Sony RX100 III vs Sony W810

Lets take a deeper look at the Sony RX100 III versus Sony W810, former being a Large Sensor Compact while the other is a Ultracompact and both of them are built by Sony. The resolution of the RX100 III (20MP) and the W810 (20MP) is fairly close but the RX100 III (1") and W810 (1/2.3") posses different sensor measurements.

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The RX100 III was brought out 5 months later than the W810 so they are both of a similar age. Both of the cameras feature different body design with the Sony RX100 III being a Large Sensor Compact camera and the Sony W810 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before going straight to a in-depth comparison, here is a short highlight of how the RX100 III grades vs the W810 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 III & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W810. The entire galleries are viewable at Sony RX100 III Gallery & Sony W810 Gallery.

If you are looking to lug around your camera regularly, you will have to consider its weight and volume. The Sony RX100 III has outer dimensions of 102mm x 58mm x 41mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.6") having a weight of 290 grams (0.64 lbs) and the Sony W810 has sizing of 97mm x 56mm x 21mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.8") accompanied by a weight of 111 grams (0.24 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you choose at that time. Here is a front view dimension comparison of the RX100 III vs the W810.

Looking at size and weight, the portability score of the RX100 III and W810 is 89 and 96 respectively.

Often, it is very tough to picture the difference in sensor measurements only by viewing specs. The graphic below will help give you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the RX100 III and W810.

As you can plainly see, the 2 cameras come with the identical resolution but different sensor measurements. The RX100 III provides the larger sensor which is going to make obtaining shallow DOF simpler.