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Sony RX10 vs Sony T900

Portability
58
Imaging
51
Features
76
Overall
61
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 front
 
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T900 front
Portability
96
Imaging
35
Features
30
Overall
33

Sony RX10 vs Sony T900 Key Specs

Sony RX10
(Full Review)
  • 20MP - 1" Sensor
  • 3" Tilting Display
  • ISO 125 - 12800 (Expand to 25600)
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • 24-200mm (F2.8) lens
  • 813g - 129 x 88 x 102mm
  • Introduced March 2014
  • Successor is Sony RX10 II
Sony T900
(Full Review)
  • 12MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3.5" Fixed Display
  • ISO 80 - 3200
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1280 x 720 video
  • 35-140mm (F3.5-10.0) lens
  • 143g - 98 x 58 x 16mm
  • Launched February 2009
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Sony RX10 vs Sony T900 Overview

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.

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Reasons to pick Sony RX10 over the Sony T900

 RX10 T900 
LaunchedMarch 2014February 2009More modern by 62 months
Display typeTiltingFixed Tilting display
Display resolution1290k922kClearer display (+368k dot)

Reasons to pick Sony T900 over the Sony RX10

 T900 RX10 
Display size3.5"3"Larger display (+0.5")
Touch friendly display Easily navigate

Common features in the Sony RX10 and Sony T900

 RX10 T900 
Manual focus Very accurate focusing
Selfie screen No selfie screen

Sony RX10 vs Sony T900 Physical Comparison

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.

Sony RX10 vs Sony T900 size comparison

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

Sony RX10 vs Sony T900 top view buttons comparison

Sony RX10 vs Sony T900 Sensor Comparison

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.

Sony RX10 vs Sony T900 sensor size comparison

Sony RX10 vs Sony T900 Screen and ViewFinder

Sony RX10 vs Sony T900 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Sony RX10 Portrait photography details
Sony T900 Portrait photography details
70
has manual focus
good MP (20MP)
sensor size is decent (1")
supports face detection focus
exports RAW formats
27
has manual focus
lack of manual mode
can't use external flash
low MP (12MP)
very small sensor size (1/2.3")
has no RAW support
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Street Comparison

Sony RX10 as a Street photography camera
Sony T900 as a Street photography camera
72
has a tilting screen
built in image stabilization (Optical)
sensor size is decent (1")
exports RAW formats
weather proofing
57
image stabilization (Optical)
screen is fixed
very small sensor size (1/2.3")
has no RAW support
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Sports Comparison

Sony RX10 Sports photography factors
Sony T900 Sports photography factors
67
built in image stabilization (Optical)
good MP (20MP)
sensor size is decent (1")
weather proofing
great battery power (420 per charge)
doesn't have phase detect auto focus
24
image stabilization (Optical)
max shutter speed is low (1/1,000s)
low fps (2.0 fps)
lack of shutter priority mode
low MP (12MP)
very small sensor size (1/2.3")
has no phase detect autofocus
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Travel Comparison

Sony RX10 Travel photography highlights
Sony T900 Travel photography highlights
58
great battery power (420 CIPA)
weather proofing
good MP (20MP)
has built in flash
relatively wide (24mm)
lack of Time Lapse mode
doesn't feature selfie friendly display
sluggish max aperture (f2.8)
52
has built in flash
lack of Timelapse function
low MP (12MP)
does not contain selfie friendly display
wide angle not the best (35mm)
sluggish maximum aperture (f3.5)
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Landscape Comparison

Sony RX10 Landscape photography factors
Sony T900 Landscape photography factors
63
has manual focus
relatively wide (24mm)
pretty good screen size (3 inch)
built in image stabilization (Optical)
good MP (20MP)
sensor size is decent (1")
exports RAW formats
weather proofing
great battery power (420 per charge)
fixed lens (fixed lens mount)
sluggish max aperture (f2.8)
lack of Time Lapse mode
37
has manual focus
lovely big screen (3.5 inches)
image stabilization (Optical)
can't change lens (fixed lens mount)
wide angle not the best (35mm)
sluggish maximum aperture (f3.5)
lack of manual mode
low MP (12MP)
very small sensor size (1/2.3")
has no RAW support
lack of Timelapse function
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Vlogging Comparison

Sony RX10 Vlogging advice
Sony T900 Vlogging advice
30
relatively wide (24mm)
built in image stabilization (Optical)
supports face detection focus
high res video (1920 x 1080 resolution)
comes with external mic jack
sluggish max aperture (f2.8)
doesn't feature selfie friendly display
28
touch screen
image stabilization (Optical)
wide angle not the best (35mm)
sluggish maximum aperture (f3.5)
does not contain selfie friendly display
low quality video (1280 x 720 pxls)
lack of microphone port
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Sony RX10 vs Sony T900 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Sony RX10 and Sony T900
 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T900
General Information
Manufacturer Sony Sony
Model type Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T900
Class Large Sensor Superzoom Ultracompact
Introduced 2014-03-20 2009-02-17
Body design SLR-like (bridge) Ultracompact
Sensor Information
Processor Chip Bionz X -
Sensor type BSI-CMOS CCD
Sensor size 1" 1/2.3"
Sensor measurements 13.2 x 8.8mm 6.17 x 4.55mm
Sensor area 116.2mm² 28.1mm²
Sensor resolution 20 megapixel 12 megapixel
Anti alias filter
Aspect ratio 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9
Highest Possible resolution 5472 x 3648 4000 x 3000
Maximum native ISO 12800 3200
Maximum enhanced ISO 25600 -
Min native ISO 125 80
RAW images
Min enhanced ISO 80 -
Autofocusing
Manual focusing
Touch to focus
AF continuous
Single AF
Tracking AF
Selective AF
AF center weighted
Multi area AF
AF live view
Face detect AF
Contract detect AF
Phase detect AF
Total focus points 25 9
Lens
Lens support fixed lens fixed lens
Lens zoom range 24-200mm (8.3x) 35-140mm (4.0x)
Largest aperture f/2.8 f/3.5-10.0
Crop factor 2.7 5.8
Screen
Display type Tilting Fixed Type
Display diagonal 3" 3.5"
Resolution of display 1,290 thousand dot 922 thousand dot
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch screen
Display tech WhiteMagic -
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder type Electronic None
Viewfinder resolution 1,440 thousand dot -
Viewfinder coverage 100% -
Viewfinder magnification 0.7x -
Features
Minimum shutter speed 30 seconds 2 seconds
Fastest shutter speed 1/3200 seconds 1/1000 seconds
Continuous shutter speed 10.0 frames/s 2.0 frames/s
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Expose Manually
Exposure compensation Yes -
Change WB
Image stabilization
Built-in flash
Flash distance 10.20 m 2.90 m (Auto ISO)
Flash options Auto, fill-flash, slow sync, rear sync, off Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye reduction, Slow Sync
External flash
AE bracketing
WB bracketing
Exposure
Multisegment exposure
Average exposure
Spot exposure
Partial exposure
AF area exposure
Center weighted exposure
Video features
Supported video resolutions 1920 x 1080 (60p, 60i, 24p) ,1440 x 1080 (30p), 640 x 480 (30p) 1280 x 720 (30 fps) 640 x 480 (30 fps)
Maximum video resolution 1920x1080 1280x720
Video format MPEG-4, AVCHD Motion JPEG
Microphone jack
Headphone jack
Connectivity
Wireless Built-In None
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environment seal
Water proofing
Dust proofing
Shock proofing
Crush proofing
Freeze proofing
Weight 813 gr (1.79 lbs) 143 gr (0.32 lbs)
Physical dimensions 129 x 88 x 102mm (5.1" x 3.5" x 4.0") 98 x 58 x 16mm (3.9" x 2.3" x 0.6")
DXO scores
DXO Overall rating 69 not tested
DXO Color Depth rating 22.9 not tested
DXO Dynamic range rating 12.6 not tested
DXO Low light rating 474 not tested
Other
Battery life 420 images -
Form of battery Battery Pack -
Battery ID NP-FW50 -
Self timer Yes (2 or 10 sec, continuous) Yes (2 or 10 sec)
Time lapse feature
Storage media SD/SDHC/SDXC, Memory Stick Duo/Pro Duo/Pro-HG Duo Memory Stick Duo / Pro Duo, Internal
Storage slots One One
Pricing at release $698 $300