Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 III vs. Sony ZV-1F

Camera Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Side by side comparison and review of Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 III and Sony ZV-1F. Compare design, sensors, zoom functions, batteries and other key specifications and features to simplify the choice of your perfect digital camera. Our goal is to make it easier for you to decide on the camera that will best meet your expectations by revealing the main differences between the products.

Camera Specifications Comparison

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 III vs. Sony ZV-1F Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 III Sony ZV-1F
Product Type Digital camera - 1080p - compact Digital camera - 4K - compact with Live View mode
Lens Included Carl Zeiss ZEISS
Height 5.81 cm 6 cm
Width 10.16 cm 10.55 cm
Depth 4.1 cm 4.64 cm
Weight 263 g 229 g
Weight Details - Camera only: 229 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 256 g
Body Material Aluminium Plastic, aluminium
Enclosure Colour Black Black
Digital Zoom 11x 8x
Optical Zoom 2.9x -
SENSOR Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 III Sony ZV-1F
Sensor Resolution 20.1 Megapixel 20.1 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type Exmor R CMOS Exmor RS CMOS
Total Pixels 20,900,000 pixels 21,000,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 20,100,000 pixels 20,100,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size 1.0" 1.0"
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) 50 fps 30 fps
Image Stabiliser Optical (Steady Shot with Active Mode) Optical (Steady Shot)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser Yes Yes
Sensors Digital level metre -
PROCESSOR Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 III Sony ZV-1F
Image Processor BIONZ X BIONZ X
LENS Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 III Sony ZV-1F
Type Carl Zeiss zoom lens - 2.9x zoom - 8.8 - 25.7 mm - f/1.8-2.8 Vario-Sonnar T* ZEISS 7.6 f/2.0 Tessar T*
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 24 - 70mm 20mm
Focus Adjustment Automatic, manual Automatic, manual
Min Focus Distance - 5 cm
Max View Angle - 94 degree(s)
Zoom Adjustment Motorised drive -
Lens Construction 9 groups / 10 elements 6 groups / 6 elements
Filter Size - 40.5 mm
Features Built-in lens shield, aspherical lens, built-in neutral density filter, AA (advanced aspherical) lens, Direct Manual Focus (DMF) -
FOCUSING Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 III Sony ZV-1F
Auto Focus TTL contrast detection TTL contrast detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 25 425
Auto Focus Features Focus Peaking function, Manual Focus Check Live View Focus Peaking function
AE/AF Control Flex Focus Point, Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF Subject-tracking AF, Eye detection AF, Touch AF, Animal detection AF
Face Detection Eye Detect AF, face-priority AF function, Smile Shutter Face Detection AF/AE
VIEWFINDER Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 III Sony ZV-1F
Viewfinder Type Electronic - OLED -
Viewfinder Colour Support Colour -
Viewfinder Diagonal Size 0.39" -
Viewfinder Resolution 1,440,000 pixels -
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 100% -
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 0.59x -
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -4 to +3 -
Features Viewfinder brightness control, auto eye sensor -
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 III Sony ZV-1F
ISO (Max) 25600 12800
Native ISO - 125-6400
Extended ISO (Max) - 12800
Extended ISO (Min) - 80
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 125, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 160, ISO 320, ISO 640, ISO 80, 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 10000, ISO 8000, ISO auto (125-6400)
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot, average, highlight-weighted
Exposure Modes Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority Automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Bracketing Modes Dynamic Range Bracketing Dynamic Range 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 Saturation, Contrast compensation, Soft Skin, Sharpen, Creative Look presets
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, daylight, shade, fluorescent light (cool white), fluorescent light (daylight), fluorescent light (warm white), Underwater, fluorescent light (daylight white)
Shutter Type - Electronic
Max Shutter Speed 1/2000 sec 1/32000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 30 sec 1/4 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 -
Exposure Range EV 0-20 (ISO 100) EV 0-24 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 III Sony ZV-1F
Type 3" LCD display 3" LCD display
Touch Screen - Yes
Display Format 1,228,800 pixels 921,600 pixels
Display Form Factor Folding Folding (176°) / rotating (270°)
Display Features Contrast control, display brightness control, TRILUMINOS Colour technology Display brightness control, TRILUMINOS Colour technology
FLASH Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 III Sony ZV-1F
Camera Flash Pop-up flash -
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode -
Features AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation, flash exposure bracketing -
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)
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VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 III Sony ZV-1F
Video Recording Modes FH, FX, PS -
Digital Video Format AVCHD, H.264, XAVC S H.264, XAVC S, MPEG-4 AVC
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG JPEG
Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080 3840 x 2160
Audio Signal Format - Linear PCM, AAC LC
Surround Sound Dolby Digital AC-3 (2 channel) recording -
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo Stereo
Microphone Features Wind noise reduction Wind noise reduction, 3-mic system
MEMORY Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 III Sony ZV-1F
Memory Card Slot Memory Stick PRO Duo card, SD card SD card
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 Memory Stick Duo, SD Memory Card, Memory Stick PRO Duo, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, Memory Stick Micro Mark2, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card
Memory Card Included No No
Memory Card Max Supported Size - 128 GB
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
JPEG 5472 x 3648
JPEG 3888 x 2592
JPEG 2736 x 1824
JPEG 4864 x 3648
JPEG 3648 x 2736
JPEG 2592 x 1944
JPEG 5472 x 3080
JPEG 3648 x 2056
JPEG 2720 x 1528
JPEG 3648 x 3648
JPEG 2544 x 2544
JPEG 1920 x 1920
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
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 30 fps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 24 fps
XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 60 fps
XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 30 fps
XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 24 fps
XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 120 fps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 25 fps
XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps
XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps
XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 100 fps
XAVC S HD - 1280 x 720 - 9Mbps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 III Sony ZV-1F
Battery Type Sony NP-BX1 Lithium Ion Sony NP-BX1 Lithium Ion
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)
Photo shooting - 360 shots (LCD Monitor on)
Photo shooting - 540 shots (LCD Monitor off)
Video recording - 60 minutes
CONNECTIONS Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 III Sony ZV-1F
Interface HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, NFC (Near Field Communication) HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.1
Connectivity Features Remote control via mobile devices Remote control via mobile devices, Wireless Image Transfer, Live streaming
Print Standard - DPOF support, Exif Print support, PRINT Image Matching
Flash Terminal Hot shoe -
Connector Type USB 2.0
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
USB 2.0 (USB Type-C)
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
Microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
FEATURES Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 III Sony ZV-1F
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec 10 sec, 2sec, 5 sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 10 frames per second, 2.9 frames per second 3.5 frames per second, 16 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 Built-in speaker, RGB primary colour filter, date/time stamp, digital image rotation, camera orientation detection, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, takes photos while film recording, USB charging, built-in help guide, High ISO NR, S-Log2 gamma setting, Hybrid Log-Gamma (HLG) recording, S-Log3 gamma setting, Background Defocus function, D-range correction, webcam function, REC Led, Shot Mark, proxy recording
OTHERS Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 III Sony ZV-1F
Included Accessories Carrying case, AC power adaptor, wrist strap, camera grip, micro-USB cable, shoulder strap adapter Lens cap, wind screen, USB-C cable, wind screen adapter
Software Sony PlayMemories Home, Sony Image Data Converter 4.0 Imaging Edge Mobile Plus
Max Operating Temperature - 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature - 0 °C
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