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Olympus XZ-1 vs Sony RX10 II

Portability
88
Imaging
35
Features
51
Overall
41
Olympus XZ-1 front
 
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 II front
Portability
58
Imaging
52
Features
77
Overall
62

Olympus XZ-1 vs Sony RX10 II 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
  • Released January 2011
Sony RX10 II
(Full Review)
  • 20MP - 1" Sensor
  • 3" Tilting Screen
  • ISO 125 - 12800 (Push to 25600)
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 3840 x 2160 video
  • 24-200mm (F2.8) lens
  • 813g - 129 x 88 x 102mm
  • Launched June 2015
  • Previous Model is Sony RX10
  • Successor is Sony RX10 III
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Olympus XZ-1 vs Sony RX10 II Overview

Below, we will be contrasting the Olympus XZ-1 versus Sony RX10 II, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Large Sensor Superzoom by rivals Olympus and Sony. There exists a considerable gap among the resolutions of the XZ-1 (10MP) and RX10 II (20MP) and the XZ-1 (1/1.63") and RX10 II (1") enjoy different sensor measurements.

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The XZ-1 was launched 5 years before the RX10 II which is a fairly large difference as far as camera technology is concerned. The two cameras come with different body type with the Olympus XZ-1 being a Compact camera and the Sony RX10 II being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before delving straight into a step-by-step comparison, below is a brief introduction of how the XZ-1 grades against the RX10 II in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

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Reasons to pick Olympus XZ-1 over the Sony RX10 II

 XZ-1 RX10 II 

Reasons to pick Sony RX10 II over the Olympus XZ-1

 RX10 II XZ-1 
LaunchedJune 2015January 2011Newer by 53 months
Screen typeTiltingFixed Tilting screen
Screen resolution1229k614kSharper screen (+615k dot)

Common features in the Olympus XZ-1 and Sony RX10 II

 XZ-1 RX10 II 
Manually focus Dial precise focusing
Screen dimension3"3"Identical screen measurements
Selfie screen Neither provides selfie screen
Touch screen No Touch screen

Olympus XZ-1 vs Sony RX10 II Physical Comparison

When you are looking to travel with your camera often, you'll have to factor its weight and measurements. The Olympus XZ-1 provides outside dimensions of 111mm x 65mm x 42mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 1.7") with a weight of 275 grams (0.61 lbs) whilst the Sony RX10 II has proportions of 129mm x 88mm x 102mm (5.1" x 3.5" x 4.0") having a weight of 813 grams (1.79 lbs).

See the Olympus XZ-1 versus Sony RX10 II in our completely new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool. Camera Size Comparison with Lenses

Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you are utilizing at that time. Below is the front view proportions comparison of the XZ-1 against the RX10 II.

Olympus XZ-1 vs Sony RX10 II size comparison

Using dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the XZ-1 and RX10 II is 88 and 58 respectively.

Olympus XZ-1 vs Sony RX10 II top view buttons comparison

Olympus XZ-1 vs Sony RX10 II Sensor Comparison

Quite often, it is very hard to visualize the difference in sensor dimensions merely by going through specifications. The picture below may offer you a more clear sense of the sensor sizes in the XZ-1 and RX10 II.

Plainly, the 2 cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The XZ-1 featuring a smaller sensor is going to make shooting shallower DOF more difficult and the Sony RX10 II will provide more detail utilizing its extra 10MP. Higher resolution will enable you to crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The more aged XZ-1 will be behind in sensor technology.

Olympus XZ-1 vs Sony RX10 II sensor size comparison

Olympus XZ-1 vs Sony RX10 II Screen and ViewFinder

Olympus XZ-1 vs Sony RX10 II Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Olympus XZ-1 Portrait photography advice
Sony RX10 II Portrait photography advice
45
focusing manually
supports face detect focus
delivers RAW files
sensor resolution low (10MP)
small sensor (1/1.63")
71
focusing manually
MP count good (20MP)
sensor size is decent (1")
features face detection autofocus
exports RAW formats
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Street Comparison

Street photography with Olympus XZ-1
Street photography with Sony RX10 II
59
has image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
delivers RAW files
no articulating screen
small sensor (1/1.63")
more heavy than competition (275g)
72
screen tilts
image stabilization (Optical)
sensor size is decent (1")
exports RAW formats
environment sealing
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Sports Comparison

Olympus XZ-1 Sports photography details
Sony RX10 II Sports photography details
38
has image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
supports tracking focus
good battery life (320 shots)
low fps (2.0 fps)
sensor resolution low (10MP)
small sensor (1/1.63")
does not have phase detect auto focus
68
quiet shooting (1/32,000s)
image stabilization (Optical)
MP count good (20MP)
sensor size is decent (1")
features tracking autofocus
environment sealing
no phase detect autofocus
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Travel Comparison

Olympus XZ-1 Travel photography factors
Sony RX10 II Travel photography factors
62
good battery life (320 CIPA)
flash built-in
quite wide (28mm)
fast maximum aperture (f1.8)
no Timelapse recording
more heavy than competition (275 grams)
sensor resolution low (10 megapixels)
display isn't selfie friendly
56
environment sealing
MP count good (20 megapixels)
built-in flash
fairly wide (24mm)
missing Timelapse recording
display is not selfie friendly
slow max aperture (f2.8)
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Landscape Comparison

Olympus XZ-1 Landscape photography features
Sony RX10 II Landscape photography features
54
focusing manually
quite wide (28mm)
fast maximum aperture (f1.8)
pretty good screen size (3 inch)
has image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
delivers RAW files
good battery life (320 CIPA)
fixed lens (fixed lens mount)
sensor resolution low (10MP)
small sensor (1/1.63")
no Timelapse recording
62
focusing manually
fairly wide (24mm)
screen is a good size (3 inches)
image stabilization (Optical)
MP count good (20 megapixels)
sensor size is decent (1")
exports RAW formats
environment sealing
lens is fixed (fixed lens mount)
slow max aperture (f2.8)
missing Timelapse recording
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Vlogging Comparison

Olympus XZ-1 Vlogging features
Sony RX10 II Vlogging features
31
quite wide (28mm)
fast maximum aperture (f1.8)
has image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
supports face detect focus
display isn't selfie friendly
video resolution low (1280 x 720 resolution)
no microphone socket
more heavy than competition (275g)
31
fairly wide (24mm)
image stabilization (Optical)
features face detection autofocus
video res high (3840 x 2160 pixels)
includes external microphone port
slow max aperture (f2.8)
display is not selfie friendly
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Olympus XZ-1 vs Sony RX10 II Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Olympus XZ-1 and Sony RX10 II
 Olympus XZ-1Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 II
General Information
Manufacturer Olympus Sony
Model type Olympus XZ-1 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 II
Category Small Sensor Compact Large Sensor Superzoom
Released 2011-01-26 2015-06-10
Body design Compact SLR-like (bridge)
Sensor Information
Chip TruePic V Bionz X
Sensor type CCD BSI-CMOS
Sensor size 1/1.63" 1"
Sensor measurements 8.07 x 5.56mm 13.2 x 8.8mm
Sensor area 44.9mm² 116.2mm²
Sensor resolution 10 megapixels 20 megapixels
Anti alias filter
Aspect ratio 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9
Highest resolution 3664 x 2752 5472 x 3648
Highest native ISO 6400 12800
Highest boosted ISO - 25600
Lowest native ISO 100 125
RAW pictures
Lowest boosted ISO - 64
Autofocusing
Manual focusing
Autofocus touch
Continuous autofocus
Single autofocus
Autofocus tracking
Selective autofocus
Center weighted autofocus
Autofocus multi area
Autofocus live view
Face detect autofocus
Contract detect autofocus
Phase detect autofocus
Total focus points 11 25
Lens
Lens mount type fixed lens fixed lens
Lens zoom range 28-112mm (4.0x) 24-200mm (8.3x)
Max aperture f/1.8-2.5 f/2.8
Macro focusing range 1cm 3cm
Focal length multiplier 4.5 2.7
Screen
Range of display Fixed Type Tilting
Display sizing 3 inch 3 inch
Resolution of display 614 thousand dot 1,229 thousand dot
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch operation
Display tech OLED -
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder Electronic (optional) Electronic
Viewfinder resolution - 2,359 thousand dot
Viewfinder coverage - 100%
Viewfinder magnification - 0.7x
Features
Lowest shutter speed 60 seconds 30 seconds
Highest shutter speed 1/2000 seconds 1/2000 seconds
Highest quiet shutter speed - 1/32000 seconds
Continuous shooting speed 2.0 frames per sec 14.0 frames per sec
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Expose Manually
Exposure compensation Yes Yes
Custom white balance
Image stabilization
Inbuilt flash
Flash distance 8.60 m (ISO 800) 10.20 m
Flash options Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Fill-in Auto, fill-flash, slow sync, rear sync, off
Hot shoe
AEB
White balance bracketing
Exposure
Multisegment exposure
Average exposure
Spot exposure
Partial exposure
AF area exposure
Center weighted exposure
Video features
Supported video resolutions 1280 x 720 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps) 3840 x 2160 (30p, 25p, 24p), 1920 x 1080 (60p, 60i, 24p) ,1440 x 1080 (30p), 640 x 480 (30p)
Highest video resolution 1280x720 3840x2160
Video data format Motion JPEG MPEG-4, AVCHD, XAVC S
Microphone jack
Headphone jack
Connectivity
Wireless None Built-In
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environmental seal
Water proofing
Dust proofing
Shock proofing
Crush proofing
Freeze proofing
Weight 275 grams (0.61 pounds) 813 grams (1.79 pounds)
Dimensions 111 x 65 x 42mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 1.7") 129 x 88 x 102mm (5.1" x 3.5" x 4.0")
DXO scores
DXO All around rating 34 70
DXO Color Depth rating 18.8 23.0
DXO Dynamic range rating 10.4 12.6
DXO Low light rating 117 531
Other
Battery life 320 pictures 400 pictures
Battery form Battery Pack Battery Pack
Battery ID Li-50B NP-FW50
Self timer Yes (2 or 12 sec) Yes (2 or 10 sec, continuous)
Time lapse shooting
Storage media SD/SDHC/SDXC SD/SDHC/SDXC, Memory Stick Duo/Pro Duo/Pro-HG Duo
Storage slots Single Single
Retail cost $567 $998