Olympus TG-320 vs Sony RX1R

Its time to take a deeper look at the Olympus TG-320 versus Sony RX1R, one is a Waterproof and the latter is a Large Sensor Compact by companies Olympus and Sony. There is a sizeable difference among the sensor resolutions of the TG-320 (14MP) and RX1R (24MP) and the TG-320 (1/2.3") and RX1R (Full frame) enjoy different sensor size.

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The TG-320 was announced 17 months prior to the RX1R which makes the cameras a generation away from each other. Each of the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus TG-320 being a Compact camera and the Sony RX1R being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before delving through a full comparison, below is a brief overview of how the TG-320 matches up vs the RX1R with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus TG-320 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX1R. The whole galleries are viewable at Olympus TG-320 Gallery and Sony RX1R Gallery.

If you are aiming to carry around your camera often, you'll need to factor in its weight and measurements. The Olympus TG-320 enjoys outer measurements of 96mm x 63mm x 23mm (3.8" x 2.5" x 0.9") along with a weight of 155 grams (0.34 lbs) and the Sony RX1R has proportions of 113mm x 65mm x 70mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 2.8") along with a weight of 482 grams (1.06 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you are using at that moment. The following is the front view over all size comparison of the TG-320 against the RX1R.

Looking at size and weight, the portability score of the TG-320 and RX1R is 94 and 79 respectively.

Oftentimes, its difficult to imagine the contrast in sensor sizes just by viewing a spec sheet. The picture here might provide you a more clear sense of the sensor sizing in the TG-320 and RX1R.

As you can see, both cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The TG-320 using its smaller sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field more challenging and the Sony RX1R will result in more detail with its extra 10MP. Higher resolution can also allow you to crop photographs much more aggressively. The more aged TG-320 will be behind with regard to sensor technology.