Olympus SP-620 UZ vs Sony RX10 IV

Lets look a little more closely at the Olympus SP-620 UZ vs Sony RX10 IV, one being a Small Sensor Superzoom and the other is a Large Sensor Superzoom by rivals Olympus and Sony. The resolution of the SP-620 UZ (16MP) and the RX10 IV (20MP) is fairly well matched but the SP-620 UZ (1/2.3") and RX10 IV (1") use different sensor dimensions.

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The SP-620 UZ was revealed 6 years before the RX10 IV and that is quite a big gap as far as tech is concerned. Each of the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus SP-620 UZ being a Compact camera and the Sony RX10 IV being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before getting in to a step-by-step comparison, below is a concise synopsis of how the SP-620 UZ matches up against the RX10 IV in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus SP-620 UZ and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 IV. The full galleries are provided at Olympus SP-620 UZ Gallery and Sony RX10 IV Gallery.

For anybody who is looking to lug around your camera often, you're going to have to factor its weight and dimensions. The Olympus SP-620 UZ comes with exterior measurements of 110mm x 74mm x 74mm (4.3" x 2.9" x 2.9") having a weight of 435 grams (0.96 lbs) whilst the Sony RX10 IV has dimensions of 133mm x 94mm x 145mm (5.2" x 3.7" x 5.7") accompanied by a weight of 1095 grams (2.41 lbs).

Examine the Olympus SP-620 UZ vs Sony RX10 IV in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Do not forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary dependant on the lens you have during that time. Below is the front view scale comparison of the SP-620 UZ against the RX10 IV.

Using size and weight, the portability rating of the SP-620 UZ and RX10 IV is 78 and 52 respectively.

Often, its tough to picture the contrast between sensor measurements only by checking technical specs. The photograph here should provide you a stronger sense of the sensor measurements in the SP-620 UZ and RX10 IV.

As you can tell, both of the cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The SP-620 UZ with its tinier sensor is going to make achieving shallow depth of field more difficult and the Sony RX10 IV will resolve extra detail because of its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also allow you to crop pics somewhat more aggressively. The older SP-620 UZ is going to be behind when it comes to sensor tech.