Olympus 6000 vs Sony RX100 V

Here is a complete assessment of the Olympus 6000 vs Sony RX100 V, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the latter is a Large Sensor Compact by companies Olympus and Sony. There is a significant difference among the sensor resolutions of the 6000 (10MP) and RX100 V (20MP) and the 6000 (1/2.3") and RX100 V (1") possess different sensor measurements.

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The 6000 was manufactured 8 years before the RX100 V and that is a fairly sizable gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Olympus 6000 being a Compact camera and the Sony RX100 V being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before we go in to a detailed comparison, below is a concise synopsis of how the 6000 matches up vs the RX100 V in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus Stylus Tough 6000 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 V. The entire galleries are viewable at Olympus 6000 Gallery and Sony RX100 V Gallery.

In case you're going to carry your camera often, you'll need to consider its weight and proportions. The Olympus 6000 provides external measurements of 95mm x 63mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.5" x 0.9") having a weight of 179 grams (0.39 lbs) whilst the Sony RX100 V has measurements of 102mm x 58mm x 41mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.6") accompanied by a weight of 299 grams (0.66 lbs).

Examine the Olympus 6000 vs Sony RX100 V in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Always remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change based on the lens you have during that time. Following is the front view over all size comparison of the 6000 versus the RX100 V.

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

In many cases, it is very tough to picture the gap in sensor sizing just by checking out specs. The visual here will give you a stronger sense of the sensor sizing in the 6000 and RX100 V.

All in all, both cameras have got different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The 6000 because of its smaller sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF harder and the Sony RX100 V will produce greater detail due to its extra 10 Megapixels. Higher resolution will enable you to crop pictures much more aggressively. The older 6000 will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor technology.