Olympus XZ-10 vs Sony RX10 III

On this page, we are comparing the Olympus XZ-10 and Sony RX10 III, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Large Sensor Superzoom by companies Olympus and Sony. There is a considerable difference among the resolutions of the XZ-10 (12MP) and RX10 III (20MP) and the XZ-10 (1/2.3") and RX10 III (1") offer different sensor dimensions.

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The XZ-10 was manufactured 4 years earlier than the RX10 III and that is a fairly large difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both cameras have different body design with the Olympus XZ-10 being a Compact camera and the Sony RX10 III being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before we go right into a detailed comparison, here is a simple highlight of how the XZ-10 matches up versus the RX10 III when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus Stylus XZ-10 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 III. The entire galleries are available at Olympus XZ-10 Gallery & Sony RX10 III Gallery.

If you are looking to lug around your camera regularly, you're going to have to take into account its weight and proportions. The Olympus XZ-10 has outside dimensions of 102mm x 61mm x 34mm (4.0" x 2.4" x 1.3") and a weight of 221 grams (0.49 lbs) whilst the Sony RX10 III has measurements of 133mm x 94mm x 127mm (5.2" x 3.7" x 5.0") and a weight of 1051 grams (2.32 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you select at the time. Underneath is a front view overall size comparison of the XZ-10 against the RX10 III.

Considering size and weight, the portability score of the XZ-10 and RX10 III is 91 and 53 respectively.

Generally, it can be difficult to visualize the contrast in sensor measurements simply by researching a spec sheet. The graphic below might provide you a stronger sense of the sensor sizes in the XZ-10 and RX10 III.

As you can see, each of these cameras have different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The XZ-10 featuring a smaller sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF more difficult and the Sony RX10 III will result in extra detail due to its extra 8 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also let you crop photos a bit more aggressively. The older XZ-10 will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor tech.