Sony RX100 V vs Sony S950

Lets take a deeper look at the Sony RX100 V versus Sony S950, one being a Large Sensor Compact and the latter is a Small Sensor Compact and they are both produced by Sony. There is a sizeable difference between the sensor resolutions of the RX100 V (20MP) and S950 (10MP) and the RX100 V (1") and S950 (1/2.3") posses totally different sensor sizes.

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The RX100 V was launched 7 years later than the S950 and that is quite a large gap as far as tech is concerned. Both of the cameras feature different body design with the Sony RX100 V being a Large Sensor Compact camera and the Sony S950 being a Compact camera.

Before going straight to a thorough comparison, here is a short view of how the RX100 V scores vs the S950 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 V and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-S950. The complete galleries are provided at Sony RX100 V Gallery and Sony S950 Gallery.

For anybody who is aiming to lug around your camera often, you should take into account its weight and size. The Sony RX100 V comes with outside dimensions of 102mm x 58mm x 41mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.6") and a weight of 299 grams (0.66 lbs) while the Sony S950 has specifications of 93mm x 56mm x 24mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.9") with a weight of 167 grams (0.37 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary depending on the lens you have chosen at the time. Following is a front view dimension comparison of the RX100 V versus the S950.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability grade of the RX100 V and S950 is 89 and 94 respectively.

In many cases, its tough to visualise the difference between sensor measurements merely by checking specs. The graphic here may provide you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the RX100 V and S950.

As you can plainly see, both the cameras feature different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The RX100 V because of its bigger sensor will make shooting shallower depth of field simpler and the Sony RX100 V will resolve more detail utilizing its extra 10 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also help you crop pictures way more aggressively. The more recent RX100 V is going to have an edge when it comes to sensor tech.