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Olympus VH-515 vs Sony RX100 IV

Portability
95
Imaging
36
Features
34
Overall
35
Olympus VH-515 front
 
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 IV front
Portability
89
Imaging
52
Features
79
Overall
62

Olympus VH-515 vs Sony RX100 IV Key Specs

Olympus VH-515
(Full Review)
  • 12MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Display
  • ISO 100 - 1600
  • Sensor-shift Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • 26-130mm (F2.8-6.5) lens
  • 152g - 102 x 60 x 21mm
  • Revealed August 2012
Sony RX100 IV
(Full Review)
  • 20MP - 1" Sensor
  • 3" Tilting Screen
  • ISO 125 - 12800 (Boost to 25600)
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 3840 x 2160 video
  • 24-70mm (F1.8-2.8) lens
  • 298g - 102 x 58 x 41mm
  • Released June 2015
  • Older Model is Sony RX100 III
  • Refreshed by Sony RX100 V
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Olympus VH-515 vs Sony RX100 IV Overview

On this page, we will be looking at the Olympus VH-515 vs Sony RX100 IV, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the latter is a Large Sensor Compact by competitors Olympus and Sony. There exists a crucial gap between the sensor resolutions of the VH-515 (12MP) and RX100 IV (20MP) and the VH-515 (1/2.3") and RX100 IV (1") provide totally different sensor measurements.

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The VH-515 was introduced 3 years earlier than the RX100 IV and that is quite a serious gap as far as technology is concerned. Both cameras have different body design with the Olympus VH-515 being a Compact camera and the Sony RX100 IV being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before getting into a detailed comparison, here is a simple view of how the VH-515 scores against the RX100 IV in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

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Reasons to pick Olympus VH-515 over the Sony RX100 IV

 VH-515 RX100 IV 
Touch screen Quickly navigate

Reasons to pick Sony RX100 IV over the Olympus VH-515

 RX100 IV VH-515 
ReleasedJune 2015August 2012Fresher by 34 months
Focus manually Very precise focus
Screen typeTiltingFixed Tilting screen
Screen resolution1229k460kCrisper screen (+769k dot)
Selfie screen Take selfies

Common features in the Olympus VH-515 and Sony RX100 IV

 VH-515 RX100 IV 
Screen dimensions3"3"Equal screen measurements

Olympus VH-515 vs Sony RX100 IV Physical Comparison

When you are planning to carry your camera frequently, you're going to have to consider its weight and dimensions. The Olympus VH-515 provides physical dimensions of 102mm x 60mm x 21mm (4.0" x 2.4" x 0.8") accompanied by a weight of 152 grams (0.34 lbs) while the Sony RX100 IV has dimensions of 102mm x 58mm x 41mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.6") accompanied by a weight of 298 grams (0.66 lbs).

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

Remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary based on the lens you use at the time. Following is a front view over all size comparison of the VH-515 vs the RX100 IV.

Olympus VH-515 vs Sony RX100 IV size comparison

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability score of the VH-515 and RX100 IV is 95 and 89 respectively.

Olympus VH-515 vs Sony RX100 IV top view buttons comparison

Olympus VH-515 vs Sony RX100 IV Sensor Comparison

Sometimes, it's difficult to see the gap between sensor sizing just by reviewing technical specs. The visual below may offer you a better sense of the sensor dimensions in the VH-515 and RX100 IV.

As you can tell, both the cameras provide different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The VH-515 having a tinier sensor will make getting shallower depth of field tougher and the Sony RX100 IV will deliver extra detail using its extra 8MP. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop pictures more aggressively. The older VH-515 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor tech.

Olympus VH-515 vs Sony RX100 IV sensor size comparison

Olympus VH-515 vs Sony RX100 IV Screen and ViewFinder

Olympus VH-515 vs Sony RX100 IV Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Olympus VH-515 Portrait photography factors
Sony RX100 IV Portrait photography factors
27
comes with face detect focus
manual focus not available
lack of manual exposure
no external flash support
megapixel count low (12MP)
small sensor (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW format
65
has manual focus
great flash sync speed (1/2,000 seconds)
megapixel count good (20MP)
sensor size is decent (1")
has face detect focusing
supports RAW formats
no external flash support
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Street Comparison

Olympus VH-515 as a Street photography camera
Sony RX100 IV as a Street photography camera
62
has image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
comes with focus via touch
no moving screen
small sensor (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW format
85
has a tilting screen
image stabilization (Optical)
sensor size is decent (1")
supports RAW formats
lighter than competition (298g)
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Sports Comparison

Olympus VH-515 Sports photography highlights
Sony RX100 IV Sports photography highlights
32
has image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
comes with tracking focus
continuous shooting slow (2.0 frames per second)
lack of shutter priority mode
megapixel count low (12 megapixels)
small sensor (1/2.3")
doesn't have phase detect auto focus
68
quiet mode (1/32,000s)
high max frames per second (16.0 fps)
image stabilization (Optical)
megapixel count good (20MP)
sensor size is decent (1")
has tracking focus
no phase detect AF
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Travel Comparison

Olympus VH-515 as a Travel photography camera
Sony RX100 IV as a Travel photography camera
62
comes with focus via touch
flash built-in
pretty wide (26mm)
missing Timelapse recording
megapixel count low (12MP)
screen isn't selfie friendly
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f2.8)
86
lighter than competition (298 grams)
megapixel count good (20 megapixels)
flash built-in
display is selfie friendly
quite wide (24mm)
fast max aperture (f1.8)
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Landscape Comparison

Landscape photography with Olympus VH-515
Landscape photography with Sony RX100 IV
37
pretty wide (26mm)
decent sized screen (3 inches)
has image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
manual focus not available
lens is fixed (fixed lens mount)
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f2.8)
lack of manual exposure
megapixel count low (12 megapixels)
small sensor (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW format
missing Timelapse recording
74
has manual focus
quite wide (24mm)
fast max aperture (f1.8)
screen size is good (3")
image stabilization (Optical)
megapixel count good (20MP)
sensor size is decent (1")
supports RAW formats
fixed lens (fixed lens mount)
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Vlogging Comparison

Olympus VH-515 Vlogging features
Sony RX100 IV Vlogging features
35
pretty wide (26mm)
screen is touchscreen
has image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
comes with face detect focus
high quality video (1920 x 1080 pixels)
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f2.8)
screen isn't selfie friendly
missing microphone socket
81
quite wide (24mm)
fast max aperture (f1.8)
display is selfie friendly
image stabilization (Optical)
has face detect focusing
video resolution high (3840 x 2160 resolution)
lighter than competition (298 grams)
does not have microphone socket
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Olympus VH-515 vs Sony RX100 IV Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Olympus VH-515 and Sony RX100 IV
 Olympus VH-515Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 IV
General Information
Make Olympus Sony
Model type Olympus VH-515 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 IV
Class Small Sensor Compact Large Sensor Compact
Revealed 2012-08-21 2015-06-10
Physical type Compact Large Sensor Compact
Sensor Information
Processor Chip TruePic III+ 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 12 megapixel 20 megapixel
Anti alias filter
Aspect ratio 4:3 and 16:9 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9
Peak resolution 4608 x 3456 5472 x 3648
Highest native ISO 1600 12800
Highest enhanced ISO - 25600
Min native ISO 100 125
RAW pictures
Min enhanced ISO - 80
Autofocusing
Focus manually
Autofocus touch
Autofocus continuous
Autofocus single
Tracking autofocus
Autofocus selectice
Center weighted autofocus
Multi area autofocus
Live view autofocus
Face detect focus
Contract detect focus
Phase detect focus
Total focus points - 25
Lens
Lens mount type fixed lens fixed lens
Lens zoom range 26-130mm (5.0x) 24-70mm (2.9x)
Highest aperture f/2.8-6.5 f/1.8-2.8
Macro focusing distance 5cm 5cm
Focal length multiplier 5.8 2.7
Screen
Display type Fixed Type Tilting
Display diagonal 3" 3"
Display resolution 460k dots 1,229k dots
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch operation
Display tech 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 seconds 30 seconds
Max shutter speed 1/2000 seconds 1/2000 seconds
Max quiet shutter speed - 1/32000 seconds
Continuous shutter rate 2.0 frames/s 16.0 frames/s
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Expose Manually
Exposure compensation - Yes
Set white balance
Image stabilization
Integrated flash
Flash distance 4.70 m -
Flash settings Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Fill-in -
Hot shoe
AE bracketing
WB bracketing
Max flash synchronize - 1/2000 seconds
Exposure
Multisegment
Average
Spot
Partial
AF area
Center weighted
Video features
Video resolutions 1920 x 1080 (30 fps), 1280 x 720 (30,15 fps), 640 x 480 (30, 15 fps), 320 x 180 (30,15 fps) 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)
Highest video resolution 1920x1080 3840x2160
Video data format MPEG-4, H.264 MPEG-4, AVCHD, XAVC S
Microphone port
Headphone port
Connectivity
Wireless Eye-Fi Connected Built-In
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environmental sealing
Water proofing
Dust proofing
Shock proofing
Crush proofing
Freeze proofing
Weight 152g (0.34 lb) 298g (0.66 lb)
Physical dimensions 102 x 60 x 21mm (4.0" x 2.4" x 0.8") 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 - 280 photos
Style of battery - Battery Pack
Battery ID LI-50B NP-BX1
Self timer Yes (2 or 12 sec) Yes
Time lapse shooting With downloadable app
Type of storage SD/SDHC/SDXC SD/ SDHC/SDXC, Memory Stick Pro Duo/ Pro-HG Duo
Card slots 1 1
Retail cost $648 $898