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Olympus 8000 vs Sony QX100

Portability
94 Imaging
35 Features
21 Overall
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Olympus Stylus Tough 8000 front
 
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-QX100 front
Portability
92 Imaging
51 Features
44 Overall
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Olympus 8000 vs Sony QX100 Key Specs

Olympus 8000
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  • 12MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 2.7" Fixed Display
  • ISO 64 - 1600
  • Sensor-shift Image Stabilization
  • 640 x 480 video
  • 28-102mm (F3.5-5.1) lens
  • 182g - 95 x 62 x 22mm
  • Launched July 2009
  • Additionally referred to as mju Tough 8000
Sony QX100
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  • 20MP - 1" Sensor
  • " Fixed Screen
  • ISO 160 - 6400
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • 28-100mm (F1.8-4.9) lens
  • 179g - 63 x 63 x 56mm
  • Launched September 2013
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Olympus 8000 vs Sony QX100 Overview

Below is a in depth analysis of the Olympus 8000 vs Sony QX100, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the latter is a Lens-style by competitors Olympus and Sony. There is a huge difference between the sensor resolutions of the 8000 (12MP) and QX100 (20MP) and the 8000 (1/2.3") and QX100 (1") enjoy totally different sensor measurements.

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The 8000 was released 5 years before the QX100 and that is quite a significant gap as far as tech is concerned. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Olympus 8000 being a Compact camera and the Sony QX100 being a Lens-style camera.

Before diving through a step-by-step comparison, below is a concise highlight of how the 8000 grades versus the QX100 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

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