Olympus TG-820 iHS vs Sony RX10 III

Here is a comprehensive analysis of the Olympus TG-820 iHS versus Sony RX10 III, one being a Waterproof and the latter is a Large Sensor Superzoom by rivals Olympus and Sony. There exists a huge gap among the sensor resolutions of the TG-820 iHS (12MP) and RX10 III (20MP) and the TG-820 iHS (1/2.3") and RX10 III (1") use different sensor dimensions.

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The TG-820 iHS was unveiled 5 years earlier than the RX10 III and that is a fairly significant gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Olympus TG-820 iHS being a Compact camera and the Sony RX10 III being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before diving straight into a complete comparison, below is a short summation of how the TG-820 iHS scores vs the RX10 III when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Here is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus TG-820 iHS and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 III. The full galleries are viewable at Olympus TG-820 iHS Gallery and Sony RX10 III Gallery.

For anybody who is going to carry your camera often, you are going to need to factor its weight and size. The Olympus TG-820 iHS offers outside measurements of 101mm x 65mm x 26mm (4.0" x 2.6" x 1.0") with a weight of 206 grams (0.45 lbs) and the Sony RX10 III has specifications of 133mm x 94mm x 127mm (5.2" x 3.7" x 5.0") with a weight of 1051 grams (2.32 lbs).

Check out the Olympus TG-820 iHS versus Sony RX10 III in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Do not forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ depending on the lens you have attached at that moment. Underneath is the front view size comparison of the TG-820 iHS compared to the RX10 III.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the TG-820 iHS and RX10 III is 92 and 53 respectively.

More often than not, it is difficult to visualize the difference in sensor sizing only by going through specs. The visual underneath may give you a far better sense of the sensor sizing in the TG-820 iHS and RX10 III.

As you can plainly see, each of these cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The TG-820 iHS with its smaller sensor is going to make getting shallow depth of field tougher and the Sony RX10 III will show extra detail having an extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop pictures somewhat more aggressively. The older TG-820 iHS will be behind in sensor tech.