Sony A99 II vs Sony RX10 IV

Let's look closer at the Sony A99 II versus Sony RX10 IV, one being a Advanced DSLR and the other is a Large Sensor Superzoom and they are both manufactured by Sony. There exists a crucial gap between the image resolutions of the A99 II (42MP) and RX10 IV (20MP) and the A99 II (Full frame) and RX10 IV (1") use different sensor dimensions.

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The A99 II was brought out 11 months prior to the RX10 IV so they are both of a similar generation. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Sony A99 II being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony RX10 IV being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before getting through a thorough comparison, below is a concise overview of how the A99 II scores vs the RX10 IV when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a sample of the gallery pics for Sony Alpha A99 II and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 IV. The entire galleries are viewable at Sony A99 II Gallery and Sony RX10 IV Gallery.

If you're looking to lug around your camera, you will want to take into account its weight and size. The Sony A99 II has outer dimensions of 143mm x 104mm x 76mm (5.6" x 4.1" x 3.0") along with a weight of 849 grams (1.87 lbs) and the Sony RX10 IV has specifications of 133mm x 94mm x 145mm (5.2" x 3.7" x 5.7") accompanied by a weight of 1095 grams (2.41 lbs).

Look at the Sony A99 II versus Sony RX10 IV in the latest Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you have at the time. Following is the front view scale comparison of the A99 II versus the RX10 IV.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability score of the A99 II and RX10 IV is 57 and 52 respectively.

More often than not, its tough to imagine the gap between sensor measurements just by reading through a spec sheet. The visual below might offer you a more clear sense of the sensor dimensions in the A99 II and RX10 IV.

Clearly, both of those cameras have got different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The A99 II because of its larger sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF less difficult and the Sony A99 II will resolve more detail having its extra 22MP. Greater resolution will let you crop pics much more aggressively. The older A99 II is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor innovation.