Sony RX100 III vs Sony W830

Lets take a more detailed look at the Sony RX100 III versus Sony W830, former being a Large Sensor Compact while the other is a Ultracompact and both are manufactured by Sony. The image resolution of the RX100 III (20MP) and the W830 (20MP) is fairly comparable but the RX100 III (1") and W830 (1/2.3") have different sensor sizes.

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The RX100 III was announced 5 months later than the W830 so they are both of a similar age. Each of the cameras have different body design with the Sony RX100 III being a Large Sensor Compact camera and the Sony W830 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before diving right into a more detailed comparison, here is a short summation of how the RX100 III grades versus the W830 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 III & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W830. The whole galleries are provided at Sony RX100 III Gallery & Sony W830 Gallery.

For anyone who is going to lug around your camera, you'll have to take into account its weight and size. The Sony RX100 III provides external measurements 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 W830 has specifications of 93mm x 52mm x 23mm (3.7" x 2.0" x 0.9") accompanied by a weight of 122 grams (0.27 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you are utilising at the time. Underneath is a front view over all size comparison of the RX100 III and the W830.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability grade of the RX100 III and W830 is 89 and 96 respectively.

Usually, it is difficult to imagine the contrast in sensor measurements purely by checking out specifications. The visual underneath may provide you a clearer sense of the sensor measurements in the RX100 III and W830.

Plainly, both of those cameras have the same resolution but different sensor measurements. The RX100 III comes with the larger sensor which should make obtaining shallow DOF less difficult.