Do you want to know what's better Fujifilm X30 or Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 III? SpecsPRO has compared Fujifilm X30 vs Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 III: weight, battery, sensor, resolution, ISO, dynamic range and other important specifications.

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 III vs Fujifilm X30

  • Main

  • Model

  • Price

  • Advantages

  • launch

  • Announced

  • Body type

  • Camera subcategory

  • Sensor

  • Effective pixels

  • Max resolution

  • Sensor size

  • Sensor type

  • Processor

  • Image ratio w:h

  • Other resolutions

  • Sensor photo detectors

  • Image

  • ISO

  • Boosted ISO (minimum)

  • Boosted ISO (maximum)

  • White balance presets

  • Custom white balance

  • Image stabilization

  • Uncompressed format

  • JPEG quality levels

  • Photography features

  • Minimum shutter speed

  • Maximum shutter speed

  • Aperture priority

  • Shutter priority

  • Manual exposure mode

  • Subject / scene modes

  • Built-in flash

  • External flash

  • Continuous drive

  • Self-timer

  • Metering modes

  • Exposure compensation

  • AE Bracketing

  • WB Bracketing

  • Flash range

  • Flash modes

  • Screen / viewfinder

  • Articulated LCD

  • Screen size

  • Screen dots

  • Touch screen

  • Screen type

  • Live view

  • Viewfinder type

  • Viewfinder coverage

  • Viewfinder magnification

  • Viewfinder resolution

  • Videography features

  • Resolutions

  • File Format

  • Videography notes

  • Microphone

  • Speaker

  • Optics & Focus

  • Focal length (equiv.)

  • Optical zoom

  • Maximum aperture

  • Autofocus

  • Digital zoom

  • Manual focus

  • Normal focus range

  • Macro focus range

  • Number of focus points

  • Physical

  • Weight (inc. batteries)

  • Dimensions

  • Environmentally sealed

  • Battery

  • Battery details

  • Battery Life (CIPA)

  • Storage

  • Storage types

  • Connectivity

  • USB

  • HDMI

  • Microphone port

  • Headphone port

  • Wireless

  • Wireless notes

  • Remote control

  • Other features

  • Orientation sensor

  • Timelapse recording

  • GPS

  • Samples

  • Videos

  • Main

  • Model

    Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 III

  • Price

  • Advantages

  • SENSOR Effective pixels: 20 megapixels

    SENSOR Max resolution: 5472 x 3648

    SENSOR Sensor size: 1″ (13.2 x 8.8 mm)

    IMAGE White balance presets: 9

    SCREEN / VIEWFINDER Screen dots: 1,228,800

    OPTICS & FOCUS Digital zoom: Yes (5.8x)

    PHYSICAL Weight (inc. batteries): 290 g (0.64 lb / 10.23 oz)

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Fujifilm X30
  • Main

  • Model

    Fujifilm X30

  • Price

  • Advantages

  • PHOTOGRAPHY FEATURES Maximum shutter speed: 1/4000 sec

    PHOTOGRAPHY FEATURES External flash: Yes (via hot shoe)

    PHOTOGRAPHY FEATURES Continuous drive: 12.0 fps

    SCREEN / VIEWFINDER Viewfinder resolution: 2,360,000

    OPTICS & FOCUS Optical zoom: 4×

    OPTICS & FOCUS Number of focus points: 49

    PHYSICAL Battery Life (CIPA): 470

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  • launch

  • Announced

    May 16, 2014

  • Body type

  • Camera subcategory

    Compact

  • Sensor

  • Effective pixels

    20 megapixels

  • Max resolution

    5472 x 3648

  • Sensor size

    1″ (13.2 x 8.8 mm)

  • Sensor type

    BSI-CMOS

  • Processor

    Bionz X

  • Image ratio w:h

    1:1, 4:3, 3:2, 16:9

  • Other resolutions

    3:2 mode: 3888x2592, 2736x1824; 4:3 mode: 4864x3648, 3648x2736, 2592x1944, 640x480; 16:9 mode: 5472x3080, 2720x1528; 1:1 mode: 3648x3648, 2544x2544, 1920x1920

  • Sensor photo detectors

    21 megapixels

  • Image

  • ISO

    Auto, 125-12800

  • Boosted ISO (minimum)

    80

  • Boosted ISO (maximum)

    25600

  • White balance presets

    9

  • Custom white balance

    Yes

  • Image stabilization

    Optical

  • Uncompressed format

    RAW

  • JPEG quality levels

    Extra fine, fine, standard

  • Photography features

  • Minimum shutter speed

    30 sec

  • Maximum shutter speed

    1/2000 sec

  • Aperture priority

    Yes

  • Shutter priority

    Yes

  • Manual exposure mode

    Yes

  • Subject / scene modes

    Yes

  • Built-in flash

    Yes

  • External flash

    No

  • Continuous drive

    10.0 fps

  • Self-timer

    Yes (2 or 10 sec, self-portrait, continuous)

  • Metering modes

    • Multi
    • Center-weighted
    • Spot

  • Exposure compensation

    ±3 (at 1/3 EV steps)

  • AE Bracketing

    ±3

  • WB Bracketing

    Yes

  • Flash range

  • Flash modes

  • Screen / viewfinder

  • Articulated LCD

    Tilting

  • Screen size

    3

  • Screen dots

    1,228,800

  • Touch screen

    No

  • Screen type

    WhiteMagic TFT-LCD

  • Live view

    Yes

  • Viewfinder type

    Electronic

  • Viewfinder coverage

    100%

  • Viewfinder magnification

    0.59×

  • Viewfinder resolution

    1,440,000

  • Videography features

  • Resolutions

    1920 x 1080 (60p/60i/24p), 1280 x 720 (60p/30p/24p/120p), 1440 x 1080 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps)

  • File Format

    MPEG-4, AVCHD, XAVC S

  • Videography notes

    Supports XAVC S with 50MBps bit rate

  • Microphone

    Stereo

  • Speaker

    Mono

  • Optics & Focus

  • Focal length (equiv.)

    24–70 mm

  • Optical zoom

    2.9×

  • Maximum aperture

    F1.8–2.8

  • Autofocus

    • Contrast Detect (sensor)
    • Multi-area
    • Center
    • Selective single-point
    • Tracking
    • Single
    • Continuous
    • Face Detection
    • Live View

  • Digital zoom

    Yes (5.8x)

  • Manual focus

    Yes

  • Normal focus range

    5 cm (1.97)

  • Macro focus range

    5 cm (1.97)

  • Number of focus points

    25

  • Physical

  • Weight (inc. batteries)

    290 g (0.64 lb / 10.23 oz)

  • Dimensions

    102 x 58 x 41 mm (4.02 x 2.28 x 1.61)

  • Environmentally sealed

    No

  • Battery

    Battery Pack

  • Battery details

    NP-BX1 lithium-ion battery & USB charger

  • Battery Life (CIPA)

    320

  • Storage

  • Storage types

    SD/ SDHC/SDXC, Memory Stick Pro Duo/ Pro-HG Duo

  • Connectivity

  • USB

    USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)

  • HDMI

    Yes (micro-HDMI)

  • Microphone port

    No

  • Headphone port

    No

  • Wireless

    Built-In

  • Wireless notes

    802.11b/g/n with NFC

  • Remote control

    Yes (with RM-VPR1 wired remote)

  • Other features

  • Orientation sensor

    Yes

  • Timelapse recording

    No

  • GPS

    None

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  • launch

  • Announced

    Aug 26, 2014

  • Body type

  • Camera subcategory

    Compact

  • Sensor

  • Effective pixels

    12 megapixels

  • Max resolution

    4000 x 3000

  • Sensor size

    2/3" (8.8 x 6.6 mm)

  • Sensor type

    CMOS

  • Processor

    EXR Processor II

  • Image ratio w:h

    1:1, 4:3, 3:2, 16:9

  • Other resolutions

    4000 x 2664, 4000 x 2248, 2992 x 2992, 2816 x 2112, 2816 x 1864, 2816 x 1584, 2112 x 2112, 2048 x 1536, 2048 x 1360, 1920 x 1080, 1536 x 1536

  • Sensor photo detectors

  • Image

  • ISO

    Auto, 100-12800

  • Boosted ISO (minimum)

  • Boosted ISO (maximum)

  • White balance presets

    7

  • Custom white balance

    Yes

  • Image stabilization

    Optical

  • Uncompressed format

    RAW

  • JPEG quality levels

    Fine, Normal

  • Photography features

  • Minimum shutter speed

    30 sec

  • Maximum shutter speed

    1/4000 sec

  • Aperture priority

    Yes

  • Shutter priority

    Yes

  • Manual exposure mode

    Yes

  • Subject / scene modes

    Yes

  • Built-in flash

    Yes (Pop-up)

  • External flash

    Yes (via hot shoe)

  • Continuous drive

    12.0 fps

  • Self-timer

    Yes (2 or 10 sec)

  • Metering modes

    • Multi
    • Average
    • Spot

  • Exposure compensation

    ±3 (at 1/3 EV steps)

  • AE Bracketing

    ±3 (at 1/3 EV, 2/3 EV, 1 EV steps)

  • WB Bracketing

    Yes (1-3 stops)

  • Flash range

    7.00 m

  • Flash modes

    Auto, forced flash, slow synchro, commander, suppressed flash

  • Screen / viewfinder

  • Articulated LCD

    Tilting

  • Screen size

    3

  • Screen dots

    920,000

  • Touch screen

    No

  • Screen type

    TFT-LCD

  • Live view

    Yes

  • Viewfinder type

    Electronic

  • Viewfinder coverage

    100%

  • Viewfinder magnification

    0.65×

  • Viewfinder resolution

    2,360,000

  • Videography features

  • Resolutions

    1920 x 1080 (60p/50p/30p/25/24p), 1280 x 720 (60p/50p/30p/25/24p), 640 x 480 (30 fps)

  • File Format

    H.264

  • Videography notes

  • Microphone

    Stereo

  • Speaker

    Mono

  • Optics & Focus

  • Focal length (equiv.)

    28–112 mm

  • Optical zoom

    4×

  • Maximum aperture

    F2–2.8

  • Autofocus

    • Contrast Detect (sensor)
    • Phase Detect
    • Multi-area
    • Center
    • Selective single-point
    • Tracking
    • Single
    • Continuous
    • Face Detection
    • Live View

  • Digital zoom

    Yes (2x)

  • Manual focus

    Yes

  • Normal focus range

    50 cm (19.69)

  • Macro focus range

    1 cm (0.39)

  • Number of focus points

    49

  • Physical

  • Weight (inc. batteries)

    423 g (0.93 lb / 14.92 oz)

  • Dimensions

    119 x 72 x 60 mm (4.69 x 2.83 x 2.36)

  • Environmentally sealed

    No

  • Battery

    Battery Pack

  • Battery details

    NP-95 lithium-ion battery & charger

  • Battery Life (CIPA)

    470

  • Storage

  • Storage types

    SD/SDHC/SDXC

  • Connectivity

  • USB

    USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)

  • HDMI

    Yes (micro-HDMI)

  • Microphone port

    No

  • Headphone port

    No

  • Wireless

    Built-In

  • Wireless notes

    802.11b/g/n

  • Remote control

    Yes (wired)

  • Other features

  • Orientation sensor

    Yes

  • Timelapse recording

    No

  • GPS

    None

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  • Watch video reviews

  • Summary

    The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 III maximum resolution of 5472 x 3648 pixels (20 megapixels) is better than the X30 highest resolution of 4000 x 3000 pixels (12 megapixels). The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 III has bigger sensor compared to the X30: 1 (13.2 x 8.8 mm) versus 2/3' (8.8 x 6.6 mm). It is the most significant difference between these models because large sensor lets you to produce photos of the better quality. The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 III provides more presets of white balance - 9. It gives you more control over colour. The Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 III offers more powerful 5.8x digital zoom. The X30 offers more powerful 4x optical zoom. The X30 provides more number of focus points than the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 III: 49 vs 25. More number of focus points means less risk of losing focus lock when following a moving subject.

    The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 III screen is better as it offers more number of screen dots 1,228,800 in compare to 920,000 dots of the X30 screen. The higher dot count screen is better for reviewing photos on your camera.

    The X30 supports external flash. An external flash provides amazing control over the exposure and lighting of the object in low light or in bright light situations where the camera owner needs to fill-flash. The X30 battery life is better in compare to the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 III battery life. In accordance with CIPA standards the photographer will be able to take 470 photos with the X30 and only 320 with the Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 III. The Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 III weighs 290g which is 133g lighter than the weight of the X30.

    The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 III and the X30 have an equal number of advantages however as the Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 III has bigger sensor which is a very significant advantage then it will be the best buy.