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Sony HX10V vs Sony RX10 III

Portability
91
Imaging
42
Features
46
Overall
43
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX10V front
 
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 III front
Portability
53
Imaging
52
Features
77
Overall
62

Sony HX10V vs Sony RX10 III Key Specs

Sony HX10V
(Full Review)
  • 18MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Display
  • ISO 100 - 12800
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • 24-400mm (F3.3-5.9) lens
  • 234g - 105 x 60 x 34mm
  • Revealed February 2012
  • Replacement is Sony HX20V
Sony RX10 III
(Full Review)
  • 20MP - 1" Sensor
  • 3" Tilting Screen
  • ISO 125 - 12800 (Bump to 25600)
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 3840 x 2160 video
  • 24-600mm (F2.4-4.0) lens
  • 1051g - 133 x 94 x 127mm
  • Announced March 2016
  • Old Model is Sony RX10 II
  • Replacement is Sony RX10 IV
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Sony HX10V vs Sony RX10 III Overview

Let's take a deeper look at the Sony HX10V and Sony RX10 III, one is a Small Sensor Superzoom and the latter is a Large Sensor Superzoom and both are produced by Sony. The sensor resolution of the HX10V (18MP) and the RX10 III (20MP) is pretty well matched but the HX10V (1/2.3") and RX10 III (1") offer totally different sensor size.

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The HX10V was released 5 years earlier than the RX10 III which is quite a significant gap as far as tech is concerned. Both of these cameras have different body design with the Sony HX10V being a Compact camera and the Sony RX10 III being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before we go straight to a full comparison, here is a short overview of how the HX10V matches up vs the RX10 III for portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

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Reasons to pick Sony HX10V over the Sony RX10 III

 HX10V RX10 III 

Reasons to pick Sony RX10 III over the Sony HX10V

 RX10 III HX10V 
AnnouncedMarch 2016February 2012More modern by 49 months
Manual focus More precise focusing
Screen typeTiltingFixed Tilting screen
Screen resolution1229k922kClearer screen (+307k dot)

Common features in the Sony HX10V and Sony RX10 III

 HX10V RX10 III 
Screen dimensions3"3"Equal screen size
Selfie screen Neither has selfie screen
Touch screen Neither has Touch screen

Sony HX10V vs Sony RX10 III Physical Comparison

For anybody who is aiming to carry around your camera, you'll have to take into account its weight and proportions. The Sony HX10V has outer measurements of 105mm x 60mm x 34mm (4.1" x 2.4" x 1.3") accompanied by a weight of 234 grams (0.52 lbs) whilst the Sony RX10 III has measurements of 133mm x 94mm x 127mm (5.2" x 3.7" x 5.0") accompanied by a weight of 1051 grams (2.32 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary based on the lens you select at the time. Below is a front view sizing comparison of the HX10V vs the RX10 III.

Sony HX10V vs Sony RX10 III size comparison

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability score of the HX10V and RX10 III is 91 and 53 respectively.

Sony HX10V vs Sony RX10 III top view buttons comparison

Sony HX10V vs Sony RX10 III Sensor Comparison

In many cases, it's difficult to visualise the contrast between sensor sizes only by looking at technical specs. The pic below will offer you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the HX10V and RX10 III.

As you can tell, each of the cameras provide different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The HX10V due to its tinier sensor will make achieving shallow depth of field more challenging and the Sony RX10 III will resolve greater detail as a result of its extra 2 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also let you crop photographs more aggressively. The more aged HX10V is going to be behind with regard to sensor innovation.

Sony HX10V vs Sony RX10 III sensor size comparison

Sony HX10V vs Sony RX10 III Screen and ViewFinder

Sony HX10V vs Sony RX10 III Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Sony HX10V Portrait photography highlights
Sony RX10 III Portrait photography highlights
38
megapixel count decent (18 megapixels)
features face detection autofocus
focusing manually not possible
can't use external flash
sensor size is very small (1/2.3")
lacks RAW files
71
manual focus
resolution is good (20MP)
sensor size is nice (1")
features face detection autofocus
delivers RAW files
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Street Comparison

Sony HX10V Street photography info
Sony RX10 III Street photography info
62
image stabilization (Optical)
lighter than competition in class (234g)
no moving screen
sensor size is very small (1/2.3")
lacks RAW files
64
screen tilts up and down
image stabilization (Optical)
sensor size is nice (1")
delivers RAW files
weather sealing
heavier than others (1,051 grams)
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Sports Comparison

Sony HX10V as a Sports photography camera
Sony RX10 III as a Sports photography camera
49
great zoom range (24-400mm 16.7 x zoom)
image stabilization (Optical)
megapixel count decent (18MP)
features tracking autofocus
lack of shutter priority mode
sensor size is very small (1/2.3")
lacks phase detect autofocus
70
long zoom range (24-600mm 25.0 x zoom)
quiet mode (1/32,000 seconds)
image stabilization (Optical)
resolution is good (20MP)
sensor size is nice (1")
features tracking autofocus
weather sealing
better than average battery life (420 shots)
has no phase detect autofocus
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Travel Comparison

Sony HX10V as a Travel photography camera
Sony RX10 III as a Travel photography camera
69
lighter than competition in class (234 grams)
megapixel count decent (18 megapixels)
flash built-in
rather wide (24mm)
long reach (400mm)
does not have Time Lapse recording
screen is not selfie friendly
sluggish maximum aperture (f3.3)
55
better than average battery life (420 per charge)
weather sealing
resolution is good (20MP)
has built in flash
relatively wide (24mm)
long zoom (600mm)
doesn't have Time Lapse mode
heavier than others (1,051 grams)
does not offer selfie friendly display
sluggish maximum aperture (f2.4)
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Landscape Comparison

Landscape photography with Sony HX10V
Landscape photography with Sony RX10 III
45
rather wide (24mm)
nice screen size (3")
image stabilization (Optical)
megapixel count decent (18MP)
focusing manually not possible
lens is fixed (fixed lens mount)
sluggish maximum aperture (f3.3)
sensor size is very small (1/2.3")
lacks RAW files
does not have Time Lapse recording
63
manual focus
relatively wide (24mm)
good sized screen (3")
image stabilization (Optical)
resolution is good (20 megapixels)
sensor size is nice (1")
delivers RAW files
weather sealing
better than average battery life (420 shots)
cannot change lens (fixed lens mount)
sluggish maximum aperture (f2.4)
doesn't have Time Lapse mode
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Vlogging Comparison

Sony HX10V as a Vlogging camera
Sony RX10 III as a Vlogging camera
34
rather wide (24mm)
image stabilization (Optical)
features face detection autofocus
high video quality (1920 x 1080 pxls)
lighter than competition in class (234 grams)
sluggish maximum aperture (f3.3)
screen is not selfie friendly
does not have external mic port
28
relatively wide (24mm)
image stabilization (Optical)
features face detection autofocus
high video quality (3840 x 2160 resolution)
has external mic support
sluggish maximum aperture (f2.4)
does not offer selfie friendly display
heavier than others (1,051g)
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Sony HX10V vs Sony RX10 III Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Sony HX10V and Sony RX10 III
 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX10VSony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 III
General Information
Company Sony Sony
Model Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX10V Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 III
Type Small Sensor Superzoom Large Sensor Superzoom
Revealed 2012-02-28 2016-03-29
Physical type Compact SLR-like (bridge)
Sensor Information
Chip BIONZ Bionz X
Sensor type BSI-CMOS BSI-CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.3" 1"
Sensor dimensions 6.17 x 4.55mm 13.2 x 8.8mm
Sensor area 28.1mm² 116.2mm²
Sensor resolution 18MP 20MP
Anti aliasing filter
Aspect ratio 4:3 and 16:9 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9
Max resolution 4896 x 3672 5472 x 3648
Max native ISO 12800 12800
Max enhanced ISO - 25600
Minimum native ISO 100 125
RAW pictures
Minimum enhanced ISO - 64
Autofocusing
Manual focus
Touch focus
Continuous AF
AF single
Tracking AF
Selective AF
Center weighted AF
AF multi area
AF live view
Face detect AF
Contract detect AF
Phase detect AF
Number of focus points 9 25
Lens
Lens mounting type fixed lens fixed lens
Lens focal range 24-400mm (16.7x) 24-600mm (25.0x)
Maximum aperture f/3.3-5.9 f/2.4-4.0
Macro focus range 5cm 3cm
Crop factor 5.8 2.7
Screen
Type of display Fixed Type Tilting
Display sizing 3" 3"
Display resolution 922 thousand dots 1,229 thousand dots
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch friendly
Display technology XtraFine TruBlack TFT LCD -
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder None Electronic
Viewfinder resolution - 2,359 thousand dots
Viewfinder coverage - 100%
Viewfinder magnification - 0.7x
Features
Minimum shutter speed 30s 30s
Fastest shutter speed 1/1600s 1/2000s
Fastest quiet shutter speed - 1/32000s
Continuous shutter rate 10.0 frames/s 14.0 frames/s
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manual mode
Exposure compensation Yes Yes
Custom WB
Image stabilization
Integrated flash
Flash range 5.30 m 10.80 m (at Auto ISO)
Flash settings Auto, On, Off, Slow Sync Auto, fill-flash, slow sync, rear sync, off
External flash
AE bracketing
White balance bracketing
Exposure
Multisegment exposure
Average exposure
Spot exposure
Partial exposure
AF area exposure
Center weighted exposure
Video features
Supported video resolutions 1920 x 1080 (60 fps), 1440 x 1080 (30 fps), 1280 x 720 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps) 3840 x 2160 (30p, 25p, 24p), 1920 x 1080 (60p, 60i, 24p) ,1440 x 1080 (30p), 640 x 480 (30p)
Max video resolution 1920x1080 3840x2160
Video format MPEG-4, AVCHD MPEG-4, AVCHD, XAVC S
Mic support
Headphone support
Connectivity
Wireless Eye-Fi Connected Built-In
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS BuiltIn None
Physical
Environment sealing
Water proof
Dust proof
Shock proof
Crush proof
Freeze proof
Weight 234 gr (0.52 lb) 1051 gr (2.32 lb)
Physical dimensions 105 x 60 x 34mm (4.1" x 2.4" x 1.3") 133 x 94 x 127mm (5.2" x 3.7" x 5.0")
DXO scores
DXO Overall score not tested 70
DXO Color Depth score not tested 23.1
DXO Dynamic range score not tested 12.6
DXO Low light score not tested 472
Other
Battery life 320 images 420 images
Battery style Battery Pack Battery Pack
Battery model NP-BG1 NP-FW50
Self timer Yes (2 or 10 sec, Portrait 1/2) Yes (2 or 10 sec, continuous)
Time lapse shooting
Storage type SD/SDHC/SDXC, Memory Stick Duo/Pro Duo/Pro-HG Duo SD/SDHC/SDXC, Memory Stick Duo/Pro Duo/Pro-HG Duo
Card slots 1 1
Price at release $616 $1,398