Canon 90D vs Sony RX100

Lets take a deeper look at the Canon 90D vs Sony RX100, one being a Advanced DSLR and the latter is a Large Sensor Compact by rivals Canon and Sony. There is a huge difference among the sensor resolutions of the 90D (33MP) and RX100 (20MP) and the 90D (APS-C) and RX100 (1") possess different sensor size.

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The 90D was released 7 years later than the RX100 and that is a fairly significant gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Each of the cameras come with different body type with the Canon 90D being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony RX100 being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before diving straight into a detailed comparison, below is a quick highlight of how the 90D matches up versus the RX100 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Canon EOS 90D and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100. The complete galleries are viewable at Canon 90D Gallery and Sony RX100 Gallery.

If you are going to carry your camera, you will want to think about its weight and dimensions. The Canon 90D comes with outer dimensions of 141mm x 105mm x 77mm (5.6" x 4.1" x 3.0") with a weight of 701 grams (1.55 lbs) and the Sony RX100 has dimensions of 102mm x 58mm x 36mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.4") with a weight of 240 grams (0.53 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you use during that time. Underneath is the front view proportions comparison of the 90D and the RX100.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability score of the 90D and RX100 is 60 and 91 respectively.

Generally, its difficult to picture the contrast in sensor sizing purely by going through technical specs. The graphic here may offer you a more clear sense of the sensor sizes in the 90D and RX100.

As you can tell, both cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The 90D due to its bigger sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field simpler and the Canon 90D will show greater detail as a result of its extra 13 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop shots somewhat more aggressively. The more modern 90D provides an advantage with regard to sensor technology.