Sony HX10V vs Sony RX10 II

Below is a thorough analysis of the Sony HX10V and Sony RX10 II, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the other is a Large Sensor Superzoom and they are both produced by Sony. The sensor resolution of the HX10V (18MP) and the RX10 II (20MP) is fairly close but the HX10V (1/2.3") and RX10 II (1") come with totally different sensor size.

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The HX10V was revealed 4 years prior to the RX10 II and that is a fairly sizable difference as far as camera technology is concerned. The two cameras come with different body type with the Sony HX10V being a Compact camera and the Sony RX10 II being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before getting through a thorough comparison, below is a simple view of how the HX10V matches up vs the RX10 II in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a sample of the gallery pictures for Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX10V & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 II. The full galleries are provided at Sony HX10V Gallery & Sony RX10 II Gallery.

When you are aiming to lug around your camera regularly, you are going to need to consider its weight and proportions. The Sony HX10V offers outside measurements of 105mm x 60mm x 34mm (4.1" x 2.4" x 1.3") with a weight of 234 grams (0.52 lbs) while the Sony RX10 II has measurements of 129mm x 88mm x 102mm (5.1" x 3.5" x 4.0") having a weight of 813 grams (1.79 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you use at that time. Underneath is the front view sizing comparison of the HX10V versus the RX10 II.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the HX10V and RX10 II is 91 and 58 respectively.

Quite often, it is very hard to envision the gap in sensor measurements only by looking through a spec sheet. The photograph underneath will help provide you a far better sense of the sensor sizing in the HX10V and RX10 II.

As you can see, each of these cameras have got different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The HX10V using its smaller sensor will make getting shallow depth of field more challenging and the Sony RX10 II will render more detail because of its extra 2MP. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop images much more aggressively. The older HX10V will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor innovation.