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Olympus TG-630 iHS vs Sony RX10 II

Portability
94
Imaging
36
Features
34
Overall
35
Olympus TG-630 iHS front
 
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 II front
Portability
58
Imaging
52
Features
77
Overall
62

Olympus TG-630 iHS vs Sony RX10 II Key Specs

Olympus TG-630 iHS
(Full Review)
  • 12MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Display
  • ISO 100 - 6400
  • Sensor-shift Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • 28-140mm (F3.9-5.9) lens
  • 167g - 98 x 66 x 22mm
  • Introduced January 2013
Sony RX10 II
(Full Review)
  • 20MP - 1" Sensor
  • 3" Tilting Screen
  • ISO 125 - 12800 (Increase to 25600)
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 3840 x 2160 video
  • 24-200mm (F2.8) lens
  • 813g - 129 x 88 x 102mm
  • Announced June 2015
  • Earlier Model is Sony RX10
  • Updated by Sony RX10 III
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Olympus TG-630 iHS vs Sony RX10 II Overview

Below is a detailed comparison of the Olympus TG-630 iHS versus Sony RX10 II, former being a Waterproof while the latter is a Large Sensor Superzoom by rivals Olympus and Sony. There is a large difference between the sensor resolutions of the TG-630 iHS (12MP) and RX10 II (20MP) and the TG-630 iHS (1/2.3") and RX10 II (1") possess different sensor sizes.

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The TG-630 iHS was unveiled 3 years earlier than the RX10 II and that is quite a serious difference as far as tech is concerned. Each of the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus TG-630 iHS being a Compact camera and the Sony RX10 II being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before diving in to a in-depth comparison, below is a brief view of how the TG-630 iHS grades against the RX10 II in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

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Reasons to pick Olympus TG-630 iHS over the Sony RX10 II

 TG-630 iHS RX10 II 

Reasons to pick Sony RX10 II over the Olympus TG-630 iHS

 RX10 II TG-630 iHS 
AnnouncedJune 2015January 2013More recent by 29 months
Focus manually More precise focus
Screen typeTiltingFixed Tilting screen
Screen resolution1229k460kClearer screen (+769k dot)

Common features in the Olympus TG-630 iHS and Sony RX10 II

 TG-630 iHS RX10 II 
Screen dimension3"3"Identical screen dimensions
Selfie screen Lacking selfie screen
Touch screen Neither provides Touch screen

Olympus TG-630 iHS vs Sony RX10 II Physical Comparison

In case you're looking to lug around your camera frequently, you're going to have to take into account its weight and size. The Olympus TG-630 iHS provides exterior dimensions of 98mm x 66mm x 22mm (3.9" x 2.6" x 0.9") and a weight of 167 grams (0.37 lbs) and the Sony RX10 II has specifications of 129mm x 88mm x 102mm (5.1" x 3.5" x 4.0") and a weight of 813 grams (1.79 lbs).

Examine the Olympus TG-630 iHS versus Sony RX10 II in our newest Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool. Camera Size Comparison with Lenses

Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you have attached at that time. Following is the front view dimension comparison of the TG-630 iHS vs the RX10 II.

Olympus TG-630 iHS vs Sony RX10 II size comparison

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability score of the TG-630 iHS and RX10 II is 94 and 58 respectively.

Olympus TG-630 iHS vs Sony RX10 II top view buttons comparison

Olympus TG-630 iHS vs Sony RX10 II Sensor Comparison

Generally, it can be hard to visualize the gap between sensor measurements purely by looking at specifications. The visual below should give you a better sense of the sensor sizes in the TG-630 iHS and RX10 II.

Plainly, each of these cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The TG-630 iHS having a tinier sensor is going to make achieving shallower DOF trickier and the Sony RX10 II will give greater detail having an extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also enable you to crop shots somewhat more aggressively. The older TG-630 iHS is going to be behind in sensor innovation.

Olympus TG-630 iHS vs Sony RX10 II sensor size comparison

Olympus TG-630 iHS vs Sony RX10 II Screen and ViewFinder

Olympus TG-630 iHS vs Sony RX10 II Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Portrait photography with Olympus TG-630 iHS
Portrait photography with Sony RX10 II
27
has face detection focusing
focusing manually not possible
no manual control
cannot use external flash
low resolution sensor (12MP)
tiny sensor size (1/2.3")
lack of RAW files
71
you can focus manually
MP count good (20 megapixels)
sensor size is nice (1")
has face detection focusing
exports RAW formats
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Street Comparison

Olympus TG-630 iHS Street photography advice
Sony RX10 II Street photography advice
62
image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
weather proof
no moving screen
tiny sensor size (1/2.3")
lack of RAW files
72
tilting screen
image stabilization (Optical)
sensor size is nice (1")
exports RAW formats
weather proof
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Sports Comparison

Olympus TG-630 iHS Sports photography information
Sony RX10 II Sports photography information
34
image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
has tracking autofocus
weather proof
slow continuous shooting (5.0 fps)
no shutter priority
low resolution sensor (12MP)
tiny sensor size (1/2.3")
not so great battery (220 shots)
lack of phase detect AF
68
quiet mode (1/32,000 seconds)
image stabilization (Optical)
MP count good (20 megapixels)
sensor size is nice (1")
has tracking autofocus
weather proof
lack of phase detect AF
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Travel Comparison

Olympus TG-630 iHS as a Travel photography camera
Sony RX10 II as a Travel photography camera
59
weather proof
flash built-in
rather wide (28mm)
doesn't have Time Lapse mode
not so great battery (220 CIPA)
low resolution sensor (12MP)
screen isn't selfie friendly
slow maximum aperture (f3.9)
56
weather proof
MP count good (20 megapixels)
flash built-in
quite wide (24mm)
lack of Timelapse recording
display is not selfie friendly
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f2.8)
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Landscape Comparison

Olympus TG-630 iHS Landscape photography info
Sony RX10 II Landscape photography info
39
rather wide (28mm)
decent sized screen (3")
image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
weather proof
focusing manually not possible
fixed lens (fixed lens mount)
slow maximum aperture (f3.9)
no manual control
low resolution sensor (12MP)
tiny sensor size (1/2.3")
lack of RAW files
not so great battery (220 per charge)
doesn't have Time Lapse mode
62
you can focus manually
quite wide (24mm)
nice screen size (3")
image stabilization (Optical)
MP count good (20 megapixels)
sensor size is nice (1")
exports RAW formats
weather proof
fixed lens (fixed lens mount)
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f2.8)
lack of Timelapse recording
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Vlogging Comparison

Olympus TG-630 iHS Vlogging advice
Sony RX10 II Vlogging advice
33
rather wide (28mm)
image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
has face detection focusing
high quality video (1920 x 1080 pixels)
slow maximum aperture (f3.9)
screen isn't selfie friendly
doesn't have external mic jack
31
quite wide (24mm)
image stabilization (Optical)
has face detection focusing
high quality video (3840 x 2160 resolution)
does have external microphone jack
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f2.8)
display is not selfie friendly
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Olympus TG-630 iHS vs Sony RX10 II Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Olympus TG-630 iHS and Sony RX10 II
 Olympus TG-630 iHSSony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 II
General Information
Brand Name Olympus Sony
Model type Olympus TG-630 iHS Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 II
Class Waterproof Large Sensor Superzoom
Introduced 2013-01-08 2015-06-10
Body design Compact SLR-like (bridge)
Sensor Information
Chip - Bionz X
Sensor type CMOS 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 12 megapixel 20 megapixel
Anti alias filter
Aspect ratio 4:3 and 16:9 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9
Highest resolution 3968 x 2976 5472 x 3648
Highest native ISO 6400 12800
Highest boosted ISO - 25600
Min native ISO 100 125
RAW data
Min boosted ISO - 64
Autofocusing
Focus manually
Touch to focus
AF continuous
AF single
Tracking AF
Selective AF
AF center weighted
Multi area AF
AF live view
Face detect focusing
Contract detect focusing
Phase detect focusing
Total focus points - 25
Cross type focus points - -
Lens
Lens support fixed lens fixed lens
Lens zoom range 28-140mm (5.0x) 24-200mm (8.3x)
Max aperture f/3.9-5.9 f/2.8
Macro focusing range 1cm 3cm
Crop factor 5.8 2.7
Screen
Range of display Fixed Type Tilting
Display diagonal 3 inches 3 inches
Resolution of display 460 thousand dot 1,229 thousand dot
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch capability
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder type None Electronic
Viewfinder resolution - 2,359 thousand dot
Viewfinder coverage - 100%
Viewfinder magnification - 0.7x
Features
Lowest shutter speed 4 seconds 30 seconds
Highest shutter speed 1/2000 seconds 1/2000 seconds
Highest quiet shutter speed - 1/32000 seconds
Continuous shooting speed 5.0 frames per second 14.0 frames per second
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manually set exposure
Exposure compensation - Yes
Set WB
Image stabilization
Built-in flash
Flash distance - 10.20 m
Flash settings Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Fill-in Auto, fill-flash, slow sync, rear sync, off
External flash
AEB
WB bracketing
Exposure
Multisegment exposure
Average exposure
Spot exposure
Partial exposure
AF area exposure
Center weighted exposure
Video features
Video resolutions 1920 x 1080 (60 fps), 1280 x 720 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps), 320 x 180 (30fps) 3840 x 2160 (30p, 25p, 24p), 1920 x 1080 (60p, 60i, 24p) ,1440 x 1080 (30p), 640 x 480 (30p)
Highest video resolution 1920x1080 3840x2160
Video file format MPEG-4, H.264 MPEG-4, AVCHD, XAVC S
Microphone input
Headphone input
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 167g (0.37 lbs) 813g (1.79 lbs)
Dimensions 98 x 66 x 22mm (3.9" x 2.6" x 0.9") 129 x 88 x 102mm (5.1" x 3.5" x 4.0")
DXO scores
DXO All around rating not tested 70
DXO Color Depth rating not tested 23.0
DXO Dynamic range rating not tested 12.6
DXO Low light rating not tested 531
Other
Battery life 220 shots 400 shots
Type of battery Battery Pack Battery Pack
Battery ID LI-50B NP-FW50
Self timer Yes (2 or 12 sec, pet auto shutter) Yes (2 or 10 sec, continuous)
Time lapse shooting
Type of storage SD/SDHC/SDXC SD/SDHC/SDXC, Memory Stick Duo/Pro Duo/Pro-HG Duo
Storage slots Single Single
Pricing at launch $200 $998