In depth comparison and review of Canon PowerShot SX730 HS and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 IV. Compare design, sensors, proximity features, memory capacities and other important specifications and features to easily choose the right camera for you. Our goal is to help you uncover differences between the products and find the digital camera that will best fit your needs.
| DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS | Canon PowerShot SX730 HS | Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 IV |
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| Product Type | Digital camera - 1080p - compact | Digital camera - 4K - compact |
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| Lens Included | - | Carl Zeiss |
| Height | 6.38 cm | 9.4 cm |
| Width | 11.01 cm | 13.25 cm |
| Depth | 3.99 cm | 12.74 cm |
| Weight | 276 g | 1.05 kg |
| Weight Details | Camera only: 276 g Camera with battery and memory card: 300 g |
Camera only: 1.05 kg Camera with battery and memory card: 1.095 kg |
| Enclosure Colour | Black | Silver | - |
| Protection | - | Dust-resistant, moisture-resistant |
| Digital Zoom | 4x | 100x |
| Optical Zoom | 40x | 25x |
| SENSOR | Canon PowerShot SX730 HS | Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 IV |
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| Sensor Resolution | 20.3 Megapixel | 20.1 Megapixel |
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| Optical Sensor Type | CMOS | Exmor RS CMOS |
| Total Pixels | 21,100,000 pixels | 21,000,000 pixels |
| Effective Sensor Resolution | 20,300,000 pixels | 20,100,000 pixels |
| Optical Sensor Size | 1/2.3" | 1.0" |
| Frame Rate (Max Resolution) | 60 fps | 30 fps |
| Image Stabiliser | Optical (Intelligent IS with 5-axis Advanced Dynamic Mode) | Optical (Steady Shot with Intelligent Active Mode) |
| Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser | Yes | Yes |
| Sensors | - | Digital level metre |
| PROCESSOR | Canon PowerShot SX730 HS | Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 IV |
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| Image Processor | DIGIC 6 | BIONZ X |
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| LENS | Canon PowerShot SX730 HS | Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 IV |
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| Type | Zoom lens - 40x zoom - 4.3 - 172 mm - f/3.3-6.9 | Carl Zeiss zoom lens - 25x zoom - 8.8 - 220 mm - f/2.4-4.0 Vario-Sonnar T* |
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| Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera | 24 - 960mm | 24 - 600mm |
| Focus Adjustment | Automatic, manual | Automatic, manual |
| Min Focus Distance | 1 cm | 3 cm |
| Macro Focus Range | 1-50cm | - |
| Zoom Adjustment | Motorised drive | Motorised drive |
| Lens Construction | 11 groups / 13 elements | 13 groups / 18 elements |
| Filter Size | - | 72 mm |
| Features | UD glass, built-in lens shield, aspherical lens | ED glass, aspherical lens, AA (advanced aspherical) lens, T* coating, Direct Manual Focus (DMF) |
| FOCUSING | Canon PowerShot SX730 HS | Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 IV |
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| Auto Focus | TTL contrast detection | TTL contrast and phase detection |
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| Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty | 9 | 315 |
| Auto Focus Features | Focus Peaking function | Focus Peaking function |
| AE/AF Control | Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking 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 PowerShot SX730 HS | Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 IV |
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| Viewfinder Type | - | Electronic - OLED |
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| 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 PowerShot SX730 HS | Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 IV |
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| ISO (Max) | 3200 | 25600 |
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| Light Sensitivity | ISO 100, ISO 800, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 80, ISO 1600, ISO 3200, ISO auto (80-1600) | 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, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority | Programme, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority |
| Bracketing Modes | - | Dynamic Range Bracketing, white balance bracketing |
| Shooting Programs | Portrait mode, slow shutter, self-portrait, fireworks, low light, sports mode, super vivid, poster effect, hi-speed burst, smart shutter, fisheye effect, miniature effect, smooth skin, toy camera effect, soft focus, monochrome, creative shot, 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, fisheye, soft focus, 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 (warm white) | Incandescent, cloudy, daylight, shade, fluorescent light (cool white), fluorescent light (daylight), fluorescent light (warm white), fluorescent light (daylight white) |
| Max Shutter Speed | 1/3200 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 |
| X-sync Speed | 1/2000 sec | - |
| DISPLAY | Canon PowerShot SX730 HS | Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 IV |
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| Type | 3" LCD display | 3" LCD display |
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| Touch Screen | - | Yes |
| Display Format | 922,000 pixels | 1,440,000 pixels |
| Display Form Factor | Folding | Folding |
| Display Features | Display brightness control | - |
| FLASH | Canon PowerShot SX730 HS | Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 IV |
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| Camera Flash | Pop-up flash | Pop-up flash |
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| 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 | Flash +/- compensation | AF illuminator, flash exposure bracketing |
| Effective Flash Range | 0.5 m - 4 m (wide lens) 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 PowerShot SX730 HS | Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 IV |
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| Digital Video Format | H.264 | AVCHD, XAVC S |
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| 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 | Stereo | Stereo |
| MEMORY | Canon PowerShot SX730 HS | Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 IV |
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| Memory Card Slot | SD card | Memory Stick PRO Duo card, SD card |
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| Supported Memory Cards | SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I 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 | 32 GB SDHC | - |
| Memory Card Included | Yes | No |
| Image Storage | JPEG 5184 x 3888 JPEG 5184 x 3456 JPEG 5184 x 2912 JPEG 3648 x 2736 JPEG 3648 x 2432 JPEG 3648 x 2048 JPEG 2048 x 1536 JPEG 2048 x 1368 JPEG 2592 x 1944 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 - 60 fps H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 30 fps H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 30 fps H.264 - 640 x 480 p - 30 fps |
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| BATTERY AND CHARGING | Canon PowerShot SX730 HS | Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 IV |
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| Battery Type | Canon NB-13L Lithium Ion | Sony NP-FW50 Lithium Ion |
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| Details | Canon NB-13L Li-ion rechargeable battery (included) | Sony NP-FW50 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1080 mAh |
| Battery Life | Photo shooting - 250 shots Photo shooting - 355 shots (ECO mode) Video recording - 0.83 hours Playback - 5 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 PowerShot SX730 HS | Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 IV |
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| Interface | HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, NFC (Near Field Communication), Bluetooth 4.1 | IEEE 802.11b/g/n, NFC (Near Field Communication), Bluetooth 4.1 |
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| 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 (5 pin Micro-USB Type B) 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 PowerShot SX730 HS | Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 IV |
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| Self-Timer Delay | 10 sec, 2sec | 10 sec, 2sec, 5 sec |
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| Continuous Shooting Speed | 2.3 frames per second, 4.6 frames per second, 5.9 frames per second | 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, FE lock, in-camera red-eye removal, cropping an image, resizing an image, i-Contrast (Intelligent Contrast Correction) system, digital tele-converter, USB charging, HS System, Zoom Framing Assist, GPS via mobile, Hybrid Auto | 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 PowerShot SX730 HS | Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 IV |
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| Included Accessories | Battery charger, carrying case, wrist strap | Eyepiece cover, lens hood, lens cap, shoulder strap, AC power adaptor, shoe cap, micro-USB cable |
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| Max Operating Temperature | 40 °C | 40 °C |
| Min Operating Temperature | 0 °C | 0 °C |
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