In depth comparison and review of Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 III and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX99. Compare design, sensors, proximity features, memory capacities and other important specifications and features to easily choose the right camera for you. Our goal is to help you uncover differences between the products and find the digital camera that will best fit your needs.
| DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS | Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 III | Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX99 |
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| Product Type | Digital camera - 1080p - compact | Digital camera - 4K - compact |
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| Lens Included | Carl Zeiss | Carl Zeiss |
| Height | 5.81 cm | 5.81 cm |
| Width | 10.16 cm | 10.2 cm |
| Depth | 4.1 cm | 3.55 cm |
| Weight | 263 g | 216 g |
| Weight Details | - | Camera only: 216 g Camera with battery and memory card: 242 g |
| Body Material | Aluminium | - |
| Enclosure Colour | Black | Black |
| Digital Zoom | 11x | 120x |
| Optical Zoom | 2.9x | 28x |
| SENSOR | Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 III | Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX99 |
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| Sensor Resolution | 20.1 Megapixel | 18.2 Megapixel |
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| Optical Sensor Type | Exmor R CMOS | Exmor R CMOS |
| Total Pixels | 20,900,000 pixels | - |
| Effective Sensor Resolution | 20,100,000 pixels | 18,200,000 pixels |
| Optical Sensor Size | 1.0" | 1/2.3" |
| Frame Rate (Max Resolution) | 50 fps | 30 fps |
| Image Stabiliser | Optical (Steady Shot with Active Mode) | Optical (Steady Shot with Intelligent Active Mode) |
| Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser | Yes | Yes |
| Sensors | Digital level metre | - |
| PROCESSOR | Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 III | Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX99 |
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| Image Processor | BIONZ X | BIONZ X |
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| LENS | Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 III | Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX99 |
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| Type | Carl Zeiss zoom lens - 2.9x zoom - 8.8 - 25.7 mm - f/1.8-2.8 Vario-Sonnar T* | Carl Zeiss zoom lens - 28x zoom - 4.25 - 118 mm - f/3.5-6.4 Vario-Sonnar T* |
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| Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera | 24 - 70mm | 24 - 720mm |
| Focus Adjustment | Automatic, manual | Automatic, manual |
| Min Focus Distance | - | 5 cm |
| Max View Angle | - | 84 degree(s) |
| Zoom Adjustment | Motorised drive | Motorised drive |
| Lens Construction | 9 groups / 10 elements | 10 groups / 11 elements |
| Features | Built-in lens shield, aspherical lens, built-in neutral density filter, AA (advanced aspherical) lens, Direct Manual Focus (DMF) | Built-in lens shield, aspherical lens |
| FOCUSING | Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 III | Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX99 |
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| Auto Focus | TTL contrast detection | TTL contrast detection |
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| Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty | 25 | - |
| Auto Focus Features | Focus Peaking function, Manual Focus Check Live View | - |
| AE/AF Control | Flex Focus Point, Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF | Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Touch Area AF |
| Face Detection | Eye Detect AF, face-priority AF function, Smile Shutter | Eye Detect AF, face-priority AF function, Smile Shutter |
| VIEWFINDER | Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 III | Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX99 |
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| Viewfinder Type | Electronic - OLED | Electronic - OLED |
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| Viewfinder Colour Support | Colour | Colour |
| Viewfinder Diagonal Size | 0.39" | 0.2" |
| Viewfinder Resolution | 1,440,000 pixels | - |
| Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage | 100% | 100% |
| Optical Viewfinder Magnification | 0.59x | 0.5x |
| Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range | -4 to +3 | -4 to +3 |
| Features | Viewfinder brightness control, auto eye sensor | - |
| EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE | Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 III | Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX99 |
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| ISO (Max) | 25600 | 12800 |
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| Light Sensitivity | ISO 800, ISO 125, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 160, ISO 320, ISO 640, ISO 500, ISO 250, ISO 1600, ISO 6400, ISO 3200, ISO 1000, ISO 1250, ISO 2000, ISO 2500, ISO 4000, ISO 5000, ISO 12800, ISO 25600, ISO 10000, ISO 8000, ISO auto (125-12800) | ISO 100, ISO 800, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 1600, ISO 6400, ISO 3200, ISO auto (80-3200), ISO 12800 |
| Exposure Metering | Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot | Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot |
| Exposure Modes | Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority | Programme, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority |
| Bracketing Modes | Dynamic Range Bracketing | Dynamic Range Bracketing, Flash Exposure Bracketing, white balance bracketing |
| Shooting Programs | Landscape, portrait mode, macro, night portrait, PET, fireworks, night scene, sports mode, sunset, high sensitivity, handheld twilight, gourmet, anti-motion blur | - |
| Special Effects | Black & White, Sepia, Neutral, Vivid, sunset, soft focus, illustration, landscape, portrait, Water Colour, miniature, clear, deep, light, autumn leaves, Retro, partial colour, Toy camera, Posterisation, High contrast monochrome, Pop Colour, HDR Painting, Rich-tone monochrome, Soft High-key, Night Scene | Soft focus, illustration, Water Colour, miniature, Retro, partial colour, Toy camera, Posterisation, High contrast monochrome, Pop Colour, HDR Painting, Rich-tone monochrome, Soft High-key |
| White Balance | Custom, automatic, presets | Custom, automatic, presets |
| White Balance Presets | Incandescent, cloudy, Flash, daylight, shade, fluorescent light (cool white), fluorescent light (daylight), fluorescent light (warm white), 2500K - 9900K, fluorescent light (daylight white) | Incandescent, cloudy, Flash, daylight, fluorescent light (cool white), fluorescent light (daylight), fluorescent light (daylight white) |
| Max Shutter Speed | 1/2000 sec | - |
| Min Shutter Speed | 30 sec | - |
| Exposure Compensation | ±3 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps | ±3 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps |
| Auto Exposure Bracketing | 3 steps in 1/3 or 2/3 EV steps | - |
| White Balance Bracketing | Yes | Yes |
| Exposure Range | EV 0-20 (ISO 100) | - |
| DISPLAY | Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 III | Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX99 |
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| Type | 3" LCD display | 3" LCD display |
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| Touch Screen | - | Yes |
| Display Format | 1,228,800 pixels | 921,600 pixels |
| Display Form Factor | Folding | Tilting |
| Display Features | Contrast control, display brightness control, TRILUMINOS Colour technology | Display brightness control |
| FLASH | Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 III | Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX99 |
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| Camera Flash | Pop-up flash | Pop-up flash |
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| Flash Modes | Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode | Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode |
| Features | AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation, flash exposure bracketing | AF illuminator |
| Effective Flash Range | 0.4 m - 10.2 m: ISO auto (wide lens) 0.4 m - 6.5 m: ISO auto (tele lens) 20.4 m: ISO 12800 (wide lens) 13 m: ISO 12800 (tele lens) |
0.3 m - 5.4 m: ISO auto (wide lens) 2.5 m - 3 m: ISO auto (tele lens) |
| VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER | Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 III | Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX99 |
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| Video Recording Modes | FH, FX, PS | - |
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| Digital Video Format | AVCHD, H.264, XAVC S | AVCHD, XAVC S |
| Image Recording Format | JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG | JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG |
| Max Video Resolution | 1920 x 1080 | 3840 x 2160 |
| Surround Sound | Dolby Digital AC-3 (2 channel) recording | Dolby Digital AC-3 (2 channel) recording |
| Microphone Operation Mode | Stereo | Stereo |
| Microphone Features | Wind noise reduction | Wind noise reduction |
| MEMORY | Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 III | Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX99 |
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| Memory Card Slot | Memory Stick PRO Duo card, SD card | Memory Stick Micro (M2) card, SD card |
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| Supported Memory Cards | Memory Stick Duo, SD Memory Card, Memory Stick PRO Duo, SDXC Memory Card, Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo HX, SDHC Memory Card, Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card, Memory Stick XC-HG Duo | SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, Memory Stick Micro Mark2 |
| Memory Card Included | No | No |
| Image Storage | 5472 x 3648 3888 x 2592 2736 x 1824 4864 x 3648 3648 x 2736 2592 x 1944 640 x 480 5472 x 3080 3648 x 2056 2720 x 1528 3648 x 3648 2544 x 2544 1920 x 1920 |
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| Video Capture | AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps - 28Mbps AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 i - 50 fps - 24Mbps AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 i - 50 fps - 17Mbps AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps - 24Mbps AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps - 17Mbps H.264 - 1440 x 1080 - 25 fps - 12Mbps XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps - 50Mbps XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps - 50Mbps XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps - 50Mbps XAVC S - 1280 x 720 - 100 fps - 50Mbps H.264 - 640 x 480 - 25 fps - 3Mbps |
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| BATTERY AND CHARGING | Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 III | Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX99 |
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| Battery Type | Sony NP-BX1 Lithium Ion | Sony NP-BX1 Lithium Ion |
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| Details | Sony NP-BX1 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1240 mAh (included) | Sony NP-BX1 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1240 mAh (included) |
| Battery Life | Photo shooting - 320 shots (LCD Monitor on) Photo shooting - 2.67 hours (LCD Monitor on) Photo shooting - 230 shots (EVF on) Photo shooting - 1.92 hours (EVF on) Video recording - 1.42 hours (LCD Monitor on) Video recording - 1.5 hours (EVF on) |
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| CONNECTIONS | Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 III | Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX99 |
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| Interface | HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, NFC (Near Field Communication) | HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, NFC (Near Field Communication), Bluetooth 4.1 |
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| Connectivity Features | Remote control via mobile devices | Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view |
| Print Standard | - | DPOF support, Exif Print support |
| Flash Terminal | Hot shoe | - |
| Connector Type | USB 2.0 HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D) |
USB 2.0 (5 pin Micro-USB Type B) HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D) |
| FEATURES | Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 III | Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX99 |
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| Self-Timer Delay | 10 sec, 2sec | 10 sec, 2sec, 5 sec |
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| Continuous Shooting Speed | 10 frames per second, 2.9 frames per second | - |
| HDR Mode | Auto HDR mode | - |
| Additional Features | Built-in speaker, RGB primary colour filter, sharpness control, camera orientation detection, histogram display, AE lock, saturation control, Sweep Panorama technology, shadow point display, highlight point display, takes photos while film recording, Dynamic Range Optimizer, USB charging, built-in help guide, 24p Cinema Mode, automatic display brightness adjustment, Dolby Digital Stereo Creator, Multi-Frame Noise Reduction, Intelligent AUTO (iAUTO), Eye-Fi Card Ready, Dual Stream Encoding, Superior Auto mode, Clear Image Zoom, PlayMemories Camera Apps support, BRAVIA Sync function, PhotoTV HD, Auto Object Framing | Saturation control, Sweep Panorama technology, brightness control, contrast control, USB charging, Multi-Frame Noise Reduction, Intelligent AUTO (iAUTO), Touch Shutter technology, Clear Image Zoom, high ISO speed noise reduction, BRAVIA Sync function, GPS via mobile |
| OTHERS | Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 III | Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX99 |
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| Included Accessories | Carrying case, AC power adaptor, wrist strap, camera grip, micro-USB cable, shoulder strap adapter | AC power adaptor, wrist strap, micro-USB cable |
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| Software | Sony PlayMemories Home, Sony Image Data Converter 4.0 | - |
| Max Operating Temperature | - | 40 °C |
| Min Operating Temperature | - | 0 °C |
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