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Sony RX10 vs Sony WX30

Portability
58
Imaging
51
Features
76
Overall
61
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 front
 
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX30 front
Portability
96
Imaging
39
Features
41
Overall
39

Sony RX10 vs Sony WX30 Key Specs

Sony RX10
(Full Review)
  • 20MP - 1" Sensor
  • 3" Tilting Screen
  • ISO 125 - 12800 (Boost to 25600)
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • 24-200mm (F2.8) lens
  • 813g - 129 x 88 x 102mm
  • Launched March 2014
  • Updated by Sony RX10 II
Sony WX30
(Full Review)
  • 16MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 100 - 3200
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • 25-125mm (F2.6-6.3) lens
  • 117g - 92 x 52 x 19mm
  • Revealed July 2011
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Sony RX10 vs Sony WX30 Overview

Its time to look a bit more closely at the Sony RX10 and Sony WX30, former is a Large Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact and both are offered by Sony. There is a large difference between the resolutions of the RX10 (20MP) and WX30 (16MP) and the RX10 (1") and WX30 (1/2.3") possess different sensor measurements.

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The RX10 was unveiled 2 years after the WX30 which is quite a serious difference as far as tech is concerned. Both cameras come with different body type with the Sony RX10 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Sony WX30 being a Compact camera.

Before getting in to a detailed comparison, below is a simple synopsis of how the RX10 matches up against the WX30 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

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Reasons to pick Sony RX10 over the Sony WX30

 RX10 WX30 
RevealedMarch 2014July 2011Newer by 33 months
Focus manually More accurate focus
Screen typeTiltingFixed Tilting screen
Screen resolution1290k922kSharper screen (+368k dot)

Reasons to pick Sony WX30 over the Sony RX10

 WX30 RX10 
Touch friendly screen Quickly navigate

Common features in the Sony RX10 and Sony WX30

 RX10 WX30 
Screen dimension3"3"Identical screen measurements
Selfie screen Neither comes with selfie screen

Sony RX10 vs Sony WX30 Physical Comparison

If you are looking to travel with your camera regularly, you have to factor its weight and measurements. The Sony RX10 comes with physical dimensions of 129mm x 88mm x 102mm (5.1" x 3.5" x 4.0") with a weight of 813 grams (1.79 lbs) whilst the Sony WX30 has proportions of 92mm x 52mm x 19mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.7") and a weight of 117 grams (0.26 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are working with at the time. Here is the front view dimensions comparison of the RX10 and the WX30.

Sony RX10 vs Sony WX30 size comparison

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability score of the RX10 and WX30 is 58 and 96 respectively.

Sony RX10 vs Sony WX30 top view buttons comparison

Sony RX10 vs Sony WX30 Sensor Comparison

Often, it can be hard to imagine the gap between sensor dimensions only by looking at a spec sheet. The image below might provide you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the RX10 and WX30.

As you can see, both of those cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The RX10 with its bigger sensor is going to make getting shallower DOF less difficult and the Sony RX10 will give you extra detail having an extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also help you crop pictures somewhat more aggressively. The more recent RX10 should have a benefit when it comes to sensor tech.

Sony RX10 vs Sony WX30 sensor size comparison

Sony RX10 vs Sony WX30 Screen and ViewFinder

Sony RX10 vs Sony WX30 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Sony RX10 Portrait photography details
Sony WX30 Portrait photography details
70
has manual focus
sensor resolution is decent (20MP)
sensor size is decent (1")
supports face detection focusing
saves RAW files
30
MP count decent (16 megapixels)
focusing manually not possible
lack of manual mode
cannot use external flash
very small sensor size (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW support
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Street Comparison

Sony RX10 Street photography advice
Sony WX30 Street photography advice
72
screen tilts up and down
image stabilization (Optical)
sensor size is decent (1")
saves RAW files
weather sealing
63
has image stabilization (Optical)
lighter than others in class (117 grams)
screen is fixed
very small sensor size (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW support
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Sports Comparison

Sports photography with Sony RX10
Sports photography with Sony WX30
67
image stabilization (Optical)
sensor resolution is decent (20 megapixels)
sensor size is decent (1")
weather sealing
good battery (420 shots)
does not have phase detect AF
39
has image stabilization (Optical)
MP count decent (16MP)
no shutter priority
very small sensor size (1/2.3")
doesn't have phase detect auto focus
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Travel Comparison

Sony RX10 Travel photography highlights
Sony WX30 Travel photography highlights
58
good battery (420 per charge)
weather sealing
sensor resolution is decent (20 megapixels)
has built in flash
pretty wide (24mm)
no Time Lapse mode
screen isn't selfie friendly
slow max aperture (f2.8)
69
lighter than others in class (117 grams)
MP count decent (16MP)
has built in flash
rather wide (25mm)
doesn't have Time Lapse function
doesn't have selfie friendly screen
sluggish maximum aperture (f2.6)
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Landscape Comparison

Sony RX10 Landscape photography features
Sony WX30 Landscape photography features
63
has manual focus
pretty wide (24mm)
nice screen size (3 inch)
image stabilization (Optical)
sensor resolution is decent (20 megapixels)
sensor size is decent (1")
saves RAW files
weather sealing
good battery (420 per charge)
cannot change lenses (fixed lens mount)
slow max aperture (f2.8)
no Time Lapse mode
43
rather wide (25mm)
screen size is good (3 inches)
has image stabilization (Optical)
MP count decent (16MP)
focusing manually not possible
lens is fixed (fixed lens mount)
sluggish maximum aperture (f2.6)
lack of manual mode
very small sensor size (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW support
doesn't have Time Lapse function
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Vlogging Comparison

Sony RX10 Vlogging advice
Sony WX30 Vlogging advice
30
pretty wide (24mm)
image stabilization (Optical)
supports face detection focusing
high video quality (1920 x 1080 resolution)
includes external mic jack
slow max aperture (f2.8)
screen isn't selfie friendly
35
rather wide (25mm)
has touchscreen
has image stabilization (Optical)
high video quality (1920 x 1080 pxls)
lighter than others in class (117g)
sluggish maximum aperture (f2.6)
doesn't have selfie friendly screen
doesn't have mic port
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Sony RX10 vs Sony WX30 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Sony RX10 and Sony WX30
 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX30
General Information
Make Sony Sony
Model type Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX30
Class Large Sensor Superzoom Small Sensor Compact
Launched 2014-03-20 2011-07-25
Body design SLR-like (bridge) Compact
Sensor Information
Processor Chip Bionz X BIONZ
Sensor type BSI-CMOS BSI-CMOS
Sensor size 1" 1/2.3"
Sensor dimensions 13.2 x 8.8mm 6.17 x 4.55mm
Sensor area 116.2mm² 28.1mm²
Sensor resolution 20 megapixels 16 megapixels
Anti alias filter
Aspect ratio 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9 4:3 and 16:9
Maximum resolution 5472 x 3648 4608 x 3456
Maximum native ISO 12800 3200
Maximum boosted ISO 25600 -
Min native ISO 125 100
RAW support
Min boosted ISO 80 -
Autofocusing
Focus manually
Touch to focus
AF continuous
Single AF
AF tracking
Selective AF
AF center weighted
Multi area AF
AF live view
Face detection AF
Contract detection AF
Phase detection AF
Total focus points 25 9
Lens
Lens mount type fixed lens fixed lens
Lens zoom range 24-200mm (8.3x) 25-125mm (5.0x)
Largest aperture f/2.8 f/2.6-6.3
Macro focusing range - 5cm
Focal length multiplier 2.7 5.8
Screen
Screen type Tilting Fixed Type
Screen diagonal 3" 3"
Resolution of screen 1,290k dot 922k dot
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch operation
Screen technology WhiteMagic XtraFine TFT LCD display
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder type Electronic None
Viewfinder resolution 1,440k dot -
Viewfinder coverage 100 percent -
Viewfinder magnification 0.7x -
Features
Lowest shutter speed 30 seconds 30 seconds
Highest shutter speed 1/3200 seconds 1/1600 seconds
Continuous shooting speed 10.0 frames per second 10.0 frames per second
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Expose Manually
Exposure compensation Yes -
Set WB
Image stabilization
Integrated flash
Flash distance 10.20 m 3.70 m
Flash modes Auto, fill-flash, slow sync, rear sync, off Auto, On, Off, Slow Sync
External flash
AEB
WB bracketing
Exposure
Multisegment
Average
Spot
Partial
AF area
Center weighted
Video features
Video resolutions 1920 x 1080 (60p, 60i, 24p) ,1440 x 1080 (30p), 640 x 480 (30p) 1920 x 1080 (60fps), 1440 x 1080 (30fps), 1280 x 720 (30fps), 640 x 480 (30fps)
Maximum video resolution 1920x1080 1920x1080
Video data format MPEG-4, AVCHD MPEG-4, AVCHD
Mic jack
Headphone jack
Connectivity
Wireless Built-In None
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environmental seal
Water proofing
Dust proofing
Shock proofing
Crush proofing
Freeze proofing
Weight 813 grams (1.79 lbs) 117 grams (0.26 lbs)
Dimensions 129 x 88 x 102mm (5.1" x 3.5" x 4.0") 92 x 52 x 19mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.7")
DXO scores
DXO All around rating 69 not tested
DXO Color Depth rating 22.9 not tested
DXO Dynamic range rating 12.6 not tested
DXO Low light rating 474 not tested
Other
Battery life 420 pictures 250 pictures
Battery form Battery Pack Battery Pack
Battery ID NP-FW50 NP-BN1
Self timer Yes (2 or 10 sec, continuous) Yes (2 or 10 sec, Portrait 1/2)
Time lapse recording
Type of storage SD/SDHC/SDXC, Memory Stick Duo/Pro Duo/Pro-HG Duo SD/SDHC/SDXC/Memory Stick Duo/Memory Stick Pro Duo, Memory Stick Pro-HG Duo
Storage slots One One
Launch price $698 $259