Olympus XZ-1 vs Sony QX30

On this page, we are matching up the Olympus XZ-1 vs Sony QX30, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Lens-style by companies Olympus and Sony. There exists a noticeable gap between the resolutions of the XZ-1 (10MP) and QX30 (20MP) and the XZ-1 (1/1.63") and QX30 (1/2.3") posses totally different sensor measurements.

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The XZ-1 was revealed 4 years prior to the QX30 and that is quite a sizable difference as far as technology is concerned. Both cameras have different body design with the Olympus XZ-1 being a Compact camera and the Sony QX30 being a Lens-style camera.

Before getting straight to a more detailed comparison, here is a concise highlight of how the XZ-1 matches up versus the QX30 for portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

The following is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus XZ-1 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-QX30. The full galleries are available at Olympus XZ-1 Gallery & Sony QX30 Gallery.