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Olympus TG-810 vs Sony RX10

Portability
92
Imaging
37
Features
37
Overall
37
Olympus TG-810 front
 
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 front
Portability
58
Imaging
51
Features
76
Overall
61

Olympus TG-810 vs Sony RX10 Key Specs

Olympus TG-810
(Full Review)
  • 14MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 80 - 1600
  • Sensor-shift Image Stabilization
  • 1280 x 720 video
  • 28-140mm (F3.9-5.9) lens
  • 215g - 100 x 65 x 26mm
  • Introduced August 2011
Sony RX10
(Full Review)
  • 20MP - 1" Sensor
  • 3" Tilting Screen
  • ISO 125 - 12800 (Raise to 25600)
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • 24-200mm (F2.8) lens
  • 813g - 129 x 88 x 102mm
  • Revealed March 2014
  • Refreshed by Sony RX10 II
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Olympus TG-810 vs Sony RX10 Overview

Following is a extensive overview of the Olympus TG-810 versus Sony RX10, one is a Waterproof and the latter is a Large Sensor Superzoom by manufacturers Olympus and Sony. There exists a crucial gap between the resolutions of the TG-810 (14MP) and RX10 (20MP) and the TG-810 (1/2.3") and RX10 (1") enjoy different sensor size.

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The TG-810 was unveiled 3 years before the RX10 which is quite a serious gap as far as technology is concerned. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus TG-810 being a Compact camera and the Sony RX10 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before diving straight into a thorough comparison, below is a quick view of how the TG-810 scores vs the RX10 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

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Reasons to pick Olympus TG-810 over the Sony RX10

 TG-810 RX10 

Reasons to pick Sony RX10 over the Olympus TG-810

 RX10 TG-810 
RevealedMarch 2014August 2011More modern by 31 months
Focus manually More exact focus
Screen typeTiltingFixed Tilting screen
Screen resolution1290k920kClearer screen (+370k dot)

Common features in the Olympus TG-810 and Sony RX10

 TG-810 RX10 
Screen dimension3"3"Identical screen size
Selfie screen Absent selfie screen
Touch friendly screen Absent Touch friendly screen

Olympus TG-810 vs Sony RX10 Physical Comparison

In case you're going to carry around your camera frequently, you're going to have to think about its weight and size. The Olympus TG-810 has outside dimensions of 100mm x 65mm x 26mm (3.9" x 2.6" x 1.0") having a weight of 215 grams (0.47 lbs) while the Sony RX10 has specifications of 129mm x 88mm x 102mm (5.1" x 3.5" x 4.0") having a weight of 813 grams (1.79 lbs).

Take a look at the Olympus TG-810 versus Sony RX10 in the all new Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool. Camera Size Comparison with Lenses

Do not forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary dependant on the lens you are utilizing at the time. Here is the front view measurements comparison of the TG-810 compared to the RX10.

Olympus TG-810 vs Sony RX10 size comparison

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability score of the TG-810 and RX10 is 92 and 58 respectively.

Olympus TG-810 vs Sony RX10 top view buttons comparison

Olympus TG-810 vs Sony RX10 Sensor Comparison

Quite often, it is hard to picture the contrast between sensor sizes merely by reviewing specs. The pic underneath might give you a better sense of the sensor dimensions in the TG-810 and RX10.

All in all, both the cameras have got different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The TG-810 having a tinier sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field tougher and the Sony RX10 will deliver greater detail having an extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution will let you crop photographs much more aggressively. The more aged TG-810 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor technology.

Olympus TG-810 vs Sony RX10 sensor size comparison

Olympus TG-810 vs Sony RX10 Screen and ViewFinder

Olympus TG-810 vs Sony RX10 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Olympus TG-810 as a Portrait photography camera
Sony RX10 as a Portrait photography camera
33
resolution is good (14MP)
comes with face detection focus
no manual focus
no manual control
can't use external flash
sensor is small (1/2.3")
has no RAW files
70
focusing manually
decent sensor resolution (20 megapixels)
decent sensor size (1")
includes face detect autofocus
exports RAW files
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Street Comparison

Olympus TG-810 as a Street photography camera
Sony RX10 as a Street photography camera
61
has image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
environment proof
no articulating screen
sensor is small (1/2.3")
has no RAW files
72
screen tilts up and down
has image stabilization (Optical)
decent sensor size (1")
exports RAW files
weather proofing
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Sports Comparison

Sports photography with Olympus TG-810
Sports photography with Sony RX10
40
has image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
resolution is good (14 megapixels)
comes with tracking autofocus
environment proof
very slow continuous shooting (1.0 fps)
lack of shutter priority mode
sensor is small (1/2.3")
bad battery (220 shots)
has no phase detect auto focus
67
has image stabilization (Optical)
decent sensor resolution (20 megapixels)
decent sensor size (1")
weather proofing
better than average battery power (420 shots)
doesn't have phase detect autofocus
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Travel Comparison

Olympus TG-810 Travel photography info
Sony RX10 Travel photography info
64
environment proof
resolution is good (14 megapixels)
flash built-in
relatively wide (28mm)
doesn't have Timelapse function
bad battery (220 shots)
doesn't have a selfie friendly display
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f3.9)
58
better than average battery power (420 CIPA)
weather proofing
decent sensor resolution (20MP)
has built in flash
rather wide (24mm)
lack of Timelapse recording
screen isn't selfie friendly
sluggish max aperture (f2.8)
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Landscape Comparison

Olympus TG-810 Landscape photography information
Sony RX10 Landscape photography information
43
relatively wide (28mm)
screen is a good size (3 inches)
has image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
resolution is good (14 megapixels)
environment proof
no manual focus
fixed lens (fixed lens mount)
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f3.9)
no manual control
sensor is small (1/2.3")
has no RAW files
bad battery (220 shots)
doesn't have Timelapse function
63
focusing manually
rather wide (24mm)
nice screen size (3 inch)
has image stabilization (Optical)
decent sensor resolution (20MP)
decent sensor size (1")
exports RAW files
weather proofing
better than average battery power (420 shots)
cannot change lenses (fixed lens mount)
sluggish max aperture (f2.8)
lack of Timelapse recording
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Vlogging Comparison

Olympus TG-810 Vlogging info
Sony RX10 Vlogging info
30
relatively wide (28mm)
has image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
comes with face detection focus
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f3.9)
doesn't have a selfie friendly display
low video resolution (1280 x 720 pxls)
doesn't have external microphone support
30
rather wide (24mm)
has image stabilization (Optical)
includes face detect autofocus
high video quality (1920 x 1080 resolution)
includes microphone support
sluggish max aperture (f2.8)
screen isn't selfie friendly
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Olympus TG-810 vs Sony RX10 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Olympus TG-810 and Sony RX10
 Olympus TG-810Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10
General Information
Brand Name Olympus Sony
Model Olympus TG-810 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10
Category Waterproof Large Sensor Superzoom
Introduced 2011-08-16 2014-03-20
Physical type Compact SLR-like (bridge)
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 surface area 28.1mm² 116.2mm²
Sensor resolution 14 megapixel 20 megapixel
Anti aliasing filter
Aspect ratio 4:3 and 16:9 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9
Full resolution 4288 x 3216 5472 x 3648
Max native ISO 1600 12800
Max boosted ISO - 25600
Min native ISO 80 125
RAW data
Min boosted ISO - 80
Autofocusing
Focus manually
Touch to focus
AF continuous
Single AF
Tracking AF
AF selectice
Center weighted AF
Multi area AF
Live view AF
Face detection AF
Contract detection AF
Phase detection AF
Number of focus points - 25
Cross focus points - -
Lens
Lens mounting type fixed lens fixed lens
Lens focal range 28-140mm (5.0x) 24-200mm (8.3x)
Highest aperture f/3.9-5.9 f/2.8
Macro focus distance 3cm -
Crop factor 5.8 2.7
Screen
Screen type Fixed Type Tilting
Screen size 3" 3"
Resolution of screen 920 thousand dots 1,290 thousand dots
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch capability
Screen tech TFT Hypercrystal III Color LCD WhiteMagic
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder type None Electronic
Viewfinder resolution - 1,440 thousand dots
Viewfinder coverage - 100%
Viewfinder magnification - 0.7x
Features
Lowest shutter speed 4 secs 30 secs
Highest shutter speed 1/2000 secs 1/3200 secs
Continuous shooting rate 1.0 frames per sec 10.0 frames per sec
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manually set exposure
Exposure compensation - Yes
Custom WB
Image stabilization
Built-in flash
Flash range 4.20 m 10.20 m
Flash modes Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Fill-in Auto, fill-flash, slow sync, rear sync, off
External flash
AE bracketing
WB bracketing
Exposure
Multisegment metering
Average metering
Spot metering
Partial metering
AF area metering
Center weighted metering
Video features
Video resolutions 1280 x 720 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps), 320 x 180 (30fps) 1920 x 1080 (60p, 60i, 24p) ,1440 x 1080 (30p), 640 x 480 (30p)
Max video resolution 1280x720 1920x1080
Video format MPEG-4, H.264 MPEG-4, AVCHD
Microphone support
Headphone support
Connectivity
Wireless Eye-Fi Connected Built-In
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS BuiltIn None
Physical
Environment sealing
Water proof
Dust proof
Shock proof
Crush proof
Freeze proof
Weight 215g (0.47 lbs) 813g (1.79 lbs)
Dimensions 100 x 65 x 26mm (3.9" x 2.6" x 1.0") 129 x 88 x 102mm (5.1" x 3.5" x 4.0")
DXO scores
DXO All around score not tested 69
DXO Color Depth score not tested 22.9
DXO Dynamic range score not tested 12.6
DXO Low light score not tested 474
Other
Battery life 220 photographs 420 photographs
Battery style Battery Pack Battery Pack
Battery model LI-50B NP-FW50
Self timer Yes (2 or 12 sec) 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
Card slots 1 1
Launch pricing $428 $698