1.2 Design
Height
Width
Depth
Volume
Weight
You can compare the camera's portability with its lens cap and lens hood here, its lens hood and lens fully extended here, its lens hood, lens fully extended, and flash popped up here, with lens fully extended here, and with the lens cap on and lens hood reversed here.
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8.5 Design
- Body is made of sturdy-feeling plastic.
- Inputs and outputs are covered by hinged doors
- SD card compartment is covered by a locking, hinged door
- Buttons and dials feel sturdy and give good tactile feedback
- Screen mechanism and pop-up flash mechanism feel sturdy
- Camera is sealed against moisture and dust
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Design
Body Type
Water Resistance
Mirrorless
Rugged
Hot Shoe
Customizable Button
Command Dial
Tripod Mount
Lens Mount
Built-In Flash
Fastest Shutter Speed
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Design
- Sony RX10 IV camera
- Lens cap
- Lens hood
- Hot shoe cap
- Shoulder strap
- Battery
- AC adapter
- USB-A to Micro-USB cable
- User manual
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9.0 Design
Hand Grip: Small Hand
Hand Grip: Medium Hand
Hand Grip: Large Hand
Hand Grip: Extra-Large Hand
- Large, textured handgrip gives you a secure hold on the camera
- Threaded shutter button so you can attach a cable release or soft release button
- Easy to adjust settings like aperture and shutter speed, as well as drive mode and ISO by using physical controls
- Some buttons are customizable and can be remapped to suit user preferences
- Menu button is a bit poorly placed on the left side
- Small display on top of camera shows you relevant settings and remaining battery life
- Plenty of space on both the handgrip and the back hand rest, so you don't press anything by accident
- Camera tends to pull forward a bit due to weight of built-in lens, but it's fine once you get used to it
- Can access SD card compartment while mounted on a tripod
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Design
Viewfinder Type
Advertised Coverage
Advertised Resolution
Advertised Magnification
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7.3 Design
Screen Articulation Type
Screen Max Brightness
Advertised Resolution
Size
Touchscreen
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6.5 Design
Guide Mode
App Name
- Menu system is hard to navigate and has a learning curve
- Can't navigate menu using touchscreen, which may be inconvenient
- Certain buttons are customizable, including the back wheel functions and the lens dial, as well as the Fn menu
- Can create your own custom options menu
- Some options are only available when customizing a button
- You can create your own custom menu
- There's a 'Tile' menu setting that simplifies the menu categories
- Guide mode helps explain features and settings
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7.0 Design
Maximum Aperture
Max Aperture (Full-Frame Equivalent)
Minimum Focal Length
Maximum Focal Length 220 mm
Max Focal Length (Full-Frame Equivalent)
Optical Image Stabilization
Luminance
Light Falloff
Note: To get a sense of this camera's focal length range, you can see a sample photo taken at its minimum 24mm equivalent focal length and the same scene taken at its maximum 600mm focal length.
Design
Sensor Type
Advertised Effective Pixels
Sensor Size
Processor
Extended ISO Minimum
Native ISO Minimum (Base ISO)
Native ISO Maximum
Tested Firmware
Note: The Sony RX10 IV has a native ISO range of 100-12800, but it's extendable to ISO 64 and ISO 80. You can also extend its maximum ISO to ISO 25600 by using the 'Multi Frame NR (Noise Reduction)' mode, which shoots multiple frames and combines them into one image with reduced noise.
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7.7 Design
Battery Type
USB Charging
Power Delivery While Recording
Advertised Battery Life In Photo
Tested Battery Life In Video
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7.7 Photo General
Low Speed Continuous
High Speed Continuous
Silent Shooting Continuous
Raw Buffer Size
JPEG Buffer Size
Buffer Empty Time
Note: The high-speed continuous shooting mode is only available when using the electronic shutter. Its fastest speed using the mechanical shutter is 11 fps ('Mid' setting).
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5.5 Photo General
Autofocus Tracking Shots
Perfect Focus Hit Rate
Usable Focus Hit Rate
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9.8 Photo General
Autofocus Center Point Shots
Perfect Focus Hit Rate
Usable Focus Hit Rate
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8.0 Photo General
Minimum Shutter Speed Achieved
In-Body Image Stabilization
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6.4 Photo Image Quality
Dynamic Range At Base ISO
Dynamic Range At 1/500s Exposure Time
Dynamic Range At 1/2000s Exposure Time
Dynamic Range At 1/4000s Exposure Time
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5.7 Photo Image Quality
Vertical Edge MTF50 At Base ISO
Horizontal Edge MTF50 At Base ISO
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6.0 Photo Image Quality
SNR 18% At 1/8 Exposure Time (125 ms) 32.1dB
SNR 18% At 1/30 Exposure Time (33 ms)
SNR 18% At 1/125 Exposure Time (8 ms)
SNR 18% At 1/500 Exposure Time (2 ms)
Pictures Sample Gallery
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Pictures Sample Gallery
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Pictures Sample Gallery
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Pictures Sample Gallery
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Video General
Full HD Video
4k Video
6k Video
Clean HDMI Output
Advertised Max Chroma Sampling Over HDMI
Advertised Max Bit Depth Over HDMI
Log Picture Profile
Recording Light
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Video General
Audio Test Sample
Audio Recording
Microphone Level Display
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Video General
MP4 H.264 / MPEG-4 AVC
MP4 H.265 / HEVC
MOV H.264 / MPEG-4 AVC
MOV H.265 / HEVC
AVCHD H.264 / MPEG-4 AVC
All-I Compression
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6.1 4k Video
240 fps In 4k
120 fps In 4k
60 fps In 4k
30 fps In 4k
24 fps In 4k
4k Crop At Max Available fps
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7.7 4k Video
Bitrate Maximum In 4k
Bitrate Minimum In 4k
Chroma Sampling In 4k
Bit Depth In 4k
Record Time Limit In 4k
Overheat Recording Interruptions in 4k
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9.2 4k Video
Object Tracking In 4k 8.5
Face Tracking In 4k 9.5
Face Detection In 4k
Eye Detection In 4k
7.3 4k Video
Low Light Capability In 4k 7.0
Test Scene Extract In 4k 7.5
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6.8 4k Video
4k Rolling Shutter
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10 Full HD Video
240 fps In FHD
120 fps In FHD
60 fps In FHD
30 fps In FHD
24 fps In FHD
FHD Crop At Max Available fps
Note: The Sony RX10 IV has a 'HFR' (High Frame Rate) mode that lets you capture super slow-motion footage in FHD. It can capture 240, 480, or 960 fps video for slow-motion playback only, with 24, 30, or 60 fps playback options. You can see an example of this mode here, which was recorded at 960 fps with a 60 fps playback speed.
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7.7 Full HD Video
Bitrate Maximum In FHD
Bitrate Minimum In FHD
Chroma Sampling In FHD
Bit Depth In FHD
Record Time Limit in FHD
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9.2 Full HD Video
Object Tracking In FHD 8.5
Face Tracking In FHD 9.5
Face Detection In FHD
Eye Detection In FHD
6.5 Full HD Video
Low Light Capability In FHD 6.0
Test Scene Extract In FHD 7.0
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6.6 Full HD Video
FHD Rolling Shutter
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Storage And Connectivity
Card 1 Slot
Card 2 Slot
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8.8 Storage And Connectivity
USB
HDMI
Headphones
Microphone
Wi-Fi
Bluetooth
Note: The Sony RX10 IV also has type-3 NFC capability for one-touch sharing and one-touch remote use.
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