Sony A7R IV vs Sony RX100 II

Lets take a deeper look at the Sony A7R IV versus Sony RX100 II, one being a Pro Mirrorless and the latter is a Large Sensor Compact and both of them are offered by Sony. There is a huge difference between the sensor resolutions of the A7R IV (61MP) and RX100 II (20MP) and the A7R IV (Full frame) and RX100 II (1") boast totally different sensor sizes.

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The A7R IV was released 6 years later than the RX100 II and that is quite a significant gap as far as tech is concerned. Both of these cameras have different body design with the Sony A7R IV being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony RX100 II being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before going straight to a more detailed comparison, here is a quick summation of how the A7R IV grades against the RX100 II with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a preview of the gallery photos for Sony Alpha A7R IV and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 II. The complete galleries are available at Sony A7R IV Gallery and Sony RX100 II Gallery.

For anybody who is intending to lug around your camera, you will want to take into account its weight and proportions. The Sony A7R IV provides physical measurements of 129mm x 96mm x 78mm (5.1" x 3.8" x 3.1") with a weight of 665 grams (1.47 lbs) whilst the Sony RX100 II has measurements of 102mm x 58mm x 38mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.5") with a weight of 281 grams (0.62 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ depending on the lens you have at that moment. Below is a front view measurements comparison of the A7R IV against the RX100 II.

Using size and weight, the portability score of the A7R IV and RX100 II is 62 and 89 respectively.

Oftentimes, it is very hard to envision the difference between sensor measurements only by looking at a spec sheet. The visual below will offer you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the A7R IV and RX100 II.

As you can see, both of these cameras provide different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The A7R IV featuring a bigger sensor will make shooting shallower depth of field simpler and the Sony A7R IV will give greater detail as a result of its extra 41MP. Higher resolution will also let you crop photographs more aggressively. The fresher A7R IV will have an advantage with regard to sensor technology.