Olympus 6000 vs Sony RX100 II

Below, we are matching up the Olympus 6000 versus Sony RX100 II, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Large Sensor Compact by manufacturers Olympus and Sony. There is a noticeable difference between the resolutions of the 6000 (10MP) and RX100 II (20MP) and the 6000 (1/2.3") and RX100 II (1") use different sensor sizes.

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The 6000 was introduced 5 years before the RX100 II and that is quite a sizable difference as far as tech is concerned. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Olympus 6000 being a Compact camera and the Sony RX100 II being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before diving in to a thorough comparison, below is a brief summary of how the 6000 matches up vs the RX100 II in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus Stylus Tough 6000 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 II. The whole galleries are viewable at Olympus 6000 Gallery & Sony RX100 II Gallery.

For anyone who is going to lug around your camera regularly, you will need to think about its weight and volume. The Olympus 6000 offers external dimensions of 95mm x 63mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.5" x 0.9") and a weight of 179 grams (0.39 lbs) and the Sony RX100 II has sizing of 102mm x 58mm x 38mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.5") along with a weight of 281 grams (0.62 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you use at that time. Below is the front view overall size comparison of the 6000 compared to the RX100 II.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability rating of the 6000 and RX100 II is 94 and 89 respectively.

Usually, its hard to picture the gap between sensor measurements simply by reading through specifications. The photograph below will give you a stronger sense of the sensor sizes in the 6000 and RX100 II.

To sum up, both of the cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The 6000 having a tinier sensor is going to make shooting shallower depth of field more difficult and the Sony RX100 II will give you greater detail using its extra 10MP. Greater resolution can also make it easier to crop photos somewhat more aggressively. The older 6000 is going to be behind with regard to sensor tech.