Olympus 7010 vs Sony RX10

Its time to examine more in depth at the Olympus 7010 and Sony RX10, one is a Small Sensor Compact and the latter is a Large Sensor Superzoom by rivals Olympus and Sony. There is a crucial difference among the image resolutions of the 7010 (12MP) and RX10 (20MP) and the 7010 (1/2.3") and RX10 (1") enjoy totally different sensor sizes.

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The 7010 was brought out 5 years prior to the RX10 which is a fairly serious gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus 7010 being a Compact camera and the Sony RX10 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before getting straight into a thorough comparison, below is a concise view of how the 7010 grades against the RX10 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus Stylus 7010 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10. The entire galleries are viewable at Olympus 7010 Gallery and Sony RX10 Gallery.

If you are planning to travel with your camera often, you will need to consider its weight and dimensions. The Olympus 7010 has got exterior dimensions of 98mm x 56mm x 26mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 1.0") along with a weight of 145 grams (0.32 lbs) whilst the Sony RX10 has dimensions of 129mm x 88mm x 102mm (5.1" x 3.5" x 4.0") with a weight of 813 grams (1.79 lbs).

Look at the Olympus 7010 and Sony RX10 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 are utilizing at the time. Following is the front view dimension comparison of the 7010 vs the RX10.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability rating of the 7010 and RX10 is 94 and 58 respectively.

Usually, it is very hard to see the gap in sensor dimensions merely by looking through a spec sheet. The picture below might provide you a better sense of the sensor dimensions in the 7010 and RX10.

As you can see, each of these cameras have got different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The 7010 due to its smaller sensor will make achieving shallow depth of field trickier and the Sony RX10 will provide you with greater detail having its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also enable you to crop shots much more aggressively. The more aged 7010 will be behind in sensor tech.