Here we are comparing two Sony cameras cameras with different body types: Sony RX10 IV, which was introduced in September 2017 is a Large Sensor Superzoom camera with a 20.0MP 1″ sensor whereas Sony RX100 VII, which was introduced in July 2019 is a Large Sensor Compact camera with a 20.0MP 1″ sensor. There is 22 months difference between RX10 IV and RX100 VII so we don't expect to see a huge technology difference between these two cameras but it would still give an advantage to younger RX100 VII, especially in sensor tech.
Fortunately, you can't go wrong with any of these cameras as we rank them amongst Top 10 cameras in their classes. Sony RX10 IV is ranked
#2 out of 11 Large Sensor Superzoom cameras with an overall score of 74 whereas Sony RX100 VII is ranked
#7 out of 82 Large Sensor Compact cameras with an overall score of 69.
Here is a brief look at the main features of the Sony RX10 IV and Sony RX100 VII before getting into our more detailed comparison.
Let's read on in the following sections in order to better understand in detail how the Sony RX10 IV and Sony RX100 VII compare and hopefully end up with enough arguments to decide which one is better for you.
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