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Olympus Tough-3000 vs Sony RX100 III

Portability
94
Imaging
35
Features
26
Overall
31
Olympus Stylus Tough-3000 front
 
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 III front
Portability
89
Imaging
51
Features
77
Overall
61

Olympus Tough-3000 vs Sony RX100 III Key Specs

Olympus Tough-3000
(Full Review)
  • 12MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 2.7" Fixed Display
  • ISO 64 - 1600
  • Sensor-shift Image Stabilization
  • 1280 x 720 video
  • 28-102mm (F3.5-5.1) lens
  • 159g - 96 x 65 x 23mm
  • Introduced January 2010
  • Other Name is mju Tough 3000
Sony RX100 III
(Full Review)
  • 20MP - 1" Sensor
  • 3" Tilting Screen
  • ISO 125 - 12800
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • 24-70mm (F1.8-2.8) lens
  • 290g - 102 x 58 x 41mm
  • Announced May 2014
  • Superseded the Sony RX100 II
  • Renewed by Sony RX100 IV
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Olympus Tough-3000 vs Sony RX100 III Overview

Its time to look a bit more closely at the Olympus Tough-3000 vs Sony RX100 III, former is a Waterproof while the latter is a Large Sensor Compact by competitors Olympus and Sony. There is a noticeable difference between the sensor resolutions of the Tough-3000 (12MP) and RX100 III (20MP) and the Tough-3000 (1/2.3") and RX100 III (1") feature totally different sensor measurements.

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The Tough-3000 was brought out 5 years prior to the RX100 III which is quite a sizable difference as far as tech is concerned. Both of the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus Tough-3000 being a Compact camera and the Sony RX100 III being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before delving in to a step-by-step comparison, below is a concise highlight of how the Tough-3000 matches up vs the RX100 III in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

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Reasons to pick Olympus Tough-3000 over the Sony RX100 III

 Tough-3000 RX100 III 

Reasons to pick Sony RX100 III over the Olympus Tough-3000

 RX100 III Tough-3000 
AnnouncedMay 2014January 2010Newer by 52 months
Focus manually Dial exact focusing
Screen typeTiltingFixed Tilting screen
Screen dimension3"2.7"Bigger screen (+0.3")
Screen resolution1229k230kClearer screen (+999k dot)
Selfie screen Easy selfies

Common features in the Olympus Tough-3000 and Sony RX100 III

 Tough-3000 RX100 III 
Touch friendly screen Lack of Touch friendly screen

Olympus Tough-3000 vs Sony RX100 III Physical Comparison

If you are looking to travel with your camera regularly, you are going to need to factor in its weight and dimensions. The Olympus Tough-3000 has got outside dimensions of 96mm x 65mm x 23mm (3.8" x 2.6" x 0.9") with a weight of 159 grams (0.35 lbs) and the Sony RX100 III has dimensions of 102mm x 58mm x 41mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.6") along with a weight of 290 grams (0.64 lbs).

Examine the Olympus Tough-3000 vs Sony RX100 III in our newest Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool. Camera Size Comparison with Lenses

Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you are employing at that time. Here is the front view sizing comparison of the Tough-3000 compared to the RX100 III.

Olympus Tough-3000 vs Sony RX100 III size comparison

Factoring in size and weight, the portability rating of the Tough-3000 and RX100 III is 94 and 89 respectively.

Olympus Tough-3000 vs Sony RX100 III top view buttons comparison

Olympus Tough-3000 vs Sony RX100 III Sensor Comparison

Often, its tough to see the difference between sensor dimensions just by reading through specs. The pic below will help give you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the Tough-3000 and RX100 III.

As you can plainly see, the 2 cameras have got different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The Tough-3000 featuring a tinier sensor will make getting shallow DOF trickier and the Sony RX100 III will give you extra detail having its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also enable you to crop shots much more aggressively. The more aged Tough-3000 is going to be behind in sensor technology.

Olympus Tough-3000 vs Sony RX100 III sensor size comparison

Olympus Tough-3000 vs Sony RX100 III Screen and ViewFinder

Olympus Tough-3000 vs Sony RX100 III Screen and Viewfinder comparison
Photography Glossary

Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Olympus Tough-3000 Portrait photography highlights
Sony RX100 III Portrait photography highlights
21
focusing manually not possible
no manual mode
cannot use external flash
low MP (12MP)
tiny sensor (1/2.3")
has no RAW support
64
you can focus manually
above average flash sync (1/2,000s)
good megapixels (20MP)
sensor size is good (1")
supports face detect focusing
delivers RAW files
external flash not possible
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Street Comparison

Street photography with Olympus Tough-3000
Street photography with Sony RX100 III
62
built in image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
weather proofing
screen does not articulate
tiny sensor (1/2.3")
has no RAW support
85
tilting screen
image stabilization (Optical)
sensor size is good (1")
delivers RAW files
lighter than competition (290g)
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Sports Comparison

Olympus Tough-3000 Sports photography factors
Sony RX100 III Sports photography factors
36
built in image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
offers tracking focus
weather proofing
slow continuous shooting (1.0 fps)
no shutter priority mode
low MP (12 megapixels)
tiny sensor (1/2.3")
has no phase detect autofocus
65
image stabilization (Optical)
good megapixels (20 megapixels)
sensor size is good (1")
supports tracking focus
lacks phase detect AF
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Travel Comparison

Olympus Tough-3000 as a Travel photography camera
Sony RX100 III as a Travel photography camera
61
weather proofing
built-in flash
rather wide (28mm)
missing Timelapse function
low MP (12MP)
screen is not selfie friendly
somewhat slow max aperture (f3.5)
85
lighter than competition (290 grams)
good megapixels (20MP)
built-in flash
selfie friendly display
decently wide (24mm)
very good max aperture (f1.8)
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Landscape Comparison

Landscape photography with Olympus Tough-3000
Landscape photography with Sony RX100 III
35
rather wide (28mm)
built in image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
weather proofing
focusing manually not possible
can't change lenses (fixed lens mount)
somewhat slow max aperture (f3.5)
screen is somewhat small (2.7")
no manual mode
low MP (12 megapixels)
tiny sensor (1/2.3")
has no RAW support
missing Timelapse function
73
you can focus manually
decently wide (24mm)
very good max aperture (f1.8)
good sized screen (3")
image stabilization (Optical)
good megapixels (20MP)
sensor size is good (1")
delivers RAW files
fixed lens (fixed lens mount)
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Vlogging Comparison

Olympus Tough-3000 as a Vlogging camera
Sony RX100 III as a Vlogging camera
28
rather wide (28mm)
built in image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
somewhat slow max aperture (f3.5)
screen is not selfie friendly
video res low (1280 x 720 pixels)
missing microphone socket
80
decently wide (24mm)
very good max aperture (f1.8)
selfie friendly display
image stabilization (Optical)
supports face detect focusing
high res video (1920 x 1080 resolution)
lighter than competition (290g)
doesn't have microphone port
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Olympus Tough-3000 vs Sony RX100 III Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Olympus Tough-3000 and Sony RX100 III
 Olympus Stylus Tough-3000Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 III
General Information
Brand Name Olympus Sony
Model Olympus Stylus Tough-3000 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 III
Otherwise known as mju Tough 3000 -
Class Waterproof Large Sensor Compact
Introduced 2010-01-07 2014-05-15
Body design Compact Large Sensor Compact
Sensor Information
Processor Chip TruePic III Bionz X
Sensor type CCD BSI-CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.3" 1"
Sensor measurements 6.08 x 4.56mm 13.2 x 8.8mm
Sensor area 27.7mm² 116.2mm²
Sensor resolution 12 megapixels 20 megapixels
Anti aliasing filter
Aspect ratio 4:3 and 16:9 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9
Max resolution 3968 x 2976 5472 x 3648
Max native ISO 1600 12800
Minimum native ISO 64 125
RAW pictures
Autofocusing
Manual focus
Autofocus touch
Continuous autofocus
Single autofocus
Autofocus tracking
Selective autofocus
Autofocus center weighted
Autofocus multi area
Autofocus live view
Face detect autofocus
Contract detect autofocus
Phase detect autofocus
Number of focus points - 25
Lens
Lens mount fixed lens fixed lens
Lens focal range 28-102mm (3.6x) 24-70mm (2.9x)
Maximal aperture f/3.5-5.1 f/1.8-2.8
Macro focus range 2cm 5cm
Focal length multiplier 5.9 2.7
Screen
Range of display Fixed Type Tilting
Display sizing 2.7 inch 3 inch
Resolution of display 230 thousand dot 1,229 thousand dot
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch operation
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder None Electronic
Viewfinder resolution - 1,440 thousand dot
Viewfinder coverage - 100%
Viewfinder magnification - 0.59x
Features
Minimum shutter speed 4s 30s
Fastest shutter speed 1/2000s 1/2000s
Continuous shutter speed 1.0fps 10.0fps
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Expose Manually
Exposure compensation - Yes
Set white balance
Image stabilization
Inbuilt flash
Flash range 4.00 m -
Flash settings Auto, On, Off, Red-eye, Fill-in -
External flash
AE bracketing
White balance bracketing
Fastest flash sync - 1/2000s
Exposure
Multisegment metering
Average metering
Spot metering
Partial metering
AF area metering
Center weighted metering
Video features
Video resolutions 1280 x 720 (30 fps) 640 x 480 (30, 15 fps), 320 x 240 (30, 15 fps) 1920 x 1080 (60p/60i/24p), 1280 x 720 (60p/30p/24p/120p), 1440 x 1080 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps)
Max video resolution 1280x720 1920x1080
Video file format MPEG-4 MPEG-4, AVCHD, XAVC S
Microphone jack
Headphone jack
Connectivity
Wireless None Built-In
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environmental seal
Water proof
Dust proof
Shock proof
Crush proof
Freeze proof
Weight 159 gr (0.35 pounds) 290 gr (0.64 pounds)
Dimensions 96 x 65 x 23mm (3.8" x 2.6" x 0.9") 102 x 58 x 41mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.6")
DXO scores
DXO Overall score not tested 67
DXO Color Depth score not tested 22.4
DXO Dynamic range score not tested 12.3
DXO Low light score not tested 495
Other
Battery life - 320 shots
Battery form - Battery Pack
Battery model - NP-BX1
Self timer Yes (2 or 12 seconds) Yes (2 or 10 sec, self-portrait, continuous)
Time lapse recording With downloadable app
Type of storage SD/SDHC, Internal SD/ SDHC/SDXC, Memory Stick Pro Duo/ Pro-HG Duo
Storage slots 1 1
Retail price $0 $748