Olympus SZ-15 vs Sony RX10 II

Let's look a bit more in depth at the Olympus SZ-15 vs Sony RX10 II, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Large Sensor Superzoom by competitors Olympus and Sony. The image resolution of the SZ-15 (16MP) and the RX10 II (20MP) is pretty close but the SZ-15 (1/2.3") and RX10 II (1") provide different sensor size.

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The SZ-15 was introduced 23 months before the RX10 II which makes them a generation apart from one another. Both of the cameras feature different body design with the Olympus SZ-15 being a Compact camera and the Sony RX10 II being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before diving straight to a detailed comparison, here is a concise overview of how the SZ-15 grades versus the RX10 II with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus SZ-15 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 II. The whole galleries are viewable at Olympus SZ-15 Gallery & Sony RX10 II Gallery.

In case you're planning to carry your camera frequently, you will want to factor its weight and volume. The Olympus SZ-15 comes with outside dimensions of 108mm x 70mm x 40mm (4.3" x 2.8" x 1.6") having a weight of 250 grams (0.55 lbs) while the Sony RX10 II has sizing of 129mm x 88mm x 102mm (5.1" x 3.5" x 4.0") along with a weight of 813 grams (1.79 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you are utilizing at that moment. The following is a front view sizing comparison of the SZ-15 against the RX10 II.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability score of the SZ-15 and RX10 II is 88 and 58 respectively.

Typically, it's hard to visualize the contrast in sensor sizing simply by looking through a spec sheet. The graphic below will help offer you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the SZ-15 and RX10 II.

Clearly, both of the cameras come with different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The SZ-15 using its smaller sensor is going to make getting shallow depth of field trickier and the Sony RX10 II will provide you with greater detail using its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop photographs a good deal more aggressively. The older SZ-15 will be disadvantaged in sensor tech.