Olympus 6000 vs Sony RX10

Here is a comprehensive analysis of the Olympus 6000 vs Sony RX10, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Large Sensor Superzoom by companies Olympus and Sony. There is a large difference between the image resolutions of the 6000 (10MP) and RX10 (20MP) and the 6000 (1/2.3") and RX10 (1") have different sensor measurements.

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The 6000 was launched 5 years before the RX10 and that is quite a serious difference as far as tech is concerned. Both of these cameras have different body design with the Olympus 6000 being a Compact camera and the Sony RX10 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before diving into a in depth comparison, here is a quick view of how the 6000 grades against the RX10 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus Stylus Tough 6000 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10. The complete galleries are available at Olympus 6000 Gallery & Sony RX10 Gallery.

For those who are intending to carry your camera regularly, you will have to consider its weight and size. The Olympus 6000 comes with exterior measurements of 95mm x 63mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.5" x 0.9") with a weight of 179 grams (0.39 lbs) whilst the Sony RX10 has specifications of 129mm x 88mm x 102mm (5.1" x 3.5" x 4.0") along with a weight of 813 grams (1.79 lbs).

Look at the Olympus 6000 vs Sony RX10 in our newest Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Always remember, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you have chosen at the time. The following is a front view proportions comparison of the 6000 against the RX10.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability rating of the 6000 and RX10 is 94 and 58 respectively.

Usually, it is very tough to imagine the gap between sensor sizing merely by reading through specifications. The visual here should provide you a far better sense of the sensor sizing in the 6000 and RX10.

To sum up, each of the cameras have different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The 6000 featuring a tinier sensor is going to make achieving shallower depth of field tougher and the Sony RX10 will give more detail utilizing its extra 10 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop photographs a bit more aggressively. The older 6000 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor innovation.