Sony RX10 vs Sony T900

Following is a extensive comparison of the Sony RX10 versus Sony T900, former is a Large Sensor Superzoom while the other is a Ultracompact and both are built by Sony. There exists a sizable gap between the resolutions of the RX10 (20MP) and T900 (12MP) and the RX10 (1") and T900 (1/2.3") have different sensor sizing.

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The RX10 was released 5 years after the T900 which is quite a significant difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of these cameras feature different body design with the Sony RX10 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Sony T900 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before getting straight to a more detailed comparison, here is a concise view of how the RX10 matches up against the T900 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T900. The complete galleries are available at Sony RX10 Gallery & Sony T900 Gallery.

In case you're looking to carry around your camera, you will need to think about its weight and measurements. The Sony RX10 comes with outer measurements of 129mm x 88mm x 102mm (5.1" x 3.5" x 4.0") having a weight of 813 grams (1.79 lbs) while the Sony T900 has proportions of 98mm x 58mm x 16mm (3.9" x 2.3" x 0.6") with a weight of 143 grams (0.32 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you have chosen during that time. Below is a front view proportions comparison of the RX10 compared to the T900.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the RX10 and T900 is 58 and 96 respectively.

More often than not, it is difficult to visualize the gap between sensor sizes only by reviewing specs. The image below will provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizing in the RX10 and T900.

As you can plainly see, both of those cameras feature different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The RX10 because of its larger sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field easier and the Sony RX10 will offer you extra detail as a result of its extra 8MP. Greater resolution will also let you crop pics way more aggressively. The more modern RX10 should have a benefit with regard to sensor technology.