Olympus SP-800 UZ vs Sony RX100 III

Let's take a more detailed look at the Olympus SP-800 UZ and Sony RX100 III, one is a Small Sensor Superzoom and the latter is a Large Sensor Compact by brands Olympus and Sony. There exists a crucial gap among the image resolutions of the SP-800 UZ (14MP) and RX100 III (20MP) and the SP-800 UZ (1/2.3") and RX100 III (1") posses different sensor measurements.

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The SP-800 UZ was unveiled 5 years prior to the RX100 III which is a fairly serious gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both cameras feature different body design with the Olympus SP-800 UZ being a Compact camera and the Sony RX100 III being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before we go right into a thorough comparison, here is a brief overview of how the SP-800 UZ grades vs the RX100 III when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus SP-800 UZ and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 III. The full galleries are viewable at Olympus SP-800 UZ Gallery and Sony RX100 III Gallery.

For anyone who is intending to carry around your camera often, you will need to consider its weight and dimensions. The Olympus SP-800 UZ has got external measurements of 110mm x 90mm x 91mm (4.3" x 3.5" x 3.6") along with a weight of 455 grams (1.00 lbs) and the Sony RX100 III has dimensions of 102mm x 58mm x 41mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.6") along with a weight of 290 grams (0.64 lbs).

Check out the Olympus SP-800 UZ and Sony RX100 III in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Always remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you are employing at the time. Here is a front view scale comparison of the SP-800 UZ compared to the RX100 III.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability score of the SP-800 UZ and RX100 III is 69 and 89 respectively.

Typically, it can be hard to imagine the gap in sensor sizes just by going through technical specs. The picture here will help provide you a far better sense of the sensor sizing in the SP-800 UZ and RX100 III.

As you can tell, both of those cameras feature different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The SP-800 UZ with its smaller sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF trickier and the Sony RX100 III will show greater detail having an extra 6MP. Higher resolution can also allow you to crop shots way more aggressively. The more aged SP-800 UZ will be behind with regard to sensor innovation.