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Olympus 1s vs Sony RX100 III

Portability
79
Imaging
38
Features
66
Overall
49
Olympus Stylus 1s front
 
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 III front
Portability
89
Imaging
51
Features
77
Overall
61

Olympus 1s vs Sony RX100 III Key Specs

Olympus 1s
(Full Review)
  • 12MP - 1/1.7" Sensor
  • 3" Tilting Screen
  • ISO 100 - 12800
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • 28-300mm (F2.8) lens
  • 402g - 116 x 87 x 57mm
  • Revealed April 2015
  • Replaced the Olympus 1
Sony RX100 III
(Full Review)
  • 20MP - 1" Sensor
  • 3" Tilting Display
  • ISO 125 - 12800
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • 24-70mm (F1.8-2.8) lens
  • 290g - 102 x 58 x 41mm
  • Introduced May 2014
  • Earlier Model is Sony RX100 II
  • New Model is Sony RX100 IV
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Olympus 1s vs Sony RX100 III Overview

Below is a thorough comparison of the Olympus 1s vs Sony RX100 III, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the other is a Large Sensor Compact by competitors Olympus and Sony. There exists a large gap among the resolutions of the 1s (12MP) and RX100 III (20MP) and the 1s (1/1.7") and RX100 III (1") possess totally different sensor measurements.

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The 1s was launched 12 months later than the RX100 III so they are both of a similar age. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus 1s being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Sony RX100 III being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before we go through a complete comparison, below is a quick overview of how the 1s grades versus the RX100 III with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

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Reasons to pick Olympus 1s over the Sony RX100 III

 1s RX100 III 
IntroducedApril 2015May 2014More recent by 12 months
Touch friendly display Easily navigate

Reasons to pick Sony RX100 III over the Olympus 1s

 RX100 III 1s 
Display resolution1229k1040kSharper display (+189k dot)
Selfie screen Easy selfies

Common features in the Olympus 1s and Sony RX100 III

 1s RX100 III 
Focus manually More accurate focusing
Display typeTiltingTiltingTilting display
Display dimension3"3"Identical display measurements

Olympus 1s vs Sony RX100 III Physical Comparison

For those who are looking to lug around your camera, you should take into account its weight and volume. The Olympus 1s comes with external dimensions of 116mm x 87mm x 57mm (4.6" x 3.4" x 2.2") along with a weight of 402 grams (0.89 lbs) whilst the Sony RX100 III has sizing of 102mm x 58mm x 41mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.6") with a weight of 290 grams (0.64 lbs).

Check out the Olympus 1s vs Sony RX100 III in our brand new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool. Camera Size Comparison with Lenses

Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you are utilizing at that time. Here is the front view over all size comparison of the 1s and the RX100 III.

Olympus 1s vs Sony RX100 III size comparison

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the 1s and RX100 III is 79 and 89 respectively.

Olympus 1s vs Sony RX100 III top view buttons comparison

Olympus 1s vs Sony RX100 III Sensor Comparison

More often than not, it's difficult to visualise the contrast in sensor measurements simply by viewing specs. The graphic here should give you a more clear sense of the sensor dimensions in the 1s and RX100 III.

All in all, each of the cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The 1s featuring a smaller sensor will make achieving shallow depth of field more difficult and the Sony RX100 III will result in more detail utilizing its extra 8 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop photos somewhat more aggressively. The younger 1s is going to have an edge with regard to sensor tech.

Olympus 1s vs Sony RX100 III sensor size comparison

Olympus 1s vs Sony RX100 III Screen and ViewFinder

Olympus 1s vs Sony RX100 III Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Portrait photography with Olympus 1s
Portrait photography with Sony RX100 III
46
you can focus manually
has face detect focusing
exports RAW formats
resolution not great (12MP)
sensor is small (1/1.7")
64
manual focus
flash sync is higher than normal (1/2,000 seconds)
sensor resolution is decent (20 megapixels)
sensor size is decent (1")
comes with face detection focus
delivers RAW files
can't use external flash
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Street Comparison

Olympus 1s as a Street photography camera
Sony RX100 III as a Street photography camera
71
has a tilting screen
has image stabilization (Optical)
exports RAW formats
offers touch focus
sensor is small (1/1.7")
85
has a tilting screen
has image stabilization (Optical)
sensor size is decent (1")
delivers RAW files
lighter than competitors in class (290 grams)
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Sports Comparison

Olympus 1s as a Sports photography camera
Sony RX100 III as a Sports photography camera
44
has image stabilization (Optical)
has tracking focus
better than average battery power (450 per charge)
resolution not great (12MP)
sensor is small (1/1.7")
doesn't have phase detect AF
65
has image stabilization (Optical)
sensor resolution is decent (20 megapixels)
sensor size is decent (1")
comes with tracking autofocus
lacks phase detect auto focus
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Travel Comparison

Olympus 1s Travel photography factors
Sony RX100 III Travel photography factors
64
better than average battery power (450 shots)
offers touch focus
has built in flash
quite wide (28mm)
long reach (300mm)
resolution not great (12MP)
doesn't offer selfie friendly display
sluggish max aperture (f2.8)
85
lighter than competitors in class (290g)
sensor resolution is decent (20MP)
has built in flash
selfie friendly screen
pretty wide (24mm)
good max aperture (f1.8)
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Landscape Comparison

Olympus 1s as a Landscape photography camera
Sony RX100 III as a Landscape photography camera
53
you can focus manually
quite wide (28mm)
pretty good screen size (3")
has image stabilization (Optical)
exports RAW formats
better than average battery power (450 CIPA)
lens is fixed (fixed lens mount)
sluggish max aperture (f2.8)
resolution not great (12 megapixels)
sensor is small (1/1.7")
73
manual focus
pretty wide (24mm)
good max aperture (f1.8)
nice screen size (3")
has image stabilization (Optical)
sensor resolution is decent (20MP)
sensor size is decent (1")
delivers RAW files
cannot swap lenses (fixed lens mount)
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Vlogging Comparison

Vlogging with Olympus 1s
Vlogging with Sony RX100 III
32
quite wide (28mm)
touchscreen enabled
has image stabilization (Optical)
has face detect focusing
video resolution high (1920 x 1080 resolution)
sluggish max aperture (f2.8)
doesn't offer selfie friendly display
lack of microphone socket
80
pretty wide (24mm)
good max aperture (f1.8)
selfie friendly screen
has image stabilization (Optical)
comes with face detection focus
video resolution high (1920 x 1080 pixels)
lighter than competitors in class (290g)
doesn't have external microphone jack
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Olympus 1s vs Sony RX100 III Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Olympus 1s and Sony RX100 III
 Olympus Stylus 1sSony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 III
General Information
Make Olympus Sony
Model Olympus Stylus 1s Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 III
Class Small Sensor Superzoom Large Sensor Compact
Revealed 2015-04-13 2014-05-15
Body design SLR-like (bridge) Large Sensor Compact
Sensor Information
Powered by - Bionz X
Sensor type BSI-CMOS BSI-CMOS
Sensor size 1/1.7" 1"
Sensor measurements 7.44 x 5.58mm 13.2 x 8.8mm
Sensor surface area 41.5mm² 116.2mm²
Sensor resolution 12MP 20MP
Anti aliasing filter
Aspect ratio 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9
Highest Possible resolution 3968 x 2976 5472 x 3648
Maximum native ISO 12800 12800
Minimum native ISO 100 125
RAW pictures
Autofocusing
Focus manually
Autofocus touch
Autofocus continuous
Autofocus single
Autofocus tracking
Selective autofocus
Center weighted autofocus
Multi area autofocus
Autofocus live view
Face detection focus
Contract detection focus
Phase detection focus
Number of focus points 35 25
Lens
Lens mount fixed lens fixed lens
Lens focal range 28-300mm (10.7x) 24-70mm (2.9x)
Highest aperture f/2.8 f/1.8-2.8
Macro focus range 5cm 5cm
Focal length multiplier 4.8 2.7
Screen
Range of screen Tilting Tilting
Screen sizing 3 inch 3 inch
Resolution of screen 1,040 thousand dot 1,229 thousand dot
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch friendly
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder type Electronic Electronic
Viewfinder resolution 1,440 thousand dot 1,440 thousand dot
Viewfinder coverage 100% 100%
Viewfinder magnification - 0.59x
Features
Minimum shutter speed 60 secs 30 secs
Fastest shutter speed 1/2000 secs 1/2000 secs
Continuous shutter speed 7.0fps 10.0fps
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manually set exposure
Exposure compensation Yes Yes
Set white balance
Image stabilization
Built-in flash
Flash range 10.30 m (at ISO 1600) -
Flash options Auto, redeye reduction, fill-on, off, redeye reduction slow sync, full, manual -
Hot shoe
AE bracketing
WB bracketing
Fastest flash sync - 1/2000 secs
Exposure
Multisegment
Average
Spot
Partial
AF area
Center weighted
Video features
Supported video resolutions 1920 x 1080 (30p), 1280 x 720 (30p) 1920 x 1080 (60p/60i/24p), 1280 x 720 (60p/30p/24p/120p), 1440 x 1080 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps)
Maximum video resolution 1920x1080 1920x1080
Video file format MPEG-4, H.264 MPEG-4, AVCHD, XAVC S
Microphone input
Headphone input
Connectivity
Wireless Built-In Built-In
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environmental seal
Water proof
Dust proof
Shock proof
Crush proof
Freeze proof
Weight 402 gr (0.89 lbs) 290 gr (0.64 lbs)
Dimensions 116 x 87 x 57mm (4.6" x 3.4" x 2.2") 102 x 58 x 41mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.6")
DXO scores
DXO Overall score not tested 67
DXO Color Depth score not tested 22.4
DXO Dynamic range score not tested 12.3
DXO Low light score not tested 495
Other
Battery life 450 photographs 320 photographs
Style of battery Battery Pack Battery Pack
Battery model BLS-50 NP-BX1
Self timer Yes (2 or 12 sec, custom) Yes (2 or 10 sec, self-portrait, continuous)
Time lapse feature With downloadable app
Storage media SD/SDHC/SDXC card SD/ SDHC/SDXC, Memory Stick Pro Duo/ Pro-HG Duo
Storage slots Single Single
Cost at release $699 $748