All around score not tested 69
DXO Color Depth score not tested 22.9
DXO Dynamic range score not tested 12.6
DXO Low light score not tested 474
Other
Battery life - 420 photographs
Type of battery - Battery Pack
Battery model 4 x AA NP-FW50
Self timer Yes (2 or 12 sec, pet auto shutter) Yes (2 or 10 sec, continuous)
Time lapse shooting
Type of storage SD/SDHC/SDXC SD/SDHC/SDXC, Memory Stick Duo/Pro Duo/Pro-HG Duo
Storage slots Single Single
Cost at launch $199 $698