Olympus XZ-10 vs Sony RX10 II

Lets look a bit more closely at the Olympus XZ-10 and Sony RX10 II, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Large Sensor Superzoom by rivals Olympus and Sony. There is a large difference between the sensor resolutions of the XZ-10 (12MP) and RX10 II (20MP) and the XZ-10 (1/2.3") and RX10 II (1") boast totally different sensor dimensions.

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The XZ-10 was released 3 years prior to the RX10 II and that is quite a serious difference as far as tech is concerned. Both of the cameras have different body design with the Olympus XZ-10 being a Compact camera and the Sony RX10 II being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before getting straight to a more detailed comparison, here is a quick synopsis of how the XZ-10 matches up vs the RX10 II in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

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If you're aiming to lug around your camera often, you should think about its weight and volume. The Olympus XZ-10 provides outer measurements of 102mm x 61mm x 34mm (4.0" x 2.4" x 1.3") along with a weight of 221 grams (0.49 lbs) whilst the Sony RX10 II has sizing of 129mm x 88mm x 102mm (5.1" x 3.5" x 4.0") having a weight of 813 grams (1.79 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you have during that time. Underneath is a front view overall size comparison of the XZ-10 versus the RX10 II.

Considering size and weight, the portability grade of the XZ-10 and RX10 II is 91 and 58 respectively.

Generally, its hard to envision the difference between sensor measurements just by reviewing specifications. The graphic underneath may provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizing in the XZ-10 and RX10 II.

Plainly, both the cameras provide different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The XZ-10 due to its tinier sensor will make shooting shallow DOF tougher and the Sony RX10 II will offer you more detail as a result of its extra 8MP. Higher resolution can also let you crop pictures more aggressively. The older XZ-10 is going to be behind in sensor tech.