Olympus SP-800 UZ vs Sony RX10 IV

Let's look more in depth at the Olympus SP-800 UZ vs Sony RX10 IV, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Large Sensor Superzoom by companies Olympus and Sony. There is a sizable difference among the resolutions of the SP-800 UZ (14MP) and RX10 IV (20MP) and the SP-800 UZ (1/2.3") and RX10 IV (1") provide different sensor dimensions.

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The SP-800 UZ was introduced 8 years earlier than the RX10 IV and that is a fairly significant difference as far as camera tech is concerned. The two cameras feature different body design with the Olympus SP-800 UZ being a Compact camera and the Sony RX10 IV being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before delving straight to a in-depth comparison, here is a simple introduction of how the SP-800 UZ scores vs the RX10 IV when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

The following is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus SP-800 UZ & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 IV. The whole galleries are viewable at Olympus SP-800 UZ Gallery & Sony RX10 IV Gallery.

For those who are aiming to carry your camera frequently, you will need to take into account its weight and volume. The Olympus SP-800 UZ comes with outside measurements of 110mm x 90mm x 91mm (4.3" x 3.5" x 3.6") with a weight of 455 grams (1.00 lbs) whilst the Sony RX10 IV has sizing of 133mm x 94mm x 145mm (5.2" x 3.7" x 5.7") having a weight of 1095 grams (2.41 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you are utilizing at that moment. Below is a front view overall size comparison of the SP-800 UZ vs the RX10 IV.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability rating of the SP-800 UZ and RX10 IV is 69 and 52 respectively.

Usually, it's difficult to visualize the contrast in sensor sizing only by looking through specifications. The photograph underneath will help give you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the SP-800 UZ and RX10 IV.

To sum up, both cameras come with different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The SP-800 UZ having a smaller sensor is going to make achieving shallower DOF more difficult and the Sony RX10 IV will result in greater detail using its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution will help you crop photographs a good deal more aggressively. The older SP-800 UZ will be behind with regard to sensor technology.