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Olympus XZ-10 vs Sony RX10 III

Portability
91
Imaging
36
Features
57
Overall
44
Olympus Stylus XZ-10 front
 
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 III front
Portability
53
Imaging
53
Features
77
Overall
62

Olympus XZ-10 vs Sony RX10 III Key Specs

Olympus XZ-10
(Full Review)
  • 12MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Display
  • ISO 100 - 6400
  • Sensor-shift Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • 26-130mm (F1.8-2.7) lens
  • 221g - 102 x 61 x 34mm
  • Announced January 2013
Sony RX10 III
(Full Review)
  • 20MP - 1" Sensor
  • 3" Tilting Display
  • ISO 125 - 12800 (Expand to 25600)
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 3840 x 2160 video
  • 24-600mm (F2.4-4.0) lens
  • 1051g - 133 x 94 x 127mm
  • Introduced March 2016
  • Earlier Model is Sony RX10 II
  • Updated by Sony RX10 IV
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Olympus XZ-10 vs Sony RX10 III Overview

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.

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Reasons to pick Olympus XZ-10 over the Sony RX10 III

 XZ-10 RX10 III 
Touch friendly display Easily navigate

Reasons to pick Sony RX10 III over the Olympus XZ-10

 RX10 III XZ-10 
IntroducedMarch 2016January 2013More recent by 38 months
Display typeTiltingFixed Tilting display
Display resolution1229k920kClearer display (+309k dot)

Common features in the Olympus XZ-10 and Sony RX10 III

 XZ-10 RX10 III 
Focus manually Very precise focusing
Display dimensions3"3"Equal display sizing
Selfie screen Neither has selfie screen

Olympus XZ-10 vs Sony RX10 III Physical Comparison

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.

Olympus XZ-10 vs Sony RX10 III size comparison

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

Olympus XZ-10 vs Sony RX10 III top view buttons comparison

Olympus XZ-10 vs Sony RX10 III Sensor Comparison

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.

Olympus XZ-10 vs Sony RX10 III sensor size comparison

Olympus XZ-10 vs Sony RX10 III Screen and ViewFinder

Olympus XZ-10 vs Sony RX10 III Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Olympus XZ-10 Portrait photography factors
Sony RX10 III Portrait photography factors
45
you can focus manually
has face detection focus
exports RAW formats
low megapixels (12MP)
tiny sensor size (1/2.3")
71
has manual focus
resolution is good (20 megapixels)
sensor size is decent (1")
offers face detection focus
supports RAW files
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Street Comparison

Street photography with Olympus XZ-10
Street photography with Sony RX10 III
61
has image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
exports RAW formats
screen is fixed
tiny sensor size (1/2.3")
more heavy than competitors in class (221g)
64
has a tilting screen
built in image stabilization (Optical)
sensor size is decent (1")
supports RAW files
environment proof
heavier than competitors in class (1,051g)
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Sports Comparison

Olympus XZ-10 as a Sports photography camera
Sony RX10 III as a Sports photography camera
34
has image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
has tracking autofocus
slow continuous shooting (5.0 frames per second)
low megapixels (12MP)
tiny sensor size (1/2.3")
no phase detect auto focus
70
incredible zoom range (24-600mm 25.0 x zoom)
quiet shutter (1/32,000 seconds)
built in image stabilization (Optical)
resolution is good (20MP)
sensor size is decent (1")
offers tracking autofocus
environment proof
great battery pack (420 shots)
lack of phase detect auto focus
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Travel Comparison

Travel photography with Olympus XZ-10
Travel photography with Sony RX10 III
60
built-in flash
pretty wide (26mm)
good maximum aperture (f1.8)
lack of Timelapse function
more heavy than competitors in class (221 grams)
low megapixels (12 megapixels)
doesn't feature selfie friendly screen
55
great battery pack (420 per charge)
environment proof
resolution is good (20 megapixels)
built-in flash
relatively wide (24mm)
long zoom (600mm)
missing Time Lapse mode
heavier than competitors in class (1,051g)
display isn't selfie friendly
slow max aperture (f2.4)
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Landscape Comparison

Landscape photography with Olympus XZ-10
Landscape photography with Sony RX10 III
53
you can focus manually
pretty wide (26mm)
good maximum aperture (f1.8)
nice screen size (3")
has image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
exports RAW formats
lens is fixed (fixed lens mount)
low megapixels (12 megapixels)
tiny sensor size (1/2.3")
lack of Timelapse function
64
has manual focus
relatively wide (24mm)
nice screen size (3")
built in image stabilization (Optical)
resolution is good (20 megapixels)
sensor size is decent (1")
supports RAW files
environment proof
great battery pack (420 per charge)
cannot swap lens (fixed lens mount)
slow max aperture (f2.4)
missing Time Lapse mode
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Vlogging Comparison

Olympus XZ-10 Vlogging highlights
Sony RX10 III Vlogging highlights
35
pretty wide (26mm)
good maximum aperture (f1.8)
touchscreen enabled
has image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
has face detection focus
high quality video (1920 x 1080 pixels)
doesn't feature selfie friendly screen
lack of external microphone jack
more heavy than competitors in class (221 grams)
28
relatively wide (24mm)
built in image stabilization (Optical)
offers face detection focus
high quality video (3840 x 2160 pixels)
comes with external mic jack
slow max aperture (f2.4)
display isn't selfie friendly
heavier than competitors in class (1,051g)
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Olympus XZ-10 vs Sony RX10 III Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Olympus XZ-10 and Sony RX10 III
 Olympus Stylus XZ-10Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 III
General Information
Manufacturer Olympus Sony
Model Olympus Stylus XZ-10 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 III
Class Small Sensor Compact Large Sensor Superzoom
Announced 2013-01-30 2016-03-29
Body design Compact SLR-like (bridge)
Sensor Information
Powered by - 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 12 megapixel 20 megapixel
Anti aliasing filter
Aspect ratio 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9
Peak resolution 3968 x 2976 5472 x 3648
Highest native ISO 6400 12800
Highest enhanced ISO - 25600
Lowest native ISO 100 125
RAW data
Lowest enhanced ISO - 64
Autofocusing
Manual focus
AF touch
AF continuous
AF single
AF tracking
Selective AF
AF center weighted
Multi area AF
AF live view
Face detect focusing
Contract detect focusing
Phase detect focusing
Number of focus points 35 25
Lens
Lens mount fixed lens fixed lens
Lens focal range 26-130mm (5.0x) 24-600mm (25.0x)
Largest aperture f/1.8-2.7 f/2.4-4.0
Macro focus range 1cm 3cm
Focal length multiplier 5.8 2.7
Screen
Display type Fixed Type Tilting
Display diagonal 3 inch 3 inch
Resolution of display 920 thousand dot 1,229 thousand dot
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch display
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder type None Electronic
Viewfinder resolution - 2,359 thousand dot
Viewfinder coverage - 100%
Viewfinder magnification - 0.7x
Features
Min shutter speed 30s 30s
Max shutter speed 1/2000s 1/2000s
Max quiet shutter speed - 1/32000s
Continuous shutter speed 5.0 frames/s 14.0 frames/s
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manually set exposure
Exposure compensation Yes Yes
Set WB
Image stabilization
Built-in flash
Flash range - 10.80 m (at Auto ISO)
Flash options Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Fill-in, Wireless Auto, fill-flash, slow sync, rear sync, off
Hot shoe
Auto exposure bracketing
WB bracketing
Exposure
Multisegment
Average
Spot
Partial
AF area
Center weighted
Video features
Video resolutions 1920 x 1080 (30 fps, 18Mbps), 1280 x 720 (30 fps, 9Mbps) 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 input
Headphone input
Connectivity
Wireless Eye-Fi Connected Built-In
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environmental seal
Water proof
Dust proof
Shock proof
Crush proof
Freeze proof
Weight 221 grams (0.49 lb) 1051 grams (2.32 lb)
Physical dimensions 102 x 61 x 34mm (4.0" x 2.4" x 1.3") 133 x 94 x 127mm (5.2" x 3.7" x 5.0")
DXO scores
DXO Overall score not tested 70
DXO Color Depth score not tested 23.1
DXO Dynamic range score not tested 12.6
DXO Low light score not tested 472
Other
Battery life 240 shots 420 shots
Style of battery Battery Pack Battery Pack
Battery model Li-50B NP-FW50
Self timer Yes (2 or 12 sec) Yes (2 or 10 sec, continuous)
Time lapse shooting
Type of storage SD/SDHC/SDXC SD/SDHC/SDXC, Memory Stick Duo/Pro Duo/Pro-HG Duo
Storage slots 1 1
Retail price $428 $1,398