Sony H90 vs Sony RX100 III

Let's take a closer look at the Sony H90 versus Sony RX100 III, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Large Sensor Compact and they are both produced by Sony. The resolution of the H90 (16MP) and the RX100 III (20MP) is pretty similar but the H90 (1/2.3") and RX100 III (1") use totally different sensor size.

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The H90 was unveiled 3 years before the RX100 III and that is quite a serious difference as far as tech is concerned. Both cameras come with different body type with the Sony H90 being a Compact camera and the Sony RX100 III being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before going through a thorough comparison, below is a quick overview of how the H90 scores against the RX100 III with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H90 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 III. The full galleries are provided at Sony H90 Gallery & Sony RX100 III Gallery.

For those who are going to lug around your camera regularly, you will want to factor in its weight and size. The Sony H90 offers external dimensions of 105mm x 60mm x 34mm (4.1" x 2.4" x 1.3") having a weight of 222 grams (0.49 lbs) and the Sony RX100 III has specifications of 102mm x 58mm x 41mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.6") having a weight of 290 grams (0.64 lbs).

Compare the Sony H90 versus Sony RX100 III in our completely new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you have chosen during that time. Following is the front view scale comparison of the H90 versus the RX100 III.

Using size and weight, the portability rating of the H90 and RX100 III is 91 and 89 respectively.

Oftentimes, its hard to envision the difference between sensor measurements just by going over technical specs. The visual here should provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the H90 and RX100 III.

As you can tell, the 2 cameras have got different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The H90 with its tinier sensor will make getting shallow depth of field tougher and the Sony RX100 III will deliver more detail having an extra 4MP. Higher resolution will also let you crop shots much more aggressively. The older H90 is going to be behind with regard to sensor tech.