Samsung HZ35W vs Sony RX100 IV

Let's take a deeper look at the Samsung HZ35W vs Sony RX100 IV, one is a Small Sensor Superzoom and the other is a Large Sensor Compact by companies Samsung and Sony. There exists a sizeable gap among the image resolutions of the HZ35W (12MP) and RX100 IV (20MP) and the HZ35W (1/2.3") and RX100 IV (1") feature different sensor size.

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The HZ35W was manufactured 6 years before the RX100 IV which is a fairly large gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both cameras come with different body type with the Samsung HZ35W being a Compact camera and the Sony RX100 IV being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before getting straight into a step-by-step comparison, below is a concise introduction of how the HZ35W matches up versus the RX100 IV in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Samsung HZ35W and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 IV. The entire galleries are provided at Samsung HZ35W Gallery and Sony RX100 IV Gallery.

If you are looking to carry around your camera often, you are going to need to think about its weight and volume. The Samsung HZ35W offers external measurements of 107mm x 61mm x 28mm (4.2" x 2.4" x 1.1") along with a weight of 245 grams (0.54 lbs) and the Sony RX100 IV has sizing of 102mm x 58mm x 41mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.6") accompanied by a weight of 298 grams (0.66 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ depending on the lens you are utilising during that time. Following is the front view dimension comparison of the HZ35W vs the RX100 IV.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the HZ35W and RX100 IV is 91 and 89 respectively.

More often than not, it is difficult to imagine the difference in sensor sizes only by viewing specifications. The pic below will help offer you a much better sense of the sensor sizing in the HZ35W and RX100 IV.

To sum up, both the cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The HZ35W because of its smaller sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF tougher and the Sony RX100 IV will provide you with extra detail due to its extra 8MP. Greater resolution will also enable you to crop images much more aggressively. The more aged HZ35W will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor tech.