Sony A6000 vs Sony RX10 III

Lets look a little more in depth at the Sony A6000 versus Sony RX10 III, former is a Advanced Mirrorless while the other is a Large Sensor Superzoom and both of them are sold by Sony. The resolution of the A6000 (24MP) and the RX10 III (20MP) is very comparable but the A6000 (APS-C) and RX10 III (1") use different sensor sizes.

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The A6000 was revealed 23 months earlier than the RX10 III making the cameras a generation away from each other. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Sony A6000 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony RX10 III being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before going in to a detailed comparison, below is a simple synopsis of how the A6000 grades versus the RX10 III when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Sony Alpha a6000 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 III. The full galleries are available at Sony A6000 Gallery & Sony RX10 III Gallery.

For anyone who is looking to travel with your camera regularly, you are going to need to consider its weight and dimensions. The Sony A6000 features exterior dimensions of 120mm x 67mm x 45mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 1.8") along with a weight of 344 grams (0.76 lbs) and the Sony RX10 III has dimensions of 133mm x 94mm x 127mm (5.2" x 3.7" x 5.0") having a weight of 1051 grams (2.32 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you have attached at the time. Below is the front view overall size comparison of the A6000 and the RX10 III.

Looking at size and weight, the portability grade of the A6000 and RX10 III is 85 and 53 respectively.

Usually, it is hard to imagine the difference in sensor dimensions merely by going through a spec sheet. The image below may give you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the A6000 and RX10 III.

Clearly, the 2 cameras have got different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The A6000 using its larger sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF simpler and the Sony A6000 will show extra detail because of its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also allow you to crop pics much more aggressively. The more aged A6000 will be behind when it comes to sensor innovation.