Olympus 6020 vs Sony RX100 II

Here, we will be looking at the Olympus 6020 and Sony RX100 II, former being a Waterproof while the latter is a Large Sensor Compact by companies Olympus and Sony. There is a sizable difference between the image resolutions of the 6020 (13MP) and RX100 II (20MP) and the 6020 (1/2.3") and RX100 II (1") boast totally different sensor measurements.

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The 6020 was launched 4 years earlier than the RX100 II and that is quite a significant difference as far as tech is concerned. Both the cameras feature different body design with the Olympus 6020 being a Compact camera and the Sony RX100 II being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before going right into a complete comparison, here is a brief overview of how the 6020 matches up against the RX100 II when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus Stylus Tough 6020 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 II. The complete galleries are provided at Olympus 6020 Gallery & Sony RX100 II Gallery.

For anybody who is looking to carry your camera frequently, you are going to need to take into account its weight and proportions. The Olympus 6020 provides outside dimensions of 95mm x 62mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.4" x 0.9") along with a weight of 122 grams (0.27 lbs) whilst the Sony RX100 II has measurements of 102mm x 58mm x 38mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.5") accompanied by a weight of 281 grams (0.62 lbs).

Take a look at the Olympus 6020 and Sony RX100 II in our completely new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into account, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are working with at the time. Here is a front view size comparison of the 6020 and the RX100 II.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability score of the 6020 and RX100 II is 95 and 89 respectively.

Usually, it is hard to see the gap between sensor sizing just by checking technical specs. The graphic below may provide you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the 6020 and RX100 II.

As you have seen, both of these cameras feature different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The 6020 because of its tinier sensor will make getting shallow depth of field more difficult and the Sony RX100 II will resolve more detail utilizing its extra 7MP. Higher resolution will also allow you to crop pictures way more aggressively. The older 6020 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor technology.