Olympus XZ-10 vs Sony WX80

Here, we are looking at the Olympus XZ-10 and Sony WX80, both Small Sensor Compact digital cameras by competitors Olympus and Sony. There exists a noticeable gap between the image resolutions of the XZ-10 (12MP) and WX80 (16MP) but both cameras posses the identical sensor sizing (1/2.3").

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The XZ-10 was announced at a similar time to the WX80 which means that they are both of a similar age. Both the cameras feature the same body design (Compact).

Before getting right into a more detailed comparison, here is a quick highlight of how the XZ-10 matches up versus the WX80 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus Stylus XZ-10 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX80. The whole galleries are provided at Olympus XZ-10 Gallery & Sony WX80 Gallery.

For anyone who is going to lug around your camera often, you will want to think about its weight and proportions. The Olympus XZ-10 offers exterior measurements of 102mm x 61mm x 34mm (4.0" x 2.4" x 1.3") having a weight of 221 grams (0.49 lbs) and the Sony WX80 has measurements of 92mm x 52mm x 22mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.9") having a weight of 124 grams (0.27 lbs).

Check out the Olympus XZ-10 and Sony WX80 in our completely new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember that, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are employing at the time. Following is a front view physical size comparison of the XZ-10 compared to the WX80.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability score of the XZ-10 and WX80 is 91 and 96 respectively.

More often than not, it's difficult to picture the contrast between sensor measurements purely by checking specs. The graphic underneath will give you a more clear sense of the sensor sizing in the XZ-10 and WX80.

All in all, both of these cameras feature the identical sensor size but different megapixels. You can anticipate the Sony WX80 to give you more detail with its extra 4MP. Greater resolution can also make it easier to crop pics way more aggressively.