Sony RX10 IV vs Sony W610

Here, we will be evaluating the Sony RX10 IV and Sony W610, one being a Large Sensor Superzoom and the latter is a Small Sensor Compact and both are manufactured by Sony. There exists a crucial gap among the resolutions of the RX10 IV (20MP) and W610 (14MP) and the RX10 IV (1") and W610 (1/2.3") boast different sensor measurements.

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The RX10 IV was brought out 5 years later than the W610 and that is a fairly serious gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of these cameras feature different body design with the Sony RX10 IV being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Sony W610 being a Compact camera.

Before getting right into a thorough comparison, here is a short introduction of how the RX10 IV grades against the W610 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a preview of the gallery photos for Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 IV and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W610. The entire galleries are provided at Sony RX10 IV Gallery and Sony W610 Gallery.

For anybody who is planning to lug around your camera frequently, you need to factor its weight and dimensions. The Sony RX10 IV has got outer dimensions of 133mm x 94mm x 145mm (5.2" x 3.7" x 5.7") along with a weight of 1095 grams (2.41 lbs) while the Sony W610 has dimensions of 93mm x 52mm x 19mm (3.7" x 2.0" x 0.7") along with a weight of 113 grams (0.25 lbs).

Check the Sony RX10 IV and Sony W610 in the new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ depending on the lens you are using at the time. Below is a front view measurement comparison of the RX10 IV versus the W610.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the RX10 IV and W610 is 52 and 97 respectively.

More often than not, it is difficult to picture the contrast in sensor measurements only by researching specifications. The visual here might offer you a more clear sense of the sensor sizes in the RX10 IV and W610.

To sum up, each of the cameras come with different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The RX10 IV due to its bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallower DOF simpler and the Sony RX10 IV will provide you with extra detail having its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also enable you to crop pictures a good deal more aggressively. The newer RX10 IV provides an edge when it comes to sensor innovation.