Fujifilm SL240 vs Sony RX10 IV

Its time to look more in depth at the Fujifilm SL240 vs Sony RX10 IV, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Large Sensor Superzoom by competitors FujiFilm and Sony. There exists a noticeable gap among the sensor resolutions of the Fujifilm SL240 (14MP) and RX10 IV (20MP) and the Fujifilm SL240 (1/2.3") and RX10 IV (1") offer different sensor dimensions.

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The Fujifilm SL240 was released 6 years before the RX10 IV and that is a fairly sizable difference as far as camera technology is concerned. The two cameras have the same body design (SLR-like (bridge)).

Before delving straight to a complete comparison, here is a short overview of how the Fujifilm SL240 scores versus the RX10 IV with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Fujifilm FinePix SL240 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 IV. The complete galleries are available at Fujifilm SL240 Gallery & Sony RX10 IV Gallery.

When you are planning to lug around your camera regularly, you will have to consider its weight and dimensions. The Fujifilm SL240 provides outer dimensions of 122mm x 93mm x 100mm (4.8" x 3.7" x 3.9") along with a weight of 510 grams (1.12 lbs) whilst the Sony RX10 IV has dimensions of 133mm x 94mm x 145mm (5.2" x 3.7" x 5.7") along with a weight of 1095 grams (2.41 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you are utilising at the time. Underneath is a front view proportions comparison of the Fujifilm SL240 compared to the RX10 IV.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the Fujifilm SL240 and RX10 IV is 67 and 52 respectively.

Normally, it can be difficult to picture the contrast in sensor measurements merely by looking through specs. The graphic here will help offer you a greater sense of the sensor dimensions in the Fujifilm SL240 and RX10 IV.

As you can plainly see, both of those cameras provide different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The Fujifilm SL240 featuring a smaller sensor is going to make getting shallower DOF trickier and the Sony RX10 IV will provide you with extra detail as a result of its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution will let you crop pictures more aggressively. The older Fujifilm SL240 will be behind with regard to sensor tech.