Canon S120
Premium Compact Camera
 vs Sony RX100 III
Premium Compact Camera

What’s good about the Canon PowerShot S120

Best price $379
  • Weighs a little bit less than the RX100 III 7.65 oz vs 10.2 oz
  • Smaller body size 10 in³ vs 15 in³
  • Significantly cheaper street price $379 vs $648
  • Has longer exposure available 250 seconds vs 30 seconds
  • Longer optical zoom 5.0× vs 2.9×
  • Faster continuous shooting speed 12 shots per sec vs 10 shots per sec
Find out more about the Canon PowerShot S120

What’s good about the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 III

Best price
$648
  • Higher sensor resolution 20.1 MP vs 12.1 MP
  • Significantly larger image sensor 116 mm² vs 43 mm²
  • Higher resolution rear screen 1440k dots vs 922k dots
  • Newer camera June 2014 vs October 2013
  • Quicker Flash Recycle Time 3 seconds vs 10 seconds
  • Viewscreen flips out S120 does not have a flip out viewscreen
  • Has panorama image capture S120 does not have panorama
Find out more about the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 III

What the Canon S120 and Sony RX100 III have in common

  • The same maximum ISO setting 12800 ISO
  • Same quality video capture 1080p 60fps
  • HDR processing
  • HDMI port
  • RAW capture
  • Wi-Fi

What’s missing from both the Canon S120 and the Sony RX100 III

  • No 3D capture
  • No GPS tagging
  • No waterproof housing
  • No external microphone jack
  • No hot shoe
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