Sony A700 vs Sony RX100 III

Its time to look closer at the Sony A700 vs Sony RX100 III, former is a Advanced DSLR while the latter is a Large Sensor Compact and both are created by Sony. There is a large difference between the image resolutions of the A700 (12MP) and RX100 III (20MP) and the A700 (APS-C) and RX100 III (1") feature different sensor measurements.

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The A700 was introduced 7 years earlier than the RX100 III which is quite a serious difference as far as tech is concerned. Both of the cameras offer different body type with the Sony A700 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony RX100 III being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before getting straight into a full comparison, below is a brief summation of how the A700 scores versus the RX100 III in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Below is a preview of the gallery photos for Sony Alpha DSLR-A700 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 III. The whole galleries are provided at Sony A700 Gallery & Sony RX100 III Gallery.

If you are intending to travel with your camera often, you'll have to factor its weight and dimensions. The Sony A700 comes with physical measurements of 142mm x 105mm x 80mm (5.6" x 4.1" x 3.1") having a weight of 768 grams (1.69 lbs) whilst the Sony RX100 III has dimensions 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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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you have at the time. Here is the front view sizing comparison of the A700 compared to the RX100 III.

Considering size and weight, the portability grade of the A700 and RX100 III is 58 and 89 respectively.

Often, its difficult to picture the difference between sensor dimensions purely by reading specifications. The pic underneath will help offer you a far better sense of the sensor sizing in the A700 and RX100 III.

To sum up, both of these cameras enjoy different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The A700 with its bigger sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF simpler and the Sony RX100 III will deliver extra detail using its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop photographs far more aggressively. The more aged A700 is going to be behind when it comes to sensor innovation.