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Olympus Tough-3000 vs Sony RX100 V

Portability
94
Imaging
35
Features
26
Overall
31
Olympus Stylus Tough-3000 front
 
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 V front
Portability
89
Imaging
53
Features
80
Overall
63

Olympus Tough-3000 vs Sony RX100 V Key Specs

Olympus Tough-3000
(Full Review)
  • 12MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 2.7" Fixed Screen
  • 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 V
(Full Review)
  • 20MP - 1" Sensor
  • 3" Tilting Display
  • ISO 125 - 12800 (Push to 25600)
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 3840 x 2160 video
  • 24-70mm (F1.8-2.8) lens
  • 299g - 102 x 58 x 41mm
  • Announced October 2016
  • Replaced the Sony RX100 IV
  • Successor is Sony RX100 VI
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Olympus Tough-3000 vs Sony RX100 V Overview

Lets look closer at the Olympus Tough-3000 versus Sony RX100 V, former is a Waterproof while the other is a Large Sensor Compact by competitors Olympus and Sony. There exists a large gap among the image resolutions of the Tough-3000 (12MP) and RX100 V (20MP) and the Tough-3000 (1/2.3") and RX100 V (1") enjoy different sensor sizing.

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The Tough-3000 was introduced 7 years earlier than the RX100 V which is a fairly serious difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of the cameras offer different body type with the Olympus Tough-3000 being a Compact camera and the Sony RX100 V being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before delving in to a thorough comparison, below is a brief overview of how the Tough-3000 matches up versus the RX100 V with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

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

 Tough-3000 RX100 V 

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

 RX100 V Tough-3000 
AnnouncedOctober 2016January 2010Newer by 82 months
Focus manually More accurate focus
Display typeTiltingFixed Tilting display
Display sizing3"2.7"Larger display (+0.3")
Display resolution1229k230kClearer display (+999k dot)
Selfie screen Easy selfies

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

 Tough-3000 RX100 V 
Touch friendly display Neither has Touch friendly display

Olympus Tough-3000 vs Sony RX100 V Physical Comparison

When you are intending to travel with your camera often, you will have to consider its weight and measurements. The Olympus Tough-3000 has exterior measurements of 96mm x 65mm x 23mm (3.8" x 2.6" x 0.9") along with a weight of 159 grams (0.35 lbs) whilst the Sony RX100 V has proportions of 102mm x 58mm x 41mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.6") having a weight of 299 grams (0.66 lbs).

Compare the Olympus Tough-3000 versus Sony RX100 V in our completely new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool. Camera Size Comparison with Lenses

Remember, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you are working with at the time. The following is the front view measurement comparison of the Tough-3000 against the RX100 V.

Olympus Tough-3000 vs Sony RX100 V size comparison

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the Tough-3000 and RX100 V is 94 and 89 respectively.

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

Olympus Tough-3000 vs Sony RX100 V Sensor Comparison

Quite often, it is hard to picture the difference in sensor dimensions just by looking through a spec sheet. The picture below will help offer you a stronger sense of the sensor measurements in the Tough-3000 and RX100 V.

Clearly, each of these cameras offer different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The Tough-3000 using its smaller sensor is going to make getting shallow depth of field harder and the Sony RX100 V will render extra detail using its extra 8 Megapixels. Greater resolution will help you crop images a little more aggressively. The more aged Tough-3000 will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor innovation.

Olympus Tough-3000 vs Sony RX100 V sensor size comparison

Olympus Tough-3000 vs Sony RX100 V Screen and ViewFinder

Olympus Tough-3000 vs Sony RX100 V Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Olympus Tough-3000 Portrait photography information
Sony RX100 V Portrait photography information
21
no manual focus
manual mode not possible
cannot use external flash
resolution not great (12MP)
sensor size is small (1/2.3")
lack of RAW files
66
has manual focus
great flash sync speed (1/2,000 seconds)
MP count decent (20MP)
sensor size is good (1")
has face detection focus
saves RAW formats
can't use external flash
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Street Comparison

Olympus Tough-3000 as a Street photography camera
Sony RX100 V as a Street photography camera
62
image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
environment proofing
screen is fixed
sensor size is small (1/2.3")
lack of RAW files
85
has a tilting screen
image stabilization (Optical)
sensor size is good (1")
saves RAW formats
lighter than competition in class (299g)
Photography Glossary

Sports Comparison

Olympus Tough-3000 as a Sports photography camera
Sony RX100 V as a Sports photography camera
36
image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
includes tracking autofocus
environment proofing
slow frames per second (1.0 fps)
no shutter priority mode
resolution not great (12MP)
sensor size is small (1/2.3")
lack of phase detect AF
70
silent shooting (1/32,000 seconds)
high frames per second (24.0 frames/s)
image stabilization (Optical)
MP count decent (20 megapixels)
sensor size is good (1")
has tracking autofocus
supports phase detect auto focus
terrible battery (220 shots)
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Travel Comparison

Olympus Tough-3000 as a Travel photography camera
Sony RX100 V as a Travel photography camera
61
environment proofing
built-in flash
decently wide (28mm)
no Timelapse mode
resolution not great (12MP)
display isn't selfie friendly
sluggish max aperture (f3.5)
80
lighter than competition in class (299 grams)
MP count decent (20 megapixels)
flash built-in
selfie friendly screen
really wide (24mm)
great max aperture (f1.8)
terrible battery (220 shots)
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Landscape Comparison

Olympus Tough-3000 as a Landscape photography camera
Sony RX100 V as a Landscape photography camera
35
decently wide (28mm)
image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
environment proofing
no manual focus
fixed lens (fixed lens mount)
sluggish max aperture (f3.5)
small screen (2.7")
manual mode not possible
resolution not great (12 megapixels)
sensor size is small (1/2.3")
lack of RAW files
no Timelapse mode
70
has manual focus
really wide (24mm)
great max aperture (f1.8)
decent sized screen (3 inch)
image stabilization (Optical)
MP count decent (20MP)
sensor size is good (1")
saves RAW formats
fixed lens (fixed lens mount)
terrible battery (220 per charge)
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Vlogging Comparison

Vlogging with Olympus Tough-3000
Vlogging with Sony RX100 V
28
decently wide (28mm)
image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
sluggish max aperture (f3.5)
display isn't selfie friendly
video quality not great (1280 x 720 resolution)
no external microphone port
81
really wide (24mm)
great max aperture (f1.8)
selfie friendly screen
image stabilization (Optical)
has face detection focus
high res video (3840 x 2160 pixels)
lighter than competition in class (299 grams)
lack of external microphone support
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Olympus Tough-3000 vs Sony RX100 V Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Olympus Tough-3000 and Sony RX100 V
 Olympus Stylus Tough-3000Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 V
General Information
Manufacturer Olympus Sony
Model type Olympus Stylus Tough-3000 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 V
Also called mju Tough 3000 -
Type Waterproof Large Sensor Compact
Introduced 2010-01-07 2016-10-06
Physical type Compact Large Sensor Compact
Sensor Information
Powered by 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 surface area 27.7mm² 116.2mm²
Sensor resolution 12MP 20MP
Anti alias filter
Aspect ratio 4:3 and 16:9 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9
Full resolution 3968 x 2976 5472 x 3648
Max native ISO 1600 12800
Max boosted ISO - 25600
Lowest native ISO 64 125
RAW format
Lowest boosted ISO - 80
Autofocusing
Manual focusing
AF touch
Continuous AF
AF single
Tracking AF
AF selectice
AF center weighted
AF multi area
Live view AF
Face detection focusing
Contract detection focusing
Phase detection focusing
Total focus points - 315
Lens
Lens support fixed lens fixed lens
Lens zoom range 28-102mm (3.6x) 24-70mm (2.9x)
Highest aperture f/3.5-5.1 f/1.8-2.8
Macro focusing distance 2cm 5cm
Crop factor 5.9 2.7
Screen
Type of screen Fixed Type Tilting
Screen size 2.7" 3"
Resolution of screen 230 thousand dots 1,229 thousand dots
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch display
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder type None Electronic
Viewfinder resolution - 2,359 thousand dots
Viewfinder coverage - 100%
Viewfinder magnification - 0.59x
Features
Slowest shutter speed 4 secs 30 secs
Maximum shutter speed 1/2000 secs 1/2000 secs
Maximum silent shutter speed - 1/32000 secs
Continuous shooting rate 1.0 frames per sec 24.0 frames per sec
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manually set exposure
Exposure compensation - Yes
Custom WB
Image stabilization
Integrated flash
Flash distance 4.00 m 10.20 m (at Auto ISO)
Flash modes Auto, On, Off, Red-eye, Fill-in -
Hot shoe
AEB
White balance bracketing
Maximum flash synchronize - 1/2000 secs
Exposure
Multisegment metering
Average metering
Spot metering
Partial metering
AF area metering
Center weighted metering
Video features
Supported video resolutions 1280 x 720 (30 fps) 640 x 480 (30, 15 fps), 320 x 240 (30, 15 fps) 3840 x 2160 @ 30p / 100 Mbps, XAVC S, MP4, H.264, Linear PCM
Max video resolution 1280x720 3840x2160
Video data format MPEG-4 MPEG-4, AVCHD, XAVC S
Microphone support
Headphone support
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
Environment sealing
Water proofing
Dust proofing
Shock proofing
Crush proofing
Freeze proofing
Weight 159 gr (0.35 lbs) 299 gr (0.66 lbs)
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 All around rating not tested 70
DXO Color Depth rating not tested 22.8
DXO Dynamic range rating not tested 12.4
DXO Low light rating not tested 586
Other
Battery life - 220 photos
Style of battery - Battery Pack
Battery ID - NP-BX1
Self timer Yes (2 or 12 seconds) Yes
Time lapse feature With downloadable app
Storage type SD/SDHC, Internal SD/ SDHC/SDXC, Memory Stick Pro Duo/ Pro-HG Duo
Card slots Single Single
Cost at launch $0 $998