Panasonic ZS10 vs Sony RX100 IV

Its time to look closer at the Panasonic ZS10 and Sony RX100 IV, former is a Small Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Large Sensor Compact by rivals Panasonic and Sony. There is a sizable difference among the sensor resolutions of the ZS10 (14MP) and RX100 IV (20MP) and the ZS10 (1/2.3") and RX100 IV (1") provide totally different sensor sizes.

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The ZS10 was launched 5 years prior to the RX100 IV which is a fairly significant difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both the cameras feature different body design with the Panasonic ZS10 being a Compact camera and the Sony RX100 IV being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before delving into a in-depth comparison, here is a simple synopsis of how the ZS10 grades versus the RX100 IV with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS10 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 IV. The complete galleries are provided at Panasonic ZS10 Gallery & Sony RX100 IV Gallery.

For anyone who is planning to travel with your camera often, you are going to need to take into account its weight and proportions. The Panasonic ZS10 features outside measurements of 105mm x 58mm x 33mm (4.1" x 2.3" x 1.3") with a weight of 219 grams (0.48 lbs) while the Sony RX100 IV has measurements of 102mm x 58mm x 41mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.6") along with a weight of 298 grams (0.66 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you are utilising at the time. The following is a front view proportions comparison of the ZS10 versus the RX100 IV.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability grade of the ZS10 and RX100 IV is 91 and 89 respectively.

Often, its tough to envision the gap in sensor dimensions just by researching specs. The pic underneath will provide you a greater sense of the sensor sizing in the ZS10 and RX100 IV.

As you can plainly see, each of the cameras come with different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The ZS10 due to its smaller sensor will make shooting shallower depth of field trickier and the Sony RX100 IV will render more detail utilizing its extra 6MP. Higher resolution will also allow you to crop photographs a good deal more aggressively. The more aged ZS10 will be behind when it comes to sensor tech.