Sony RX100 IV vs Sony W800

The following is a comprehensive overview of the Sony RX100 IV versus Sony W800, one is a Large Sensor Compact and the latter is a Small Sensor Compact and both are offered by Sony. The sensor resolution of the RX100 IV (20MP) and the W800 (20MP) is relatively close but the RX100 IV (1") and W800 (1/2.3") possess different sensor size.

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The RX100 IV was introduced 17 months after the W800 which makes the cameras a generation away from each other. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Sony RX100 IV being a Large Sensor Compact camera and the Sony W800 being a Compact camera.

Before going straight into a thorough comparison, below is a short highlight of how the RX100 IV matches up vs the W800 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Here is a preview of the gallery photos for Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 IV and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W800. The whole galleries are available at Sony RX100 IV Gallery and Sony W800 Gallery.

In case you're intending to travel with your camera, you have to factor its weight and volume. The Sony RX100 IV comes with external measurements of 102mm x 58mm x 41mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.6") and a weight of 298 grams (0.66 lbs) and the Sony W800 has sizing of 97mm x 55mm x 21mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.8") with a weight of 125 grams (0.28 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ based on the lens you are utilizing at the time. Following is the front view overall size comparison of the RX100 IV vs the W800.

Looking at size and weight, the portability score of the RX100 IV and W800 is 89 and 96 respectively.

In many cases, its difficult to imagine the difference in sensor dimensions only by looking through technical specs. The picture below might provide you a better sense of the sensor measurements in the RX100 IV and W800.

As you can tell, both the cameras posses the exact same resolution albeit different sensor dimensions. The RX100 IV comes with the bigger sensor which will make getting shallow DOF simpler. The fresher RX100 IV provides a benefit with regard to sensor technology.