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- Design
- Photo General
- Photo Image Quality
- Pictures Sample Gallery
- Video General
- 4k Video
- Full HD Video
- Video Image Quality
- Storage And Connectivity
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Sony RX10 IV vs Nikon COOLPIX P950
Side-by-Side Comparison
Products
Sony RX10 IV
Nikon COOLPIX P950
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Body TypeBridge
MirrorlessYes
Sensor Size1-inch
Body TypeBridge
MirrorlessYes
Sensor Size1/2.3-inch
Variants
- RX10 IV (Black)
- COOLPIX P950 (Black)
Our Verdict
Sony RX10 IV
Nikon COOLPIX P950
The Sony RX10 IV is better overall than the Nikon COOLPIX P950. While the built-in lens on the Nikon has a much longer zoom range for those who need it, the Sony has a larger sensor and, therefore, better image quality. It is also better built and offers better autofocus, faster burst shooting, and a longer battery life.
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Travel Photography
Threshold
Travel Photography
6.9
5.7
Ergonomics & Comfort
9.0
6.5
Screen Max Brightness
1,071 cd/m²
635 cd/m²
Full Comparison
Design
Portability
1.2
0.9
Portability Picture
Height
3.8" (9.7 cm)
4.3" (11.0 cm)
Width
5.6" (14.2 cm)
5.5" (14.0 cm)
Depth
6.0" (15.3 cm)
6.2" (15.7 cm)
Volume
125.6 in³ (2,057.5 cm³)
147.6 in³ (2,418.0 cm³)
Weight
2.46 lbs (1.12 kg)
2.65 lbs (1.20 kg)
Build Quality
8.5
7.0
Build Quality Picture
Body
Body Picture
Body Type
Bridge
Bridge
Water Resistance
Weather-Sealed
No
Mirrorless
Yes
Yes
Rugged
No
No
Hot Shoe
Yes
Yes
Customizable Button
Yes
Yes
Command Dial
3
3
Tripod Mount
Yes
Yes
Lens Mount
No Lens Mount
No Lens Mount
Built-In Flash
Yes
Yes
Fastest Shutter Speed
1/2,000 s
1/4,000 s
In The Box
In The Box Picture
Ergonomics & Comfort
9.0
6.5
Hand Grip Picture
Hand Grip: Small Hand
Yes
Yes
Hand Grip: Medium Hand
Yes
Yes
Hand Grip: Large Hand
Yes
Yes
Hand Grip: Extra-Large Hand
Yes
Yes
Viewfinder
EVF Menu Picture
Viewfinder Type
Electronic
Electronic
Advertised Coverage
100%
99%
Advertised Resolution
2.36 million dots
2.36 million dots
Advertised Magnification
N/A
N/A
Screen
7.3
8.1
Screen Picture
Screen Articulation Type
Tilting
Fully-Articulated
Screen Max Brightness
1,071 cd/m²
635 cd/m²
Advertised Resolution
1.44 million dots
0.92 million dots
Size
3.0" (7.5 cm)
3.2" (8.2 cm)
Touchscreen
Limited
No
Menu System
6.5
7.0
Screen Menu Picture
Guide Mode
Yes
No
App Name
Imaging Edge Mobile
Nikon SnapBridge
Built-In Lens
7.0
6.6
Aperture Vs Focal Length
Maximum Aperture
2.4 - 4.0
2.8 - 6.5
Max Aperture (Full-Frame Equivalent)
f/6.8
f/15.7
Minimum Focal Length
8.8 mm
4.3 mm
Maximum Focal Length
220 mm
357 mm
Max Focal Length (Full-Frame Equivalent)
600 mm
2,000 mm
Optical Image Stabilization
Yes
Yes
Light Falloff Picture
Luminance
77.1%
82.3%
Light Falloff
63.1%
60.7%
Sensor
Sensor Type
Stacked BSI CMOS
BSI CMOS
Advertised Effective Pixels
20.1 MP
16 MP
Processor
BIONZ X
Unspecified
Sensor Size
1-inch
1/2.3-inch
Extended ISO Minimum
64
N/A
Native ISO Minimum (Base ISO)
100
100
Native ISO Maximum
12,800
6,400
Tested Firmware
Ver.2.0
Ver. 1.2
Battery
7.7
6.9
Battery Type
Sony NP-FW50
Nikon EN-EL20a
USB Charging
Yes
Yes
Power Delivery While Recording
Yes
No
Advertised Battery Life In Photo
400 photos
290 photos
Tested Battery Life In Video
90 min
125 min
Photo General
Photo Shooting Speed
7.7
6.3
Low Speed Continuous
4 fps
1 fps
High Speed Continuous
24 fps
7 fps
Silent Shooting Continuous
24 fps
7 fps
Raw Buffer Size
143 Photos
10 Photos
JPEG Buffer Size
10,000 Photos
10 Photos
Buffer Empty Time
33 s
8 s
Photo AF-C Tracking
5.5
0.0
Autofocus Tracking Shots
Run 01
AF-C Tracking 01
Perfect Focus Hit Rate
39%
N/A
Usable Focus Hit Rate
63%
N/A
Photo AF-C Center Point
9.8
0.0
Autofocus Center Point Shots
Run 01
AF-C Center Point 01
Perfect Focus Hit Rate
97%
N/A
Usable Focus Hit Rate
100%
N/A
Photo Image Stabilization
8.0
8.0
Stabilization Slideshow
Minimum Shutter Speed Achieved
1/10 s
1/10 s
In-Body Image Stabilization
No
No
Photo Image Quality
Photo RAW Dynamic Range
6.4
5.2
Dynamic Range Scene
Dynamic Range At Base ISO
8.6 f-stops
7.4 f-stops
Dynamic Range At 1/500s Exposure Time
7.3 f-stops
6.3 f-stops
Dynamic Range At 1/2000s Exposure Time
5.8 f-stops
4.6 f-stops
Dynamic Range At 1/4000s Exposure Time
4.8 f-stops
3.0 f-stops
Photo RAW Sharpness
5.7
5.7
Sharpness Scene Crop
Vertical Edge MTF50 At Base ISO
1,221 LW/PH
1,240 LW/PH
Horizontal Edge MTF50 At Base ISO
1,230 LW/PH
1,241 LW/PH
Photo RAW Noise
6.0
5.6
Noise Scene Crop
Noise Vs Exposure Time
SNR 18% At 1/8 Exposure Time (125 ms)
32.1 dB
N/A
SNR 18% At 1/30 Exposure Time (33 ms)
27.6 dB
28.5 dB
SNR 18% At 1/125 Exposure Time (8 ms)
21.9 dB
23.1 dB
SNR 18% At 1/500 Exposure Time (2 ms)
17.3 dB
17.9dB
Pictures Sample Gallery
Video General
Video Features
Full HD Video
Yes
Yes
4k Video
Yes
Yes
6k Video
No
No
Clean HDMI Output
Yes
Yes
Advertised Max Chroma Sampling Over HDMI
Not Advertised
Not Advertised
Advertised Max Bit Depth Over HDMI
N/A
N/A
Log Picture Profile
Yes
No
Recording Light
No
No
Audio
Audio Test Sample
Audio Recording
Stereo
Stereo
Microphone Level Display
Yes
No
Video File Format And Compression
MP4 H.264 / MPEG-4 AVC
No
Yes
MP4 H.265 / HEVC
No
No
MOV H.264 / MPEG-4 AVC
No
No
MOV H.265 / HEVC
No
No
AVCHD H.264 / MPEG-4 AVC
Yes
No
All-I Compression
No
No
4k Video
4k Video Frame Rate
6.1
4.5
240 fps In 4k
No
No
120 fps In 4k
No
No
60 fps In 4k
No
No
30 fps In 4k
Yes, with a Crop
Yes
24 fps In 4k
Yes, with a Crop
No
4k Crop At Max Available fps
1.1 x
1 x
4k Video Internal Recording
7.7
7.6
Bitrate Maximum In 4k
95 Mbps
76 Mbps
Bitrate Minimum In 4k
56 Mbps
76 Mbps
Chroma Sampling In 4k
4:2:0
4:2:0
Bit Depth In 4k
8 Bit
8 Bit
Record Time Limit In 4k
29 min
29 min
Overheat Recording Interruptions in 4k
0
0
4k Video Autofocus Performance
9.2
4.4
4k Object Tracking Video
Object Tracking In 4k
8.5
6.0
4k Face Tracking Video
Face Tracking In 4k
9.5
4.4
Face Detection In 4k
Yes
No
Eye Detection In 4k
Yes
No
4k Video Quality
7.3
6.0
4k Sample Low Light Video
Low Light Capability In 4k
7.0
5.5
4k Test Scene Extract
Test Scene Extract In 4k
7.5
6.5
4k Video Rolling Shutter Effect
6.8
5.9
Rolling Shutter Video in 4k
4k Rolling Shutter
4.7°
6.7°
Full HD Video
FHD Video Frame Rate
10
5.5
240 fps In FHD
Yes
No
120 fps In FHD
Yes
No
60 fps In FHD
Yes
Yes
30 fps In FHD
Yes
Yes
24 fps In FHD
Yes
No
FHD Crop At Max Available fps
1 x
1 x
FHD Video Internal Recording
7.7
7.4
Bitrate Maximum In FHD
94 Mbps
41 Mbps
Bitrate Minimum In FHD
41 Mbps
20 Mbps
Chroma Sampling In FHD
4:2:0
4:2:0
Bit Depth In FHD
8 Bit
8 Bit
Record Time Limit in FHD
29 min
29 min
FHD Video Autofocus Performance
9.2
4.3
Object Tracking Video
Object Tracking In FHD
8.5
5.0
FHD Face Tracking Video
Face Tracking In FHD
9.5
5.0
Face Detection In FHD
Yes
No
Eye Detection In FHD
Yes
No
FHD Video Quality
6.5
5.8
FHD Sample Low Light Video
Low Light Capability In FHD
6.0
6.0
FHD Test Scene Extract In FHD
Test Scene Extract In FHD
7.0
5.5
FHD Video Rolling Shutter Effect
6.6
5.9
Rolling Shutter Video in FHD
FHD Rolling Shutter
5.0°
6.7°
Video Image Quality
Video Dynamic Range
7.0
Video Dynamic Range Waveform
Video Dynamic Range Slideshow
Strict SNR Max Dynamic Range
6.09 stops
Lenient SNR Max Dynamic Range
7.04 stops
Background Floor Max Dynamic Range
13.92 stops
Luminosity Patch Detection
8.3
Luminosity Patch Detection Chart
Above Middle Gray
5.15 stops
Below Middle Gray
9.98 stops
Storage And Connectivity
Storage
Card Slot Picture
Card 1 Slot
SD Card UHS-I
SD Card UHS-I
Card 2 Slot
No 2nd Card Slot
No 2nd Card Slot
Inputs / Outputs
8.8
7.8
Input Picture
USB
Micro USB
Micro USB
HDMI
Micro (Type D)
Micro (Type D)
Headphones
Yes
No
Microphone
Stereo
Stereo
Wi-Fi
Yes
Yes
Bluetooth
Yes
Yes
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