Sony A7R III vs Sony RX10 III

Its time to take a deeper look at the Sony A7R III vs Sony RX10 III, one being a Pro Mirrorless and the other is a Large Sensor Superzoom and they are both built by Sony. There exists a sizeable gap between the sensor resolutions of the A7R III (42MP) and RX10 III (20MP) and the A7R III (Full frame) and RX10 III (1") enjoy totally different sensor size.

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The A7R III was announced 20 months later than the RX10 III making the cameras a generation apart from one another. Both of these cameras offer different body type with the Sony A7R III being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony RX10 III being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before going through a comprehensive comparison, below is a quick synopsis of how the A7R III scores versus the RX10 III with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Sony Alpha A7R III and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 III. The whole galleries are provided at Sony A7R III Gallery and Sony RX10 III Gallery.

If you are going to lug around your camera often, you'll have to factor in its weight and volume. The Sony A7R III offers outer dimensions of 127mm x 96mm x 74mm (5.0" x 3.8" x 2.9") accompanied by a weight of 657 grams (1.45 lbs) while the Sony RX10 III has sizing of 133mm x 94mm x 127mm (5.2" x 3.7" x 5.0") along with a weight of 1051 grams (2.32 lbs).

Take a look at the Sony A7R III vs Sony RX10 III in the new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you select at the time. The following is the front view measurement comparison of the A7R III vs the RX10 III.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the A7R III and RX10 III is 63 and 53 respectively.

Normally, it is very difficult to envision the gap between sensor measurements just by looking at a spec sheet. The visual below should provide you a clearer sense of the sensor sizes in the A7R III and RX10 III.

As you can see, both of these cameras offer different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The A7R III with its larger sensor will make shooting shallow depth of field less difficult and the Sony A7R III will resolve greater detail with its extra 22 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also enable you to crop pics a little more aggressively. The more recent A7R III is going to have a benefit in sensor tech.