Sony RX10 IV vs Sony A57

Its time to look more closely at the Sony RX10 IV and Sony A57, former being a Large Sensor Superzoom while the other is a Entry-Level DSLR and both are created by Sony. There is a substantial difference between the resolutions of the RX10 IV (20MP) and A57 (16MP) and the RX10 IV (1") and A57 (APS-C) posses different sensor measurements.

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The RX10 IV was released 5 years later than the A57 and that is quite a big difference as far as tech is concerned. Both of these cameras have different body design with the Sony RX10 IV being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Sony A57 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before diving straight to a in depth comparison, here is a concise synopsis of how the RX10 IV matches up vs the A57 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 IV & Sony SLT-A57. The complete galleries are available at Sony RX10 IV Gallery & Sony A57 Gallery.

For those who are aiming to lug around your camera regularly, you're going to have to think about its weight and size. The Sony RX10 IV has got outside measurements of 133mm x 94mm x 145mm (5.2" x 3.7" x 5.7") and a weight of 1095 grams (2.41 lbs) and the Sony A57 has specifications of 132mm x 98mm x 81mm (5.2" x 3.9" x 3.2") and a weight of 618 grams (1.36 lbs).

Contrast the Sony RX10 IV and Sony A57 in our completely new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you have attached at that time. Following is a front view scale comparison of the RX10 IV vs the A57.

Using size and weight, the portability rating of the RX10 IV and A57 is 52 and 64 respectively.

In many cases, its difficult to picture the contrast between sensor measurements simply by going over specs. The visual here might offer you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the RX10 IV and A57.

As you can plainly see, both of these cameras provide different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The RX10 IV because of its tinier sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field more challenging and the Sony RX10 IV will offer you greater detail as a result of its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also help you crop images more aggressively. The newer RX10 IV provides a benefit in sensor innovation.