Sony A900 vs Sony RX100 III

Lets look a bit more closely at the Sony A900 vs Sony RX100 III, one is a Advanced DSLR and the latter is a Large Sensor Compact and both of them are designed by Sony. There exists a big gap between the sensor resolutions of the A900 (25MP) and RX100 III (20MP) and the A900 (Full frame) and RX100 III (1") boast different sensor sizes.

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The A900 was introduced 6 years earlier than the RX100 III which is quite a big gap as far as technology is concerned. Both cameras feature different body design with the Sony A900 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony RX100 III being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before delving straight to a full comparison, here is a short overview of how the A900 grades versus the RX100 III for portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Sony Alpha DSLR-A900 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 III. The whole galleries are provided at Sony A900 Gallery and Sony RX100 III Gallery.

For anybody who is intending to carry around your camera often, you need to take into account its weight and measurements. The Sony A900 comes with physical measurements of 156mm x 117mm x 82mm (6.1" x 4.6" x 3.2") with a weight of 895 grams (1.97 lbs) whilst the Sony RX100 III has proportions of 102mm x 58mm x 41mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.6") and a weight of 290 grams (0.64 lbs).

Take a look at the Sony A900 vs Sony RX100 III in the all new Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ depending on the lens you use at that moment. Here is a front view measurements comparison of the A900 vs the RX100 III.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the A900 and RX100 III is 54 and 89 respectively.

More often than not, it's hard to picture the difference between sensor sizes merely by reading specs. The image here will help provide you a far better sense of the sensor sizing in the A900 and RX100 III.

All in all, both cameras feature different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The A900 using its bigger sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF easier and the Sony A900 will offer extra detail using its extra 5 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also enable you to crop shots way more aggressively. The more aged A900 is going to be behind with regard to sensor technology.