Canon IXUS 285 HS vs. Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 IV

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Detailed comparison and review of Canon IXUS 285 HS and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 IV. With our comprehensive overview, you can simply compare design, sensors, proximity characteristics, memory capacities, but also other key features of both cameras and easily decide which one is the right choice for you. Our goal is to help you identify the main differences between products and find the camera that best fits your needs and expectations.

Camera Specifications Comparison

Canon IXUS 285 HS vs. Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 IV Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Canon IXUS 285 HS Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 IV
Product Type Digital camera - 1080p - compact Digital camera - 4K - compact
Lens Included - Carl Zeiss
Height 5.8 cm 9.4 cm
Width 9.96 cm 13.25 cm
Depth 2.28 cm 12.74 cm
Weight 147 g 1.05 kg
Weight Details - Camera only: 1.05 kg
Camera with battery and memory card: 1.095 kg
Enclosure Colour Silver | Black | Purple -
Protection - Dust-resistant, moisture-resistant
Digital Zoom 4x 100x
Optical Zoom 12x 25x
SENSOR Canon IXUS 285 HS Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 IV
Sensor Resolution 20.2 Megapixel 20.1 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type BSI-CMOS Exmor RS CMOS
Total Pixels 21,100,000 pixels 21,000,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 20,200,000 pixels 20,100,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size 1/2.3" 1.0"
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) 30 fps 30 fps
Image Stabiliser Optical (Intelligent IS with 4-axis Enhanced Dynamic Mode) Optical (Steady Shot with Intelligent Active Mode)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser Yes Yes
Sensors - Digital level metre
PROCESSOR Canon IXUS 285 HS Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 IV
Image Processor DIGIC 4+ BIONZ X
LENS Canon IXUS 285 HS Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 IV
Type Zoom lens - 12x zoom - 4.5 - 54 mm - f/3.6-7.0 Carl Zeiss zoom lens - 25x zoom - 8.8 - 220 mm - f/2.4-4.0 Vario-Sonnar T*
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 25 - 300mm 24 - 600mm
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic, manual
Min Focus Distance - 3 cm
Macro Focus Range 1cm -
Zoom Adjustment Motorised drive Motorised drive
Lens Construction 7 groups / 9 elements 13 groups / 18 elements
Filter Size - 72 mm
Features Built-in lens shield, aspherical lens, UA lens ED glass, aspherical lens, AA (advanced aspherical) lens, T* coating, Direct Manual Focus (DMF)
FOCUSING Canon IXUS 285 HS Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 IV
Auto Focus TTL contrast detection TTL contrast and phase detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 9 315
Auto Focus Features - Focus Peaking function
AE/AF Control Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, AI Focus AF -
Face Detection Face Detection AF/AE/FE/WB, Face Detection Self-timer, Wink Self-timer, Smile Shutter Eye Detect AF, Smile Shutter
VIEWFINDER Canon IXUS 285 HS Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 IV
Viewfinder Type - Electronic - OLED
Viewfinder Colour Support - Colour
Viewfinder Diagonal Size - 0.39"
Viewfinder Resolution - 2,359,296 pixels
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage - 100%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification - 0.70x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range - -4 to +3
Features - Viewfinder brightness control
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Canon IXUS 285 HS Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 IV
ISO (Max) 3200 25600
Light Sensitivity ISO 100, ISO 800, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 80, ISO 1600, ISO 3200, ISO auto ISO 100, ISO 800, ISO 125, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 160, ISO 320, ISO 640, ISO 80, ISO 64, ISO 500, ISO 250, ISO 1600, ISO 6400, ISO 3200, ISO 1000, ISO 1250, ISO auto (100-12800), ISO 2000, ISO 2500, ISO 4000, ISO 5000, ISO 12800, ISO 25600, ISO 10000, ISO 8000
Exposure Metering Evaluative, centre-weighted, spot Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot
Exposure Modes Programme, automatic Programme, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Bracketing Modes - Dynamic Range Bracketing, white balance bracketing
Shooting Programs Portrait mode, slow shutter, fireworks, low light, hi-speed burst, smart shutter, handheld night scene Landscape, portrait mode, macro, night portrait, night scene, sports mode, sunset, handheld twilight, anti-motion blur
Special Effects Black & White, Sepia, Neutral, Vivid, Custom Effect, fisheye, monochrome, Lighter Skin Tone, Darker Skin Tone, Vivid Green, vivid blue, Vivid Red, miniature, Positive Film, Toy camera, Posterisation, Super Vivid Black & White, Sepia, Neutral, Vivid, sunset, soft focus, illustration, landscape, portrait, Water Colour, miniature, clear, deep, light, autumn leaves, Retro, partial colour, Toy camera, Posterisation, High contrast monochrome, Pop Colour, HDR Painting, Rich-tone monochrome, Soft High-key, Night Scene, Standard, Style Box
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Fluorescent, cloudy, tungsten light, daylight, fluorescent light (daylight) Incandescent, cloudy, daylight, shade, fluorescent light (cool white), fluorescent light (daylight), fluorescent light (warm white), fluorescent light (daylight white)
Max Shutter Speed 1/2000 sec 1/32000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 15 sec 30 sec
Exposure Compensation ±2 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps ±3 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
White Balance Bracketing - Yes
DISPLAY Canon IXUS 285 HS Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 IV
Type 3" LCD display 3" LCD display
Touch Screen - Yes
Display Format 461,000 pixels 1,440,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in Folding
Display Features Display brightness control -
FLASH Canon IXUS 285 HS Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 IV
Camera Flash Built-in flash Pop-up flash
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode
Red-Eye Reduction Yes -
Features AF illuminator AF illuminator, flash exposure bracketing
Effective Flash Range 0.5 m - 4 m (wide lens)
1 m - 2 m (tele lens)
1 m - 10.8 m: ISO auto (wide lens)
1 m - 6.5 m: ISO auto (tele lens)
20.8 m: ISO 12800 (wide lens)
12.8 m: ISO 12800 (tele lens)
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Canon IXUS 285 HS Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 IV
Digital Video Format H.264 AVCHD, XAVC S
Image Recording Format JPEG JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG
Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080 3840 x 2160
Audio Signal Format - Dolby Digital AC-3 (2 channel), Linear PCM
Surround Sound - Dolby Digital AC-3 (2 channel) recording
Microphone Operation Mode Mono Stereo
MEMORY Canon IXUS 285 HS Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 IV
Memory Card Slot SD card Memory Stick PRO Duo card, SD card
Supported Memory Cards SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card Memory Stick Duo, SD Memory Card, Memory Stick PRO Duo, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card
Memory Card 8 GB SDHC -
Memory Card Included Yes No
Image Storage JPEG 5184 x 3888
JPEG 5184 x 3456
JPEG 5184 x 2912
JPEG 2592 x 1944
JPEG 3648 x 2736
JPEG 3648 x 2432
JPEG 3648 x 2048
JPEG 2048 x 1536
JPEG 2048 x 1368
JPEG 1920 x 1080
JPEG 640 x 480
JPEG 640 x 424
JPEG 640 x 360
JPEG 3888 x 3888
JPEG 2736 x 2736
JPEG 1536 x 1536
JPEG 480 x 480
5472 x 3648
3888 x 2592
2736 x 1824
4864 x 3648
3648 x 2736
2592 x 1944
640 x 480
5472 x 3080
3648 x 2056
2720 x 1528
3648 x 3648
2544 x 2544
1920 x 1920
Video Capture H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 30 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 30 fps
H.264 - 640 x 480 p - 30 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 6 fps - Miniature Effect
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 3 fps - Miniature Effect
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 1.5 fps - Miniature Effect
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BATTERY AND CHARGING Canon IXUS 285 HS Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 IV
Battery Type Canon NB-11L, Canon NB-11LH Lithium Ion Sony NP-FW50 Lithium Ion
Details Canon NB-11L Li-ion rechargeable battery - 680 mAh (optional)
Canon NB-11LH Li-ion rechargeable battery - 800 mAh (included)
Sony NP-FW50 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1080 mAh
Battery Life Photo shooting - 180 shots
Photo shooting - 265 shots (ECO mode)
Playback - 4 hours
Photo shooting - 400 shots (LCD Monitor on)
Photo shooting - 370 shots (EVF on)
Video recording - 3.33 hours (LCD Monitor on)
Video recording - 3.08 hours (EVF on)
CONNECTIONS Canon IXUS 285 HS Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 IV
Interface Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, NFC (Near Field Communication) IEEE 802.11b/g/n, NFC (Near Field Communication), Bluetooth 4.1
Connectivity Features Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view -
Print Standard Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support Exif Print support, PRINT Image Matching
Computer Connectivity Mac, Windows -
Flash Terminal - Hot shoe
Connector Type USB 2.0 (mini-USB Type B)
Composite video/audio output
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
USB 2.0
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
Microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
Headphones (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
FEATURES Canon IXUS 285 HS Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 IV
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec 10 sec, 2sec, 5 sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 2.5 frames per second, 7.2 frames per second (5MP) 3.5 frames per second, 10 frames per second, 24 frames per second
Additional Features Digital image rotation, camera orientation detection, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, resizing an image, i-Contrast (Intelligent Contrast Correction) system, in-camera red-eye fix, face detection, Smart Flash Exposure, HS System, Smart AUTO, primary colour filter, GPS via mobile, Hybrid Auto, Auto Zoom Sharpness control, digital image rotation, camera orientation detection, saturation control, Sweep Panorama technology, takes photos while film recording, contrast control, Dynamic Range Optimizer, 24p Cinema Mode, Dolby Digital Stereo Creator, Multi-Frame Noise Reduction, Intelligent AUTO (iAUTO), High ISO NR, Superior Auto mode, Clear Image Zoom, noise reduction over long exposures, PlayMemories Camera Apps support, silent shooting, BRAVIA Sync function
OTHERS Canon IXUS 285 HS Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 IV
Included Accessories Battery charger, wrist strap, leather case Eyepiece cover, lens hood, lens cap, shoulder strap, AC power adaptor, shoe cap, micro-USB cable
Software Drivers & Utilities, Canon Map Utility, Canon Image Transfer Utility, Canon CameraWindow DC -
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C 0 °C
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