Sony A7 II vs Sony RX10 IV

Let's take a closer look at the Sony A7 II and Sony RX10 IV, former is a Pro Mirrorless while the other is a Large Sensor Superzoom and they are both produced by Sony. The image resolution of the A7 II (24MP) and the RX10 IV (20MP) is fairly well matched but the A7 II (Full frame) and RX10 IV (1") feature different sensor sizes.

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The A7 II was released 3 years before the RX10 IV which is quite a significant difference as far as tech is concerned. Both cameras come with different body type with the Sony A7 II being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony RX10 IV being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before getting in to a comprehensive comparison, below is a concise highlight of how the A7 II grades versus the RX10 IV in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Sony Alpha A7 II & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 IV. The complete galleries are available at Sony A7 II Gallery & Sony RX10 IV Gallery.

For anyone who is going to carry around your camera frequently, you will want to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Sony A7 II comes with outer measurements of 127mm x 96mm x 60mm (5.0" x 3.8" x 2.4") along with a weight of 599 grams (1.32 lbs) and the Sony RX10 IV has dimensions of 133mm x 94mm x 145mm (5.2" x 3.7" x 5.7") accompanied by a weight of 1095 grams (2.41 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you select at the time. Here is the front view physical size comparison of the A7 II against the RX10 IV.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability rating of the A7 II and RX10 IV is 69 and 52 respectively.

Generally, its difficult to picture the gap between sensor sizes just by reading through specs. The pic here should provide you a better sense of the sensor measurements in the A7 II and RX10 IV.

All in all, each of the cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The A7 II because of its larger sensor is going to make shooting shallow depth of field easier and the Sony A7 II will give you greater detail as a result of its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also let you crop photos much more aggressively. The more aged A7 II is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor innovation.