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Olympus TG-820 iHS vs Sony RX100 IV

Portability
92
Imaging
36
Features
37
Overall
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Olympus TG-820 iHS front
 
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 IV front
Portability
89
Imaging
52
Features
79
Overall
62

Olympus TG-820 iHS vs Sony RX100 IV Key Specs

Olympus TG-820 iHS
(Full Review)
  • 12MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 100 - 6400
  • Sensor-shift Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • 28-140mm (F3.9-5.9) lens
  • 206g - 101 x 65 x 26mm
  • Released February 2012
Sony RX100 IV
(Full Review)
  • 20MP - 1" Sensor
  • 3" Tilting Screen
  • ISO 125 - 12800 (Push to 25600)
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 3840 x 2160 video
  • 24-70mm (F1.8-2.8) lens
  • 298g - 102 x 58 x 41mm
  • Revealed June 2015
  • Previous Model is Sony RX100 III
  • Successor is Sony RX100 V
Photography Glossary

Olympus TG-820 iHS vs Sony RX100 IV Overview

Lets look much closer at the Olympus TG-820 iHS versus Sony RX100 IV, one is a Waterproof and the latter is a Large Sensor Compact by brands Olympus and Sony. There is a significant difference between the resolutions of the TG-820 iHS (12MP) and RX100 IV (20MP) and the TG-820 iHS (1/2.3") and RX100 IV (1") have different sensor sizing.

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The TG-820 iHS was unveiled 4 years prior to the RX100 IV which is quite a sizable gap as far as tech is concerned. Both of these cameras feature different body design with the Olympus TG-820 iHS being a Compact camera and the Sony RX100 IV being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before getting into a detailed comparison, here is a brief highlight of how the TG-820 iHS matches up versus the RX100 IV in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

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Reasons to pick Olympus TG-820 iHS over the Sony RX100 IV

 TG-820 iHS RX100 IV 

Reasons to pick Sony RX100 IV over the Olympus TG-820 iHS

 RX100 IV TG-820 iHS 
RevealedJune 2015February 2012Newer by 40 months
Focus manually More exact focus
Screen typeTiltingFixed Tilting screen
Screen resolution1229k1030kCrisper screen (+199k dot)
Selfie screen Take selfies

Common features in the Olympus TG-820 iHS and Sony RX100 IV

 TG-820 iHS RX100 IV 
Screen size3"3"Same screen measurement
Touch friendly screen Lack of Touch friendly screen

Olympus TG-820 iHS vs Sony RX100 IV Physical Comparison

If you're aiming to travel with your camera frequently, you will want to take into account its weight and measurements. The Olympus TG-820 iHS offers outside dimensions of 101mm x 65mm x 26mm (4.0" x 2.6" x 1.0") along with a weight of 206 grams (0.45 lbs) while the Sony RX100 IV has proportions of 102mm x 58mm x 41mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.6") with a weight of 298 grams (0.66 lbs).

Contrast the Olympus TG-820 iHS versus Sony RX100 IV in the new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool. Camera Size Comparison with Lenses

Keep in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ depending on the lens you have chosen at that time. Below is a front view dimension comparison of the TG-820 iHS vs the RX100 IV.

Olympus TG-820 iHS vs Sony RX100 IV size comparison

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability grade of the TG-820 iHS and RX100 IV is 92 and 89 respectively.

Olympus TG-820 iHS vs Sony RX100 IV top view buttons comparison

Olympus TG-820 iHS vs Sony RX100 IV Sensor Comparison

Oftentimes, it is very hard to imagine the contrast between sensor dimensions merely by looking at specs. The pic below will help give you a more clear sense of the sensor sizes in the TG-820 iHS and RX100 IV.

All in all, both of the cameras feature different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The TG-820 iHS having a tinier sensor is going to make getting shallower DOF trickier and the Sony RX100 IV will resolve more detail having an extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution will enable you to crop photographs way more aggressively. The more aged TG-820 iHS is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor innovation.

Olympus TG-820 iHS vs Sony RX100 IV sensor size comparison

Olympus TG-820 iHS vs Sony RX100 IV Screen and ViewFinder

Olympus TG-820 iHS vs Sony RX100 IV Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Olympus TG-820 iHS Portrait photography info
Sony RX100 IV Portrait photography info
27
comes with face detect autofocus
lack of manual focus
lack of manual exposure
no external flash support
low megapixels (12 megapixels)
sensor is tiny (1/2.3")
no RAW files
65
has manual focus
high flash sync (1/2,000s)
decent sensor resolution (20MP)
decent sensor size (1")
features face detect focus
supports RAW formats
external flash not possible
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Street Comparison

Olympus TG-820 iHS as a Street photography camera
Sony RX100 IV as a Street photography camera
61
image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
environment proofing
screen does not articulate
sensor is tiny (1/2.3")
no RAW files
85
tilting screen
image stabilization (Optical)
decent sensor size (1")
supports RAW formats
lighter than competition (298g)
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Sports Comparison

Olympus TG-820 iHS as a Sports photography camera
Sony RX100 IV as a Sports photography camera
34
image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
comes with tracking focus
environment proofing
slow fps (5.0 frames/s)
no shutter priority mode
low megapixels (12 megapixels)
sensor is tiny (1/2.3")
not so great battery pack (220 per charge)
no phase detect autofocus
68
silent shutter (1/32,000s)
high fps (16.0 fps)
image stabilization (Optical)
decent sensor resolution (20 megapixels)
decent sensor size (1")
features tracking focus
does not have phase detect auto focus
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Travel Comparison

Olympus TG-820 iHS Travel photography information
Sony RX100 IV Travel photography information
59
environment proofing
flash built-in
decently wide (28mm)
no Time Lapse function
not so great battery pack (220 shots)
low megapixels (12 megapixels)
does not posses selfie friendly display
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f3.9)
86
lighter than competition (298 grams)
decent sensor resolution (20MP)
built-in flash
selfie friendly display
really wide (24mm)
great maximum aperture (f1.8)
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Landscape Comparison

Olympus TG-820 iHS Landscape photography information
Sony RX100 IV Landscape photography information
38
decently wide (28mm)
screen size is good (3 inch)
image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
environment proofing
lack of manual focus
fixed lens (fixed lens mount)
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f3.9)
lack of manual exposure
low megapixels (12MP)
sensor is tiny (1/2.3")
no RAW files
not so great battery pack (220 per charge)
no Time Lapse function
74
has manual focus
really wide (24mm)
great maximum aperture (f1.8)
pretty good screen size (3 inch)
image stabilization (Optical)
decent sensor resolution (20MP)
decent sensor size (1")
supports RAW formats
lens is fixed (fixed lens mount)
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Vlogging Comparison

Olympus TG-820 iHS Vlogging factors
Sony RX100 IV Vlogging factors
33
decently wide (28mm)
image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
comes with face detect autofocus
video res high (1920 x 1080 pxls)
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f3.9)
does not posses selfie friendly display
no mic socket
81
really wide (24mm)
great maximum aperture (f1.8)
selfie friendly display
image stabilization (Optical)
features face detect focus
video resolution high (3840 x 2160 pxls)
lighter than competition (298g)
lack of microphone support
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Olympus TG-820 iHS vs Sony RX100 IV Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Olympus TG-820 iHS and Sony RX100 IV
 Olympus TG-820 iHSSony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 IV
General Information
Company Olympus Sony
Model type Olympus TG-820 iHS Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 IV
Category Waterproof Large Sensor Compact
Released 2012-02-08 2015-06-10
Physical type Compact Large Sensor Compact
Sensor Information
Processor TruePic VI 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 surface area 28.1mm² 116.2mm²
Sensor resolution 12MP 20MP
Anti alias filter
Aspect ratio - 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9
Highest Possible resolution 3968 x 2976 5472 x 3648
Maximum native ISO 6400 12800
Maximum enhanced ISO - 25600
Min native ISO 100 125
RAW photos
Min enhanced ISO - 80
Autofocusing
Focus manually
Touch focus
Continuous autofocus
Autofocus single
Tracking autofocus
Autofocus selectice
Autofocus center weighted
Autofocus multi area
Live view autofocus
Face detection focus
Contract detection focus
Phase detection focus
Total focus points - 25
Lens
Lens support fixed lens fixed lens
Lens zoom range 28-140mm (5.0x) 24-70mm (2.9x)
Largest aperture f/3.9-5.9 f/1.8-2.8
Macro focusing range 1cm 5cm
Crop factor 5.8 2.7
Screen
Screen type Fixed Type Tilting
Screen diagonal 3 inches 3 inches
Resolution of screen 1,030k dots 1,229k dots
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch screen
Screen tech HyperCrystal III TFT Color LCD -
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder None Electronic
Viewfinder resolution - 2,359k dots
Viewfinder coverage - 100 percent
Viewfinder magnification - 0.59x
Features
Min shutter speed 4 secs 30 secs
Max shutter speed 1/2000 secs 1/2000 secs
Max silent shutter speed - 1/32000 secs
Continuous shutter rate 5.0 frames/s 16.0 frames/s
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manual mode
Exposure compensation - Yes
Custom white balance
Image stabilization
Built-in flash
Flash distance 3.50 m -
Flash settings Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Fill-in -
External flash
AE bracketing
WB bracketing
Max flash synchronize - 1/2000 secs
Exposure
Multisegment
Average
Spot
Partial
AF area
Center weighted
Video features
Video resolutions 1920 x 1080 (30 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), 1280 x 720 (60p/30p/24p/120p), 1440 x 1080 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps)
Maximum video resolution 1920x1080 3840x2160
Video file format MPEG-4, H.264 MPEG-4, AVCHD, XAVC S
Microphone support
Headphone support
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 sealing
Water proofing
Dust proofing
Shock proofing
Crush proofing
Freeze proofing
Weight 206 gr (0.45 lb) 298 gr (0.66 lb)
Physical dimensions 101 x 65 x 26mm (4.0" x 2.6" x 1.0") 102 x 58 x 41mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.6")
DXO scores
DXO Overall rating not tested 70
DXO Color Depth rating not tested 22.9
DXO Dynamic range rating not tested 12.6
DXO Low light rating not tested 562
Other
Battery life 220 photographs 280 photographs
Battery style Battery Pack Battery Pack
Battery ID LI-50B NP-BX1
Self timer Yes (2 or 12 sec, pet auto shutter) Yes
Time lapse recording With downloadable app
Type of storage SD/SDHC/SDXC SD/ SDHC/SDXC, Memory Stick Pro Duo/ Pro-HG Duo
Card slots One One
Price at release $500 $898