Sony A230 vs Sony RX10 IV

Below, we are contrasting the Sony A230 vs Sony RX10 IV, former is a Entry-Level DSLR while the other is a Large Sensor Superzoom and they are both created by Sony. There exists a considerable gap among the resolutions of the A230 (10MP) and RX10 IV (20MP) and the A230 (APS-C) and RX10 IV (1") use different sensor sizes.

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The A230 was introduced 9 years earlier than the RX10 IV which is a fairly large difference as far as camera technology is concerned. The two cameras come with different body type with the Sony A230 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony RX10 IV being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before going through a complete comparison, below is a brief highlight of how the A230 matches up versus the RX10 IV in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Below is a sample of the gallery pictures for Sony Alpha DSLR-A230 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 IV. The whole galleries are available at Sony A230 Gallery & Sony RX10 IV Gallery.

For those who are looking to carry around your camera often, you will have to think about its weight and proportions. The Sony A230 comes with physical dimensions of 128mm x 97mm x 68mm (5.0" x 3.8" x 2.7") along with a weight of 490 grams (1.08 lbs) and the Sony RX10 IV has measurements of 133mm x 94mm x 145mm (5.2" x 3.7" x 5.7") having a weight of 1095 grams (2.41 lbs).

Contrast the Sony A230 vs Sony RX10 IV in our newest Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember that, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you use at that moment. The following is the front view scale comparison of the A230 vs the RX10 IV.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability score of the A230 and RX10 IV is 69 and 52 respectively.

Quite often, it is very hard to imagine the gap in sensor sizes simply by going through a spec sheet. The picture below will help offer you a more clear sense of the sensor sizes in the A230 and RX10 IV.

As you can see, both cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The A230 with its larger sensor is going to make achieving shallow depth of field simpler and the Sony RX10 IV will show greater detail using its extra 10 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also help you crop pics somewhat more aggressively. The more aged A230 will be behind in sensor technology.