Sony A700 vs Sony RX100 IV

Below is a complete comparison of the Sony A700 versus Sony RX100 IV, former being a Advanced DSLR while the other is a Large Sensor Compact and both of them are offered by Sony. There is a large difference between the sensor resolutions of the A700 (12MP) and RX100 IV (20MP) and the A700 (APS-C) and RX100 IV (1") enjoy different sensor size.

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The A700 was released 8 years before the RX100 IV and that is quite a serious difference as far as tech is concerned. Both of the cameras come with different body type with the Sony A700 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony RX100 IV being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before delving through a in depth comparison, below is a brief summary of how the A700 scores vs the RX100 IV in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Sony Alpha DSLR-A700 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 IV. The complete galleries are provided at Sony A700 Gallery & Sony RX100 IV Gallery.

For those who are going to lug around your camera often, you will have to consider its weight and measurements. The Sony A700 has got physical dimensions of 142mm x 105mm x 80mm (5.6" x 4.1" x 3.1") having a weight of 768 grams (1.69 lbs) and the Sony RX100 IV has proportions of 102mm x 58mm x 41mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.6") with a weight of 298 grams (0.66 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you select during that time. Following is the front view physical size comparison of the A700 against the RX100 IV.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability score of the A700 and RX100 IV is 58 and 89 respectively.

In many cases, it can be tough to imagine the difference between sensor measurements merely by looking at specs. The visual here might give you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the A700 and RX100 IV.

All in all, the 2 cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The A700 due to its larger sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field simpler and the Sony RX100 IV will resolve greater detail as a result of its extra 8MP. Greater resolution will help you crop pics somewhat more aggressively. The older A700 is going to be behind in sensor tech.