Leica Q3 vs Sony RX100

The following is a detailed assessment of the Leica Q3 vs Sony RX100, both Large Sensor Compact cameras by companies Leica and Sony. There exists a sizable gap among the image resolutions of the Q3 (60MP) and RX100 (20MP) and the Q3 (Full frame) and RX100 (1") use different sensor size.

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The Q3 was released 10 years after the RX100 which is a fairly significant difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of the cameras come with the identical body type (Large Sensor Compact).

Before delving through a in depth comparison, below is a quick view of how the Q3 grades vs the RX100 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

The following is a sample of the gallery pics for Leica Q3 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100. The complete galleries are available at Leica Q3 Gallery & Sony RX100 Gallery.

If you are intending to travel with your camera often, you'll have to consider its weight and volume. The Leica Q3 comes with physical dimensions of 130mm x 80mm x 93mm (5.1" x 3.1" x 3.7") accompanied by a weight of 743 grams (1.64 lbs) and the Sony RX100 has sizing of 102mm x 58mm x 36mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.4") and a weight of 240 grams (0.53 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you are using at that time. The following is the front view dimension comparison of the Q3 vs the RX100.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the Q3 and RX100 is 60 and 91 respectively.

Quite often, its hard to picture the difference in sensor dimensions merely by checking out specifications. The image here should offer you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the Q3 and RX100.

Plainly, both of those cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The Q3 featuring a larger sensor is going to make getting shallow depth of field simpler and the Leica Q3 will provide greater detail as a result of its extra 40 Megapixels. Greater resolution will enable you to crop photos somewhat more aggressively. The more modern Q3 provides an edge in sensor tech.