Leica S2 vs Sony RX10 III

Its time to look a bit more in depth at the Leica S2 vs Sony RX10 III, former being a Pro DSLR while the latter is a Large Sensor Superzoom by manufacturers Leica and Sony. There exists a considerable gap among the image resolutions of the S2 (38MP) and RX10 III (20MP) and the S2 (Medium format) and RX10 III (1") enjoy different sensor dimensions.

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The S2 was released 8 years prior to the RX10 III and that is a fairly large difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Leica S2 being a Large SLR camera and the Sony RX10 III being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before diving straight into a comprehensive comparison, below is a short overview of how the S2 matches up against the RX10 III in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Here is a preview of the gallery photos for Leica S2 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 III. The complete galleries are available at Leica S2 Gallery & Sony RX10 III Gallery.

For anyone who is planning to carry your camera frequently, you will want to factor its weight and measurements. The Leica S2 features exterior dimensions of 160mm x 120mm x 81mm (6.3" x 4.7" x 3.2") with a weight of 1410 grams (3.11 lbs) and the Sony RX10 III has proportions of 133mm x 94mm x 127mm (5.2" x 3.7" x 5.0") with a weight of 1051 grams (2.32 lbs).

Take a look at the Leica S2 vs Sony RX10 III in our completely new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you have during that time. Following is the front view physical size comparison of the S2 versus the RX10 III.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability score of the S2 and RX10 III is 52 and 53 respectively.

Typically, it is very tough to picture the gap in sensor sizing merely by researching specs. The visual here will provide you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the S2 and RX10 III.

As you can plainly see, each of the cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The S2 because of its bigger sensor is going to make achieving bokeh simpler and the Leica S2 will provide you with more detail as a result of its extra 18 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also allow you to crop pictures much more aggressively. The older S2 will be behind in sensor technology.