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Olympus XZ-10 vs Sony RX100 III

Portability
91
Imaging
36
Features
57
Overall
44
Olympus Stylus XZ-10 front
 
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 III front
Portability
89
Imaging
51
Features
77
Overall
61

Olympus XZ-10 vs Sony RX100 III Key Specs

Olympus XZ-10
(Full Review)
  • 12MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 100 - 6400
  • Sensor-shift Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • 26-130mm (F1.8-2.7) lens
  • 221g - 102 x 61 x 34mm
  • Released January 2013
Sony RX100 III
(Full Review)
  • 20MP - 1" Sensor
  • 3" Tilting Screen
  • ISO 125 - 12800
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • 24-70mm (F1.8-2.8) lens
  • 290g - 102 x 58 x 41mm
  • Announced May 2014
  • Old Model is Sony RX100 II
  • Renewed by Sony RX100 IV
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Olympus XZ-10 vs Sony RX100 III Overview

Lets look more closely at the Olympus XZ-10 and Sony RX100 III, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Large Sensor Compact by rivals Olympus and Sony. There is a substantial difference between the resolutions of the XZ-10 (12MP) and RX100 III (20MP) and the XZ-10 (1/2.3") and RX100 III (1") offer totally different sensor sizing.

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The XZ-10 was announced 15 months earlier than the RX100 III which makes them a generation away from each other. Both of these cameras have different body design with the Olympus XZ-10 being a Compact camera and the Sony RX100 III being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before we go right into a full comparison, here is a brief highlight of how the XZ-10 matches up vs the RX100 III in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

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Reasons to pick Olympus XZ-10 over the Sony RX100 III

 XZ-10 RX100 III 
Touch screen Quickly navigate

Reasons to pick Sony RX100 III over the Olympus XZ-10

 RX100 III XZ-10 
AnnouncedMay 2014January 2013More modern by 15 months
Screen typeTiltingFixed Tilting screen
Screen resolution1229k920kCrisper screen (+309k dot)
Selfie screen Take selfies

Common features in the Olympus XZ-10 and Sony RX100 III

 XZ-10 RX100 III 
Manual focus Dial exact focus
Screen dimensions3"3"Equal screen measurement

Olympus XZ-10 vs Sony RX100 III Physical Comparison

For anyone who is going to carry around your camera often, you'll have to factor its weight and volume. The Olympus XZ-10 provides external 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 RX100 III has sizing of 102mm x 58mm x 41mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.6") along with a weight of 290 grams (0.64 lbs).

Compare the Olympus XZ-10 and Sony RX100 III in our completely new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool. Camera Size Comparison with Lenses

Remember that, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you select at that time. Underneath is a front view sizing comparison of the XZ-10 compared to the RX100 III.

Olympus XZ-10 vs Sony RX100 III size comparison

Taking into account size and weight, the portability score of the XZ-10 and RX100 III is 91 and 89 respectively.

Olympus XZ-10 vs Sony RX100 III top view buttons comparison

Olympus XZ-10 vs Sony RX100 III Sensor Comparison

In many cases, its hard to visualise the contrast between sensor sizes only by looking at technical specs. The pic below might give you a far better sense of the sensor sizing in the XZ-10 and RX100 III.

As you have seen, both of those cameras provide different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The XZ-10 using its tinier sensor will make getting shallower DOF harder and the Sony RX100 III will resolve extra detail with its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution will allow you to crop pictures more aggressively. The more aged XZ-10 is going to be behind with regard to sensor innovation.

Olympus XZ-10 vs Sony RX100 III sensor size comparison

Olympus XZ-10 vs Sony RX100 III Screen and ViewFinder

Olympus XZ-10 vs Sony RX100 III Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Portrait photography with Olympus XZ-10
Portrait photography with Sony RX100 III
45
focusing manually
provides face detect autofocus
supports RAW formats
low megapixels (12 megapixels)
small sensor size (1/2.3")
64
has manual focus
above average flash sync speed (1/2,000s)
megapixel count decent (20MP)
sensor size is good (1")
features face detection focusing
saves RAW formats
external flash not possible
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Street Comparison

Olympus XZ-10 Street photography details
Sony RX100 III Street photography details
61
image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
supports RAW formats
screen is fixed
small sensor size (1/2.3")
more heavy than competitors in class (221 grams)
85
screen tilts
built in image stabilization (Optical)
sensor size is good (1")
saves RAW formats
lighter than others (290 grams)
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Sports Comparison

Olympus XZ-10 as a Sports photography camera
Sony RX100 III as a Sports photography camera
34
image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
provides tracking focus
slow frames per second (5.0 frames/s)
low megapixels (12MP)
small sensor size (1/2.3")
doesn't have phase detect autofocus
65
built in image stabilization (Optical)
megapixel count decent (20MP)
sensor size is good (1")
features tracking autofocus
does not have phase detect AF
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Travel Comparison

Olympus XZ-10 as a Travel photography camera
Sony RX100 III as a Travel photography camera
60
has built in flash
decently wide (26mm)
good max aperture (f1.8)
missing Timelapse recording
more heavy than competitors in class (221 grams)
low megapixels (12 megapixels)
display is not selfie friendly
85
lighter than others (290g)
megapixel count decent (20 megapixels)
flash built-in
selfie friendly display
rather wide (24mm)
good max aperture (f1.8)
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Landscape Comparison

Olympus XZ-10 Landscape photography advice
Sony RX100 III Landscape photography advice
53
focusing manually
decently wide (26mm)
good max aperture (f1.8)
nice screen size (3 inches)
image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
supports RAW formats
fixed lens (fixed lens mount)
low megapixels (12 megapixels)
small sensor size (1/2.3")
missing Timelapse recording
73
has manual focus
rather wide (24mm)
good max aperture (f1.8)
screen size is decent (3 inches)
built in image stabilization (Optical)
megapixel count decent (20 megapixels)
sensor size is good (1")
saves RAW formats
fixed lens (fixed lens mount)
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Vlogging Comparison

Olympus XZ-10 as a Vlogging camera
Sony RX100 III as a Vlogging camera
35
decently wide (26mm)
good max aperture (f1.8)
has touchscreen
image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
provides face detect autofocus
high video quality (1920 x 1080 pixels)
display is not selfie friendly
missing microphone jack
more heavy than competitors in class (221g)
80
rather wide (24mm)
good max aperture (f1.8)
selfie friendly display
built in image stabilization (Optical)
features face detection focusing
great video quality (1920 x 1080 resolution)
lighter than others (290 grams)
no external mic jack
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Olympus XZ-10 vs Sony RX100 III Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Olympus XZ-10 and Sony RX100 III
 Olympus Stylus XZ-10Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 III
General Information
Make Olympus Sony
Model type Olympus Stylus XZ-10 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 III
Class Small Sensor Compact Large Sensor Compact
Released 2013-01-30 2014-05-15
Body design Compact Large Sensor Compact
Sensor Information
Chip - 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 alias filter
Aspect ratio 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9
Full resolution 3968 x 2976 5472 x 3648
Max native ISO 6400 12800
Min native ISO 100 125
RAW pictures
Autofocusing
Manual focusing
Autofocus touch
Continuous autofocus
Autofocus single
Autofocus tracking
Autofocus selectice
Autofocus center weighted
Autofocus multi area
Live view autofocus
Face detection autofocus
Contract detection autofocus
Phase detection autofocus
Total focus points 35 25
Lens
Lens mount type fixed lens fixed lens
Lens zoom range 26-130mm (5.0x) 24-70mm (2.9x)
Maximal aperture f/1.8-2.7 f/1.8-2.8
Macro focusing range 1cm 5cm
Focal length multiplier 5.8 2.7
Screen
Range of screen Fixed Type Tilting
Screen sizing 3 inch 3 inch
Resolution of screen 920 thousand dot 1,229 thousand dot
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch screen
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder None Electronic
Viewfinder resolution - 1,440 thousand dot
Viewfinder coverage - 100%
Viewfinder magnification - 0.59x
Features
Slowest shutter speed 30 seconds 30 seconds
Maximum shutter speed 1/2000 seconds 1/2000 seconds
Continuous shooting speed 5.0fps 10.0fps
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manual exposure
Exposure compensation Yes Yes
Custom white balance
Image stabilization
Built-in flash
Flash settings Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Fill-in, Wireless -
Hot shoe
AE bracketing
White balance bracketing
Maximum flash sync - 1/2000 seconds
Exposure
Multisegment
Average
Spot
Partial
AF area
Center weighted
Video features
Supported video resolutions 1920 x 1080 (30 fps, 18Mbps), 1280 x 720 (30 fps, 9Mbps) 1920 x 1080 (60p/60i/24p), 1280 x 720 (60p/30p/24p/120p), 1440 x 1080 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps)
Max video resolution 1920x1080 1920x1080
Video data 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 proofing
Dust proofing
Shock proofing
Crush proofing
Freeze proofing
Weight 221 gr (0.49 lbs) 290 gr (0.64 lbs)
Physical dimensions 102 x 61 x 34mm (4.0" x 2.4" x 1.3") 102 x 58 x 41mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.6")
DXO scores
DXO All around rating not tested 67
DXO Color Depth rating not tested 22.4
DXO Dynamic range rating not tested 12.3
DXO Low light rating not tested 495
Other
Battery life 240 shots 320 shots
Form of battery Battery Pack Battery Pack
Battery ID Li-50B NP-BX1
Self timer Yes (2 or 12 sec) Yes (2 or 10 sec, self-portrait, continuous)
Time lapse shooting With downloadable app
Storage media SD/SDHC/SDXC SD/ SDHC/SDXC, Memory Stick Pro Duo/ Pro-HG Duo
Storage slots 1 1
Pricing at launch $428 $748