Panasonic TS30 vs Sony RX10 IV

Let's take a more detailed look at the Panasonic TS30 and Sony RX10 IV, one being a Waterproof and the latter is a Large Sensor Superzoom by manufacturers Panasonic and Sony. The resolution of the TS30 (16MP) and the RX10 IV (20MP) is relatively close but the TS30 (1/2.3") and RX10 IV (1") provide different sensor sizes.

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The TS30 was launched 3 years prior to the RX10 IV and that is a fairly significant gap as far as camera tech is concerned. The two cameras feature different body design with the Panasonic TS30 being a Compact camera and the Sony RX10 IV being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before getting into a full comparison, here is a quick view of how the TS30 matches up vs the RX10 IV with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS30 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 IV. The complete galleries are available at Panasonic TS30 Gallery and Sony RX10 IV Gallery.

For anyone who is looking to lug around your camera often, you will want to take into account its weight and volume. The Panasonic TS30 features physical dimensions of 104mm x 58mm x 20mm (4.1" x 2.3" x 0.8") having a weight of 142 grams (0.31 lbs) whilst the Sony RX10 IV has sizing of 133mm x 94mm x 145mm (5.2" x 3.7" x 5.7") along with a weight of 1095 grams (2.41 lbs).

Compare the Panasonic TS30 and Sony RX10 IV in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change based on the lens you have during that time. Underneath is a front view scale comparison of the TS30 and the RX10 IV.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability grade of the TS30 and RX10 IV is 95 and 52 respectively.

Often, it can be hard to visualize the gap in sensor measurements merely by researching a spec sheet. The visual below will help provide you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the TS30 and RX10 IV.

Clearly, both of those cameras come with different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The TS30 because of its smaller sensor is going to make achieving shallower DOF more challenging and the Sony RX10 IV will result in more detail utilizing its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will let you crop pictures a good deal more aggressively. The older TS30 will be disadvantaged in sensor tech.