Olympus 550WP vs Sony RX100 III

Its time to take a deeper look at the Olympus 550WP vs Sony RX100 III, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Large Sensor Compact by companies Olympus and Sony. There is a substantial difference among the sensor resolutions of the 550WP (10MP) and RX100 III (20MP) and the 550WP (1/2.3") and RX100 III (1") offer totally different sensor measurements.

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The 550WP was revealed 6 years earlier than the RX100 III which is a fairly big difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both cameras have different body design with the Olympus 550WP being a Compact camera and the Sony RX100 III being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before going right into a comprehensive comparison, here is a brief summary of how the 550WP matches up vs the RX100 III in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus Stylus 550WP & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 III. The full galleries are provided at Olympus 550WP Gallery & Sony RX100 III Gallery.

For anybody who is planning to travel with your camera, you have to think about its weight and proportions. The Olympus 550WP offers external measurements of 94mm x 62mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.4" x 0.9") with a weight of 167 grams (0.37 lbs) and the Sony RX100 III has measurements of 102mm x 58mm x 41mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.6") having a weight of 290 grams (0.64 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you are employing during that time. Below is a front view measurement comparison of the 550WP vs the RX100 III.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability rating of the 550WP and RX100 III is 94 and 89 respectively.

Generally, its hard to envision the contrast in sensor dimensions only by seeing specs. The picture here may offer you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the 550WP and RX100 III.

All in all, both of these cameras have different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The 550WP using its smaller sensor will make getting shallower DOF trickier and the Sony RX100 III will show greater detail because of its extra 10MP. Greater resolution can also let you crop photos a bit more aggressively. The more aged 550WP will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor innovation.