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Sony RX10 III vs Sony TX10

Portability
53
Imaging
53
Features
77
Overall
62
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 III front
 
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX10 front
Portability
96
Imaging
39
Features
41
Overall
39

Sony RX10 III vs Sony TX10 Key Specs

Sony RX10 III
(Full Review)
  • 20MP - 1" Sensor
  • 3" Tilting Screen
  • ISO 125 - 12800 (Raise to 25600)
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 3840 x 2160 video
  • 24-600mm (F2.4-4.0) lens
  • 1051g - 133 x 94 x 127mm
  • Released March 2016
  • Old Model is Sony RX10 II
  • Replacement is Sony RX10 IV
Sony TX10
(Full Review)
  • 16MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Display
  • ISO 125 - 3200
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • 25-100mm (F3.5-4.6) lens
  • 133g - 96 x 56 x 18mm
  • Revealed August 2011
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Sony RX10 III vs Sony TX10 Overview

Below is a extensive overview of the Sony RX10 III vs Sony TX10, one being a Large Sensor Superzoom and the other is a Ultracompact and both of them are manufactured by Sony. There exists a sizeable gap between the sensor resolutions of the RX10 III (20MP) and TX10 (16MP) and the RX10 III (1") and TX10 (1/2.3") boast different sensor sizing.

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The RX10 III was revealed 4 years later than the TX10 and that is quite a large gap as far as technology is concerned. Both of these cameras feature different body design with the Sony RX10 III being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Sony TX10 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before going straight to a full comparison, here is a simple introduction of how the RX10 III scores versus the TX10 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

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Reasons to pick Sony RX10 III over the Sony TX10

 RX10 III TX10 
RevealedMarch 2016August 2011More recent by 57 months
Focus manually More precise focus
Display typeTiltingFixed Tilting display
Display resolution1229k921kClearer display (+308k dot)

Reasons to pick Sony TX10 over the Sony RX10 III

 TX10 RX10 III 
Touch display Easily navigate

Common features in the Sony RX10 III and Sony TX10

 RX10 III TX10 
Display size3"3"Same display measurement
Selfie screen Neither features selfie screen

Sony RX10 III vs Sony TX10 Physical Comparison

For anyone who is planning to lug around your camera regularly, you have to take into account its weight and volume. The Sony RX10 III enjoys outside dimensions of 133mm x 94mm x 127mm (5.2" x 3.7" x 5.0") along with a weight of 1051 grams (2.32 lbs) while the Sony TX10 has sizing of 96mm x 56mm x 18mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.7") and a weight of 133 grams (0.29 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary depending on the lens you have attached at the time. Below is a front view overall size comparison of the RX10 III and the TX10.

Sony RX10 III vs Sony TX10 size comparison

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability score of the RX10 III and TX10 is 53 and 96 respectively.

Sony RX10 III vs Sony TX10 top view buttons comparison

Sony RX10 III vs Sony TX10 Sensor Comparison

Normally, it can be hard to visualize the gap between sensor measurements purely by reading specifications. The photograph here should give you a better sense of the sensor dimensions in the RX10 III and TX10.

Plainly, both the cameras feature different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The RX10 III using its larger sensor is going to make achieving shallow depth of field simpler and the Sony RX10 III will deliver more detail because of its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also allow you to crop pics way more aggressively. The younger RX10 III should have a benefit in sensor technology.

Sony RX10 III vs Sony TX10 sensor size comparison

Sony RX10 III vs Sony TX10 Screen and ViewFinder

Sony RX10 III vs Sony TX10 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Sony RX10 III Portrait photography factors
Sony TX10 Portrait photography factors
71
you can focus manually
decent MP (20MP)
nice sensor size (1")
has face detection autofocus
supports RAW files
30
MP count decent (16MP)
focusing manually not possible
manual mode not possible
no external flash support
sensor is very small (1/2.3")
lack of RAW files
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Street Comparison

Sony RX10 III Street photography highlights
Sony TX10 Street photography highlights
64
tilting screen
image stabilization (Optical)
nice sensor size (1")
supports RAW files
environment sealing
heavier than competitors (1,051 grams)
67
image stabilization (Optical)
comes with touch focus
weather proofing
no articulating screen
sensor is very small (1/2.3")
lack of RAW files
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Sports Comparison

Sony RX10 III Sports photography info
Sony TX10 Sports photography info
70
amazing zoom range (24-600mm 25.0 x zoom)
silent shutter (1/32,000 seconds)
image stabilization (Optical)
decent MP (20MP)
nice sensor size (1")
has tracking autofocus
environment sealing
great battery pack (420 per charge)
doesn't have phase detect autofocus
44
image stabilization (Optical)
MP count decent (16MP)
weather proofing
no shutter priority mode
sensor is very small (1/2.3")
lack of phase detect auto focus
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Travel Comparison

Sony RX10 III Travel photography factors
Sony TX10 Travel photography factors
55
great battery pack (420 CIPA)
environment sealing
decent MP (20 megapixels)
built-in flash
rather wide (24mm)
great zoom (600mm)
does not have Time Lapse function
heavier than competitors (1,051 grams)
does not have a selfie friendly screen
slow maximum aperture (f2.4)
71
weather proofing
comes with touch focus
MP count decent (16 megapixels)
flash built-in
really wide (25mm)
does not have Time Lapse recording
screen isn't selfie friendly
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f3.5)
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Landscape Comparison

Landscape photography with Sony RX10 III
Landscape photography with Sony TX10
64
you can focus manually
rather wide (24mm)
decent sized screen (3")
image stabilization (Optical)
decent MP (20MP)
nice sensor size (1")
supports RAW files
environment sealing
great battery pack (420 shots)
cannot change lenses (fixed lens mount)
slow maximum aperture (f2.4)
does not have Time Lapse function
46
really wide (25mm)
pretty good screen size (3 inches)
image stabilization (Optical)
MP count decent (16MP)
weather proofing
focusing manually not possible
lens is fixed (fixed lens mount)
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f3.5)
manual mode not possible
sensor is very small (1/2.3")
lack of RAW files
does not have Time Lapse recording
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Vlogging Comparison

Vlogging with Sony RX10 III
Vlogging with Sony TX10
28
rather wide (24mm)
image stabilization (Optical)
has face detection autofocus
high quality video (3840 x 2160 resolution)
does have external mic support
slow maximum aperture (f2.4)
does not have a selfie friendly screen
heavier than competitors (1,051g)
34
really wide (25mm)
has touchscreen
image stabilization (Optical)
video res high (1920 x 1080 pxls)
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f3.5)
screen isn't selfie friendly
does not have external mic socket
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Sony RX10 III vs Sony TX10 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Sony RX10 III and Sony TX10
 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 IIISony Cyber-shot DSC-TX10
General Information
Brand Sony Sony
Model Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 III Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX10
Type Large Sensor Superzoom Ultracompact
Released 2016-03-29 2011-08-16
Physical type SLR-like (bridge) Ultracompact
Sensor Information
Powered by Bionz X BIONZ
Sensor type BSI-CMOS BSI-CMOS
Sensor size 1" 1/2.3"
Sensor dimensions 13.2 x 8.8mm 6.17 x 4.55mm
Sensor area 116.2mm² 28.1mm²
Sensor resolution 20 megapixel 16 megapixel
Anti aliasing filter
Aspect ratio 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9 4:3 and 16:9
Full resolution 5472 x 3648 4608 x 3456
Max native ISO 12800 3200
Max boosted ISO 25600 -
Lowest native ISO 125 125
RAW data
Lowest boosted 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 detection AF
Contract detection AF
Phase detection AF
Number of focus points 25 9
Lens
Lens mounting type fixed lens fixed lens
Lens focal range 24-600mm (25.0x) 25-100mm (4.0x)
Maximum aperture f/2.4-4.0 f/3.5-4.6
Macro focus range 3cm 1cm
Crop factor 2.7 5.8
Screen
Type of screen Tilting Fixed Type
Screen sizing 3 inches 3 inches
Resolution of screen 1,229k dots 921k dots
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch capability
Screen technology - XtraFine LCD
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder Electronic None
Viewfinder resolution 2,359k dots -
Viewfinder coverage 100 percent -
Viewfinder magnification 0.7x -
Features
Slowest shutter speed 30 secs 2 secs
Maximum shutter speed 1/2000 secs 1/1600 secs
Maximum silent shutter speed 1/32000 secs -
Continuous shooting rate 14.0fps 10.0fps
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manually set exposure
Exposure compensation Yes -
Set WB
Image stabilization
Built-in flash
Flash range 10.80 m (at Auto ISO) 3.70 m
Flash settings Auto, fill-flash, slow sync, rear sync, off Auto, On, Off, Slow Sync
Hot shoe
Auto exposure bracketing
White balance bracketing
Exposure
Multisegment exposure
Average exposure
Spot exposure
Partial exposure
AF area exposure
Center weighted exposure
Video features
Video resolutions 3840 x 2160 (30p, 25p, 24p), 1920 x 1080 (60p, 60i, 24p) ,1440 x 1080 (30p), 640 x 480 (30p) 1920 x 1080 (60 fps), 1440 x 1080 (30 fps), 1280 x 720 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps)
Max video resolution 3840x2160 1920x1080
Video format MPEG-4, AVCHD, XAVC S MPEG-4, AVCHD, H.264
Mic port
Headphone port
Connectivity
Wireless Built-In Eye-Fi Connected
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environment sealing
Water proof
Dust proof
Shock proof
Crush proof
Freeze proof
Weight 1051 gr (2.32 lb) 133 gr (0.29 lb)
Physical dimensions 133 x 94 x 127mm (5.2" x 3.7" x 5.0") 96 x 56 x 18mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.7")
DXO scores
DXO All around score 70 not tested
DXO Color Depth score 23.1 not tested
DXO Dynamic range score 12.6 not tested
DXO Low light score 472 not tested
Other
Battery life 420 photos -
Battery type Battery Pack -
Battery model NP-FW50 NP-BN1
Self timer Yes (2 or 10 sec, continuous) Yes (2 or 10 sec, Portrait 1/2)
Time lapse recording
Type of storage SD/SDHC/SDXC, Memory Stick Duo/Pro Duo/Pro-HG Duo SD/SDHC/SDXC/Memory Stick Duo/Memory Stick Pro Duo, Memory Stick Pro-HG Duo
Card slots Single Single
Pricing at launch $1,398 $309