Sony A7R vs Sony RX100 III

Lets look more closely at the Sony A7R vs Sony RX100 III, one is a Pro Mirrorless and the other is a Large Sensor Compact and both are created by Sony. There is a big difference between the resolutions of the A7R (36MP) and RX100 III (20MP) and the A7R (Full frame) and RX100 III (1") come with totally different sensor measurements.

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The A7R was unveiled 3 months before the RX100 III so they are of a similar generation. The two cameras come with different body type with the Sony A7R being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony RX100 III being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before going straight into a detailed comparison, below is a concise overview of how the A7R scores versus the RX100 III in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Sony Alpha A7R and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 III. The full galleries are provided at Sony A7R Gallery and Sony RX100 III Gallery.

For those who are planning to travel with your camera, you'll have to factor in its weight and size. The Sony A7R offers outside dimensions of 127mm x 94mm x 48mm (5.0" x 3.7" x 1.9") with a weight of 465 grams (1.03 lbs) whilst the Sony RX100 III has specifications of 102mm x 58mm x 41mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.6") accompanied by a weight of 290 grams (0.64 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you have chosen at the time. Following is the front view measurements comparison of the A7R compared to the RX100 III.

Using size and weight, the portability score of the A7R and RX100 III is 78 and 89 respectively.

Usually, it is difficult to envision the gap between sensor dimensions simply by reading through a spec sheet. The image here might offer you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the A7R and RX100 III.

Clearly, the two cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The A7R with its larger sensor will make getting shallower DOF easier and the Sony A7R will give more detail having an extra 16MP. Greater resolution can also let you crop images somewhat more aggressively.