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Olympus 5010 vs Sony RX10 II

Portability
96
Imaging
36
Features
27
Overall
32
Olympus Stylus 5010 front
 
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 II front
Portability
58
Imaging
52
Features
77
Overall
62

Olympus 5010 vs Sony RX10 II Key Specs

Olympus 5010
(Full Review)
  • 14MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 2.7" Fixed Display
  • ISO 64 - 3200
  • Sensor-shift Image Stabilization
  • 1280 x 720 video
  • 26-130mm (F2.8-6.5) lens
  • 126g - 95 x 56 x 20mm
  • Launched January 2010
  • Other Name is mju 5010
Sony RX10 II
(Full Review)
  • 20MP - 1" Sensor
  • 3" Tilting Display
  • ISO 125 - 12800 (Boost to 25600)
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 3840 x 2160 video
  • 24-200mm (F2.8) lens
  • 813g - 129 x 88 x 102mm
  • Released June 2015
  • Succeeded the Sony RX10
  • New Model is Sony RX10 III
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Olympus 5010 vs Sony RX10 II Overview

Below, we are analyzing the Olympus 5010 vs Sony RX10 II, one being a Ultracompact and the other is a Large Sensor Superzoom by rivals Olympus and Sony. There is a crucial difference among the sensor resolutions of the 5010 (14MP) and RX10 II (20MP) and the 5010 (1/2.3") and RX10 II (1") enjoy different sensor size.

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The 5010 was released 6 years prior to the RX10 II and that is a fairly serious gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Olympus 5010 being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony RX10 II being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before diving in to a in depth comparison, below is a short summary of how the 5010 scores versus the RX10 II in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

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Reasons to pick Olympus 5010 over the Sony RX10 II

 5010 RX10 II 

Reasons to pick Sony RX10 II over the Olympus 5010

 RX10 II 5010 
ReleasedJune 2015January 2010More recent by 66 months
Focus manually More exact focusing
Display typeTiltingFixed Tilting display
Display dimension3"2.7"Larger display (+0.3")
Display resolution1229k230kClearer display (+999k dot)

Common features in the Olympus 5010 and Sony RX10 II

 5010 RX10 II 
Selfie screen Missing selfie screen
Touch display Missing Touch display

Olympus 5010 vs Sony RX10 II Physical Comparison

If you are going to lug around your camera frequently, you need to take into account its weight and measurements. The Olympus 5010 has outside measurements of 95mm x 56mm x 20mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.8") having a weight of 126 grams (0.28 lbs) and the Sony RX10 II has proportions 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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Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change based on the lens you use at that time. Here is the front view measurements comparison of the 5010 versus the RX10 II.

Olympus 5010 vs Sony RX10 II size comparison

Factoring in size and weight, the portability rating of the 5010 and RX10 II is 96 and 58 respectively.

Olympus 5010 vs Sony RX10 II top view buttons comparison

Olympus 5010 vs Sony RX10 II Sensor Comparison

Generally, its difficult to visualize the gap in sensor measurements purely by researching specifications. The visual below should offer you a greater sense of the sensor sizing in the 5010 and RX10 II.

Plainly, both of the cameras have got different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The 5010 because of its smaller sensor is going to make shooting shallower DOF trickier and the Sony RX10 II will render more detail as a result of its extra 6MP. Greater resolution will also help you crop pics much more aggressively. The older 5010 will be behind with regard to sensor technology.

Olympus 5010 vs Sony RX10 II sensor size comparison

Olympus 5010 vs Sony RX10 II Screen and ViewFinder

Olympus 5010 vs Sony RX10 II Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Olympus 5010 as a Portrait photography camera
Sony RX10 II as a Portrait photography camera
28
MP count decent (14MP)
lack of manual focus
lack of manual mode
can't use external flash
very small sensor size (1/2.3")
has no RAW format
71
manual focus
good MP (20MP)
sensor size is decent (1")
has face detection focus
exports RAW formats
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Street Comparison

Olympus 5010 Street photography highlights
Sony RX10 II Street photography highlights
57
built in image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
no moving screen
very small sensor size (1/2.3")
has no RAW format
72
has a tilting screen
has image stabilization (Optical)
sensor size is decent (1")
exports RAW formats
environment sealing
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Sports Comparison

Olympus 5010 Sports photography highlights
Sony RX10 II Sports photography highlights
39
built in image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
MP count decent (14 megapixels)
features tracking focus
very slow continuous shooting (1.0 frames/s)
no shutter priority mode
very small sensor size (1/2.3")
has no phase detect auto focus
68
quiet mode (1/32,000 seconds)
has image stabilization (Optical)
good MP (20 megapixels)
sensor size is decent (1")
has tracking autofocus
environment sealing
no phase detect auto focus
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Travel Comparison

Olympus 5010 Travel photography highlights
Sony RX10 II Travel photography highlights
65
MP count decent (14MP)
flash built-in
really wide (26mm)
lack of Timelapse function
doesn't have selfie friendly screen
somewhat slow max aperture (f2.8)
56
environment sealing
good MP (20 megapixels)
has built in flash
quite wide (24mm)
missing Timelapse function
doesn't contain selfie friendly display
somewhat slow max aperture (f2.8)
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Landscape Comparison

Olympus 5010 as a Landscape photography camera
Sony RX10 II as a Landscape photography camera
37
really wide (26mm)
built in image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
MP count decent (14 megapixels)
lack of manual focus
fixed lens (fixed lens mount)
somewhat slow max aperture (f2.8)
small screen (2.7")
lack of manual mode
very small sensor size (1/2.3")
has no RAW format
lack of Timelapse function
62
manual focus
quite wide (24mm)
screen size is good (3")
has image stabilization (Optical)
good MP (20 megapixels)
sensor size is decent (1")
exports RAW formats
environment sealing
fixed lens (fixed lens mount)
somewhat slow max aperture (f2.8)
missing Timelapse function
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Vlogging Comparison

Vlogging with Olympus 5010
Vlogging with Sony RX10 II
29
really wide (26mm)
built in image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
somewhat slow max aperture (f2.8)
doesn't have selfie friendly screen
video resolution low (1280 x 720 pixels)
lack of microphone port
31
quite wide (24mm)
has image stabilization (Optical)
has face detection focus
video resolution high (3840 x 2160 pxls)
comes with external microphone jack
somewhat slow max aperture (f2.8)
doesn't contain selfie friendly display
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Olympus 5010 vs Sony RX10 II Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Olympus 5010 and Sony RX10 II
 Olympus Stylus 5010Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 II
General Information
Brand Olympus Sony
Model type Olympus Stylus 5010 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 II
Also called mju 5010 -
Class Ultracompact Large Sensor Superzoom
Launched 2010-01-07 2015-06-10
Body design Ultracompact SLR-like (bridge)
Sensor Information
Powered by TruePic III Bionz X
Sensor type CCD BSI-CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.3" 1"
Sensor measurements 6.08 x 4.56mm 13.2 x 8.8mm
Sensor surface area 27.7mm² 116.2mm²
Sensor resolution 14MP 20MP
Anti alias filter
Aspect ratio 4:3 and 16:9 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9
Full resolution 4288 x 3216 5472 x 3648
Max native ISO 3200 12800
Max boosted ISO - 25600
Min native ISO 64 125
RAW files
Min boosted ISO - 64
Autofocusing
Focus manually
Autofocus touch
Autofocus continuous
Autofocus single
Tracking autofocus
Selective autofocus
Autofocus center weighted
Multi area autofocus
Autofocus live view
Face detect focus
Contract detect focus
Phase detect focus
Total focus points - 25
Lens
Lens support fixed lens fixed lens
Lens zoom range 26-130mm (5.0x) 24-200mm (8.3x)
Max aperture f/2.8-6.5 f/2.8
Macro focusing range 7cm 3cm
Focal length multiplier 5.9 2.7
Screen
Display type Fixed Type Tilting
Display size 2.7 inch 3 inch
Display resolution 230 thousand dot 1,229 thousand dot
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch function
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder type None Electronic
Viewfinder resolution - 2,359 thousand dot
Viewfinder coverage - 100%
Viewfinder magnification - 0.7x
Features
Lowest shutter speed 4 secs 30 secs
Highest shutter speed 1/2000 secs 1/2000 secs
Highest quiet shutter speed - 1/32000 secs
Continuous shooting speed 1.0fps 14.0fps
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manual exposure
Exposure compensation - Yes
Set white balance
Image stabilization
Built-in flash
Flash distance 4.70 m 10.20 m
Flash modes Auto, On, Off, Red-eye, Fill-in Auto, fill-flash, slow sync, rear sync, off
Hot shoe
AEB
White balance bracketing
Exposure
Multisegment metering
Average metering
Spot metering
Partial metering
AF area metering
Center weighted metering
Video features
Video resolutions 1280 x 720 (30 fps) 640 x 480 (30, 15 fps), 320 x 240 (30, 15 fps) 3840 x 2160 (30p, 25p, 24p), 1920 x 1080 (60p, 60i, 24p) ,1440 x 1080 (30p), 640 x 480 (30p)
Max video resolution 1280x720 3840x2160
Video file format Motion JPEG MPEG-4, AVCHD, XAVC S
Microphone input
Headphone input
Connectivity
Wireless None 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 proofing
Dust proofing
Shock proofing
Crush proofing
Freeze proofing
Weight 126 grams (0.28 pounds) 813 grams (1.79 pounds)
Dimensions 95 x 56 x 20mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.8") 129 x 88 x 102mm (5.1" x 3.5" x 4.0")
DXO scores
DXO All around rating not tested 70
DXO Color Depth rating not tested 23.0
DXO Dynamic range rating not tested 12.6
DXO Low light rating not tested 531
Other
Battery life - 400 pictures
Type of battery - Battery Pack
Battery ID Li-50B NP-FW50
Self timer Yes (2 or 12 seconds) Yes (2 or 10 sec, continuous)
Time lapse feature
Type of storage SC/SDHC, Internal SD/SDHC/SDXC, Memory Stick Duo/Pro Duo/Pro-HG Duo
Storage slots 1 1
Retail cost $150 $998