Olympus 7000 vs Sony RX100 V

Following is a complete assessment of the Olympus 7000 vs Sony RX100 V, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Large Sensor Compact by competitors Olympus and Sony. There exists a sizable gap among the sensor resolutions of the 7000 (12MP) and RX100 V (20MP) and the 7000 (1/2.3") and RX100 V (1") use different sensor measurements.

Photography Glossary

The 7000 was brought out 8 years prior to the RX100 V which is a fairly significant difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Olympus 7000 being a Compact camera and the Sony RX100 V being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before getting through a complete comparison, below is a simple highlight of how the 7000 scores versus the RX100 V with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

The following is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus Stylus 7000 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 V. The entire galleries are viewable at Olympus 7000 Gallery & Sony RX100 V Gallery.

For anyone who is going to carry around your camera frequently, you will want to factor in its weight and dimensions. The Olympus 7000 features outer dimensions of 96mm x 56mm x 25mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 1.0") and a weight of 172 grams (0.38 lbs) whilst the Sony RX100 V has dimensions of 102mm x 58mm x 41mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.6") accompanied by a weight of 299 grams (0.66 lbs).

Compare the Olympus 7000 vs Sony RX100 V in our newest Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you have chosen during that time. Here is the front view overall size comparison of the 7000 against the RX100 V.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability score of the 7000 and RX100 V is 94 and 89 respectively.

Quite often, its difficult to visualize the gap in sensor sizes simply by checking out a spec sheet. The pic here will help offer you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the 7000 and RX100 V.

As you can see, both cameras have got different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The 7000 featuring a smaller sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF more challenging and the Sony RX100 V will provide greater detail having its extra 8MP. Higher resolution can also help you crop shots much more aggressively. The more aged 7000 will be disadvantaged in sensor innovation.