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Olympus XZ-1 vs Sony QX100

Portability
88
Imaging
35
Features
51
Overall
41
Olympus XZ-1 front
 
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-QX100 front
Portability
92
Imaging
51
Features
44
Overall
48

Olympus XZ-1 vs Sony QX100 Key Specs

Olympus XZ-1
(Full Review)
  • 10MP - 1/1.63" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Display
  • ISO 100 - 6400
  • Sensor-shift Image Stabilization
  • 1280 x 720 video
  • 28-112mm (F1.8-2.5) lens
  • 275g - 111 x 65 x 42mm
  • Launched January 2011
Sony QX100
(Full Review)
  • 20MP - 1" Sensor
  • " Fixed Screen
  • ISO 160 - 6400
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • 28-100mm (F1.8-4.9) lens
  • 179g - 63 x 63 x 56mm
  • Released September 2013
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Olympus XZ-1 vs Sony QX100 Overview

Its time to examine more in depth at the Olympus XZ-1 versus Sony QX100, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the latter is a Lens-style by rivals Olympus and Sony. There exists a crucial gap among the resolutions of the XZ-1 (10MP) and QX100 (20MP) and the XZ-1 (1/1.63") and QX100 (1") feature different sensor dimensions.

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The XZ-1 was released 3 years earlier than the QX100 and that is a fairly serious gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both cameras offer different body type with the Olympus XZ-1 being a Compact camera and the Sony QX100 being a Lens-style camera.

Before we go in to a in depth comparison, below is a simple summation of how the XZ-1 grades vs the QX100 for portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

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