Sony HX5 vs Sony RX100 III

Lets look a little more closely at the Sony HX5 vs Sony RX100 III, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the other is a Large Sensor Compact and both of them are manufactured by Sony. There is a significant difference between the sensor resolutions of the HX5 (10MP) and RX100 III (20MP) and the HX5 (1/2.4") and RX100 III (1") feature different sensor sizing.

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The HX5 was manufactured 4 years earlier than the RX100 III and that is quite a sizable gap as far as tech is concerned. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Sony HX5 being a Compact camera and the Sony RX100 III being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before getting in to a in depth comparison, below is a concise synopsis of how the HX5 matches up versus the RX100 III in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX5 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 III. The entire galleries are viewable at Sony HX5 Gallery and Sony RX100 III Gallery.

When you are planning to carry your camera regularly, you are going to need to factor in its weight and volume. The Sony HX5 enjoys external measurements of 102mm x 58mm x 29mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.1") having a weight of 200 grams (0.44 lbs) and the Sony RX100 III has sizing of 102mm x 58mm x 41mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.6") having a weight of 290 grams (0.64 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary depending on the lens you are utilizing during that time. The following is the front view measurement comparison of the HX5 compared to the RX100 III.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability rating of the HX5 and RX100 III is 92 and 89 respectively.

Usually, its tough to imagine the difference between sensor sizing only by reading a spec sheet. The graphic below should offer you a greater sense of the sensor sizing in the HX5 and RX100 III.

As you can see, both cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The HX5 because of its tinier sensor is going to make achieving shallow depth of field more difficult and the Sony RX100 III will offer you extra detail due to its extra 10 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also enable you to crop pics somewhat more aggressively. The older HX5 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor tech.