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Sony RX10 vs Sony ZV-1

Portability
58
Imaging
51
Features
76
Overall
61
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 front
 
Sony ZV-1 front
Portability
88
Imaging
55
Features
86
Overall
67

Sony RX10 vs Sony ZV-1 Key Specs

Sony RX10
(Full Review)
  • 20MP - 1" Sensor
  • 3" Tilting Display
  • ISO 125 - 12800 (Expand to 25600)
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • 24-200mm (F2.8) lens
  • 813g - 129 x 88 x 102mm
  • Launched March 2014
  • Successor is Sony RX10 II
Sony ZV-1
(Full Review)
  • 20MP - 1" Sensor
  • 3" Fully Articulated Display
  • ISO 125 - 12800 (Boost to 25600)
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 3840 x 2160 video
  • 24-70mm (F1.8-2.8) lens
  • 294g - 105 x 60 x 44mm
  • Released May 2020
  • Replacement is Sony ZV-1 II
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Sony RX10 vs Sony ZV-1 Overview

Here, we are evaluating the Sony RX10 versus Sony ZV-1, former being a Large Sensor Superzoom while the other is a Large Sensor Compact and both of them are built by Sony. The sensor resolution of the RX10 (20MP) and the ZV-1 (20MP) is very well matched and both cameras offer the identical sensor size (1").

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The RX10 was released 7 years earlier than the ZV-1 and that is quite a big difference as far as technology is concerned. Both cameras feature different body design with the Sony RX10 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Sony ZV-1 being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before getting into a step-by-step comparison, here is a brief synopsis of how the RX10 grades vs the ZV-1 for portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

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Reasons to pick Sony RX10 over the Sony ZV-1

 RX10 ZV-1 
Display resolution1290k922kClearer display (+368k dot)

Reasons to pick Sony ZV-1 over the Sony RX10

 ZV-1 RX10 
ReleasedMay 2020March 2014More recent by 75 months
Display typeFully ArticulatedTiltingFully Articulating display
Selfie screen Take selfies
Touch display Easily navigate

Common features in the Sony RX10 and Sony ZV-1

 RX10 ZV-1 
Focus manually More accurate focusing
Display size3"3"Same display size

Sony RX10 vs Sony ZV-1 Physical Comparison

For anyone who is aiming to lug around your camera frequently, you are going to need to take into account its weight and size. The Sony RX10 enjoys physical measurements of 129mm x 88mm x 102mm (5.1" x 3.5" x 4.0") accompanied by a weight of 813 grams (1.79 lbs) whilst the Sony ZV-1 has specifications of 105mm x 60mm x 44mm (4.1" x 2.4" x 1.7") with a weight of 294 grams (0.65 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you have chosen at the time. Following is a front view measurement comparison of the RX10 against the ZV-1.

Sony RX10 vs Sony ZV-1 size comparison

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the RX10 and ZV-1 is 58 and 88 respectively.

Sony RX10 vs Sony ZV-1 top view buttons comparison

Sony RX10 vs Sony ZV-1 Sensor Comparison

Typically, its difficult to see the gap between sensor measurements just by looking at technical specs. The graphic here will offer you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the RX10 and ZV-1.

As you can tell, the two cameras feature the identical sensor size and the identical resolution therefore you can expect similar quality of pictures though you may want to take the age of the products into consideration. The older RX10 is going to be behind when it comes to sensor technology.

Sony RX10 vs Sony ZV-1 sensor size comparison

Sony RX10 vs Sony ZV-1 Screen and ViewFinder

Sony RX10 vs Sony ZV-1 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Sony RX10 Portrait photography highlights
Sony ZV-1 Portrait photography highlights
70
has manual focus
good MP (20MP)
decent sensor size (1")
has face detection autofocus
saves RAW formats
73
you can focus manually
MP count good (20MP)
nice sensor size (1")
offers face detect focusing
delivers RAW formats
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Street Comparison

Sony RX10 Street photography information
Sony ZV-1 Street photography information
72
has a tilting screen
built in image stabilization (Optical)
decent sensor size (1")
saves RAW formats
weather proofing
85
screen can move to multiple angles
image stabilization (Optical)
nice sensor size (1")
delivers RAW formats
supports touch to focus
lighter than competitors in class (294g)
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Sports Comparison

Sports photography with Sony RX10
Sports photography with Sony ZV-1
67
built in image stabilization (Optical)
good MP (20 megapixels)
decent sensor size (1")
weather proofing
good battery (420 CIPA)
lack of phase detect autofocus
71
quiet shutter (1/32,000s)
fast continuous shooting (24.0 frames/s)
image stabilization (Optical)
MP count good (20 megapixels)
nice sensor size (1")
offers tracking focus
supports phase detect AF
not so great battery life (260 CIPA)
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Travel Comparison

Sony RX10 as a Travel photography camera
Sony ZV-1 as a Travel photography camera
58
good battery (420 per charge)
weather proofing
good MP (20 megapixels)
flash built-in
fairly wide (24mm)
missing Timelapse recording
doesn't contain selfie friendly display
sluggish max aperture (f2.8)
81
lighter than competitors in class (294g)
supports bluetooth
supports touch to focus
MP count good (20 megapixels)
selfie friendly display
fairly wide (24mm)
good max aperture (f1.8)
not so great battery life (260 per charge)
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Landscape Comparison

Landscape photography with Sony RX10
Landscape photography with Sony ZV-1
63
has manual focus
fairly wide (24mm)
screen size is good (3 inch)
built in image stabilization (Optical)
good MP (20 megapixels)
decent sensor size (1")
saves RAW formats
weather proofing
good battery (420 per charge)
lens is fixed (fixed lens mount)
sluggish max aperture (f2.8)
missing Timelapse recording
70
you can focus manually
fairly wide (24mm)
good max aperture (f1.8)
nice screen size (3")
image stabilization (Optical)
MP count good (20MP)
nice sensor size (1")
delivers RAW formats
fixed lens (fixed lens mount)
not so great battery life (260 per charge)
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Vlogging Comparison

Vlogging with Sony RX10
Vlogging with Sony ZV-1
30
fairly wide (24mm)
built in image stabilization (Optical)
has face detection autofocus
high quality video (1920 x 1080 pixels)
includes external microphone port
sluggish max aperture (f2.8)
doesn't contain selfie friendly display
86
fairly wide (24mm)
good max aperture (f1.8)
selfie friendly display
touchscreen enabled
image stabilization (Optical)
offers face detect focusing
good video quality (3840 x 2160 pxls)
comes with microphone jack
lighter than competitors in class (294g)
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Sony RX10 vs Sony ZV-1 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Sony RX10 and Sony ZV-1
 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10Sony ZV-1
General Information
Company Sony Sony
Model type Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 Sony ZV-1
Type Large Sensor Superzoom Large Sensor Compact
Launched 2014-03-20 2020-05-27
Body design SLR-like (bridge) Large Sensor Compact
Sensor Information
Processor Chip Bionz X Bionz X
Sensor type BSI-CMOS BSI-CMOS
Sensor size 1" 1"
Sensor measurements 13.2 x 8.8mm 13.2 x 8.8mm
Sensor surface area 116.2mm² 116.2mm²
Sensor resolution 20MP 20MP
Anti alias filter
Aspect ratio 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9
Max resolution 5472 x 3648 5472 x 3648
Max native ISO 12800 12800
Max enhanced ISO 25600 25600
Lowest native ISO 125 125
RAW photos
Lowest enhanced ISO 80 80
Autofocusing
Focus manually
Touch to focus
AF continuous
Single AF
Tracking AF
AF selectice
AF center weighted
Multi area AF
Live view AF
Face detect AF
Contract detect AF
Phase detect AF
Total focus points 25 315
Lens
Lens support fixed lens fixed lens
Lens zoom range 24-200mm (8.3x) 24-70mm (2.9x)
Largest aperture f/2.8 f/1.8-2.8
Macro focusing distance - 5cm
Crop factor 2.7 2.7
Screen
Range of display Tilting Fully Articulated
Display diagonal 3 inch 3 inch
Resolution of display 1,290k dot 922k dot
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch display
Display tech WhiteMagic -
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder type Electronic None
Viewfinder resolution 1,440k dot -
Viewfinder coverage 100 percent -
Viewfinder magnification 0.7x -
Features
Minimum shutter speed 30s 30s
Fastest shutter speed 1/3200s 1/2000s
Fastest quiet shutter speed - 1/32000s
Continuous shutter speed 10.0 frames/s 24.0 frames/s
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manually set exposure
Exposure compensation Yes Yes
Change WB
Image stabilization
Integrated flash
Flash distance 10.20 m no built-in flash
Flash settings Auto, fill-flash, slow sync, rear sync, off Auto, Flash On, Slow Synchro, Rear Sync, Flash Off
External flash
AE bracketing
WB bracketing
Exposure
Multisegment metering
Average metering
Spot metering
Partial metering
AF area metering
Center weighted metering
Video features
Video resolutions 1920 x 1080 (60p, 60i, 24p) ,1440 x 1080 (30p), 640 x 480 (30p) 3840 x 2160 @ 30p / 100 Mbps, XAVC S, MP4, H.264, Linear PCM3840 x 2160 @ 30p / 60 Mbps, XAVC S, MP4, H.264, Linear PCM3840 x 2160 @ 25p / 100 Mbps, XAVC S, MP4, H.264, Linear PCM3840 x 2160 @ 25p / 60 Mbps, XAVC S, MP4, H.264, Linear PCM3840 x 2160 @ 24p / 100 Mbps, XAVC S, MP4, H.264, Linear PCM3840 x 2160 @ 24p / 60 Mbps, XAVC S, MP4, H.264, Linear PCM1920 x 1080 @ 120p / 100 Mbps, XAVC S, MP4, H.264, Linear PCM1920 x 1080 @ 120p / 60 Mbps, XAVC S, MP4, H.264, Linear PCM1920 x 1080 @ 100p / 100 Mbps, XAVC S, MP4, H.264, Linear PCM1920 x 1080 @ 100p / 60 Mbps, XAVC S, MP4, H.264, Linear PCM1920 x 1080 @ 60p / 50 Mbps, XAVC S, MP4, H.264, Linear PCM1920 x 1080 @ 60p / 28 Mbps, MP4, H.264, AAC1920 x 1080 @ 60p / 28 Mbps, AVCHD, MTS, H.264, Dolby Digital1920 x 1080 @ 60i / 24 Mbps, AVCHD, MTS, H.264, Dolby Digital1920 x 1080 @ 60i / 17 Mbps, AVCHD, MTS, H.264, Dolby Digital1920 x 1080 @ 50p / 50 Mbps, XAVC S, MP4, H.264, Linear PCM1920 x 1080 @ 50p / 28 Mbps, MP4, H.264, AAC1920 x 1080
Max video resolution 1920x1080 3840x2160
Video file format MPEG-4, AVCHD MPEG-4, AVCHD, XAVC S
Microphone input
Headphone input
Connectivity
Wireless Built-In Built-In
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environment seal
Water proofing
Dust proofing
Shock proofing
Crush proofing
Freeze proofing
Weight 813 gr (1.79 pounds) 294 gr (0.65 pounds)
Physical dimensions 129 x 88 x 102mm (5.1" x 3.5" x 4.0") 105 x 60 x 44mm (4.1" x 2.4" x 1.7")
DXO scores
DXO Overall 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 photographs 260 photographs
Type of battery Battery Pack Battery Pack
Battery ID NP-FW50 -
Self timer Yes (2 or 10 sec, continuous) Yes
Time lapse shooting
Type of storage SD/SDHC/SDXC, Memory Stick Duo/Pro Duo/Pro-HG Duo SD/ SDHC/SDXC, Memory Stick Pro Duo/ Pro-HG Duo
Storage slots Single Single
Price at release $698 $750