Sony RX100 III vs Sony W690

Following is a complete overview of the Sony RX100 III and Sony W690, former is a Large Sensor Compact while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact and both of them are built by Sony. There exists a large gap between the image resolutions of the RX100 III (20MP) and W690 (16MP) and the RX100 III (1") and W690 (1/2.3") enjoy different sensor size.

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The RX100 III was unveiled 2 years after the W690 which is quite a serious difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of the cameras come with different body type with the Sony RX100 III being a Large Sensor Compact camera and the Sony W690 being a Compact camera.

Before getting in to a thorough comparison, below is a brief highlight of how the RX100 III matches up against the W690 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 III & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W690. The full galleries are available at Sony RX100 III Gallery & Sony W690 Gallery.

If you're intending to carry around your camera, you're going to have to factor its weight and size. The Sony RX100 III has got outside dimensions of 102mm x 58mm x 41mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.6") along with a weight of 290 grams (0.64 lbs) and the Sony W690 has specifications of 94mm x 56mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.9") along with a weight of 142 grams (0.31 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you use at that moment. Underneath is the front view proportions comparison of the RX100 III vs the W690.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the RX100 III and W690 is 89 and 95 respectively.

More often than not, it is tough to visualize the difference between sensor sizes just by reviewing a spec sheet. The image here will help offer you a better sense of the sensor dimensions in the RX100 III and W690.

As you can see, both the cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The RX100 III having a bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF easier and the Sony RX100 III will offer you extra detail having an extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also help you crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The more modern RX100 III should have a benefit with regard to sensor innovation.