Sony RX100 VA vs Sony W690

Below, we are matching up the Sony RX100 VA vs Sony W690, one being a Large Sensor Compact and the other is a Small Sensor Compact and both are manufactured by Sony. There exists a sizeable gap between the sensor resolutions of the RX100 VA (20MP) and W690 (16MP) and the RX100 VA (1") and W690 (1/2.3") possess totally different sensor size.

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The RX100 VA was launched 6 years later than the W690 and that is quite a large gap as far as technology is concerned. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Sony RX100 VA being a Large Sensor Compact camera and the Sony W690 being a Compact camera.

Before going in to a thorough comparison, below is a quick highlight of how the RX100 VA grades vs the W690 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 V(A) and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W690. The complete galleries are viewable at Sony RX100 VA Gallery and Sony W690 Gallery.

When you are looking to lug around your camera regularly, you need to think about its weight and volume. The Sony RX100 VA enjoys outer dimensions of 102mm x 58mm x 41mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.6") having a weight of 299 grams (0.66 lbs) while the Sony W690 has sizing of 94mm x 56mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.9") accompanied by a weight of 142 grams (0.31 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you are working with at the time. Following is the front view measurement comparison of the RX100 VA compared to the W690.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability score of the RX100 VA and W690 is 89 and 95 respectively.

Quite often, it's hard to envision the gap between sensor measurements purely by reading through specs. The visual here might provide you a more clear sense of the sensor dimensions in the RX100 VA and W690.

As you can plainly see, each of the cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The RX100 VA because of its larger sensor will make getting shallower DOF simpler and the Sony RX100 VA will give you more detail utilizing its extra 4MP. Greater resolution can also allow you to crop photos somewhat more aggressively. The younger RX100 VA will have an edge in sensor tech.