Olympus VH-515 vs Sony RX1

Following is a extended review of the Olympus VH-515 vs Sony RX1, one is a Small Sensor Compact and the other is a Large Sensor Compact by companies Olympus and Sony. There is a sizeable difference among the image resolutions of the VH-515 (12MP) and RX1 (24MP) and the VH-515 (1/2.3") and RX1 (Full frame) boast totally different sensor measurements.

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The VH-515 was brought out 6 months earlier than the RX1 and they are of a similar generation. Both the cameras have different body design with the Olympus VH-515 being a Compact camera and the Sony RX1 being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before getting straight to a in-depth comparison, here is a brief highlight of how the VH-515 matches up against the RX1 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Below is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus VH-515 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX1. The entire galleries are provided at Olympus VH-515 Gallery and Sony RX1 Gallery.

If you're going to carry around your camera, you'll need to factor in its weight and measurements. The Olympus VH-515 features outer dimensions of 102mm x 60mm x 21mm (4.0" x 2.4" x 0.8") and a weight of 152 grams (0.34 lbs) and the Sony RX1 has proportions of 113mm x 65mm x 70mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 2.8") with a weight of 482 grams (1.06 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary depending on the lens you use during that time. Following is a front view dimensions comparison of the VH-515 versus the RX1.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability grade of the VH-515 and RX1 is 95 and 79 respectively.

Generally, its hard to visualise the contrast in sensor sizes just by going through specs. The picture here might provide you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the VH-515 and RX1.

All in all, both of the cameras provide different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The VH-515 because of its smaller sensor will make shooting shallow DOF tougher and the Sony RX1 will show more detail having its extra 12 Megapixels. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop pics more aggressively.