Olympus XZ-10 vs Sony RX100

Here, we will be reviewing the Olympus XZ-10 and Sony RX100, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Large Sensor Compact by manufacturers Olympus and Sony. There exists a substantial gap between the sensor resolutions of the XZ-10 (12MP) and RX100 (20MP) and the XZ-10 (1/2.3") and RX100 (1") boast totally different sensor dimensions.

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The XZ-10 was introduced 6 months after the RX100 which means that they are of a similar age. Each of the cameras feature different body design with the Olympus XZ-10 being a Compact camera and the Sony RX100 being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before going into a in-depth comparison, here is a brief summary of how the XZ-10 scores versus the RX100 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus Stylus XZ-10 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100. The whole galleries are provided at Olympus XZ-10 Gallery & Sony RX100 Gallery.

When you are aiming to carry around your camera, you will want to factor in its weight and size. The Olympus XZ-10 offers outer dimensions of 102mm x 61mm x 34mm (4.0" x 2.4" x 1.3") with a weight of 221 grams (0.49 lbs) and the Sony RX100 has specifications of 102mm x 58mm x 36mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.4") and a weight of 240 grams (0.53 lbs).

Check out the Olympus XZ-10 and Sony RX100 in our newest Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you have chosen at the time. Below is a front view dimension comparison of the XZ-10 compared to the RX100.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability score of the XZ-10 and RX100 is 91 and 91 respectively.

Typically, it's tough to envision the gap between sensor sizes purely by reading through specs. The image here might provide you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the XZ-10 and RX100.

As you can plainly see, the 2 cameras come with different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The XZ-10 using its tinier sensor will make getting shallower DOF harder and the Sony RX100 will give extra detail using its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also allow you to crop pictures a good deal more aggressively.