Panasonic L10 vs Sony RX100 IV

Following is a complete overview of the Panasonic L10 and Sony RX100 IV, former is a Advanced DSLR while the other is a Large Sensor Compact by companies Panasonic and Sony. There exists a sizable gap between the image resolutions of the L10 (10MP) and RX100 IV (20MP) and the L10 (Four Thirds) and RX100 IV (1") come with different sensor dimensions.

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The L10 was released 8 years prior to the RX100 IV which is quite a significant difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of these cameras offer different body type with the Panasonic L10 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony RX100 IV being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before getting in to a thorough comparison, below is a concise view of how the L10 matches up vs the RX100 IV in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Following is a sample of the gallery pics for Panasonic Lumix DMC-L10 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 IV. The complete galleries are viewable at Panasonic L10 Gallery & Sony RX100 IV Gallery.

When you are intending to carry around your camera regularly, you will want to consider its weight and measurements. The Panasonic L10 has got outer measurements of 135mm x 96mm x 78mm (5.3" x 3.8" x 3.1") accompanied by a weight of 556 grams (1.23 lbs) and the Sony RX100 IV has proportions of 102mm x 58mm x 41mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.6") and a weight of 298 grams (0.66 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you select during that time. Following is the front view proportions comparison of the L10 vs the RX100 IV.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the L10 and RX100 IV is 66 and 89 respectively.

Sometimes, it's difficult to imagine the contrast between sensor sizes only by reviewing specifications. The pic here should give you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the L10 and RX100 IV.

Plainly, each of these cameras offer different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The L10 due to its larger sensor is going to make achieving shallower depth of field simpler and the Sony RX100 IV will offer you more detail as a result of its extra 10MP. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop pics a little more aggressively. The more aged L10 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor technology.