Sony QX10 vs Sony RX10 III

Here is a complete assessment of the Sony QX10 and Sony RX10 III, former being a Lens-style while the other is a Large Sensor Superzoom and they are both sold by Sony. The image resolution of the QX10 (18MP) and the RX10 III (20MP) is very similar but the QX10 (1/2.3") and RX10 III (1") boast different sensor sizes.

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The QX10 was brought out 3 years prior to the RX10 III and that is quite a sizable difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of these cameras have different body design with the Sony QX10 being a Lens-style camera and the Sony RX10 III being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before diving straight to a in depth comparison, here is a brief summation of how the QX10 matches up versus the RX10 III in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Following is a sample of the gallery pics for Sony Cyber-shot DSC-QX10 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 III. The entire galleries are available at Sony QX10 Gallery & Sony RX10 III Gallery.

If you're looking to carry your camera often, you need to take into account its weight and volume. The Sony QX10 comes with outer dimensions of 62mm x 62mm x 33mm (2.4" x 2.4" x 1.3") with a weight of 105 grams (0.23 lbs) and the Sony RX10 III has sizing of 133mm x 94mm x 127mm (5.2" x 3.7" x 5.0") and a weight of 1051 grams (2.32 lbs).

Take a look at the Sony QX10 and Sony RX10 III in our brand new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember that, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you use during that time. The following is a front view dimension comparison of the QX10 against the RX10 III.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the QX10 and RX10 III is 96 and 53 respectively.

More often than not, its hard to visualize the difference between sensor sizing only by reviewing specs. The photograph below might give you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the QX10 and RX10 III.

As you can plainly see, both of those cameras have different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The QX10 featuring a tinier sensor is going to make achieving shallower DOF harder and the Sony RX10 III will deliver more detail having its extra 2 Megapixels. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop pics a bit more aggressively. The older QX10 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor innovation.