Sony RX10 IV vs Sony W350

The following is a extensive comparison of the Sony RX10 IV and Sony W350, one is a Large Sensor Superzoom and the other is a Ultracompact and both are created by Sony. There exists a crucial gap among the image resolutions of the RX10 IV (20MP) and W350 (14MP) and the RX10 IV (1") and W350 (1/2.3") use different sensor dimensions.

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The RX10 IV was announced 7 years after the W350 which is a fairly serious gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both the cameras offer different body type with the Sony RX10 IV being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Sony W350 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before we go through a complete comparison, below is a simple introduction of how the RX10 IV grades against the W350 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Here is a sample of the gallery pics for Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 IV and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W350. The whole galleries are available at Sony RX10 IV Gallery and Sony W350 Gallery.

In case you're planning to travel with your camera regularly, you'll need to factor its weight and dimensions. The Sony RX10 IV enjoys outside measurements of 133mm x 94mm x 145mm (5.2" x 3.7" x 5.7") along with a weight of 1095 grams (2.41 lbs) and the Sony W350 has dimensions of 91mm x 52mm x 17mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.7") with a weight of 117 grams (0.26 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you select at the time. Following is the front view dimension comparison of the RX10 IV vs the W350.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability score of the RX10 IV and W350 is 52 and 97 respectively.

Quite often, it can be difficult to visualize the gap in sensor dimensions only by researching a spec sheet. The image here should offer you a far better sense of the sensor sizing in the RX10 IV and W350.

Clearly, each of the cameras enjoy different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The RX10 IV having a larger sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field easier and the Sony RX10 IV will render more detail with its extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also enable you to crop photos far more aggressively. The younger RX10 IV should have an advantage in sensor tech.