Olympus TG-310 vs Sony RX10 IV

Its time to look a bit more in depth at the Olympus TG-310 versus Sony RX10 IV, one being a Waterproof and the latter is a Large Sensor Superzoom by companies Olympus and Sony. There is a huge difference among the sensor resolutions of the TG-310 (14MP) and RX10 IV (20MP) and the TG-310 (1/2.3") and RX10 IV (1") provide totally different sensor dimensions.

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The TG-310 was manufactured 7 years before the RX10 IV and that is a fairly significant gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Both the cameras have different body design with the Olympus TG-310 being a Compact camera and the Sony RX10 IV being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before getting straight to a more detailed comparison, here is a concise introduction of how the TG-310 scores against the RX10 IV in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus TG-310 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 IV. The entire galleries are available at Olympus TG-310 Gallery and Sony RX10 IV Gallery.

For anyone who is intending to carry your camera often, you will need to think about its weight and volume. The Olympus TG-310 enjoys physical dimensions of 96mm x 63mm x 23mm (3.8" x 2.5" x 0.9") accompanied by a weight of 155 grams (0.34 lbs) whilst the Sony RX10 IV has sizing of 133mm x 94mm x 145mm (5.2" x 3.7" x 5.7") with a weight of 1095 grams (2.41 lbs).

Look at the Olympus TG-310 versus Sony RX10 IV in the latest Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you are utilising at the time. Underneath is a front view measurements comparison of the TG-310 vs the RX10 IV.

Considering size and weight, the portability grade of the TG-310 and RX10 IV is 94 and 52 respectively.

In many cases, it is very hard to envision the gap in sensor sizing only by seeing specs. The graphic underneath will provide you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the TG-310 and RX10 IV.

As you can plainly see, both of those cameras have different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The TG-310 because of its smaller sensor will make shooting shallow depth of field trickier and the Sony RX10 IV will produce more detail due to its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also enable you to crop pictures a bit more aggressively. The older TG-310 will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor innovation.