Olympus SP-820UZ vs Sony RX10 IV

Lets look a bit more in depth at the Olympus SP-820UZ vs Sony RX10 IV, one being a Small Sensor Superzoom and the latter is a Large Sensor Superzoom by competitors Olympus and Sony. There is a crucial difference among the resolutions of the SP-820UZ (14MP) and RX10 IV (20MP) and the SP-820UZ (1/2.3") and RX10 IV (1") have different sensor size.

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The SP-820UZ was introduced 6 years prior to the RX10 IV and that is a fairly serious gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of the cameras have different body design with the Olympus SP-820UZ being a Compact camera and the Sony RX10 IV being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before going into a thorough comparison, here is a brief view of how the SP-820UZ grades vs the RX10 IV with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus Stylus SP-820UZ and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 IV. The whole galleries are provided at Olympus SP-820UZ Gallery and Sony RX10 IV Gallery.

If you are planning to lug around your camera regularly, you will want to factor its weight and size. The Olympus SP-820UZ comes with outside dimensions of 117mm x 78mm x 93mm (4.6" x 3.1" x 3.7") with a weight of 485 grams (1.07 lbs) and the Sony RX10 IV has specifications of 133mm x 94mm x 145mm (5.2" x 3.7" x 5.7") accompanied by a weight of 1095 grams (2.41 lbs).

Analyze the Olympus SP-820UZ vs Sony RX10 IV in the latest Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Do not forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you have during that time. Underneath is a front view over all size comparison of the SP-820UZ compared to the RX10 IV.

Considering size and weight, the portability score of the SP-820UZ and RX10 IV is 69 and 52 respectively.

In many cases, it is very difficult to visualize the difference in sensor measurements purely by researching a spec sheet. The visual here will help offer you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the SP-820UZ and RX10 IV.

As you can see, both the cameras provide different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The SP-820UZ with its smaller sensor is going to make shooting shallower DOF tougher and the Sony RX10 IV will render more detail using its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop photographs more aggressively. The older SP-820UZ will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor tech.