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Olympus SP-800 UZ vs Sony RX100 III

Portability
69
Imaging
37
Features
35
Overall
36
Olympus SP-800 UZ front
 
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 III front
Portability
89
Imaging
51
Features
77
Overall
61

Olympus SP-800 UZ vs Sony RX100 III Key Specs

Olympus SP-800 UZ
(Full Review)
  • 14MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Display
  • ISO 64 - 3200 (Boost to 1000)
  • Sensor-shift Image Stabilization
  • 1280 x 720 video
  • 28-840mm (F2.8-5.6) lens
  • 455g - 110 x 90 x 91mm
  • Introduced February 2010
  • Newer Model is Olympus SP-810 UZ
Sony RX100 III
(Full Review)
  • 20MP - 1" Sensor
  • 3" Tilting Screen
  • ISO 125 - 12800
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • 24-70mm (F1.8-2.8) lens
  • 290g - 102 x 58 x 41mm
  • Launched May 2014
  • Old Model is Sony RX100 II
  • Successor is Sony RX100 IV
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Olympus SP-800 UZ vs Sony RX100 III Overview

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.

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Reasons to pick Olympus SP-800 UZ over the Sony RX100 III

 SP-800 UZ RX100 III 

Reasons to pick Sony RX100 III over the Olympus SP-800 UZ

 RX100 III SP-800 UZ 
LaunchedMay 2014February 2010More modern by 52 months
Manual focus Very accurate focus
Screen typeTiltingFixed Tilting screen
Screen resolution1229k230kCrisper screen (+999k dot)
Selfie screen Take selfies

Common features in the Olympus SP-800 UZ and Sony RX100 III

 SP-800 UZ RX100 III 
Screen size3"3"Same screen measurements
Touch screen Neither contains Touch screen

Olympus SP-800 UZ vs Sony RX100 III Physical Comparison

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. Camera Size Comparison with Lenses

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.

Olympus SP-800 UZ vs Sony RX100 III size comparison

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

Olympus SP-800 UZ vs Sony RX100 III top view buttons comparison

Olympus SP-800 UZ vs Sony RX100 III Sensor Comparison

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.

Olympus SP-800 UZ vs Sony RX100 III sensor size comparison

Olympus SP-800 UZ vs Sony RX100 III Screen and ViewFinder

Olympus SP-800 UZ vs Sony RX100 III Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Olympus SP-800 UZ Portrait photography features
Sony RX100 III Portrait photography features
28
good megapixels (14MP)
manual focus not available
manual exposure not available
no external flash support
sensor is tiny (1/2.3")
lacks RAW files
64
has manual focus
great flash sync speed (1/2,000 seconds)
good MP (20 megapixels)
sensor size is decent (1")
supports face detection focus
supports RAW formats
no external flash support
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Street Comparison

Olympus SP-800 UZ Street photography factors
Sony RX100 III Street photography factors
46
built in image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
screen does not articulate
sensor is tiny (1/2.3")
lacks RAW files
85
screen tilts
has image stabilization (Optical)
sensor size is decent (1")
supports RAW formats
lighter than competition (290g)
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Sports Comparison

Olympus SP-800 UZ as a Sports photography camera
Sony RX100 III as a Sports photography camera
47
excellent zoom range (28-840mm 30.0 x zoom)
built in image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
good megapixels (14 megapixels)
has tracking autofocus
no shutter priority mode
sensor is tiny (1/2.3")
lacks phase detect autofocus
65
has image stabilization (Optical)
good MP (20MP)
sensor size is decent (1")
supports tracking autofocus
lack of phase detect auto focus
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Travel Comparison

Olympus SP-800 UZ Travel photography info
Sony RX100 III Travel photography info
61
good megapixels (14MP)
flash built-in
quite wide (28mm)
great reach (840mm)
display is not selfie friendly
slow max aperture (f2.8)
85
lighter than competition (290g)
good MP (20 megapixels)
built-in flash
screen is selfie friendly
fairly wide (24mm)
very good max aperture (f1.8)
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Landscape Comparison

Landscape photography with Olympus SP-800 UZ
Landscape photography with Sony RX100 III
41
quite wide (28mm)
pretty good screen size (3 inches)
built in image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
good megapixels (14 megapixels)
manual focus not available
lens is fixed (fixed lens mount)
slow max aperture (f2.8)
manual exposure not available
sensor is tiny (1/2.3")
lacks RAW files
73
has manual focus
fairly wide (24mm)
very good max aperture (f1.8)
pretty good screen size (3")
has image stabilization (Optical)
good MP (20 megapixels)
sensor size is decent (1")
supports RAW formats
fixed lens (fixed lens mount)
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Vlogging Comparison

Olympus SP-800 UZ as a Vlogging camera
Sony RX100 III as a Vlogging camera
24
quite wide (28mm)
built in image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
slow max aperture (f2.8)
display is not selfie friendly
low video resolution (1280 x 720 pxls)
does not have external microphone support
80
fairly wide (24mm)
very good max aperture (f1.8)
screen is selfie friendly
has image stabilization (Optical)
supports face detection focus
good video quality (1920 x 1080 pxls)
lighter than competition (290 grams)
missing external microphone port
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Olympus SP-800 UZ vs Sony RX100 III Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Olympus SP-800 UZ and Sony RX100 III
 Olympus SP-800 UZSony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 III
General Information
Brand Olympus Sony
Model type Olympus SP-800 UZ Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 III
Category Small Sensor Superzoom Large Sensor Compact
Introduced 2010-02-02 2014-05-15
Body design Compact Large Sensor Compact
Sensor Information
Chip TruePic III Bionz X
Sensor type CCD BSI-CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.3" 1"
Sensor measurements 6.17 x 4.55mm 13.2 x 8.8mm
Sensor surface area 28.1mm² 116.2mm²
Sensor resolution 14 megapixels 20 megapixels
Anti alias filter
Aspect ratio - 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9
Peak resolution 4288 x 3216 5472 x 3648
Highest native ISO 3200 12800
Highest enhanced ISO 1000 -
Minimum native ISO 64 125
RAW photos
Autofocusing
Manual focusing
Touch focus
AF continuous
AF single
Tracking AF
AF selectice
Center weighted AF
Multi area AF
Live view AF
Face detect focusing
Contract detect focusing
Phase detect focusing
Total focus points 143 25
Lens
Lens support fixed lens fixed lens
Lens zoom range 28-840mm (30.0x) 24-70mm (2.9x)
Max aperture f/2.8-5.6 f/1.8-2.8
Macro focusing distance 1cm 5cm
Crop factor 5.8 2.7
Screen
Display type Fixed Type Tilting
Display size 3 inch 3 inch
Display resolution 230k dot 1,229k dot
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch capability
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder None Electronic
Viewfinder resolution - 1,440k dot
Viewfinder coverage - 100 percent
Viewfinder magnification - 0.59x
Features
Min shutter speed 12s 30s
Max shutter speed 1/2000s 1/2000s
Continuous shutter speed 10.0fps 10.0fps
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Expose Manually
Exposure compensation - Yes
Change WB
Image stabilization
Built-in flash
Flash distance 3.10 m -
Flash settings Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye -
Hot shoe
Auto exposure bracketing
WB bracketing
Max flash sync - 1/2000s
Exposure
Multisegment exposure
Average exposure
Spot exposure
Partial exposure
AF area exposure
Center weighted exposure
Video features
Supported video resolutions 1280 x 720 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps) 1920 x 1080 (60p/60i/24p), 1280 x 720 (60p/30p/24p/120p), 1440 x 1080 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps)
Highest video resolution 1280x720 1920x1080
Video format H.264 MPEG-4, AVCHD, XAVC S
Microphone jack
Headphone jack
Connectivity
Wireless None 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 proofing
Dust proofing
Shock proofing
Crush proofing
Freeze proofing
Weight 455 grams (1.00 lbs) 290 grams (0.64 lbs)
Physical dimensions 110 x 90 x 91mm (4.3" x 3.5" x 3.6") 102 x 58 x 41mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.6")
DXO scores
DXO Overall rating not tested 67
DXO Color Depth rating not tested 22.4
DXO Dynamic range rating not tested 12.3
DXO Low light rating not tested 495
Other
Battery life - 320 images
Battery form - Battery Pack
Battery ID Li-50B NP-BX1
Self timer Yes (12 or 2 sec) Yes (2 or 10 sec, self-portrait, continuous)
Time lapse recording With downloadable app
Storage media SD/SDHC, Internal SD/ SDHC/SDXC, Memory Stick Pro Duo/ Pro-HG Duo
Storage slots Single Single
Price at release $270 $748