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Olympus SP-100 vs Sony RX100

Portability
63
Imaging
40
Features
48
Overall
43
Olympus Stylus SP-100 front
 
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 front
Portability
91
Imaging
50
Features
68
Overall
57

Olympus SP-100 vs Sony RX100 Key Specs

Olympus SP-100
(Full Review)
  • 16MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Display
  • ISO 125 - 6400 (Expand to 12800)
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • 24-1200mm (F2.9-6.5) lens
  • 594g - 122 x 91 x 133mm
  • Announced January 2014
Sony RX100
(Full Review)
  • 20MP - 1" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 100 - 25600
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • 28-100mm (F1.8-4.9) lens
  • 240g - 102 x 58 x 36mm
  • Announced August 2012
  • Renewed by Sony RX100 II
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Olympus SP-100 vs Sony RX100 Overview

Following is a extensive assessment of the Olympus SP-100 and Sony RX100, one is a Small Sensor Superzoom and the latter is a Large Sensor Compact by companies Olympus and Sony. The sensor resolution of the SP-100 (16MP) and the RX100 (20MP) is relatively well matched but the SP-100 (1/2.3") and RX100 (1") provide different sensor sizing.

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The SP-100 was unveiled 18 months after the RX100 which makes them a generation away from each other. The two cameras have different body design with the Olympus SP-100 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Sony RX100 being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before delving into a full comparison, here is a brief overview of how the SP-100 scores vs the RX100 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Photography Glossary
	
	

Reasons to pick Olympus SP-100 over the Sony RX100

 SP-100 RX100 
AnnouncedJanuary 2014August 2012More modern by 18 months

Reasons to pick Sony RX100 over the Olympus SP-100

 RX100 SP-100 
Screen resolution1229k460kSharper screen (+769k dot)

Common features in the Olympus SP-100 and Sony RX100

 SP-100 RX100 
Manual focus Very accurate focus
Screen typeFixed Fixed Fixed screen
Screen dimensions3"3"Equal screen measurement
Selfie screen No selfie screen
Touch friendly screen Neither comes with Touch friendly screen

Olympus SP-100 vs Sony RX100 Physical Comparison

If you are aiming to carry around your camera regularly, you'll need to take into account its weight and volume. The Olympus SP-100 comes with outer measurements of 122mm x 91mm x 133mm (4.8" x 3.6" x 5.2") and a weight of 594 grams (1.31 lbs) whilst the Sony RX100 has sizing of 102mm x 58mm x 36mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.4") and a weight of 240 grams (0.53 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ based on the lens you have chosen during that time. Underneath is a front view measurement comparison of the SP-100 versus the RX100.

Olympus SP-100 vs Sony RX100 size comparison

Looking at size and weight, the portability score of the SP-100 and RX100 is 63 and 91 respectively.

Olympus SP-100 vs Sony RX100 top view buttons comparison

Olympus SP-100 vs Sony RX100 Sensor Comparison

Often, it is hard to visualize the contrast between sensor sizes simply by reading through specs. The image here should offer you a greater sense of the sensor measurements in the SP-100 and RX100.

As you can plainly see, both of the cameras have different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The SP-100 using its tinier sensor is going to make achieving shallower depth of field more challenging and the Sony RX100 will resolve more detail having an extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will enable you to crop photographs a bit more aggressively. The more recent SP-100 should have a benefit with regard to sensor technology.

Olympus SP-100 vs Sony RX100 sensor size comparison

Olympus SP-100 vs Sony RX100 Screen and ViewFinder

Olympus SP-100 vs Sony RX100 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Olympus SP-100 Portrait photography information
Sony RX100 Portrait photography information
44
manual focus
megapixel count good (16MP)
offers face detection autofocus
can't use external flash
small sensor size (1/2.3")
no RAW support
64
you can focus manually
flash sync is higher than normal (1/2,000s)
good megapixels (20MP)
nice sensor size (1")
comes with face detect autofocus
exports RAW formats
cannot use external flash
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Street Comparison

Olympus SP-100 as a Street photography camera
Sony RX100 as a Street photography camera
42
built in image stabilization (Optical)
screen is fixed
small sensor size (1/2.3")
no RAW support
heavier than others (594g)
79
built in image stabilization (Optical)
nice sensor size (1")
exports RAW formats
lighter than average in class (240 grams)
great high ISO (25,600)
screen is fixed
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Sports Comparison

Olympus SP-100 Sports photography info
Sony RX100 Sports photography info
53
great zoom range (24-1200mm 50.0 x zoom)
built in image stabilization (Optical)
megapixel count good (16 megapixels)
offers tracking autofocus
small sensor size (1/2.3")
no phase detect autofocus
65
built in image stabilization (Optical)
good megapixels (20MP)
nice sensor size (1")
comes with tracking focus
has no phase detect autofocus
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Travel Comparison

Olympus SP-100 Travel photography details
Sony RX100 Travel photography details
53
megapixel count good (16 megapixels)
built-in flash
fairly wide (24mm)
great reach (1200mm)
does not have Time Lapse function
heavier than others (594g)
display is not selfie friendly
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f2.9)
79
lighter than average in class (240g)
good megapixels (20 megapixels)
flash built-in
fairly wide (28mm)
great maximum aperture (f1.8)
display is not selfie friendly
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Landscape Comparison

Olympus SP-100 as a Landscape photography camera
Sony RX100 as a Landscape photography camera
47
manual focus
fairly wide (24mm)
screen size is good (3")
built in image stabilization (Optical)
megapixel count good (16 megapixels)
fixed lens (fixed lens mount)
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f2.9)
small sensor size (1/2.3")
no RAW support
does not have Time Lapse function
74
you can focus manually
fairly wide (28mm)
great maximum aperture (f1.8)
screen size is good (3 inches)
built in image stabilization (Optical)
good megapixels (20 megapixels)
nice sensor size (1")
great high ISO (25,600)
exports RAW formats
fixed lens (fixed lens mount)
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Vlogging Comparison

Vlogging with Olympus SP-100
Vlogging with Sony RX100
29
fairly wide (24mm)
built in image stabilization (Optical)
offers face detection autofocus
video resolution high (1920 x 1080 resolution)
does have external mic jack
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f2.9)
display is not selfie friendly
heavier than others (594 grams)
38
fairly wide (28mm)
great maximum aperture (f1.8)
built in image stabilization (Optical)
comes with face detect autofocus
video res high (1920 x 1080 resolution)
lighter than average in class (240g)
display is not selfie friendly
doesn't have mic support
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Olympus SP-100 vs Sony RX100 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Olympus SP-100 and Sony RX100
 Olympus Stylus SP-100Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100
General Information
Brand Olympus Sony
Model type Olympus Stylus SP-100 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100
Class Small Sensor Superzoom Large Sensor Compact
Announced 2014-01-29 2012-08-28
Physical type SLR-like (bridge) Large Sensor Compact
Sensor Information
Sensor type BSI-CMOS CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.3" 1"
Sensor dimensions 6.17 x 4.55mm 13.2 x 8.8mm
Sensor surface area 28.1mm² 116.2mm²
Sensor resolution 16 megapixels 20 megapixels
Anti alias filter
Aspect ratio 4:3 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9
Maximum resolution 4608 x 3456 5472 x 3648
Maximum native ISO 6400 25600
Maximum boosted ISO 12800 -
Minimum native ISO 125 100
RAW format
Autofocusing
Focus manually
AF touch
Continuous AF
Single AF
Tracking AF
AF selectice
Center weighted AF
AF multi area
Live view AF
Face detect AF
Contract detect AF
Phase detect AF
Total focus points - 25
Cross type focus points - -
Lens
Lens support fixed lens fixed lens
Lens zoom range 24-1200mm (50.0x) 28-100mm (3.6x)
Max aperture f/2.9-6.5 f/1.8-4.9
Macro focusing range 1cm 5cm
Crop factor 5.8 2.7
Screen
Display type Fixed Type Fixed Type
Display size 3 inches 3 inches
Display resolution 460 thousand dots 1,229 thousand dots
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch functionality
Display technology TFT LCD WhiteMagic TFT LCD
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder type Electronic None
Viewfinder resolution 920 thousand dots -
Features
Lowest shutter speed 30 secs 30 secs
Highest shutter speed 1/1700 secs 1/2000 secs
Continuous shooting rate 7.0 frames/s 10.0 frames/s
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Expose Manually
Exposure compensation Yes Yes
Change WB
Image stabilization
Inbuilt flash
Flash modes Auto, Red Eye Reduction, Fill-in, Off Auto, On, Off, Slow Sync
Hot shoe
AE bracketing
White balance bracketing
Highest flash synchronize - 1/2000 secs
Exposure
Multisegment exposure
Average exposure
Spot exposure
Partial exposure
AF area exposure
Center weighted exposure
Video features
Video resolutions 1920 x 1080 (60p, 30p), 1280 x 720 (60p), 640 x 480 (30 fps) 1920 x 1080 (60 fps), 1440 x 1080 (30 fps), 1280 x 720 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps)
Maximum video resolution 1920x1080 1920x1080
Video file format H.264 MPEG-4, AVCHD
Mic support
Headphone support
Connectivity
Wireless Optional Eye-Fi Connected
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environment sealing
Water proofing
Dust proofing
Shock proofing
Crush proofing
Freeze proofing
Weight 594 grams (1.31 lbs) 240 grams (0.53 lbs)
Physical dimensions 122 x 91 x 133mm (4.8" x 3.6" x 5.2") 102 x 58 x 36mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.4")
DXO scores
DXO All around rating not tested 66
DXO Color Depth rating not tested 22.6
DXO Dynamic range rating not tested 12.4
DXO Low light rating not tested 390
Other
Battery life 330 shots 330 shots
Type of battery Battery Pack Battery Pack
Battery ID LI-92B NP-BX1
Self timer Yes (2 or 12 secs, custom) Yes (2 or 10 sec, Portrait 1/2)
Time lapse shooting With downloadable app
Type of storage SD/SDHC/SDXC, internal SD/SDHC/SDXC, Memory Stick Duo/Pro Duo/Pro-HG Duo
Card slots 1 1
Cost at launch $400 $448