Olympus 1s vs Sony RX100 V

The following is a thorough assessment of the Olympus 1s and Sony RX100 V, one is a Small Sensor Superzoom and the other is a Large Sensor Compact by brands Olympus and Sony. There exists a significant gap between the image resolutions of the 1s (12MP) and RX100 V (20MP) and the 1s (1/1.7") and RX100 V (1") come with totally different sensor measurements.

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The 1s was launched 18 months earlier than the RX100 V making the cameras a generation away from one another. Both of the cameras offer different body type with the Olympus 1s being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Sony RX100 V being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before getting in to a full comparison, below is a concise highlight of how the 1s matches up against the RX100 V with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Here is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus Stylus 1s and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 V. The complete galleries are available at Olympus 1s Gallery and Sony RX100 V Gallery.

For anybody who is aiming to travel with your camera regularly, you're going to have to take into account its weight and proportions. The Olympus 1s features outside 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 V has measurements of 102mm x 58mm x 41mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.6") accompanied by a weight of 299 grams (0.66 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary based on the lens you have chosen at that moment. Here is the front view physical size comparison of the 1s against the RX100 V.

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

Quite often, it is very hard to visualise the gap between sensor dimensions only by reading through a spec sheet. The pic here should give you a clearer sense of the sensor sizes in the 1s and RX100 V.

As you can see, each of these cameras enjoy different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The 1s because of its tinier sensor will make shooting bokeh trickier and the Sony RX100 V will give extra detail utilizing its extra 8MP. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop images far more aggressively. The more aged 1s is going to be disadvantaged in sensor technology.