Olympus SP-810 UZ vs Sony RX100 VII

Below, we will be contrasting the Olympus SP-810 UZ versus Sony RX100 VII, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Large Sensor Compact by companies Olympus and Sony. There exists a large gap among the sensor resolutions of the SP-810 UZ (14MP) and RX100 VII (20MP) and the SP-810 UZ (1/2.3") and RX100 VII (1") enjoy different sensor sizes.

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The SP-810 UZ was unveiled 9 years earlier than the RX100 VII and that is a fairly serious difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Olympus SP-810 UZ being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Sony RX100 VII being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before diving straight into a more detailed comparison, below is a short synopsis of how the SP-810 UZ matches up vs the RX100 VII in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus SP-810 UZ & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VII. The full galleries are available at Olympus SP-810 UZ Gallery & Sony RX100 VII Gallery.

In case you're aiming to carry your camera, you're going to have to factor in its weight and size. The Olympus SP-810 UZ comes with outer measurements of 106mm x 76mm x 74mm (4.2" x 3.0" x 2.9") and a weight of 413 grams (0.91 lbs) and the Sony RX100 VII has specifications of 102mm x 58mm x 43mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.7") along with a weight of 302 grams (0.67 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you have during that time. The following is the front view overall size comparison of the SP-810 UZ compared to the RX100 VII.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the SP-810 UZ and RX100 VII is 78 and 88 respectively.

More often than not, it's difficult to visualize the difference in sensor sizing just by checking out technical specs. The visual underneath might offer you a greater sense of the sensor sizing in the SP-810 UZ and RX100 VII.

As you can tell, both of those cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The SP-810 UZ with its smaller sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF harder and the Sony RX100 VII will produce extra detail having an extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also help you crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The older SP-810 UZ will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor tech.