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Olympus TG-4 vs Sony RX10 IV

Portability
90
Imaging
41
Features
51
Overall
45
Olympus Tough TG-4 front
 
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 IV front
Portability
52
Imaging
54
Features
82
Overall
65

Olympus TG-4 vs Sony RX10 IV Key Specs

Olympus TG-4
(Full Review)
  • 16MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 100 - 6400
  • Sensor-shift Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • 25-100mm (F2.0-4.9) lens
  • 247g - 112 x 66 x 31mm
  • Released April 2015
  • Succeeded the Olympus TG-3
  • Refreshed by Olympus TG-5
Sony RX10 IV
(Full Review)
  • 20MP - 1" Sensor
  • 3" Tilting Display
  • ISO 125 - 12800 (Boost to 25600)
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 3840 x 2160 video
  • 24-600mm (F2.4-4.0) lens
  • 1095g - 133 x 94 x 145mm
  • Introduced September 2017
  • Replaced the Sony RX10 III
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Olympus TG-4 vs Sony RX10 IV Overview

Let's take a deeper look at the Olympus TG-4 versus Sony RX10 IV, one being a Waterproof and the other is a Large Sensor Superzoom by rivals Olympus and Sony. The image resolution of the TG-4 (16MP) and the RX10 IV (20MP) is fairly close but the TG-4 (1/2.3") and RX10 IV (1") use different sensor measurements.

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The TG-4 was released 3 years before the RX10 IV and that is a fairly sizable gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Both cameras offer different body type with the Olympus TG-4 being a Compact camera and the Sony RX10 IV being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before delving in to a in-depth comparison, below is a brief summation of how the TG-4 scores versus the RX10 IV for portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

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Reasons to pick Olympus TG-4 over the Sony RX10 IV

 TG-4 RX10 IV 

Reasons to pick Sony RX10 IV over the Olympus TG-4

 RX10 IV TG-4 
IntroducedSeptember 2017April 2015More recent by 29 months
Display typeTiltingFixed Tilting display
Display resolution1440k460kCrisper display (+980k dot)
Touch display Easily navigate

Common features in the Olympus TG-4 and Sony RX10 IV

 TG-4 RX10 IV 
Focus manually Very exact focusing
Display sizing3"3"Equivalent display measurements
Selfie screen Lacking selfie screen

Olympus TG-4 vs Sony RX10 IV Physical Comparison

For anybody who is looking to lug around your camera, you're going to have to take into account its weight and size. The Olympus TG-4 has got outer measurements of 112mm x 66mm x 31mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 1.2") having a weight of 247 grams (0.54 lbs) while the Sony RX10 IV has specifications of 133mm x 94mm x 145mm (5.2" x 3.7" x 5.7") and a weight of 1095 grams (2.41 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you are using at the time. The following is the front view size comparison of the TG-4 compared to the RX10 IV.

Olympus TG-4 vs Sony RX10 IV size comparison

Considering size and weight, the portability grade of the TG-4 and RX10 IV is 90 and 52 respectively.

Olympus TG-4 vs Sony RX10 IV top view buttons comparison

Olympus TG-4 vs Sony RX10 IV Sensor Comparison

Often, it's tough to picture the gap in sensor measurements purely by viewing specifications. The visual underneath will help provide you a more clear sense of the sensor sizing in the TG-4 and RX10 IV.

Plainly, both of these cameras offer different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The TG-4 because of its smaller sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF more difficult and the Sony RX10 IV will render more detail as a result of its extra 4MP. Greater resolution can also make it easier to crop pics a little more aggressively. The older TG-4 will be disadvantaged in sensor tech.

Olympus TG-4 vs Sony RX10 IV sensor size comparison

Olympus TG-4 vs Sony RX10 IV Screen and ViewFinder

Olympus TG-4 vs Sony RX10 IV Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Olympus TG-4 Portrait photography features
Sony RX10 IV Portrait photography features
47
focusing manually
good megapixels (16 megapixels)
offers face detection autofocus
exports RAW files
no manual exposure
can't use external flash
sensor is very small (1/2.3")
72
you can focus manually
above average flash sync (1/2,000 seconds)
decent sensor resolution (20MP)
nice sensor size (1")
has face detection autofocus
delivers RAW formats
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Street Comparison

Olympus TG-4 Street photography advice
Sony RX10 IV Street photography advice
65
image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
exports RAW files
weather proofing
no moving screen
sensor is very small (1/2.3")
more heavy than competition (247g)
64
screen tilts
has image stabilization (Optical)
nice sensor size (1")
delivers RAW formats
offers focus via touch
weather proofing
more heavy than average in class (1,095g)
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Sports Comparison

Sports photography with Olympus TG-4
Sports photography with Sony RX10 IV
48
image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
good megapixels (16MP)
offers tracking autofocus
weather proofing
better than average battery power (380 CIPA)
painfully slow continuous shooting (5.0 fps)
lack of shutter priority mode
sensor is very small (1/2.3")
no phase detect autofocus
77
incredible zoom range (24-600mm 25.0 x zoom)
silent shutter (1/32,000s)
high max frames per second (24.0 frames per second)
has image stabilization (Optical)
decent sensor resolution (20 megapixels)
nice sensor size (1")
has tracking autofocus
weather proofing
sensor has phase detect autofocus
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Travel Comparison

Travel photography with Olympus TG-4
Travel photography with Sony RX10 IV
74
better than average battery power (380 CIPA)
weather proofing
good megapixels (16MP)
built-in flash
relatively wide (25mm)
fast maximum aperture (f2.0)
more heavy than competition (247 grams)
display isn't selfie friendly
57
weather proofing
supports bluetooth
offers focus via touch
decent sensor resolution (20MP)
built-in flash
rather wide (24mm)
great reach (600mm)
lack of Timelapse mode
more heavy than average in class (1,095g)
screen is not selfie friendly
sluggish max aperture (f2.4)
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Landscape Comparison

Olympus TG-4 as a Landscape photography camera
Sony RX10 IV as a Landscape photography camera
62
focusing manually
relatively wide (25mm)
fast maximum aperture (f2.0)
screen is a good size (3")
image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
good megapixels (16 megapixels)
exports RAW files
weather proofing
better than average battery power (380 CIPA)
cannot switch lens (fixed lens mount)
no manual exposure
sensor is very small (1/2.3")
63
you can focus manually
rather wide (24mm)
decent sized screen (3")
has image stabilization (Optical)
decent sensor resolution (20 megapixels)
nice sensor size (1")
delivers RAW formats
weather proofing
fixed lens (fixed lens mount)
sluggish max aperture (f2.4)
lack of Timelapse mode
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Vlogging Comparison

Olympus TG-4 Vlogging highlights
Sony RX10 IV Vlogging highlights
34
relatively wide (25mm)
fast maximum aperture (f2.0)
image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
offers face detection autofocus
high quality video (1920 x 1080 resolution)
display isn't selfie friendly
no external microphone socket
more heavy than competition (247g)
29
rather wide (24mm)
built-in touchscreen
has image stabilization (Optical)
has face detection autofocus
high quality video (3840 x 2160 pixels)
includes external microphone port
sluggish max aperture (f2.4)
screen is not selfie friendly
more heavy than average in class (1,095 grams)
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Olympus TG-4 vs Sony RX10 IV Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Olympus TG-4 and Sony RX10 IV
 Olympus Tough TG-4Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 IV
General Information
Make Olympus Sony
Model type Olympus Tough TG-4 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 IV
Class Waterproof Large Sensor Superzoom
Released 2015-04-13 2017-09-12
Body design Compact SLR-like (bridge)
Sensor Information
Chip TruePic VII Bionz X
Sensor type BSI-CMOS BSI-CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.3" 1"
Sensor measurements 6.17 x 4.55mm 13.2 x 8.8mm
Sensor area 28.1mm² 116.2mm²
Sensor resolution 16 megapixels 20 megapixels
Anti alias filter
Aspect ratio 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9
Max resolution 4608 x 3456 5472 x 3648
Max native ISO 6400 12800
Max enhanced ISO - 25600
Lowest native ISO 100 125
RAW support
Lowest enhanced ISO - 64
Autofocusing
Manual focusing
AF touch
Continuous AF
AF single
Tracking AF
Selective AF
Center weighted AF
AF multi area
AF live view
Face detection focusing
Contract detection focusing
Phase detection focusing
Total focus points 25 315
Lens
Lens mount type fixed lens fixed lens
Lens zoom range 25-100mm (4.0x) 24-600mm (25.0x)
Maximum aperture f/2.0-4.9 f/2.4-4.0
Macro focusing range 1cm 3cm
Crop factor 5.8 2.7
Screen
Range of screen Fixed Type Tilting
Screen size 3" 3"
Screen resolution 460k dot 1,440k dot
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch function
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder type None Electronic
Viewfinder resolution - 2,359k dot
Viewfinder coverage - 100 percent
Viewfinder magnification - 0.7x
Features
Minimum shutter speed 4 secs 30 secs
Fastest shutter speed 1/2000 secs 1/2000 secs
Fastest silent shutter speed - 1/32000 secs
Continuous shutter speed 5.0 frames/s 24.0 frames/s
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Expose Manually
Exposure compensation - Yes
Custom WB
Image stabilization
Built-in flash
Flash distance 7.90 m (at ISO 1600) 10.80 m (at Auto ISO)
Flash settings Auto, redeye reduction, fill-in, off, LED Auto, fill-flash, slow sync, rear sync, off
Hot shoe
Auto exposure bracketing
White balance bracketing
Fastest flash sync - 1/2000 secs
Exposure
Multisegment exposure
Average exposure
Spot exposure
Partial exposure
AF area exposure
Center weighted exposure
Video features
Supported video resolutions 1920 x 1080 (30p), 1280 x 720 (30p), 640 x 480 (30 fps) 3840 x 2160 (30p, 25p, 24p), 1920 x 1080 (60p, 60i, 24p) ,1440 x 1080 (30p), 640 x 480 (30p)
Max video resolution 1920x1080 3840x2160
Video data format H.264, Motion JPEG MPEG-4, AVCHD, XAVC S
Microphone jack
Headphone jack
Connectivity
Wireless Built-In Built-In
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS BuiltIn None
Physical
Environment seal
Water proofing
Dust proofing
Shock proofing
Crush proofing
Freeze proofing
Weight 247 grams (0.54 lbs) 1095 grams (2.41 lbs)
Dimensions 112 x 66 x 31mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 1.2") 133 x 94 x 145mm (5.2" x 3.7" x 5.7")
DXO scores
DXO Overall rating not tested not tested
DXO Color Depth rating not tested not tested
DXO Dynamic range rating not tested not tested
DXO Low light rating not tested not tested
Other
Battery life 380 pictures 400 pictures
Form of battery Battery Pack Battery Pack
Battery ID LI-92B NP-FW50
Self timer Yes (2 or 12 sec, custom) Yes (2 or 10 sec, continuous)
Time lapse recording
Storage media SD, SDHC, SDXC, Internal Memory SD/SDHC/SDXC, Memory Stick Duo/Pro Duo/Pro-HG Duo
Storage slots Single Single
Price at release $379 $1,698