FujiFilm HS10 vs Sony RX10 IV

Its time to look a bit more closely at the FujiFilm HS10 and Sony RX10 IV, one being a Small Sensor Superzoom and the latter is a Large Sensor Superzoom by rivals FujiFilm and Sony. There is a huge difference between the sensor resolutions of the HS10 (10MP) and RX10 IV (20MP) and the HS10 (1/2.3") and RX10 IV (1") enjoy totally different sensor dimensions.

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The HS10 was revealed 8 years before the RX10 IV and that is quite a significant gap as far as tech is concerned. Both the cameras come with the identical body type (SLR-like (bridge)).

Before getting straight into a complete comparison, below is a concise summation of how the HS10 matches up vs the RX10 IV in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a preview of the gallery photos for FujiFilm FinePix HS10 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 IV. The full galleries are provided at FujiFilm HS10 Gallery and Sony RX10 IV Gallery.

If you're intending to lug around your camera regularly, you will have to factor in its weight and dimensions. The FujiFilm HS10 provides outer dimensions of 131mm x 91mm x 126mm (5.2" x 3.6" x 5.0") with a weight of 666 grams (1.47 lbs) whilst the Sony RX10 IV has dimensions of 133mm x 94mm x 145mm (5.2" x 3.7" x 5.7") having a weight of 1095 grams (2.41 lbs).

Compare the FujiFilm HS10 and Sony RX10 IV in the all new Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary dependant on the lens you select at that time. Underneath is the front view dimension comparison of the HS10 against the RX10 IV.

Using size and weight, the portability score of the HS10 and RX10 IV is 60 and 52 respectively.

Generally, it's difficult to envision the gap between sensor measurements only by checking technical specs. The graphic below might offer you a better sense of the sensor dimensions in the HS10 and RX10 IV.

As you can tell, the two cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The HS10 using its tinier sensor will make getting bokeh more challenging and the Sony RX10 IV will resolve greater detail because of its extra 10 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop shots somewhat more aggressively. The older HS10 is going to be behind with regard to sensor innovation.