Olympus SP-820UZ vs Sony RX100 VII

Below is a in-depth overview of the Olympus SP-820UZ and Sony RX100 VII, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the other is a Large Sensor Compact by competitors Olympus and Sony. There exists a sizable gap among the sensor resolutions of the SP-820UZ (14MP) and RX100 VII (20MP) and the SP-820UZ (1/2.3") and RX100 VII (1") offer totally different sensor size.

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The SP-820UZ was announced 8 years prior to the RX100 VII and that is a fairly significant difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of the cameras have different body design with the Olympus SP-820UZ being a Compact camera and the Sony RX100 VII being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before diving straight to a complete comparison, here is a concise view of how the SP-820UZ scores against the RX100 VII with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus Stylus SP-820UZ & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VII. The whole galleries are viewable at Olympus SP-820UZ Gallery & Sony RX100 VII Gallery.

When you are looking to lug around your camera regularly, you should take into account its weight and proportions. The Olympus SP-820UZ has got physical dimensions of 117mm x 78mm x 93mm (4.6" x 3.1" x 3.7") along with a weight of 485 grams (1.07 lbs) and the Sony RX100 VII has measurements of 102mm x 58mm x 43mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.7") with a weight of 302 grams (0.67 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you have chosen at the time. Underneath is a front view dimensions comparison of the SP-820UZ against the RX100 VII.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability score of the SP-820UZ and RX100 VII is 69 and 88 respectively.

Typically, it is hard to envision the contrast in sensor measurements merely by looking through technical specs. The photograph here will offer you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the SP-820UZ and RX100 VII.

As you can tell, the 2 cameras have different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The SP-820UZ having a smaller sensor will make getting shallower DOF more challenging and the Sony RX100 VII will provide you with more detail with its extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also enable you to crop images a bit more aggressively. The older SP-820UZ will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor innovation.