Casio EX-Z90 vs Sony RX100 III

Following is a comprehensive assessment of the Casio EX-Z90 versus Sony RX100 III, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Large Sensor Compact by competitors Casio and Sony. There is a substantial difference among the resolutions of the EX-Z90 (12MP) and RX100 III (20MP) and the EX-Z90 (1/2.3") and RX100 III (1") feature different sensor measurements.

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The EX-Z90 was brought out 5 years prior to the RX100 III which is a fairly big difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both the cameras offer different body type with the Casio EX-Z90 being a Compact camera and the Sony RX100 III being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before getting through a in depth comparison, below is a quick summation of how the EX-Z90 grades versus the RX100 III in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

The following is a preview of the gallery photos for Casio Exilim EX-Z90 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 III. The entire galleries are provided at Casio EX-Z90 Gallery & Sony RX100 III Gallery.

For those who are going to carry around your camera often, you should factor its weight and size. The Casio EX-Z90 comes with outer measurements of 90mm x 52mm x 19mm (3.5" x 2.0" x 0.7") accompanied by a weight of 121 grams (0.27 lbs) and the Sony RX100 III has specifications of 102mm x 58mm x 41mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.6") along with a weight of 290 grams (0.64 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you have chosen at that moment. Here is the front view proportions comparison of the EX-Z90 and the RX100 III.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability grade of the EX-Z90 and RX100 III is 96 and 89 respectively.

In many cases, it's tough to picture the gap in sensor sizes only by viewing specs. The picture here might offer you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the EX-Z90 and RX100 III.

All in all, each of these cameras offer different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The EX-Z90 because of its smaller sensor is going to make getting shallower DOF more challenging and the Sony RX100 III will render extra detail having its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution will enable you to crop shots a little more aggressively. The more aged EX-Z90 will be behind with regard to sensor tech.