Sony RX10 II vs Sony W830

Let's look a little more in depth at the Sony RX10 II versus Sony W830, one is a Large Sensor Superzoom and the other is a Ultracompact and they are both designed by Sony. The resolution of the RX10 II (20MP) and the W830 (20MP) is fairly close but the RX10 II (1") and W830 (1/2.3") come with totally different sensor sizing.

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The RX10 II was unveiled 18 months after the W830 making the cameras a generation away from one another. Each of the cameras come with different body type with the Sony RX10 II being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Sony W830 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before we go straight into a thorough comparison, below is a concise summary of how the RX10 II scores versus the W830 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 II and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W830. The full galleries are available at Sony RX10 II Gallery and Sony W830 Gallery.

For those who are planning to travel with your camera regularly, you are going to need to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Sony RX10 II features outer dimensions of 129mm x 88mm x 102mm (5.1" x 3.5" x 4.0") and a weight of 813 grams (1.79 lbs) while the Sony W830 has dimensions of 93mm x 52mm x 23mm (3.7" x 2.0" x 0.9") with a weight of 122 grams (0.27 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you are utilising at that time. Underneath is the front view physical size comparison of the RX10 II compared to the W830.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the RX10 II and W830 is 58 and 96 respectively.

Normally, it is tough to visualise the gap in sensor dimensions simply by viewing technical specs. The image below may provide you a more clear sense of the sensor sizes in the RX10 II and W830.

As you can tell, the 2 cameras posses the exact same megapixel count but not the same sensor dimensions. The RX10 II has the larger sensor which should make getting shallower DOF easier. The more modern RX10 II will have a benefit in sensor technology.