Olympus 6000 vs Sony RX100 VII

Below is a comprehensive assessment of the Olympus 6000 versus Sony RX100 VII, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Large Sensor Compact by brands Olympus and Sony. There exists a considerable gap between the image resolutions of the 6000 (10MP) and RX100 VII (20MP) and the 6000 (1/2.3") and RX100 VII (1") have different sensor size.

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The 6000 was introduced 11 years before the RX100 VII and that is quite a large difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of these cameras feature different body design with the Olympus 6000 being a Compact camera and the Sony RX100 VII being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before delving right into a step-by-step comparison, here is a short overview of how the 6000 scores against the RX100 VII when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus Stylus Tough 6000 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VII. The whole galleries are available at Olympus 6000 Gallery & Sony RX100 VII Gallery.

For those who are looking to lug around your camera often, you will have to consider its weight and measurements. The Olympus 6000 features outer dimensions of 95mm x 63mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.5" x 0.9") along with a weight of 179 grams (0.39 lbs) whilst the Sony RX100 VII has proportions of 102mm x 58mm x 43mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.7") accompanied by a weight of 302 grams (0.67 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you are utilizing at the time. Here is a front view proportions comparison of the 6000 versus the RX100 VII.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the 6000 and RX100 VII is 94 and 88 respectively.

Quite often, its difficult to imagine the gap between sensor measurements only by going over technical specs. The visual underneath will help provide you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the 6000 and RX100 VII.

As you have seen, both of those cameras come with different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The 6000 using its tinier sensor is going to make achieving shallower depth of field trickier and the Sony RX100 VII will deliver greater detail using its extra 10MP. Higher resolution will also allow you to crop pictures a good deal more aggressively. The older 6000 is going to be behind with regard to sensor innovation.