Olympus TG-810 vs Sony RX100 VII

On this page, we will be matching up the Olympus TG-810 vs Sony RX100 VII, one is a Waterproof and the latter is a Large Sensor Compact by competitors Olympus and Sony. There exists a huge gap among the image resolutions of the TG-810 (14MP) and RX100 VII (20MP) and the TG-810 (1/2.3") and RX100 VII (1") have totally different sensor sizes.

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The TG-810 was introduced 9 years before the RX100 VII which is a fairly significant gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of these cameras have different body design with the Olympus TG-810 being a Compact camera and the Sony RX100 VII being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before going right into a in-depth comparison, here is a quick view of how the TG-810 scores against the RX100 VII when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus TG-810 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VII. The whole galleries are available at Olympus TG-810 Gallery and Sony RX100 VII Gallery.

For anyone who is going to travel with your camera regularly, you will want to take into account its weight and proportions. The Olympus TG-810 offers external dimensions of 100mm x 65mm x 26mm (3.9" x 2.6" x 1.0") accompanied by a weight of 215 grams (0.47 lbs) and the Sony RX100 VII has measurements of 102mm x 58mm x 43mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.7") and a weight of 302 grams (0.67 lbs).

Analyze the Olympus TG-810 vs Sony RX100 VII in the latest Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you choose at the time. Below is a front view sizing comparison of the TG-810 and the RX100 VII.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the TG-810 and RX100 VII is 92 and 88 respectively.

Quite often, it is very difficult to visualise the gap in sensor dimensions purely by seeing a spec sheet. The picture underneath might offer you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the TG-810 and RX100 VII.

As you can see, both cameras have different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The TG-810 with its smaller sensor will make shooting shallow DOF harder and the Sony RX100 VII will provide extra detail using its extra 6MP. Higher resolution will also let you crop photographs a bit more aggressively. The more aged TG-810 will be disadvantaged in sensor innovation.