Sony QX1 vs Sony RX10 IV

Let's look a bit more closely at the Sony QX1 vs Sony RX10 IV, one being a Lens-style and the latter is a Large Sensor Superzoom and they are both offered by Sony. The image resolution of the QX1 (20MP) and the RX10 IV (20MP) is pretty similar but the QX1 (APS-C) and RX10 IV (1") possess totally different sensor measurements.

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The QX1 was brought out 4 years before the RX10 IV and that is quite a serious gap as far as technology is concerned. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Sony QX1 being a Lens-style camera and the Sony RX10 IV being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before getting in to a step-by-step comparison, below is a brief introduction of how the QX1 grades vs the RX10 IV in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Sony Alpha QX1 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 IV. The entire galleries are viewable at Sony QX1 Gallery and Sony RX10 IV Gallery.

For those who are going to carry your camera, you are going to need to take into account its weight and measurements. The Sony QX1 has exterior measurements of 74mm x 70mm x 53mm (2.9" x 2.8" x 2.1") along with a weight of 216 grams (0.48 lbs) while the Sony RX10 IV has proportions of 133mm x 94mm x 145mm (5.2" x 3.7" x 5.7") and a weight of 1095 grams (2.41 lbs).

Look at the Sony QX1 vs Sony RX10 IV in the new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you select at that moment. Below is the front view size comparison of the QX1 and the RX10 IV.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the QX1 and RX10 IV is 90 and 52 respectively.

More often than not, it's tough to see the gap between sensor sizing merely by going over a spec sheet. The photograph here should provide you a greater sense of the sensor measurements in the QX1 and RX10 IV.

As you can see, both the cameras posses the exact same megapixels albeit not the same sensor sizing. The QX1 uses the bigger sensor which is going to make achieving shallow DOF simpler. The older QX1 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor technology.