Olympus SZ-10 vs Sony RX1R

Following is a detailed analysis of the Olympus SZ-10 versus Sony RX1R, former is a Small Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Large Sensor Compact by companies Olympus and Sony. There is a large difference among the sensor resolutions of the SZ-10 (14MP) and RX1R (24MP) and the SZ-10 (1/2.3") and RX1R (Full frame) come with different sensor measurements.

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The SZ-10 was released 3 years prior to the RX1R which is a fairly serious difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both cameras offer different body type with the Olympus SZ-10 being a Compact camera and the Sony RX1R being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before going through a thorough comparison, below is a quick synopsis of how the SZ-10 scores versus the RX1R in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus SZ-10 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX1R. The complete galleries are provided at Olympus SZ-10 Gallery & Sony RX1R Gallery.

In case you're going to carry around your camera, you'll need to think about its weight and size. The Olympus SZ-10 features outer measurements of 106mm x 67mm x 38mm (4.2" x 2.6" x 1.5") along with a weight of 215 grams (0.47 lbs) and the Sony RX1R has specifications of 113mm x 65mm x 70mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 2.8") having a weight of 482 grams (1.06 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you have during that time. Here is the front view measurements comparison of the SZ-10 and the RX1R.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability score of the SZ-10 and RX1R is 90 and 79 respectively.

In many cases, it can be hard to imagine the gap in sensor sizes only by going through specs. The image underneath might provide you a stronger sense of the sensor measurements in the SZ-10 and RX1R.

As you can plainly see, each of these cameras offer different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The SZ-10 because of its smaller sensor is going to make achieving shallower depth of field trickier and the Sony RX1R will produce more detail as a result of its extra 10MP. Higher resolution can also enable you to crop photographs a little more aggressively. The more aged SZ-10 will be behind with regard to sensor technology.