Sony A6300 vs Sony RX100 III

Lets look more closely at the Sony A6300 versus Sony RX100 III, former is a Advanced Mirrorless while the latter is a Large Sensor Compact and both of them are produced by Sony. The image resolution of the A6300 (24MP) and the RX100 III (20MP) is pretty well matched but the A6300 (APS-C) and RX100 III (1") posses different sensor sizing.

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The A6300 was released 21 months after the RX100 III which makes them a generation away from each other. Both the cameras have different body design with the Sony A6300 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony RX100 III being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before delving straight to a thorough comparison, here is a brief synopsis of how the A6300 matches up versus the RX100 III when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Sony Alpha a6300 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 III. The complete galleries are provided at Sony A6300 Gallery & Sony RX100 III Gallery.

If you are looking to carry around your camera regularly, you are going to need to consider its weight and proportions. The Sony A6300 features outside measurements of 120mm x 67mm x 49mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 1.9") with a weight of 404 grams (0.89 lbs) and the Sony RX100 III has measurements of 102mm x 58mm x 41mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.6") along with a weight of 290 grams (0.64 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you use at that moment. Underneath is a front view size comparison of the A6300 compared to the RX100 III.

Using size and weight, the portability rating of the A6300 and RX100 III is 83 and 89 respectively.

In many cases, it is hard to picture the contrast between sensor sizes simply by checking specifications. The image here might provide you a more clear sense of the sensor sizing in the A6300 and RX100 III.

To sum up, each of these cameras provide different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The A6300 because of its bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF simpler and the Sony A6300 will give you more detail as a result of its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will allow you to crop shots more aggressively. The younger A6300 provides a benefit in sensor tech.