Sony RX10 II vs Sony T90

Here, we are looking at the Sony RX10 II versus Sony T90, former is a Large Sensor Superzoom while the other is a Ultracompact and they are both manufactured by Sony. There is a large difference among the sensor resolutions of the RX10 II (20MP) and T90 (12MP) and the RX10 II (1") and T90 (1/2.3") boast different sensor sizes.

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The RX10 II was manufactured 6 years after the T90 which is a fairly serious difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of the cameras feature different body design with the Sony RX10 II being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Sony T90 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before delving right into a complete comparison, here is a short highlight of how the RX10 II scores against the T90 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 II & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T90. The entire galleries are available at Sony RX10 II Gallery & Sony T90 Gallery.

For those who are going to carry around your camera often, you'll have to think about its weight and volume. The Sony RX10 II comes with outer dimensions of 129mm x 88mm x 102mm (5.1" x 3.5" x 4.0") with a weight of 813 grams (1.79 lbs) and the Sony T90 has sizing of 94mm x 57mm x 15mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.6") accompanied by a weight of 148 grams (0.33 lbs).

Contrast the Sony RX10 II versus Sony T90 in our completely new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into account, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are working with during that time. The following is a front view sizing comparison of the RX10 II compared to the T90.

Using size and weight, the portability grade of the RX10 II and T90 is 58 and 96 respectively.

In many cases, it can be hard to imagine the contrast in sensor sizes simply by researching specs. The pic below will help provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the RX10 II and T90.

All in all, both the cameras feature different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The RX10 II because of its larger sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF less difficult and the Sony RX10 II will render extra detail due to its extra 8MP. Greater resolution can also help you crop images way more aggressively. The younger RX10 II provides an advantage with regard to sensor tech.