Sony HX10V vs Sony RX1

Let's look a bit more closely at the Sony HX10V and Sony RX1, former is a Small Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Large Sensor Compact and both of them are sold by Sony. There is a considerable difference between the image resolutions of the HX10V (18MP) and RX1 (24MP) and the HX10V (1/2.3") and RX1 (Full frame) posses different sensor sizes.

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The HX10V was released 11 months before the RX1 and they are of a similar age. Both the cameras have different body design with the Sony HX10V being a Compact camera and the Sony RX1 being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before delving right into a in-depth comparison, here is a short overview of how the HX10V matches up vs the RX1 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX10V & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX1. The complete galleries are available at Sony HX10V Gallery & Sony RX1 Gallery.

For anyone who is going to travel with your camera often, you will want to take into account its weight and measurements. The Sony HX10V enjoys outside measurements of 105mm x 60mm x 34mm (4.1" x 2.4" x 1.3") having a weight of 234 grams (0.52 lbs) while the Sony RX1 has proportions of 113mm x 65mm x 70mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 2.8") and a weight of 482 grams (1.06 lbs).

Examine the Sony HX10V and Sony RX1 in our completely new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into account, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you choose at that time. The following is a front view scale comparison of the HX10V versus the RX1.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability score of the HX10V and RX1 is 91 and 79 respectively.

Often, it can be hard to imagine the difference between sensor dimensions purely by reading through a spec sheet. The image below will help offer you a stronger sense of the sensor measurements in the HX10V and RX1.

Clearly, the 2 cameras provide different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The HX10V featuring a tinier sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF more challenging and the Sony RX1 will resolve more detail as a result of its extra 6MP. Higher resolution will help you crop pictures more aggressively. The more aged HX10V is going to be behind with regard to sensor technology.