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Olympus TG-320 vs Sony RX100 III

Portability
94
Imaging
37
Features
33
Overall
35
Olympus TG-320 front
 
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 III front
Portability
89
Imaging
51
Features
77
Overall
61

Olympus TG-320 vs Sony RX100 III Key Specs

Olympus TG-320
(Full Review)
  • 14MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 2.7" Fixed Display
  • ISO 80 - 1600
  • Sensor-shift Image Stabilization
  • 1280 x 720 video
  • 28-102mm (F3.5-5.1) lens
  • 155g - 96 x 63 x 23mm
  • Revealed January 2012
Sony RX100 III
(Full Review)
  • 20MP - 1" Sensor
  • 3" Tilting Display
  • ISO 125 - 12800
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • 24-70mm (F1.8-2.8) lens
  • 290g - 102 x 58 x 41mm
  • Released May 2014
  • Replaced the Sony RX100 II
  • Renewed by Sony RX100 IV
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Olympus TG-320 vs Sony RX100 III Overview

Lets take a deeper look at the Olympus TG-320 vs Sony RX100 III, one being a Waterproof and the other is a Large Sensor Compact by rivals Olympus and Sony. There exists a crucial gap between the resolutions of the TG-320 (14MP) and RX100 III (20MP) and the TG-320 (1/2.3") and RX100 III (1") possess totally different sensor dimensions.

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The TG-320 was launched 3 years before the RX100 III and that is quite a serious gap as far as technology is concerned. Both of the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus TG-320 being a Compact camera and the Sony RX100 III being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before we go straight into a full comparison, below is a quick introduction of how the TG-320 scores versus the RX100 III with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

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Reasons to pick Olympus TG-320 over the Sony RX100 III

 TG-320 RX100 III 

Reasons to pick Sony RX100 III over the Olympus TG-320

 RX100 III TG-320 
ReleasedMay 2014January 2012More recent by 28 months
Manual focus Very precise focusing
Display typeTiltingFixed Tilting display
Display dimension3"2.7"Larger display (+0.3")
Display resolution1229k230kCrisper display (+999k dot)
Selfie screen Easy selfies

Common features in the Olympus TG-320 and Sony RX100 III

 TG-320 RX100 III 
Touch friendly display Lacking Touch friendly display

Olympus TG-320 vs Sony RX100 III Physical Comparison

In case you're going to lug around your camera, you're going to have to consider its weight and measurements. The Olympus TG-320 provides external measurements of 96mm x 63mm x 23mm (3.8" x 2.5" x 0.9") accompanied by a weight of 155 grams (0.34 lbs) while the Sony RX100 III has proportions of 102mm x 58mm x 41mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.6") along with a weight of 290 grams (0.64 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary depending on the lens you choose at that time. The following is the front view overall size comparison of the TG-320 versus the RX100 III.

Olympus TG-320 vs Sony RX100 III size comparison

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the TG-320 and RX100 III is 94 and 89 respectively.

Olympus TG-320 vs Sony RX100 III top view buttons comparison

Olympus TG-320 vs Sony RX100 III Sensor Comparison

Quite often, it is difficult to visualise the contrast between sensor measurements purely by reading through a spec sheet. The visual underneath might give you a greater sense of the sensor sizing in the TG-320 and RX100 III.

As you can see, both the cameras have got different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The TG-320 due to its tinier sensor will make getting shallower depth of field trickier and the Sony RX100 III will give you more detail utilizing its extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution will allow you to crop images much more aggressively. The older TG-320 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor innovation.

Olympus TG-320 vs Sony RX100 III sensor size comparison

Olympus TG-320 vs Sony RX100 III Screen and ViewFinder

Olympus TG-320 vs Sony RX100 III Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Olympus TG-320 as a Portrait photography camera
Sony RX100 III as a Portrait photography camera
33
good MP (14 megapixels)
comes with face detect focus
focusing manually not possible
no manual exposure
no external flash support
sensor is tiny (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW format
64
has manual focus
great flash sync speed (1/2,000 seconds)
good MP (20 megapixels)
sensor size is nice (1")
features face detect autofocus
exports RAW formats
no external flash support
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Street Comparison

Olympus TG-320 Street photography info
Sony RX100 III Street photography info
66
has image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
weather proofing
lighter than others in class (155 grams)
screen is fixed
sensor is tiny (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW format
85
screen tilts up and down
built in image stabilization (Optical)
sensor size is nice (1")
exports RAW formats
lighter than others in class (290 grams)
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Sports Comparison

Olympus TG-320 Sports photography factors
Sony RX100 III Sports photography factors
40
has image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
good MP (14MP)
comes with tracking focus
weather proofing
continuous shooting slow (1.0 fps)
no shutter priority
sensor is tiny (1/2.3")
terrible battery power (150 CIPA)
doesn't have phase detect auto focus
65
built in image stabilization (Optical)
good MP (20MP)
sensor size is nice (1")
features tracking focus
no phase detect autofocus
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Travel Comparison

Travel photography with Olympus TG-320
Travel photography with Sony RX100 III
67
lighter than others in class (155g)
weather proofing
good MP (14MP)
has built in flash
relatively wide (28mm)
does not have Time Lapse function
terrible battery power (150 per charge)
doesn't offer selfie friendly display
sluggish maximum aperture (f3.5)
85
lighter than others in class (290g)
good MP (20MP)
flash built-in
selfie friendly display
decently wide (24mm)
very good maximum aperture (f1.8)
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Landscape Comparison

Olympus TG-320 as a Landscape photography camera
Sony RX100 III as a Landscape photography camera
39
relatively wide (28mm)
has image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
good MP (14MP)
weather proofing
focusing manually not possible
fixed lens (fixed lens mount)
sluggish maximum aperture (f3.5)
tiny screen (2.7")
no manual exposure
sensor is tiny (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW format
terrible battery power (150 shots)
does not have Time Lapse function
73
has manual focus
decently wide (24mm)
very good maximum aperture (f1.8)
nice screen size (3 inches)
built in image stabilization (Optical)
good MP (20MP)
sensor size is nice (1")
exports RAW formats
lens is fixed (fixed lens mount)
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Vlogging Comparison

Vlogging with Olympus TG-320
Vlogging with Sony RX100 III
32
relatively wide (28mm)
has image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
comes with face detect focus
lighter than others in class (155g)
sluggish maximum aperture (f3.5)
doesn't offer selfie friendly display
video resolution low (1280 x 720 resolution)
does not have mic socket
80
decently wide (24mm)
very good maximum aperture (f1.8)
selfie friendly display
built in image stabilization (Optical)
features face detect autofocus
great video quality (1920 x 1080 resolution)
lighter than others in class (290g)
does not have microphone port
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Olympus TG-320 vs Sony RX100 III Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Olympus TG-320 and Sony RX100 III
 Olympus TG-320Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 III
General Information
Brand Name Olympus Sony
Model type Olympus TG-320 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 III
Class Waterproof Large Sensor Compact
Revealed 2012-01-10 2014-05-15
Body design Compact Large Sensor Compact
Sensor Information
Processor TruePic III+ Bionz X
Sensor type CCD BSI-CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.3" 1"
Sensor measurements 6.17 x 4.55mm 13.2 x 8.8mm
Sensor area 28.1mm² 116.2mm²
Sensor resolution 14MP 20MP
Anti alias filter
Aspect ratio - 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9
Highest resolution 4288 x 3216 5472 x 3648
Highest native ISO 1600 12800
Lowest native ISO 80 125
RAW files
Autofocusing
Manual focusing
Touch to focus
Autofocus continuous
Autofocus single
Tracking autofocus
Selective autofocus
Center weighted autofocus
Multi area autofocus
Autofocus live view
Face detect focus
Contract detect focus
Phase detect focus
Total focus points - 25
Cross type focus points - -
Lens
Lens mount type fixed lens fixed lens
Lens zoom range 28-102mm (3.6x) 24-70mm (2.9x)
Max aperture f/3.5-5.1 f/1.8-2.8
Macro focusing range 3cm 5cm
Crop factor 5.8 2.7
Screen
Display type Fixed Type Tilting
Display sizing 2.7 inch 3 inch
Display resolution 230k dot 1,229k dot
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch operation
Display tech TFT Color LCD -
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder type None Electronic
Viewfinder resolution - 1,440k dot
Viewfinder coverage - 100 percent
Viewfinder magnification - 0.59x
Features
Lowest shutter speed 4 secs 30 secs
Highest shutter speed 1/2000 secs 1/2000 secs
Continuous shooting speed 1.0fps 10.0fps
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manual exposure
Exposure compensation - Yes
Change white balance
Image stabilization
Inbuilt flash
Flash distance 5.80 m -
Flash settings Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Fill-in -
External flash
AEB
White balance bracketing
Highest flash sync - 1/2000 secs
Exposure
Multisegment metering
Average metering
Spot metering
Partial metering
AF area metering
Center weighted metering
Video features
Supported video resolutions 1280 x 720 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps), 320 x 180 (30fps) 1920 x 1080 (60p/60i/24p), 1280 x 720 (60p/30p/24p/120p), 1440 x 1080 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps)
Highest video resolution 1280x720 1920x1080
Video data format MPEG-4, H.264 MPEG-4, AVCHD, XAVC S
Microphone jack
Headphone jack
Connectivity
Wireless None Built-In
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environment seal
Water proofing
Dust proofing
Shock proofing
Crush proofing
Freeze proofing
Weight 155 grams (0.34 pounds) 290 grams (0.64 pounds)
Dimensions 96 x 63 x 23mm (3.8" x 2.5" x 0.9") 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 150 pictures 320 pictures
Form of battery Battery Pack Battery Pack
Battery ID LI-42B NP-BX1
Self timer Yes (2 or 12 sec, pet auto shutter) 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 One One
Retail price $0 $748