Sony RX10 vs Sony S2000

On this page, we will be matching up the Sony RX10 versus Sony S2000, one being a Large Sensor Superzoom and the latter is a Small Sensor Compact and both are manufactured by Sony. There is a crucial difference among the image resolutions of the RX10 (20MP) and S2000 (10MP) and the RX10 (1") and S2000 (1/2.3") have totally different sensor sizes.

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The RX10 was unveiled 4 years later than the S2000 and that is a fairly serious gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Both cameras have different body design with the Sony RX10 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Sony S2000 being a Compact camera.

Before going straight to a more detailed comparison, here is a simple highlight of how the RX10 scores versus the S2000 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a preview of the gallery photos for Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-S2000. The full galleries are provided at Sony RX10 Gallery and Sony S2000 Gallery.

For anyone who is going to lug around your camera frequently, you'll need to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Sony RX10 provides physical dimensions of 129mm x 88mm x 102mm (5.1" x 3.5" x 4.0") having a weight of 813 grams (1.79 lbs) and the Sony S2000 has dimensions of 98mm x 61mm x 27mm (3.9" x 2.4" x 1.1") and a weight of 167 grams (0.37 lbs).

Check out the Sony RX10 versus Sony S2000 in the all new Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Do not forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change based on the lens you have at the time. Here is a front view sizing comparison of the RX10 against the S2000.

Using size and weight, the portability score of the RX10 and S2000 is 58 and 93 respectively.

Often, its difficult to envision the gap in sensor measurements merely by looking through specifications. The photograph here should provide you a greater sense of the sensor dimensions in the RX10 and S2000.

To sum up, both of the cameras have different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The RX10 having a bigger sensor will make shooting shallow depth of field simpler and the Sony RX10 will provide you with more detail having an extra 10 Megapixels. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop shots a bit more aggressively. The newer RX10 is going to have a benefit in sensor innovation.