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Is the Sony RX10 IV good for Portrait Photography?

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Sony RX10 IV Portrait Photography Score

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Sony RX10 IV has a score of 57 for Portrait Photography which makes it an AVERAGE candidate for this type of photography. If Portrait Photography is important for you, we recommend you to check the Alternative cameras at the bottom of this page.
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Sony RX10 IV Portrait Photography Detailed Analysis
Average sized 1″ (13.2 x 8.8 mm) sensor

Even though Sony RX10 IV's sensor is significantly larger than a typical compact camera sensor, it is still hard to achieve that shallow depth of field and a blurry background for your portrait shots.

Very High Resolution Sensor: 20.0MP

Sony RX10 IV's 20.0MP sensor will provide larger room for cropping, and you will be able print your portrait shots larger with more fine detail.

Image Stabilization

Image stabilization reduces the effects of camera shake at long exposures and long focal lengths thus ensuring sharper portraits

RAW shooting capability

RAW files contains more color information compared to JPEGs, so it is easier to get a natural skin tone and colours during post processing, which is very important for portraits.

External Flash Shoe

Use of External flash creates many creative lighting opportunities for portrait photography. Techniques like bounce and fill-in flash will make your portraits stand-out from the crowd.

Electronic Built-in Viewfinder

During a portrait shoot, using a viewfinder allows the photographer to stabilize the camera and reduce the camera shake since it is closer to the body. Besides, it comes handy where LCD screens are very hard to read under bright sunlight.

Manual Focus Mode

You have to nail the focus perfectly for a good portrait shot. Compact cameras are not great at focusing at low light and complex lighting conditions, so manual focus mode is very useful at these times.

Manual Exposure Mode

A correct exposure of portrait model is crucial. Even though modern digital cameras features advanced algorithms to calculate the right exposure, they still may fail some difficult conditions. Manual exposure mode in these conditions helps a lot in order to achieve correct exposure.

Average Ergonomics&Handling

Good handling and existence of well placed physical controls on the camera body is very important during portrait shooting. It is faster and more intuitive to change the camera settings with dedicated buttons and knobs instead delving into the menus on the LCD.

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Sony RX10 III

Compare RX10 IV vs RX10 III

20 MP | 1″ Stacked BSI-CMOS Sensor
24-600 mm Lens

Rank in All Cameras: #215
Rank in Bridge Cameras: #7

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 III
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Sony RX10 IV

Compare RX10 IV vs RX10 IV

20 MP | 1″ Stacked BSI-CMOS Sensor
24-600 mm Lens

Rank in All Cameras: #168
Rank in Bridge Cameras: #2

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 IV
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Panasonic FZ1000 II

Compare RX10 IV vs FZ1000 II

20 MP | 1″ BSI-CMOS Sensor
25-400 mm Lens

Rank in All Cameras: #158
Rank in Bridge Cameras: #3

Panasonic Lumix DC-FZ1000 II
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Leica V-Lux 5

Compare RX10 IV vs V-Lux 5

20 MP | 1″ BSI-CMOS Sensor
25-400 mm Lens

Rank in All Cameras: #252
Rank in Bridge Cameras: #10

Leica V-Lux 5
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Panasonic FZ2500

Compare RX10 IV vs FZ2500

20 MP | 1″ BSI-CMOS Sensor
24-480 mm Lens

Rank in All Cameras: #124
Rank in Bridge Cameras: #1

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