Sony A6300 vs Sony RX100 IV

Let's look a little more closely at the Sony A6300 vs Sony RX100 IV, former is a Advanced Mirrorless while the other is a Large Sensor Compact and both of them are manufactured by Sony. The sensor resolution of the A6300 (24MP) and the RX100 IV (20MP) is very similar but the A6300 (APS-C) and RX100 IV (1") enjoy totally different sensor sizing.

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The A6300 was brought out 8 months after the RX100 IV and they are of a similar age. Each of the cameras offer different body type with the Sony A6300 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony RX100 IV being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before we go through a thorough comparison, below is a brief highlight of how the A6300 matches up versus the RX100 IV in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Following is a sample of the gallery pics for Sony Alpha a6300 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 IV. The entire galleries are provided at Sony A6300 Gallery & Sony RX100 IV Gallery.

If you're intending to carry around your camera, you will need to take into account its weight and measurements. The Sony A6300 has got outside dimensions of 120mm x 67mm x 49mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 1.9") having a weight of 404 grams (0.89 lbs) whilst the Sony RX100 IV has proportions of 102mm x 58mm x 41mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.6") having a weight of 298 grams (0.66 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you are working with at that time. Following is the front view over all size comparison of the A6300 versus the RX100 IV.

Using size and weight, the portability grade of the A6300 and RX100 IV is 83 and 89 respectively.

In many cases, its tough to see the gap between sensor sizes simply by reading technical specs. The pic underneath will help offer you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the A6300 and RX100 IV.

As you can tell, both of these cameras enjoy different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The A6300 because of its larger sensor will make getting shallow DOF simpler and the Sony A6300 will deliver more detail having its extra 4MP. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop pics far more aggressively. The younger A6300 is going to have a benefit when it comes to sensor tech.