Sony A7S III vs Sony TX30

Below is a comprehensive comparison of the Sony A7S III vs Sony TX30, former being a Pro Mirrorless while the latter is a Ultracompact and they are both produced by Sony. There is a noticeable difference among the resolutions of the A7S III (12MP) and TX30 (18MP) and the A7S III (Full frame) and TX30 (1/2.3") use different sensor measurements.

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The A7S III was unveiled 7 years later than the TX30 and that is a fairly sizable difference as far as camera tech is concerned. The two cameras come with different body type with the Sony A7S III being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony TX30 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before diving through a thorough comparison, below is a simple summary of how the A7S III grades versus the TX30 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Sony Alpha A7S III & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX30. The full galleries are viewable at Sony A7S III Gallery & Sony TX30 Gallery.

If you are intending to lug around your camera often, you are going to need to factor its weight and size. The Sony A7S III provides physical measurements of 129mm x 97mm x 81mm (5.1" x 3.8" x 3.2") accompanied by a weight of 699 grams (1.54 lbs) and the Sony TX30 has specifications of 96mm x 59mm x 15mm (3.8" x 2.3" x 0.6") along with a weight of 141 grams (0.31 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you select at that moment. Following is the front view size comparison of the A7S III against the TX30.

Looking at size and weight, the portability score of the A7S III and TX30 is 61 and 96 respectively.

Usually, it can be hard to picture the contrast in sensor measurements simply by viewing specs. The visual here might offer you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the A7S III and TX30.

All in all, both the cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The A7S III using its bigger sensor is going to make getting shallow depth of field simpler and the Sony TX30 will provide you with greater detail having an extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also let you crop pictures somewhat more aggressively. The more modern A7S III provides an edge with regard to sensor tech.