Olympus SP-820UZ vs Sony RX100 VI

Its time to take a deeper look at the Olympus SP-820UZ vs Sony RX100 VI, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Large Sensor Compact by manufacturers Olympus and Sony. There exists a substantial gap between the image resolutions of the SP-820UZ (14MP) and RX100 VI (20MP) and the SP-820UZ (1/2.3") and RX100 VI (1") boast different sensor dimensions.

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The SP-820UZ was released 6 years prior to the RX100 VI and that is quite a big difference as far as technology is concerned. Both the cameras feature different body design with the Olympus SP-820UZ being a Compact camera and the Sony RX100 VI being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before delving straight to a more detailed comparison, here is a quick summation of how the SP-820UZ matches up against the RX100 VI when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus Stylus SP-820UZ & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VI. The complete galleries are viewable at Olympus SP-820UZ Gallery & Sony RX100 VI Gallery.

For anyone who is planning to lug around your camera regularly, you'll need to factor its weight and volume. The Olympus SP-820UZ comes with external measurements of 117mm x 78mm x 93mm (4.6" x 3.1" x 3.7") and a weight of 485 grams (1.07 lbs) and the Sony RX100 VI has sizing of 102mm x 58mm x 43mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.7") accompanied by a weight of 301 grams (0.66 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you have attached at that moment. Following is a front view size comparison of the SP-820UZ vs the RX100 VI.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the SP-820UZ and RX100 VI is 69 and 88 respectively.

Typically, it's difficult to imagine the contrast between sensor measurements purely by reading technical specs. The photograph here might offer you a much better sense of the sensor sizing in the SP-820UZ and RX100 VI.

As you have seen, both of these cameras come with different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The SP-820UZ featuring a tinier sensor is going to make shooting shallow depth of field more difficult and the Sony RX100 VI will deliver more detail as a result of its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also let you crop pictures a good deal more aggressively. The older SP-820UZ is going to be behind with regard to sensor innovation.