Olympus 5010 vs Sony RX100 II

Let's look more closely at the Olympus 5010 vs Sony RX100 II, one is a Ultracompact and the latter is a Large Sensor Compact by competitors Olympus and Sony. There exists a huge gap among the sensor resolutions of the 5010 (14MP) and RX100 II (20MP) and the 5010 (1/2.3") and RX100 II (1") have different sensor sizes.

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The 5010 was launched 4 years prior to the RX100 II which is a fairly significant gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both the cameras feature different body design with the Olympus 5010 being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony RX100 II being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before diving straight to a full comparison, here is a short summary of how the 5010 grades against the RX100 II with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

The following is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus Stylus 5010 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 II. The complete galleries are available at Olympus 5010 Gallery and Sony RX100 II Gallery.

For anybody who is planning to travel with your camera, you're going to have to factor its weight and dimensions. The Olympus 5010 has got exterior dimensions of 95mm x 56mm x 20mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.8") having a weight of 126 grams (0.28 lbs) whilst the Sony RX100 II has dimensions of 102mm x 58mm x 38mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.5") along with a weight of 281 grams (0.62 lbs).

Examine the Olympus 5010 vs Sony RX100 II in the new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ based on the lens you select during that time. Following is a front view size comparison of the 5010 compared to the RX100 II.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability score of the 5010 and RX100 II is 96 and 89 respectively.

Normally, its hard to visualize the contrast in sensor dimensions purely by viewing technical specs. The picture below may provide you a stronger sense of the sensor sizes in the 5010 and RX100 II.

As you can tell, each of the cameras come with different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The 5010 featuring a smaller sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF harder and the Sony RX100 II will provide you with greater detail utilizing its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution will enable you to crop pictures a good deal more aggressively. The more aged 5010 will be disadvantaged in sensor innovation.