Sony RX100 IV vs Sony WX30

Its time to look a little more closely at the Sony RX100 IV versus Sony WX30, former being a Large Sensor Compact while the other is a Small Sensor Compact and both of them are sold by Sony. There exists a sizable gap between the sensor resolutions of the RX100 IV (20MP) and WX30 (16MP) and the RX100 IV (1") and WX30 (1/2.3") provide totally different sensor dimensions.

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The RX100 IV was introduced 3 years later than the WX30 and that is quite a significant difference as far as technology is concerned. Both cameras feature different body design with the Sony RX100 IV being a Large Sensor Compact camera and the Sony WX30 being a Compact camera.

Before delving right into a thorough comparison, here is a concise summary of how the RX100 IV matches up against the WX30 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a sample of the gallery pictures for Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 IV & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX30. The whole galleries are viewable at Sony RX100 IV Gallery & Sony WX30 Gallery.

For anyone who is planning to lug around your camera frequently, you'll need to factor in its weight and proportions. The Sony RX100 IV provides outer dimensions of 102mm x 58mm x 41mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.6") accompanied by a weight of 298 grams (0.66 lbs) whilst the Sony WX30 has measurements of 92mm x 52mm x 19mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.7") along with a weight of 117 grams (0.26 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you are utilizing at that moment. The following is a front view overall size comparison of the RX100 IV compared to the WX30.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the RX100 IV and WX30 is 89 and 96 respectively.

Sometimes, its hard to visualise the contrast between sensor measurements simply by checking specs. The visual below may offer you a stronger sense of the sensor sizes in the RX100 IV and WX30.

As you can plainly see, the 2 cameras come with different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The RX100 IV having a larger sensor will make achieving shallower depth of field simpler and the Sony RX100 IV will give you greater detail using its extra 4MP. Greater resolution can also let you crop photos a good deal more aggressively. The newer RX100 IV will have a benefit in sensor tech.