Samsung ST80 vs Sony RX10 IV

The following is a complete overview of the Samsung ST80 versus Sony RX10 IV, one is a Ultracompact and the latter is a Large Sensor Superzoom by manufacturers Samsung and Sony. There is a crucial difference between the resolutions of the ST80 (14MP) and RX10 IV (20MP) and the ST80 (1/2.3") and RX10 IV (1") use different sensor dimensions.

Meta to Introduce 'AI-Generated' Labels for Media starting next month

The ST80 was introduced 8 years earlier than the RX10 IV which is quite a serious gap as far as tech is concerned. Both of these cameras offer different body type with the Samsung ST80 being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony RX10 IV being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before diving in to a complete comparison, below is a brief view of how the ST80 scores vs the RX10 IV with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

The following is a preview of the gallery photos for Samsung ST80 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 IV. The whole galleries are viewable at Samsung ST80 Gallery and Sony RX10 IV Gallery.

When you are planning to travel with your camera frequently, you need to factor its weight and dimensions. The Samsung ST80 features external dimensions of 92mm x 55mm x 19mm (3.6" x 2.2" x 0.7") along with a weight of 118 grams (0.26 lbs) while the Sony RX10 IV has dimensions of 133mm x 94mm x 145mm (5.2" x 3.7" x 5.7") along with a weight of 1095 grams (2.41 lbs).

See the Samsung ST80 versus Sony RX10 IV in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary dependant on the lens you have during that time. Underneath is the front view proportions comparison of the ST80 versus the RX10 IV.

Using size and weight, the portability score of the ST80 and RX10 IV is 96 and 52 respectively.

Generally, it can be difficult to imagine the gap between sensor dimensions simply by reading through specs. The image here should give you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the ST80 and RX10 IV.

As you can plainly see, both of those cameras offer different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The ST80 with its tinier sensor is going to make getting shallower DOF harder and the Sony RX10 IV will give you extra detail using its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop photographs a little more aggressively. The more aged ST80 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor technology.