Samsung HZ10W vs Sony RX10 IV

Lets look a little more closely at the Samsung HZ10W versus Sony RX10 IV, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the other is a Large Sensor Superzoom by manufacturers Samsung and Sony. There exists a big gap between the sensor resolutions of the HZ10W (10MP) and RX10 IV (20MP) and the HZ10W (1/2.3") and RX10 IV (1") enjoy different sensor measurements.

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The HZ10W was brought out 9 years before the RX10 IV and that is quite a big gap as far as technology is concerned. The two cameras offer different body type with the Samsung HZ10W being a Compact camera and the Sony RX10 IV being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before delving through a complete comparison, below is a concise synopsis of how the HZ10W scores against the RX10 IV in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Samsung HZ10W and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 IV. The entire galleries are available at Samsung HZ10W Gallery and Sony RX10 IV Gallery.

For those who are planning to carry your camera frequently, you have to consider its weight and proportions. The Samsung HZ10W features outside measurements of 105mm x 61mm x 37mm (4.1" x 2.4" x 1.5") along with a weight of 249 grams (0.55 lbs) and the Sony RX10 IV has measurements of 133mm x 94mm x 145mm (5.2" x 3.7" x 5.7") having a weight of 1095 grams (2.41 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ depending on the lens you have attached at the time. Here is the front view proportions comparison of the HZ10W against the RX10 IV.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the HZ10W and RX10 IV is 90 and 52 respectively.

More often than not, it is very tough to picture the difference between sensor sizing simply by reading a spec sheet. The visual underneath should provide you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the HZ10W and RX10 IV.

Clearly, both the cameras offer different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The HZ10W featuring a tinier sensor is going to make achieving bokeh harder and the Sony RX10 IV will offer extra detail having its extra 10 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also make it easier to crop pics a little more aggressively. The older HZ10W is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor innovation.