Olympus TG-310 vs Sony RX100 VI

Here is a detailed overview of the Olympus TG-310 vs Sony RX100 VI, former being a Waterproof while the latter is a Large Sensor Compact by companies Olympus and Sony. There is a sizable difference among the resolutions of the TG-310 (14MP) and RX100 VI (20MP) and the TG-310 (1/2.3") and RX100 VI (1") posses different sensor size.

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The TG-310 was announced 8 years prior to the RX100 VI and that is a fairly significant difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of the cameras have different body design with the Olympus TG-310 being a Compact camera and the Sony RX100 VI being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before going right into a full comparison, here is a concise synopsis of how the TG-310 grades vs the RX100 VI when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus TG-310 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VI. The whole galleries are viewable at Olympus TG-310 Gallery & Sony RX100 VI Gallery.

For those who are planning to carry your camera often, you have to factor in its weight and volume. The Olympus TG-310 provides outer measurements of 96mm x 63mm x 23mm (3.8" x 2.5" x 0.9") and a weight of 155 grams (0.34 lbs) while the Sony RX100 VI has sizing of 102mm x 58mm x 43mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.7") accompanied by a weight of 301 grams (0.66 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you have chosen at the time. Underneath is a front view physical size comparison of the TG-310 compared to the RX100 VI.

Using size and weight, the portability grade of the TG-310 and RX100 VI is 94 and 88 respectively.

Usually, its difficult to picture the gap in sensor sizing merely by seeing technical specs. The visual here will help give you a better sense of the sensor sizing in the TG-310 and RX100 VI.

As you have seen, both of those cameras provide different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The TG-310 having a smaller sensor is going to make achieving shallower DOF more challenging and the Sony RX100 VI will show more detail with its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also enable you to crop pictures more aggressively. The older TG-310 will be behind in sensor tech.