Do you want to know what's better Nikon D3400 or Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 IV? SpecsPRO has compared Nikon D3400 vs Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 IV: weight, battery, sensor, resolution, ISO, dynamic range and other important specifications.

Nikon D3400 vs Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 IV

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  • Model

  • Price

  • Advantages

  • launch

  • Announced

  • Body type

  • Camera subcategory

  • Sensor

  • Effective pixels

  • Max resolution

  • Sensor size

  • Sensor type

  • Processor

  • Image ratio w:h

  • Other resolutions

  • Sensor photo detectors

  • Image

  • ISO

  • White balance presets

  • Custom white balance

  • Image stabilization

  • Uncompressed format

  • JPEG quality levels

  • Boosted ISO (minimum)

  • Boosted ISO (maximum)

  • Image stabilization notes

  • Photography features

  • Minimum shutter speed

  • Maximum shutter speed

  • Aperture priority

  • Shutter priority

  • Manual exposure mode

  • Subject / scene modes

  • Built-in flash

  • Flash range

  • External flash

  • Flash modes

  • Continuous drive

  • Self-timer

  • Metering modes

  • Exposure compensation

  • WB Bracketing

  • Maximum shutter speed (electronic)

  • Screen / viewfinder

  • Articulated LCD

  • Screen size

  • Screen dots

  • Touch screen

  • Screen type

  • Live view

  • Viewfinder type

  • Viewfinder coverage

  • Viewfinder magnification

  • Viewfinder resolution

  • Videography features

  • Resolutions

  • File Format

  • Microphone

  • Speaker

  • Videography notes

  • Optics & Focus

  • Autofocus

  • Digital zoom

  • Manual focus

  • Number of focus points

  • Lens mount

  • Focal length multiplier

  • Focal length (equiv.)

  • Optical zoom

  • Maximum aperture

  • Normal focus range

  • Macro focus range

  • Physical

  • Weight (inc. batteries)

  • Dimensions

  • Environmentally sealed

  • Battery

  • Battery details

  • Battery Life (CIPA)

  • Storage

  • Storage types

  • Connectivity

  • USB

  • HDMI

  • Microphone port

  • Headphone port

  • Wireless

  • Wireless notes

  • Remote control

  • Other features

  • Orientation sensor

  • Timelapse recording

  • GPS

  • Samples

  • Videos

  • Main

  • Model

    Nikon D3400

  • Price

  • Advantages

  • SENSOR Effective pixels: 24 megapixels

    SENSOR Max resolution: 6000 x 4000

    SENSOR Sensor size: APS-C (23.5 x 15.6 mm)

    SENSOR Sensor photo detectors: 25 megapixels

    IMAGE ISO: Auto, 100-25600

    IMAGE White balance presets: 12

    PHOTOGRAPHY FEATURES Maximum shutter speed: 1/4000 sec

    PHOTOGRAPHY FEATURES Flash range: 12.00 m (at ISO 100)

    SCREEN / VIEWFINDER Viewfinder type: Optical (pentamirror)

    PHYSICAL Weight (inc. batteries): 395 g (0.87 lb / 13.93 oz)

    PHYSICAL Battery Life (CIPA): 1200

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    Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 IV

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  • Advantages

  • PHOTOGRAPHY FEATURES Continuous drive: 24.0 fps

    PHOTOGRAPHY FEATURES WB Bracketing: Yes

    SCREEN / VIEWFINDER Articulated LCD: Tilting

    SCREEN / VIEWFINDER Screen dots: 1,440,000

    SCREEN / VIEWFINDER Touch screen: Yes

    VIDEOGRAPHY FEATURES Microphone: Stereo

    OPTICS & FOCUS Digital zoom: Yes (4X)

    OPTICS & FOCUS Number of focus points: 315

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  • Announced

    Aug 2016

  • Body type

  • Camera subcategory

    Compact SLR

  • Sensor

  • Effective pixels

    24 megapixels

  • Max resolution

    6000 x 4000

  • Sensor size

    APS-C (23.5 x 15.6 mm)

  • Sensor type

    CMOS

  • Processor

    Expeed 4

  • Image ratio w:h

    3:2

  • Other resolutions

    4496 x 3000, 2992 x 2000

  • Sensor photo detectors

    25 megapixels

  • Image

  • ISO

    Auto, 100-25600

  • White balance presets

    12

  • Custom white balance

    Yes

  • Image stabilization

    No

  • Uncompressed format

    RAW

  • JPEG quality levels

    Fine, Normal, Basic

  • Boosted ISO (minimum)

  • Boosted ISO (maximum)

  • Image stabilization notes

  • Photography features

  • Minimum shutter speed

    30 sec

  • Maximum shutter speed

    1/4000 sec

  • Aperture priority

    Yes

  • Shutter priority

    Yes

  • Manual exposure mode

    Yes

  • Subject / scene modes

    Yes

  • Built-in flash

    Yes (Pop-up)

  • Flash range

    12.00 m (at ISO 100)

  • External flash

    Yes (via hot shoe or wireless)

  • Flash modes

    Auto, Auto slow sync, Auto slow sync with red-eye reduction, Auto with red-eye reduction, Fill-flash, Off, Rear-curtain sync, Rear-curtain with slow sync, Red-eye reduction, Red-eye reduction with slow sync, Slow sync

  • Continuous drive

    5.0 fps

  • Self-timer

    Yes (2, 5, 10, 20 secs (1-9 exposures))

  • Metering modes

    • Multi
    • Center-weighted
    • Spot AF-area

  • Exposure compensation

    ±5 (at 1/3 EV steps)

  • WB Bracketing

    No

  • Maximum shutter speed (electronic)

  • Screen / viewfinder

  • Articulated LCD

    Fixed

  • Screen size

    3

  • Screen dots

    921,000

  • Touch screen

    No

  • Screen type

    TFT-LCD

  • Live view

    Yes

  • Viewfinder type

    Optical (pentamirror)

  • Viewfinder coverage

    95%

  • Viewfinder magnification

    0.85×

  • Viewfinder resolution

  • Videography features

  • Resolutions

    1920 x 1080 (60, 50, 30, 25, 24 fps), 1280 x 720 (60, 50 fps), 640 x 424 (30, 25 fps)

  • File Format

    MPEG-4, H.264

  • Microphone

    Mono

  • Speaker

    Mono

  • Videography notes

  • Optics & Focus

  • Autofocus

    • Contrast Detect (sensor)
    • Phase Detect
    • Multi-area
    • Center
    • Selective single-point
    • Tracking
    • Single
    • Continuous
    • Face Detection
    • Live View

  • Digital zoom

    No

  • Manual focus

    Yes

  • Number of focus points

    11

  • Lens mount

    Nikon F

  • Focal length multiplier

    1.5×

  • Focal length (equiv.)

  • Optical zoom

  • Maximum aperture

  • Normal focus range

  • Macro focus range

  • Physical

  • Weight (inc. batteries)

    395 g (0.87 lb / 13.93 oz)

  • Dimensions

    124 x 98 x 76 mm (4.88 x 3.86 x 2.99)

  • Environmentally sealed

    No

  • Battery

    Battery Pack

  • Battery details

    EN-EL14a lithium-ion battery and charger

  • Battery Life (CIPA)

    1200

  • Storage

  • Storage types

    SD/SDHC/SDXC

  • Connectivity

  • USB

    USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)

  • HDMI

    Yes (mini-HDMI)

  • Microphone port

    No

  • Headphone port

    No

  • Wireless

    Built-In

  • Wireless notes

    SnapBridge (Bluetooth only)

  • Remote control

    Yes (via smartphone or wireless remote)

  • Other features

  • Orientation sensor

    Yes

  • Timelapse recording

    No

  • GPS

    None

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  • Announced

    2017

  • Body type

  • Camera subcategory

    SLR-like (bridge)

  • Sensor

  • Effective pixels

    20 megapixels

  • Max resolution

    5472 x 3648

  • Sensor size

    1″ (13.2 x 8.8 mm)

  • Sensor type

    BSI-CMOS

  • Processor

    Bionz X

  • Image ratio w:h

    1:1, 4:3, 3:2, 16:9

  • Other resolutions

    4864 x 3648, 5472 x 3080, 3648 x 3648, 3648 x 2736, 3648 x 2592, 3648 x 2056, 2544 x 2544, 2736 x 1824, 2592 x 1944, 2720 x 1528, 1920 x 1920, 640 x 480

  • Sensor photo detectors

    21 megapixels

  • Image

  • ISO

    Auto, 100 - 12800 (expands to 64-25600)

  • White balance presets

    9

  • Custom white balance

    Yes

  • Image stabilization

    Optical

  • Uncompressed format

    RAW

  • JPEG quality levels

    Extra fine, standard, fine

  • Boosted ISO (minimum)

    64

  • Boosted ISO (maximum)

    25600

  • Image stabilization notes

    4.5 stops correction

  • Photography features

  • Minimum shutter speed

    30 sec

  • Maximum shutter speed

    1/2000 sec

  • Aperture priority

    Yes

  • Shutter priority

    Yes

  • Manual exposure mode

    Yes

  • Subject / scene modes

    Yes

  • Built-in flash

    Yes

  • Flash range

    10.80 m (at Auto ISO)

  • External flash

    Yes (Multi-interface shoe)

  • Flash modes

    Auto, fill-flash, slow sync, rear sync, off

  • Continuous drive

    24.0 fps

  • Self-timer

    Yes (2 or 10 sec, continuous)

  • Metering modes

    • Multi
    • Center-weighted
    • Spot

  • Exposure compensation

    ±3 (at 1/3 EV steps)

  • WB Bracketing

    Yes

  • Maximum shutter speed (electronic)

    1/32000 sec

  • Screen / viewfinder

  • Articulated LCD

    Tilting

  • Screen size

    3

  • Screen dots

    1,440,000

  • Touch screen

    Yes

  • Screen type

    TFT LCD

  • Live view

    Yes

  • Viewfinder type

    Electronic

  • Viewfinder coverage

    100%

  • Viewfinder magnification

    0.7×

  • Viewfinder resolution

    2,359,296

  • Videography features

  • Resolutions

  • File Format

    AVCHD, XAVC S

  • Microphone

    Stereo

  • Speaker

    Mono

  • Videography notes

    High speed modes at 240, 480, 960 fps

  • Optics & Focus

  • Autofocus

    • Contrast Detect (sensor)
    • Phase Detect
    • Multi-area
    • Center
    • Selective single-point
    • Tracking
    • Single
    • Continuous
    • Touch
    • Face Detection
    • Live View

  • Digital zoom

    Yes (4X)

  • Manual focus

    Yes

  • Number of focus points

    315

  • Lens mount

  • Focal length multiplier

  • Focal length (equiv.)

    24–600 mm

  • Optical zoom

    25×

  • Maximum aperture

    F2.4–4

  • Normal focus range

    3 cm (1.18)

  • Macro focus range

    3 cm (1.18)

  • Physical

  • Weight (inc. batteries)

    1095 g (2.41 lb / 38.62 oz)

  • Dimensions

    133 x 94 x 145 mm (5.24 x 3.7 x 5.71)

  • Environmentally sealed

    Yes

  • Battery

    Battery Pack

  • Battery details

    NP-FW50 lithium-ion battery and charger

  • Battery Life (CIPA)

    400

  • Storage

  • Storage types

    SD/SDHC/SDXC, Memory Stick Duo/Pro Duo/Pro-HG Duo

  • Connectivity

  • USB

    USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)

  • HDMI

    Yes (micro-HDMI)

  • Microphone port

    Yes

  • Headphone port

    Yes

  • Wireless

    Built-In

  • Wireless notes

    802.11b/g/n with NFC

  • Remote control

    Yes (via smartphone)

  • Other features

  • Orientation sensor

    Yes

  • Timelapse recording

    No

  • GPS

    None

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  • Summary

    The Nikon D3400 highest resolution of 6000 x 4000 pixels (24 megapixels) is better in comparison with the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 IV highest resolution of 5472 x 3648 pixels (20 megapixels). The Nikon D3400 is produced with bigger sensor than the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 IV: APS-C (23.5 x 15.6 mm) versus 1″ (13.2 x 8.8 mm). This is very important difference between these models because large sensor allows the camera owner to capture pictures of the better quality. The Nikon D3400 has a wider ISO range of 100-25600 in compare with 100-12800 ISO range of the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 IV. Such ISO range allow you to capture better pictures in more difficult situations. The Nikon D3400 provides more number of white balance presets - 12. It gives the camera owner more control over colour. The Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 IV offers more powerful 4X digital zoom. The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 IV provides more focus points in compare with the Nikon D3400: 315 vs 11. More number of focus points means more convenience when attempting to focus on objects that are not centred.

    The Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 IV is equipped with tilting LCD that will allow the camera owner to make images from any interesting perspective. The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 IV screen is better as it has more screen dots 1,440,000 in comparison to 921,000 dots of the Nikon D3400 screen. The higher dot count screen is better for reviewing pictures on your camera. The Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 IV has a touch screen. The D3400 provides better fastest shutter speed - 1/4000 second.

    The Nikon D3400 battery life is better than the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 IV battery life. In accordance with CIPA standards the camera owner will be able to capture 1200 photos with the D3400 and only 400 with the Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 IV. The D3400 weighs 395g that is 700g less in comparison with the weight of the Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 IV.

    Taking into account the above-mentioned differences the Nikon D3400 will become the best choice. Get the list of the best offers on Amazon.