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Olympus TG-870 vs Sony RX10 II

Portability
91
Imaging
41
Features
46
Overall
43
Olympus Stylus Tough TG-870 front
 
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 II front
Portability
58
Imaging
52
Features
77
Overall
62

Olympus TG-870 vs Sony RX10 II Key Specs

Olympus TG-870
(Full Review)
  • 16MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Tilting Screen
  • ISO 125 - 6400 (Boost to 12800)
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • 21-105mm (F3.5-5.7) lens
  • 221g - 113 x 64 x 28mm
  • Launched January 2016
  • Older Model is Olympus TG-860
Sony RX10 II
(Full Review)
  • 20MP - 1" Sensor
  • 3" Tilting Display
  • ISO 125 - 12800 (Raise to 25600)
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 3840 x 2160 video
  • 24-200mm (F2.8) lens
  • 813g - 129 x 88 x 102mm
  • Revealed June 2015
  • Previous Model is Sony RX10
  • Replacement is Sony RX10 III
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Olympus TG-870 vs Sony RX10 II Overview

On this page, we are looking at the Olympus TG-870 versus Sony RX10 II, former is a Ultracompact while the other is a Large Sensor Superzoom by brands Olympus and Sony. The sensor resolution of the TG-870 (16MP) and the RX10 II (20MP) is fairly well matched but the TG-870 (1/2.3") and RX10 II (1") offer totally different sensor dimensions.

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The TG-870 was released 7 months after the RX10 II so they are of a similar age. Each of the cameras have different body design with the Olympus TG-870 being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony RX10 II being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before getting into a full comparison, here is a quick summation of how the TG-870 matches up versus the RX10 II with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

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Reasons to pick Olympus TG-870 over the Sony RX10 II

 TG-870 RX10 II 
RevealedJanuary 2016June 2015Newer by 7 months

Reasons to pick Sony RX10 II over the Olympus TG-870

 RX10 II TG-870 
Manual focus Very precise focusing
Display resolution1229k921kSharper display (+308k dot)

Common features in the Olympus TG-870 and Sony RX10 II

 TG-870 RX10 II 
Display typeTiltingTiltingTilting display
Display dimensions3"3"Equal display sizing
Selfie screen Neither has selfie screen
Touch display Neither has Touch display

Olympus TG-870 vs Sony RX10 II Physical Comparison

If you're aiming to travel with your camera frequently, you will want to factor its weight and measurements. The Olympus TG-870 has external measurements of 113mm x 64mm x 28mm (4.4" x 2.5" x 1.1") with a weight of 221 grams (0.49 lbs) whilst the Sony RX10 II has proportions of 129mm x 88mm x 102mm (5.1" x 3.5" x 4.0") with a weight of 813 grams (1.79 lbs).

Look at the Olympus TG-870 versus Sony RX10 II in our completely new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool. Camera Size Comparison with Lenses

Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you are employing at that moment. The following is a front view over all size comparison of the TG-870 and the RX10 II.

Olympus TG-870 vs Sony RX10 II size comparison

Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the TG-870 and RX10 II is 91 and 58 respectively.

Olympus TG-870 vs Sony RX10 II top view buttons comparison

Olympus TG-870 vs Sony RX10 II Sensor Comparison

Quite often, it's difficult to see the gap between sensor dimensions purely by reading through specifications. The picture underneath should offer you a clearer sense of the sensor sizing in the TG-870 and RX10 II.

Plainly, each of the cameras provide different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The TG-870 due to its tinier sensor will make shooting shallower DOF tougher and the Sony RX10 II will give more detail as a result of its extra 4MP. Greater resolution can also help you crop pics more aggressively. The younger TG-870 will have an edge in sensor innovation.

Olympus TG-870 vs Sony RX10 II sensor size comparison

Olympus TG-870 vs Sony RX10 II Screen and ViewFinder

Olympus TG-870 vs Sony RX10 II Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Portrait photography with Olympus TG-870
Portrait photography with Sony RX10 II
36
decent megapixels (16MP)
has face detection focus
focusing manually not possible
lack of manual exposure
cannot use external flash
very small sensor (1/2.3")
has no RAW support
71
you can focus manually
megapixel count decent (20 megapixels)
nice sensor size (1")
offers face detect focusing
delivers RAW formats
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Street Comparison

Olympus TG-870 as a Street photography camera
Sony RX10 II as a Street photography camera
65
has a tilting screen
built in image stabilization (Optical)
environment sealing
very small sensor (1/2.3")
has no RAW support
heavier than competition in class (221 grams)
72
screen tilts
image stabilization (Optical)
nice sensor size (1")
delivers RAW formats
environment sealing
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Sports Comparison

Olympus TG-870 Sports photography information
Sony RX10 II Sports photography information
51
built in image stabilization (Optical)
decent megapixels (16 megapixels)
has tracking autofocus
environment sealing
good battery (300 CIPA)
no shutter priority mode
very small sensor (1/2.3")
has no phase detect auto focus
68
silent shutter (1/32,000 seconds)
image stabilization (Optical)
megapixel count decent (20MP)
nice sensor size (1")
offers tracking focus
environment sealing
doesn't have phase detect AF
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Travel Comparison

Olympus TG-870 as a Travel photography camera
Sony RX10 II as a Travel photography camera
69
good battery (300 CIPA)
environment sealing
decent megapixels (16MP)
has built in flash
reasonably wide (21mm)
heavier than competition in class (221 grams)
doesn't posses selfie friendly screen
slow max aperture (f3.5)
56
environment sealing
megapixel count decent (20 megapixels)
built-in flash
reasonably wide (24mm)
lack of Time Lapse recording
screen is not selfie friendly
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f2.8)
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Landscape Comparison

Landscape photography with Olympus TG-870
Landscape photography with Sony RX10 II
50
reasonably wide (21mm)
screen size is good (3 inch)
built in image stabilization (Optical)
decent megapixels (16 megapixels)
environment sealing
good battery (300 CIPA)
focusing manually not possible
fixed lens (fixed lens mount)
slow max aperture (f3.5)
lack of manual exposure
very small sensor (1/2.3")
has no RAW support
62
you can focus manually
reasonably wide (24mm)
pretty good screen size (3 inches)
image stabilization (Optical)
megapixel count decent (20 megapixels)
nice sensor size (1")
delivers RAW formats
environment sealing
can't swap lenses (fixed lens mount)
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f2.8)
lack of Time Lapse recording
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Vlogging Comparison

Vlogging with Olympus TG-870
Vlogging with Sony RX10 II
32
reasonably wide (21mm)
built in image stabilization (Optical)
has face detection focus
high video quality (1920 x 1080 resolution)
slow max aperture (f3.5)
doesn't posses selfie friendly screen
does not have external mic socket
heavier than competition in class (221 grams)
31
reasonably wide (24mm)
image stabilization (Optical)
offers face detect focusing
high quality video (3840 x 2160 pixels)
does have mic support
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f2.8)
screen is not selfie friendly
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Olympus TG-870 vs Sony RX10 II Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Olympus TG-870 and Sony RX10 II
 Olympus Stylus Tough TG-870Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 II
General Information
Company Olympus Sony
Model type Olympus Stylus Tough TG-870 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 II
Category Ultracompact Large Sensor Superzoom
Launched 2016-01-06 2015-06-10
Physical type Ultracompact SLR-like (bridge)
Sensor Information
Processor Chip TruePic VII Bionz X
Sensor type BSI-CMOS BSI-CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.3" 1"
Sensor dimensions 6.17 x 4.55mm 13.2 x 8.8mm
Sensor area 28.1mm² 116.2mm²
Sensor resolution 16 megapixel 20 megapixel
Anti alias filter
Aspect ratio 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9
Peak resolution 4608 x 3456 5472 x 3648
Highest native ISO 6400 12800
Highest enhanced ISO 12800 25600
Min native ISO 125 125
RAW files
Min enhanced ISO - 64
Autofocusing
Focus manually
AF touch
AF continuous
Single AF
AF tracking
Selective AF
AF center weighted
Multi area AF
AF live view
Face detection AF
Contract detection AF
Phase detection AF
Total focus points - 25
Lens
Lens support fixed lens fixed lens
Lens zoom range 21-105mm (5.0x) 24-200mm (8.3x)
Max aperture f/3.5-5.7 f/2.8
Macro focusing range 1cm 3cm
Focal length multiplier 5.8 2.7
Screen
Type of screen Tilting Tilting
Screen sizing 3" 3"
Screen resolution 921k dots 1,229k dots
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch screen
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder type None Electronic
Viewfinder resolution - 2,359k dots
Viewfinder coverage - 100 percent
Viewfinder magnification - 0.7x
Features
Minimum shutter speed 4 secs 30 secs
Fastest shutter speed 1/2000 secs 1/2000 secs
Fastest silent shutter speed - 1/32000 secs
Continuous shutter rate 7.0 frames per second 14.0 frames per second
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manually set exposure
Exposure compensation - Yes
Set WB
Image stabilization
Inbuilt flash
Flash distance 4.00 m (at ISO 1600) 10.20 m
Flash modes Auto, redeye reduction, fill flash, off, LED illuminator Auto, fill-flash, slow sync, rear sync, off
Hot shoe
AEB
WB bracketing
Exposure
Multisegment metering
Average metering
Spot metering
Partial metering
AF area metering
Center weighted metering
Video features
Video resolutions 1920 x 1080 (60p), 1280 x 720 (60p), 640 x 480 (60p) 3840 x 2160 (30p, 25p, 24p), 1920 x 1080 (60p, 60i, 24p) ,1440 x 1080 (30p), 640 x 480 (30p)
Highest video resolution 1920x1080 3840x2160
Video file format MPEG-4, H.264 MPEG-4, AVCHD, XAVC S
Mic support
Headphone support
Connectivity
Wireless Built-In Built-In
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS BuiltIn None
Physical
Environmental sealing
Water proofing
Dust proofing
Shock proofing
Crush proofing
Freeze proofing
Weight 221g (0.49 lb) 813g (1.79 lb)
Physical dimensions 113 x 64 x 28mm (4.4" x 2.5" x 1.1") 129 x 88 x 102mm (5.1" x 3.5" x 4.0")
DXO scores
DXO Overall rating not tested 70
DXO Color Depth rating not tested 23.0
DXO Dynamic range rating not tested 12.6
DXO Low light rating not tested 531
Other
Battery life 300 images 400 images
Type of battery Battery Pack Battery Pack
Battery ID Li-50B NP-FW50
Self timer Yes (2 or 10 sec, custom) Yes (2 or 10 sec, continuous)
Time lapse feature
Type of storage SD/SDHC/SDXC, Internal SD/SDHC/SDXC, Memory Stick Duo/Pro Duo/Pro-HG Duo
Card slots One One
Launch cost $280 $998