Olympus TG-820 iHS vs Sony RX100 VA

Below is a detailed analysis of the Olympus TG-820 iHS and Sony RX100 VA, one being a Waterproof and the other is a Large Sensor Compact by competitors Olympus and Sony. There exists a huge gap among the sensor resolutions of the TG-820 iHS (12MP) and RX100 VA (20MP) and the TG-820 iHS (1/2.3") and RX100 VA (1") boast different sensor sizes.

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The TG-820 iHS was released 7 years before the RX100 VA and that is a fairly significant gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of these cameras feature different body design with the Olympus TG-820 iHS being a Compact camera and the Sony RX100 VA being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before getting into a more detailed comparison, here is a brief summation of how the TG-820 iHS matches up versus the RX100 VA in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus TG-820 iHS and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 V(A). The complete galleries are viewable at Olympus TG-820 iHS Gallery and Sony RX100 VA Gallery.

For anybody who is intending to lug around your camera, you will have to take into account its weight and measurements. The Olympus TG-820 iHS features outside dimensions of 101mm x 65mm x 26mm (4.0" x 2.6" x 1.0") and a weight of 206 grams (0.45 lbs) whilst the Sony RX100 VA has proportions of 102mm x 58mm x 41mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.6") accompanied by a weight of 299 grams (0.66 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary based on the lens you are employing at that moment. The following is a front view dimension comparison of the TG-820 iHS compared to the RX100 VA.

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

Sometimes, its difficult to visualize the difference in sensor measurements only by researching technical specs. The photograph here will help give you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the TG-820 iHS and RX100 VA.

As you can tell, both of these cameras come with different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The TG-820 iHS due to its smaller sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF more difficult and the Sony RX100 VA will result in extra detail as a result of its extra 8MP. Greater resolution will allow you to crop images a good deal more aggressively. The older TG-820 iHS will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor technology.