Olympus Tough-3000 vs Sony RX10 II

On this page, we are matching up the Olympus Tough-3000 and Sony RX10 II, one being a Waterproof and the other is a Large Sensor Superzoom by rivals Olympus and Sony. There exists a big gap between the resolutions of the Tough-3000 (12MP) and RX10 II (20MP) and the Tough-3000 (1/2.3") and RX10 II (1") posses totally different sensor sizes.

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The Tough-3000 was released 6 years before the RX10 II and that is quite a big gap as far as technology is concerned. The two cameras have different body design with the Olympus Tough-3000 being a Compact camera and the Sony RX10 II being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before delving straight to a step-by-step comparison, here is a brief summary of how the Tough-3000 grades versus the RX10 II in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus Stylus Tough-3000 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 II. The complete galleries are available at Olympus Tough-3000 Gallery and Sony RX10 II Gallery.

If you're looking to lug around your camera often, you're going to have to factor its weight and dimensions. The Olympus Tough-3000 enjoys physical measurements of 96mm x 65mm x 23mm (3.8" x 2.6" x 0.9") and a weight of 159 grams (0.35 lbs) and the Sony RX10 II has dimensions of 129mm x 88mm x 102mm (5.1" x 3.5" x 4.0") and a weight of 813 grams (1.79 lbs).

Analyze the Olympus Tough-3000 and Sony RX10 II in the latest Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ based on the lens you have chosen at that time. Below is a front view sizing comparison of the Tough-3000 and the RX10 II.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability score of the Tough-3000 and RX10 II is 94 and 58 respectively.

Quite often, it can be hard to envision the contrast between sensor measurements merely by checking specs. The visual here will offer you a clearer sense of the sensor sizing in the Tough-3000 and RX10 II.

All in all, both cameras have different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The Tough-3000 because of its tinier sensor will make achieving shallow depth of field more challenging and the Sony RX10 II will resolve more detail as a result of its extra 8 Megapixels. Greater resolution will let you crop photos a bit more aggressively. The older Tough-3000 is going to be behind in sensor innovation.