Olympus 8010 vs Sony RX100 VA

Let's look a little more in depth at the Olympus 8010 and Sony RX100 VA, former is a Waterproof while the other is a Large Sensor Compact by companies Olympus and Sony. There is a substantial difference among the sensor resolutions of the 8010 (13MP) and RX100 VA (20MP) and the 8010 (1/2.3") and RX100 VA (1") possess different sensor size.

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The 8010 was manufactured 9 years earlier than the RX100 VA which is a fairly big difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus 8010 being a Compact camera and the Sony RX100 VA being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before getting in to a comprehensive comparison, below is a short view of how the 8010 grades vs the RX100 VA in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Below is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus Stylus Tough 8010 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 V(A). The entire galleries are available at Olympus 8010 Gallery & Sony RX100 VA Gallery.

For those who are planning to carry around your camera frequently, you have to take into account its weight and size. The Olympus 8010 has exterior measurements of 98mm x 64mm x 24mm (3.9" x 2.5" x 0.9") accompanied by a weight of 245 grams (0.54 lbs) and the Sony RX100 VA has specifications of 102mm x 58mm x 41mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.6") having a weight of 299 grams (0.66 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you use at the time. Here is the front view overall size comparison of the 8010 against the RX100 VA.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability score of the 8010 and RX100 VA is 92 and 89 respectively.

Generally, it is very difficult to visualize the gap in sensor sizes merely by looking through specs. The image below will help offer you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the 8010 and RX100 VA.

All in all, both the cameras have got different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The 8010 due to its smaller sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF harder and the Sony RX100 VA will render greater detail due to its extra 7MP. Greater resolution can also make it easier to crop pics much more aggressively. The more aged 8010 will be disadvantaged in sensor innovation.