Olympus 5010 vs Sony RX100 III

Let's take a deeper look at the Olympus 5010 and Sony RX100 III, former being a Ultracompact while the latter is a Large Sensor Compact by companies Olympus and Sony. There is a sizable difference among the image resolutions of the 5010 (14MP) and RX100 III (20MP) and the 5010 (1/2.3") and RX100 III (1") use totally different sensor size.

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The 5010 was introduced 5 years earlier than the RX100 III and that is a fairly significant difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Olympus 5010 being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony RX100 III being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before going straight into a complete comparison, below is a quick introduction of how the 5010 scores versus the RX100 III in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus Stylus 5010 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 III. The whole galleries are viewable at Olympus 5010 Gallery & Sony RX100 III Gallery.

When you are planning to lug around your camera often, you are going to need to factor its weight and size. The Olympus 5010 has external measurements of 95mm x 56mm x 20mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.8") having a weight of 126 grams (0.28 lbs) while the Sony RX100 III has specifications of 102mm x 58mm x 41mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.6") and a weight of 290 grams (0.64 lbs).

Look at the Olympus 5010 and Sony RX100 III in our brand new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are working with during that time. Underneath is the front view dimension comparison of the 5010 compared to the RX100 III.

Looking at size and weight, the portability rating of the 5010 and RX100 III is 96 and 89 respectively.

Often, it can be hard to visualise the contrast in sensor measurements merely by researching specs. The visual here will help provide you a greater sense of the sensor sizing in the 5010 and RX100 III.

As you can plainly see, the 2 cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The 5010 using its smaller sensor will make getting shallower DOF tougher and the Sony RX100 III will provide you with more detail using its extra 6MP. Higher resolution will help you crop shots somewhat more aggressively. The older 5010 will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor tech.