Sony RX10 vs Sony T90

Below, we will be analyzing the Sony RX10 vs Sony T90, one is a Large Sensor Superzoom and the latter is a Ultracompact and both of them are created by Sony. There exists a sizeable gap among the sensor resolutions of the RX10 (20MP) and T90 (12MP) and the RX10 (1") and T90 (1/2.3") use totally different sensor size.

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The RX10 was revealed 5 years after the T90 which is a fairly large gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Sony RX10 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Sony T90 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before diving straight into a complete comparison, below is a quick summary of how the RX10 matches up against the T90 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T90. The full galleries are available at Sony RX10 Gallery and Sony T90 Gallery.

If you're looking to carry around your camera often, you'll have to take into account its weight and proportions. The Sony RX10 provides physical dimensions of 129mm x 88mm x 102mm (5.1" x 3.5" x 4.0") with a weight of 813 grams (1.79 lbs) whilst the Sony T90 has measurements of 94mm x 57mm x 15mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.6") having a weight of 148 grams (0.33 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you select at that time. Underneath is the front view dimensions comparison of the RX10 versus the T90.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the RX10 and T90 is 58 and 96 respectively.

Sometimes, it is difficult to visualise the difference in sensor sizes merely by checking out specs. The image here will help provide you a better sense of the sensor dimensions in the RX10 and T90.

As you can plainly see, each of the cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The RX10 with its bigger sensor will make shooting shallow DOF easier and the Sony RX10 will produce more detail because of its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also enable you to crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The more recent RX10 will have an edge with regard to sensor tech.