Sony A900 vs Sony RX100

Here, we will be looking at the Sony A900 and Sony RX100, former is a Advanced DSLR while the latter is a Large Sensor Compact and they are both produced by Sony. There exists a sizable gap among the sensor resolutions of the A900 (25MP) and RX100 (20MP) and the A900 (Full frame) and RX100 (1") posses totally different sensor sizing.

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The A900 was revealed 4 years prior to the RX100 which is a fairly significant difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of the cameras feature different body design with the Sony A900 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony RX100 being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before going into a more detailed comparison, here is a quick summation of how the A900 matches up against the RX100 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Sony Alpha DSLR-A900 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100. The full galleries are viewable at Sony A900 Gallery & Sony RX100 Gallery.

For those who are aiming to travel with your camera often, you'll have to factor its weight and volume. The Sony A900 has outer dimensions of 156mm x 117mm x 82mm (6.1" x 4.6" x 3.2") with a weight of 895 grams (1.97 lbs) while the Sony RX100 has sizing of 102mm x 58mm x 36mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.4") and a weight of 240 grams (0.53 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you choose at that moment. Following is a front view dimension comparison of the A900 compared to the RX100.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability score of the A900 and RX100 is 54 and 91 respectively.

More often than not, it is tough to envision the gap in sensor dimensions purely by seeing technical specs. The pic underneath will give you a more clear sense of the sensor sizes in the A900 and RX100.

As you can tell, both the cameras come with different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The A900 using its bigger sensor will make shooting shallow depth of field simpler and the Sony A900 will provide extra detail because of its extra 5MP. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop photographs a good deal more aggressively. The more aged A900 will be disadvantaged in sensor tech.