Leica C-Lux vs Sony Cyber-shot RX10 III Compare

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Cameras which are being compared are Superzoom cameras.

C-Lux vs Cyber-shot RX10 III - Side by side

Learn more about compared cameras specifications below.

Leica C-Lux vs Sony Cyber-shot RX10 III Specs

C-Lux

  • Introduced in June 2018
  • Superzoom
  • Sensor: 1″
  • 20 megapixel
  • 10 frames/second
  • 80 – 25600 ISO
  • 3840 x 2160 Video
  • Viewfinder: Elektronic
  • 75.00mm (3.0″) Monitor
  • Zoom 24-360mm (15x), f3.3-6.4
  • WiFi built-in
  • 111.2 x 66.4 x 45.2mm³ (4.4″ x 2.6″ x 1.8″)
  • 340g (11.0 oz.)

All specs: Main page for C-Lux

Cyber-shot RX10 III

  • Introduced in April 2016
  • Superzoom
  • Sensor: 1″
  • 20 megapixel
  • 14 frames/second
  • 100 – 12800 ISO
  • 3840 x 2160 Video
  • Viewfinder: Elektronic
  • 75.00mm (3.0″) Monitor, articulated
  • Zoom 24-600mm (25x), f2.8-4.0
  • WiFi built-in
  • 132.5 x 94 x 127.4mm³ (5.2″ x 3.7″ x 5.0″)
  • 1095g (35.3 oz.)

All specs: Main page for Cyber-shot RX10 III

C-Lux vs Cyber-shot RX10 III Sensors

On the pictures below the sensor areas of cameras are highlighted.

This infographic highlights the sensor areas of both models compared to other common sensor formats:

Info graphic: C-Lux an Cyber-shot RX10 III sensor comparison

Note: 1-Euro coin for scale; the coin at 23.25mm diameter is slightly smaller than a US quarter.

1″ sensor built into both cameras has a total area of about 116mm² (4.6 sq.in.).

C-Lux vs Cyber-shot RX10 III: Viewfinder

C-Lux has an electronic viewfinder and it’s resolution is 2.33 megapixel with magnification of 0.53x.

The Cyber-shot RX10 III has an electronic viewfinder with resolution 2.36 megapixel, it’s magnification is 0.70x.

Viewfinder magnifications of compared cameras. The black area shows a magnification of 1x, relative to native size; in red is a magnification of 0.85x.

C-Lux (0.53x)

Cyber-shot RX10 III (0.70x)

Better choice: Sony Cyber-shot RX10 III

Leica C-Lux VS Sony Cyber-shot RX10 III Other Specs Comparison

Why is Leica C-Lux a better choice

C-Lux

Cyber-shot RX10 III

Auto Focus points (4)

49 25
Better sensibility (4)

80 – 25600 ISO 100 – 12800 ISO
Touch screen (2)

Weighs less (2)

340g
(11.0 oz.)
1095g
(35.3 oz.)
More portable (2)

334cm³
(21 cu.in.)
1587cm³
(100 cu.in.)

Conclusion: Advantages of the C-Lux are the faster and more accurate auto focus, the larger sensitivity and the rather comfortable touch screen. A recommendation of the C-Lux is made easy by the lower weight than the Cyber-shot RX10 III and the more compact size.

The C-Lux scores 14 points.

Otherwise why to choose Sony Cyber-shot RX10 III

C-Lux

Cyber-shot RX10 III

Higher speed (4, frames/second)

10 14
Better viewfinder (4, Megapixel)

2.33 2.36
Better monitor (2, Megapixel)

1.04 1.20
Articulated monitor (2)

External microphone (2)

Longer battery life (3, photos)

370 420

Conclusion: Advantages of the Cyber-shot RX10 III are that the camera is faster, the better viewfinder and that the display has a higher resolution. A nice touch is the articulated display, the connector for an external microphone and that the battery has more stamina.

Yields 17 points for the Cyber-shot RX10 III.

Common Specs for both cameras compared

C-Lux

Cyber-shot RX10 III

Sensor format

1″ 1″
Resolution (megapixel)

20.10 20.10
Built-in flash

Image stabilizer

Video resolution

3840 x 2160 3840 x 2160
WiFi

Leica C-Lux VS Sony Cyber-shot RX10 III Dimensions

Look at front view of the C-Lux and Cyber-shot RX10 III

Top view of cameras

Total scores

Here’s the total score according to comparison above:

Leica C-Lux

Sony Cyber-shot RX10 III

14
17

We advise to choose the newest model: Leica C-Lux.