Sony QX100 vs Sony T900

Its time to look a little more closely at the Sony QX100 versus Sony T900, former is a Lens-style while the other is a Ultracompact and both are offered by Sony. There is a sizable difference between the image resolutions of the QX100 (20MP) and T900 (12MP) and the QX100 (1") and T900 (1/2.3") provide different sensor sizing.

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The QX100 was launched 4 years after the T900 which is quite a significant difference as far as tech is concerned. Both cameras have different body design with the Sony QX100 being a Lens-style camera and the Sony T900 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before delving straight to a full comparison, here is a concise highlight of how the QX100 grades against the T900 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Sony Cyber-shot DSC-QX100 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T900. The complete galleries are provided at Sony QX100 Gallery & Sony T900 Gallery.

For anybody who is looking to carry around your camera regularly, you should take into account its weight and proportions. The Sony QX100 features outer dimensions of 63mm x 63mm x 56mm (2.5" x 2.5" x 2.2") along with a weight of 179 grams (0.39 lbs) and the Sony T900 has measurements of 98mm x 58mm x 16mm (3.9" x 2.3" x 0.6") along with a weight of 143 grams (0.32 lbs).

Take a look at the Sony QX100 versus Sony T900 in our completely new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you have chosen at that moment. The following is a front view size comparison of the QX100 against the T900.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability score of the QX100 and T900 is 92 and 96 respectively.

Usually, it is very hard to picture the contrast between sensor sizes merely by reading technical specs. The image underneath might provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the QX100 and T900.

As you can tell, both of these cameras provide different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The QX100 featuring a larger sensor is going to make shooting shallower depth of field easier and the Sony QX100 will offer greater detail utilizing its extra 8MP. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop pics more aggressively. The more modern QX100 should have a benefit in sensor tech.