Sony A560 vs Sony RX100 III

Lets take a more detailed look at the Sony A560 and Sony RX100 III, one is a Entry-Level DSLR and the latter is a Large Sensor Compact and both are built by Sony. There is a significant difference among the image resolutions of the A560 (14MP) and RX100 III (20MP) and the A560 (APS-C) and RX100 III (1") use different sensor measurements.

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The A560 was introduced 4 years before the RX100 III which is a fairly sizable gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of the cameras come with different body type with the Sony A560 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony RX100 III being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before we go through a in depth comparison, below is a simple synopsis of how the A560 grades vs the RX100 III when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Sony Alpha DSLR-A560 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 III. The whole galleries are viewable at Sony A560 Gallery and Sony RX100 III Gallery.

For anyone who is planning to carry around your camera, you'll have to factor its weight and volume. The Sony A560 enjoys exterior dimensions of 137mm x 104mm x 84mm (5.4" x 4.1" x 3.3") accompanied by a weight of 599 grams (1.32 lbs) while the Sony RX100 III has sizing of 102mm x 58mm x 41mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.6") and a weight of 290 grams (0.64 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary dependant on the lens you are employing at the time. Here is the front view over all size comparison of the A560 vs the RX100 III.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability rating of the A560 and RX100 III is 64 and 89 respectively.

Oftentimes, its difficult to picture the gap in sensor sizes purely by checking out technical specs. The image below will help give you a clearer sense of the sensor dimensions in the A560 and RX100 III.

As you can tell, the 2 cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The A560 having a bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallower depth of field less difficult and the Sony RX100 III will show more detail using its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The more aged A560 will be behind when it comes to sensor technology.