Sony RX10 IV vs Sony W320

Below is a extended analysis of the Sony RX10 IV versus Sony W320, one being a Large Sensor Superzoom and the other is a Ultracompact and both are designed by Sony. There exists a big gap between the image resolutions of the RX10 IV (20MP) and W320 (14MP) and the RX10 IV (1") and W320 (1/2.3") provide totally different sensor dimensions.

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The RX10 IV was brought out 7 years later than the W320 and that is quite a big gap as far as technology is concerned. Both of these cameras have different body design with the Sony RX10 IV being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Sony W320 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before getting straight to a thorough comparison, here is a short synopsis of how the RX10 IV matches up vs the W320 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a sample of the gallery pics for Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 IV and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W320. The entire galleries are provided at Sony RX10 IV Gallery and Sony W320 Gallery.

For anybody who is looking to lug around your camera, you'll have to factor in its weight and dimensions. The Sony RX10 IV features exterior dimensions of 133mm x 94mm x 145mm (5.2" x 3.7" x 5.7") with a weight of 1095 grams (2.41 lbs) while the Sony W320 has dimensions of 93mm x 52mm x 17mm (3.7" x 2.0" x 0.7") having a weight of 117 grams (0.26 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change based on the lens you are working with during that time. Here is a front view measurement comparison of the RX10 IV versus the W320.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the RX10 IV and W320 is 52 and 97 respectively.

Sometimes, it is very difficult to see the contrast between sensor measurements simply by reading a spec sheet. The visual here will help offer you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the RX10 IV and W320.

As you can see, both of the cameras have different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The RX10 IV because of its larger sensor will make getting shallow DOF less difficult and the Sony RX10 IV will offer more detail having its extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution will enable you to crop photos a bit more aggressively. The more recent RX10 IV will have an edge with regard to sensor innovation.