Sigma SD9 vs Sony RX100 III

Let's look much closer at the Sigma SD9 and Sony RX100 III, one being a Advanced DSLR and the latter is a Large Sensor Compact by rivals Sigma and Sony. There exists a sizeable gap among the resolutions of the SD9 (3MP) and RX100 III (20MP) and the SD9 (APS-C) and RX100 III (1") enjoy totally different sensor measurements.

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The SD9 was launched 12 years before the RX100 III and that is a fairly large gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Sigma SD9 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony RX100 III being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before delving in to a in-depth comparison, below is a short summary of how the SD9 scores vs the RX100 III when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Sigma SD9 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 III. The complete galleries are provided at Sigma SD9 Gallery and Sony RX100 III Gallery.

For anyone who is aiming to lug around your camera, you will want to take into account its weight and measurements. The Sigma SD9 offers exterior measurements of 152mm x 120mm x 79mm (6.0" x 4.7" x 3.1") accompanied by a weight of 950 grams (2.09 lbs) whilst the Sony RX100 III has proportions of 102mm x 58mm x 41mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.6") having a weight of 290 grams (0.64 lbs).

Contrast the Sigma SD9 and Sony RX100 III in the latest Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary dependant on the lens you have chosen at that moment. The following is the front view size comparison of the SD9 against the RX100 III.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the SD9 and RX100 III is 54 and 89 respectively.

Normally, it is tough to see the gap in sensor measurements simply by researching technical specs. The visual here will help provide you a better sense of the sensor sizing in the SD9 and RX100 III.

As you can tell, the 2 cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The SD9 because of its bigger sensor will make shooting shallow DOF easier and the Sony RX100 III will result in more detail utilizing its extra 17 Megapixels. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop pictures somewhat more aggressively. The older SD9 will be behind with regard to sensor innovation.