Olympus TG-310 vs Sony RX100 II

Below is a complete analysis of the Olympus TG-310 versus Sony RX100 II, one being a Waterproof and the other is a Large Sensor Compact by rivals Olympus and Sony. There is a sizeable difference between the resolutions of the TG-310 (14MP) and RX100 II (20MP) and the TG-310 (1/2.3") and RX100 II (1") enjoy different sensor size.

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The TG-310 was announced 3 years earlier than the RX100 II and that is quite a large gap as far as tech is concerned. Both the cameras offer different body type with the Olympus TG-310 being a Compact camera and the Sony RX100 II being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before going straight into a more detailed comparison, below is a short summation of how the TG-310 grades vs the RX100 II in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus TG-310 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 II. The whole galleries are viewable at Olympus TG-310 Gallery and Sony RX100 II Gallery.

If you are aiming to lug around your camera often, you'll have to factor its weight and volume. The Olympus TG-310 features outside dimensions of 96mm x 63mm x 23mm (3.8" x 2.5" x 0.9") along with a weight of 155 grams (0.34 lbs) whilst the Sony RX100 II has sizing of 102mm x 58mm x 38mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.5") along with a weight of 281 grams (0.62 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ based on the lens you have chosen at that time. Below is the front view dimensions comparison of the TG-310 vs the RX100 II.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability grade of the TG-310 and RX100 II is 94 and 89 respectively.

Generally, it can be tough to picture the difference between sensor measurements simply by looking at specs. The visual here may give you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the TG-310 and RX100 II.

As you can plainly see, both cameras offer different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The TG-310 using its tinier sensor is going to make achieving bokeh more difficult and the Sony RX100 II will give you extra detail with its extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop photos a little more aggressively. The older TG-310 is going to be behind in sensor technology.