Sony RX10 IV
It’s really interesting to see how recently announced Sony rx10 4 compete against its predecessor Sony rx10 III and Sony rx10 II.
I was one of the lucky person who witness the live announcement of Sony rx10 4, we have no doubt that the new generation of rx10 camera Does have a bunch of new features that helps the User experience to the next level.
But before you decide to get one of these camera take a look at the specs comparison below and how this camera take against each other.
Sony RX10 IV vs Sony RX10 III vs Sony RX10 II
| Specification | Sony RX10 IV | Sony RX10 III | Sony RX10 II |
| Announcement Date | Sep 12, 2017 | Mar 29, 2016 | Jun 10, 2015 |
| Sensor Type | BSI CMOS | BSI CMOS | BSI CMOS |
| Sensor Resolution | 20 megapixels | 20.2 MP | 20.2 MP |
| Sensor Size | 13.2 x 8.8mm (1″) | 13.2 x 8.8mm (1″) | 13.2 x 8.8mm (1″) |
| Native ISO Range | 64-25600 | 64-25600 | 64-25600 |
| Image Processor | Bionz X | Bionz X | Bionz X |
| Phase Detection Autofocus | Yes | No | No |
| Phase Detection Autofocus Points | 315 | N/A | N/A |
| Focal Length in 35mm Equiv | 24–600 mm | 24–600 mm | 24–200 mm |
| Optical Zoom | 25X | 25X | 8.3X |
| Lens Aperture | F2.4–4 | F2.4–4 | F2.8 |
| Integrated ND Filter | No | No | No |
| Maximum Shutter Speed | 1/2000 sec | 1/2000 sec | 1/2000 sec |
| Max Shutter Electronic | 1/32000 sec | 1/32000 sec | 1/32000 sec |
| Startup Time | N/A | 2.8 sec | 2.8 sec |
| Anti Distortion Shutter | Yes | No | No |
| Auto ISO Min Shutter Speed | No | No | No |
| EVF | OLED | N/A | Optional |
| Flash Hotshoe | Yes | No | Yes |
| Built-in Flash | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Continuous Shooting Speed | 24.0 fps | 10 fps | 10 fps |
| Buffer Size | 13 JPEG / 13 RAW | 13 JPEG / 13 RAW | |
| LCD Screen | 3.0″ Tilting | 3.0″ Tilting | 3.0″ Tilting, +90°/-40° |
| Touch Screen | Yes | No | No |
| Video Recording | 4K Video Recording | 4K | 1080p, up to 60 fps |
| S-Log2/S-Gamut | No | No | |
| Slow Motion Video | High speed modes at 240, 480, 960 fps | High speed modes at 240, 480, 960 fps | High speed modes at 240, 480, 960 fps |
| Slow Motion Video Duration | N/A | N/A | |
| Built-in WiFi | Yes | No | Yes |
| Battery Life (CIPA) | 400 Shots | 420 shots | 350 shots |
| Weight | 1095 g with battery and memory card |
1095 g with battery and memory card | 813 g with battery and memory card |
| Size | 133 x 94 x 145 mm | 102×58×36mm | 102×58×38mm |
| Current Price |
One of the most important and noticeable thing with Sony RX10 IV camera is the introduction of new hybrid BSI CMOS sensor that enables 315 phase detector points within the sensor.
it is really one of the biggest advantage of Sony rx10 4 camera, since the predecessor were limited to contrast detect AF system only.
Installation of new hybrid sensor increases the focusing a speed of RX10 IV camera 2X even while creating a shooting video. Sony claims that the recently announced Sony rx10 4 camera features world fastest autofocusing speed of 0.03 second.
New features are also introduced such as Focus limiter / AF-on/ Touch Focus and High density focus.
The continuous shooting speed of the camera. Now the Sony rx10 4 camera can shoot 24 frames per second with continuous autofocus and AF tracking support. wheread the predecessor Sony rx10 III camera was limited to 10 frames per second only. it is clearly one of the biggest advantage of the recently announced RX series camera you get 14 extra frames per second which is really insane.
Finally Sony RX10 IV camera also features 4K video capability whereas the X10 III & II was limited to full HD mode. One of the biggest advantage as we have already discussed above is the introduction of hybrid auto focusing system inside the RX series camera and hence you get 2x more autofocusing speed while creating a video which is clearly one of the biggest advantage of this model.
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You missed out the very important inclusison in the Mk IV of the addition of a microphone IN jack as well as a headphone jack to monitor the audio being recorded.
Also I have seen the Slow Motion Video Duration mentioned on a YT video somewhere, by a Sony man I think.
Great camera, but… I was waiting for an update about the RX10, but I’m afraid I will continue to wait. There is still no option for the geotagging! This camera seems to be done for the traveler, but without GPS or available option for this camera permitting the geotagging, it becomes less and less attractive. Nikon at least offers some third party for geotagging. YM.
Thanks for the alert Phil, I will update it soon.
The weight comparison seems unlikely – 4x more for the IV?
How come the RX10 II had a f1.8-4.9 ???? It was constant f/2.8.
Hi,
Thanks for the alert we have fixed the issue
III already does 4k
Thanks Eric for the your help.