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Is the Sony RX10 III good for Street Photography?

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 III
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Sony RX10 III Street Photography Score

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Sony RX10 III has a score of 79 for Street Photography which makes it a GOOD candidate for this type of photography. Sony RX10 III will satisfy most of your needs, but if you are looking for a camera that is even better suited to Street Photography, we recommend you to check the Alternative cameras at the bottom of this page.
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Sony RX10 III Street Photography Detailed Analysis
Electronic Built-in Viewfinder

Using a viewfinder during a street photography shoot allows the photographer to stabilize the camera and reduce the camera shake since it is closer to the body. Besides, it comes handy where LCD screens are very hard to read under bright sunlight.

Manual Focus Mode

You can use the manual focus mode of your camera to Zone Focus which is a popular technique used in street photography.

Live-view

Live view lets you take photos without using the viewfinder which makes you less obstrusive and this works very well during street photography where you don't want to get people's attention.

Face-Detection Focusing

Face detection focusing mode is very helpful in the street scenes where you focus on a face, since you can concentrate on framing and other adjustments while the camera handles the focus for you.

Tilting LCD Screen

An articulated screen gives you the flexibility to shoot in non traditional positions such as waist level, which helps you to be more creative and unobtrusive in the streets.

Image Stabilization

Image stabilization reduces the effects of camera shake at long exposures and long focal lengths in street photography thus ensuring sharper photos.

Fast Lens at Wide: f2.40

Wideangle is used more common then the tele angle in street photography. A larger aperture will give you extra shutter speed without boosting the ISO in order to reduce blur in low light conditions which is a common scene in street photography.

24 mm - Good Wide Angle Coverage

Having a good wide angle coverage becomes very important in street photography.

RAW shooting capability

RAW files contains much more color information compared to JPEGs, and gives you more room for post processing without significant quality loss. They provide wider dynamic range and option to recover shadow and highlight clipping to some degree.

Medium sized Body

Bridgebody of Sony RX10 III is a good combination of relatively small size and good handling camera, without giving the impression of a professional camera.

Average sized 1″ (13.2 x 8.8 mm) sensor

Sony RX10 III's 1″ (13.2 x 8.8 mm) sensor size is ideal for many street photographers as it provides a good level of low-light performance and depth of field control while keeping the camera body small.

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Sony RX10 III Alternatives in Large Sensor Superzoom cameras for Street Photography

Panasonic FZ2500

Compare RX10 III vs FZ2500

20 MP | 1″ BSI-CMOS Sensor
24-480 mm Lens

Rank in All Cameras: #130
Rank in Bridge Cameras: #1

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ2500
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Panasonic FZ1000 II

Compare RX10 III vs FZ1000 II

20 MP | 1″ BSI-CMOS Sensor
25-400 mm Lens

Rank in All Cameras: #164
Rank in Bridge Cameras: #3

Panasonic Lumix DC-FZ1000 II
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Value for Money
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Overall Score
Portrait
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Leica V-Lux 5

Compare RX10 III vs V-Lux 5

20 MP | 1″ BSI-CMOS Sensor
25-400 mm Lens

Rank in All Cameras: #259
Rank in Bridge Cameras: #10

Leica V-Lux 5
Imaging
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Value for Money
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Portrait
Street
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Sony RX10 III

Compare RX10 III vs RX10 III

20 MP | 1″ Stacked BSI-CMOS Sensor
24-600 mm Lens

Rank in All Cameras: #222
Rank in Bridge Cameras: #7

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 III
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Value for Money
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Overall Score
Portrait
Street
Sports
Daily
Landscape

Sony RX10 IV

Compare RX10 III vs RX10 IV

20 MP | 1″ Stacked BSI-CMOS Sensor
24-600 mm Lens

Rank in All Cameras: #174
Rank in Bridge Cameras: #2

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 IV
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