Olympus VH-515 vs Sony RX100

Its time to look a little more in depth at the Olympus VH-515 and Sony RX100, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the other is a Large Sensor Compact by companies Olympus and Sony. There exists a big gap among the resolutions of the VH-515 (12MP) and RX100 (20MP) and the VH-515 (1/2.3") and RX100 (1") use different sensor sizing.

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The VH-515 was brought out around the same time to the RX100 and they are both of a similar generation. The two cameras come with different body type with the Olympus VH-515 being a Compact camera and the Sony RX100 being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before getting straight into a full comparison, below is a quick overview of how the VH-515 scores versus the RX100 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

The following is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus VH-515 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100. The entire galleries are viewable at Olympus VH-515 Gallery and Sony RX100 Gallery.

When you are looking to carry your camera regularly, you need to factor in its weight and size. The Olympus VH-515 enjoys external measurements of 102mm x 60mm x 21mm (4.0" x 2.4" x 0.8") having a weight of 152 grams (0.34 lbs) while the Sony RX100 has specifications of 102mm x 58mm x 36mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.4") having a weight of 240 grams (0.53 lbs).

Check out the Olympus VH-515 and Sony RX100 in the latest Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Bear in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ depending on the lens you choose at that time. Below is the front view size comparison of the VH-515 versus the RX100.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the VH-515 and RX100 is 95 and 91 respectively.

Normally, its difficult to visualize the gap in sensor sizing just by going through technical specs. The graphic here will offer you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the VH-515 and RX100.

As you have seen, both of these cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The VH-515 featuring a smaller sensor is going to make getting shallower DOF trickier and the Sony RX100 will produce extra detail having its extra 8MP. Greater resolution will also enable you to crop images somewhat more aggressively.