Kodak M340 vs Sony RX10 III

Below is a comprehensive overview of the Kodak M340 and Sony RX10 III, former being a Ultracompact while the latter is a Large Sensor Superzoom by competitors Kodak and Sony. There is a large difference between the sensor resolutions of the M340 (10MP) and RX10 III (20MP) and the M340 (1/2.3") and RX10 III (1") provide different sensor size.

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The M340 was launched 8 years earlier than the RX10 III and that is quite a serious difference as far as tech is concerned. Each of the cameras feature different body design with the Kodak M340 being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony RX10 III being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before delving right into a detailed comparison, here is a short summary of how the M340 scores vs the RX10 III in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Kodak EasyShare M340 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 III. The complete galleries are provided at Kodak M340 Gallery & Sony RX10 III Gallery.

For anybody who is planning to lug around your camera frequently, you'll have to consider its weight and dimensions. The Kodak M340 has physical dimensions of 96mm x 59mm x 19mm (3.8" x 2.3" x 0.7") having a weight of 115 grams (0.25 lbs) and the Sony RX10 III has dimensions of 133mm x 94mm x 127mm (5.2" x 3.7" x 5.0") along with a weight of 1051 grams (2.32 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you are utilising at that time. Following is a front view scale comparison of the M340 and the RX10 III.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability score of the M340 and RX10 III is 96 and 53 respectively.

Generally, it's hard to visualize the contrast between sensor measurements simply by looking at specs. The visual underneath might provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the M340 and RX10 III.

All in all, each of the cameras feature different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The M340 because of its tinier sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF more challenging and the Sony RX10 III will give more detail utilizing its extra 10 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also help you crop pictures way more aggressively. The older M340 is going to be behind when it comes to sensor tech.