Sony RX100 III vs Sony W620

The following is a extensive comparison of the Sony RX100 III versus Sony W620, one is a Large Sensor Compact and the other is a Small Sensor Compact and both of them are built by Sony. There is a huge difference among the resolutions of the RX100 III (20MP) and W620 (14MP) and the RX100 III (1") and W620 (1/2.3") provide different sensor sizes.

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The RX100 III was manufactured 2 years after the W620 which is a fairly significant gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of the cameras feature different body design with the Sony RX100 III being a Large Sensor Compact camera and the Sony W620 being a Compact camera.

Before going right into a more detailed comparison, here is a brief introduction of how the RX100 III scores versus the W620 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

The following is a sample of the gallery pics for Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 III and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W620. The entire galleries are viewable at Sony RX100 III Gallery and Sony W620 Gallery.

For anyone who is going to travel with your camera often, you are going to need to factor in its weight and dimensions. The Sony RX100 III comes with outside dimensions of 102mm x 58mm x 41mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.6") with a weight of 290 grams (0.64 lbs) while the Sony W620 has dimensions of 98mm x 56mm x 20mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 0.8") and a weight of 116 grams (0.26 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary depending on the lens you are using at that moment. The following is a front view measurements comparison of the RX100 III compared to the W620.

Looking at size and weight, the portability rating of the RX100 III and W620 is 89 and 96 respectively.

Often, it's hard to visualize the contrast in sensor dimensions purely by researching technical specs. The picture underneath will help give you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the RX100 III and W620.

As you can tell, each of these cameras feature different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The RX100 III due to its larger sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF less difficult and the Sony RX100 III will result in more detail due to its extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop images way more aggressively. The more recent RX100 III should have an advantage with regard to sensor tech.