Olympus 7010 vs Sony RX10 III

Its time to look a little more closely at the Olympus 7010 vs Sony RX10 III, one is a Small Sensor Compact and the other is a Large Sensor Superzoom by rivals Olympus and Sony. There is a significant difference between the sensor resolutions of the 7010 (12MP) and RX10 III (20MP) and the 7010 (1/2.3") and RX10 III (1") feature totally different sensor measurements.

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The 7010 was revealed 7 years earlier than the RX10 III which is quite a sizable gap as far as tech is concerned. Both cameras come with different body type with the Olympus 7010 being a Compact camera and the Sony RX10 III being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before getting straight into a complete comparison, below is a short introduction of how the 7010 grades against the RX10 III in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Following is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus Stylus 7010 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 III. The full galleries are provided at Olympus 7010 Gallery and Sony RX10 III Gallery.

When you are planning to travel with your camera frequently, you will have to take into account its weight and proportions. The Olympus 7010 features outside dimensions of 98mm x 56mm x 26mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 1.0") with a weight of 145 grams (0.32 lbs) whilst the Sony RX10 III has measurements of 133mm x 94mm x 127mm (5.2" x 3.7" x 5.0") along with a weight of 1051 grams (2.32 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you are utilizing at that time. Below is the front view sizing comparison of the 7010 vs the RX10 III.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability rating of the 7010 and RX10 III is 94 and 53 respectively.

In many cases, it's hard to visualise the gap between sensor dimensions only by reading through a spec sheet. The picture underneath may offer you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the 7010 and RX10 III.

As you can see, each of these cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The 7010 using its tinier sensor will make shooting shallow DOF harder and the Sony RX10 III will resolve more detail because of its extra 8 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also let you crop photos much more aggressively. The more aged 7010 is going to be behind when it comes to sensor tech.