Olympus TG-630 iHS vs Sony RX100 II

Here, we are matching up the Olympus TG-630 iHS vs Sony RX100 II, one being a Waterproof and the other is a Large Sensor Compact by companies Olympus and Sony. There exists a huge gap between the sensor resolutions of the TG-630 iHS (12MP) and RX100 II (20MP) and the TG-630 iHS (1/2.3") and RX100 II (1") offer different sensor size.

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The TG-630 iHS was manufactured 5 months earlier than the RX100 II and they are both of a similar generation. Each of the cameras feature different body design with the Olympus TG-630 iHS being a Compact camera and the Sony RX100 II being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before we go into a full comparison, here is a quick summary of how the TG-630 iHS scores versus the RX100 II with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus TG-630 iHS and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 II. The entire galleries are available at Olympus TG-630 iHS Gallery and Sony RX100 II Gallery.

For anyone who is planning to lug around your camera regularly, you will have to think about its weight and proportions. The Olympus TG-630 iHS offers external dimensions of 98mm x 66mm x 22mm (3.9" x 2.6" x 0.9") and a weight of 167 grams (0.37 lbs) while the Sony RX100 II has measurements of 102mm x 58mm x 38mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.5") along with a weight of 281 grams (0.62 lbs).

Contrast the Olympus TG-630 iHS vs Sony RX100 II in the new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Don't forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you are utilising at the time. The following is a front view scale comparison of the TG-630 iHS vs the RX100 II.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the TG-630 iHS and RX100 II is 94 and 89 respectively.

Quite often, it's hard to picture the contrast between sensor measurements just by looking at a spec sheet. The graphic below will help provide you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the TG-630 iHS and RX100 II.

As you can see, both of these cameras come with different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The TG-630 iHS because of its tinier sensor is going to make shooting bokeh trickier and the Sony RX100 II will resolve more detail due to its extra 8MP. Greater resolution will enable you to crop images a good deal more aggressively.