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Canon PowerShot G7 X Mark II vs Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 V

Product Comparison: Canon PowerShot G7 X Mark II vs Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 V

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Canon PowerShot G7 X Mark II Digital Camera w/1 Inch Sensor and tilt LCD screen

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General Specifications

Brand

Canon

Sony

Model

PowerShot G7 X Mark II

Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 V

Origin

Japan

China

About the Product

Stay inspired with the PowerShot G7 X Mark II camera, which combines exhilarating speed and performance with a smart, compact design. It can be ideal for travel, events and anywhere on the go, or as a secondary camera, and features a high-performance 1.0-inch 20.1 Megapixel* CMOS sensor as well as a bright f/1.8-2.8 lens to help capture impressive images whenever your creativity sparks, even in low light conditions. The new DIGIC 7 Image Processor immediately pays dividends with improved auto focus tracking, enhanced IS and superb image clarity even when shooting with a high ISO.

Meet the RX100 V — the ultimate compact for capturing movies and stills in captivating detail. This camera inherits the RX100 series’ renowned 1.0-type image sensor, and advances with blazing-fast 0.05-second3 autofocus, 315 AF points for the world’s most1 comprehensive phase-detection coverage of its kind, continuous shooting up to 24 fps4 with AF/ AE tracking, as well as outstanding 4K movie capabilities.

Key Specs

Sensor Resolution

20.1 MP

Sensor Type

CMOS

Exmor R® CMOS

Optical Zoom

4.2 x

2.9 x

Image Stabilization

Optical

Electronic

Sensor Resolution
Optical Zoom

Canon PowerShot G7 X Mark II

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 V

Canon PowerShot G7 X Mark II

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 V

Size & Weight

Height

2.40 in.

2.38 in.

Width

4.15 in.

4 in.

Depth

1.65 in.

1.6 in.

Weight

11.3 oz.

10.5 oz.

Canon PowerShot G7 X Mark II

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 V

Canon PowerShot G7 X Mark II

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 V

Canon PowerShot G7 X Mark II

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 V

Canon PowerShot G7 X Mark II

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 V

What customers say about "Size & Weight"

Canon PowerShot G7 X Mark II Digital Camera w/1 Inch Sensor and tilt LCD screen

The weight. So much power in a package you can bring with you just about anywhere.
The size! It is a little bigger than pocket size, but fits great in a purse and definitely in cargo short pockets.
It is super light weight. I took this camera along with me on a day out and it didn't feel like I was holding a brick when I was filming.
It might be small, but the metal body makes it a little on the heavy side.
It is a little larger and heavier than the much less expensive point and shoot it replaces but the difference in performance more than makes up for it.

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 V 20.1 MP Digital Still Camera with Premium Jacket Case

Very practical, true pocket size camera with excellent lens/ sensor combo.
This camera is very handy. It takes good quality photos and is perfect in size. I love it.
Very very small size and fast to shot pictures. but the battery life is too short.
The size makes it easy to always carry.
This camera does everything I wanted and I use it more because of the size and convenience

Imaging

Min. Focal Length

8.8 mm.

Max. Focal Length

36.8 mm.

25.7 mm.

ISO Settings

125 – 6400, expandable to 12800

125 - 12800, expandable to 25600

Aperture

f/1.8 (W) - 2.8 (T)

Digital Zoom

4 x

11 x

Burst Mode

Yes

Low Light/High Sensitivity

Yes

Face Detection

Yes

Image File Format(s)

JPEG, RAW

AVCHD, MP4, JPEG, RAW

Canon PowerShot G7 X Mark II

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 V

Canon PowerShot G7 X Mark II

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 V

Canon PowerShot G7 X Mark II

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 V

What customers say about "Imaging"

Canon PowerShot G7 X Mark II Digital Camera w/1 Inch Sensor and tilt LCD screen

Focus is quick and accurate (unless your subject is a 4yo that moves faster than a running back).
Picture quality is excellent for the sensor size (or for any camera really).
he image stabilization saved my bacon a time or two. Not the 4 stops you see on a $2k lens, but still pretty good.
Having full manual mode as well as the semi-auto modes (Av, Tv) is great for those of us that want that level of control.
The picture quality is top notch. I went from using a Go Pro and my cell phone, and this was a huge step up. Clear picture on both video and pictures.
There is only one fully auto mode - no "Sports", "Landscape", or "Portrait" modes.
High speed continuous mode in Raw+JPEG fills the buffer in a hurry (I know, a bit nitpicky).

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 V 20.1 MP Digital Still Camera with Premium Jacket Case

Super easy to use. Very fast focus. Can take lots of pics and not worry about focus slow down
This is an amazing camera very compact, auto focus is super fast. Amazing product!!
The auto focus is simply amazing! The sound is not as bad as some reviews say it's actually fine with me
I have used this up to an iso of 6400 and have been happy with the results using Photoshop and noise minimizing software.
Excellent choice for my wife with mostly automatic settings including auto ISO covering most of her needs, but I have many other features which I have come to expect from DSLRs.

Display

Display Type

LCD TFT

Touch Screen

Yes

Screen Size

3 in.

Screen Resolution

1040000 dots

1228800 dots

Vari-angle Display

Yes

Viewfinder

0.39-type electronic viewfinder (OLED), 2,359,296 dots

Canon PowerShot G7 X Mark II

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 V

Canon PowerShot G7 X Mark II

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 V

What customers say about "Display"

Canon PowerShot G7 X Mark II Digital Camera w/1 Inch Sensor and tilt LCD screen

Fantastic touch screen that's very responsive. I haven't owned many past cameras that use a touch screen for so many settings, but this guy is able to deal with most everything right on the screen.
The swivel screen is nice, and I've found myself using the downward tilt for high shots more than I expected.
The flip screen makes life SO much easier.
Touch screen that works great and the touch to focus is awesome and quick.
The bright touch screen tilts down which helps make it more visible in sunlight or visible when the camera is being held over my head.

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 V 20.1 MP Digital Still Camera with Premium Jacket Case

Very high picture quality and I love the fact that the screen flips back to see yourself.
What I like about the RX100V: Very fast and accurate AF, exceptional image considering sensor size, versatile viewing screen plus popup viewfinder, size, available lens lengths and lens speed.
The electronic viewfinder is excellent for daytime shots when you can't see the display on the back of the camera.
The included optical finder is however a nice feature as the rear display is not usable in bright sunlight.
The display says turn off Camera+ and turn the camera back on because the lens will not retract our expand properly.

Features

Water Resistant

Shock Resistant

Panorama Mode

Yes

Shooting Modes

Hybrid Auto, C, M, Av, Tv, Portrait, Scene, Movie, Creative Filters

AUTO (Intelligent Auto / Superior Auto), Program Auto, Aperture Priority, Shutter Speed Priority, Manual Exposure, MR(Memory Recall), Movie Mode, HFR Mode, Scene Selection

White Balance Modes

Auto, Cloudy, Daylight, Fluorescent, Shade, Fluorescent H, Flash, Tungsten, Underwater WB, Custom 1, Custom 2, Kelvin Settings

Auto, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Incandescent, Fluor.: Warm White, Fluor.: Cool White, Fluor.: Day White, Fluor.: Daylight, Flash, C.Temp. / Filter, Custom

Shutter Speeds

1 - 1/2000

30" - 1/2000

What customers say about "Features"

Canon PowerShot G7 X Mark II Digital Camera w/1 Inch Sensor and tilt LCD screen

An incredible amount of presets for multiple shooting situations make it so the novice will not need to fiddle with manual settings much (if ever).
The low light performance on this camera is absurdly good. I'm frankly not sure how they do it. I was sitting in a chair in my living room in what was nearly pitch black, and the camera was able to light the shot to the point that it looked like the room was fully lit.
Unlike the first edition, with the Mark II you can shoot in the "film quality" 24p, which I tend to enjoy.
The bokeh is good on this camera for the most part, getting very high quality bokeh/background blur if your foreground and background images are 6 or more feet apart.
The battery is simply not capable of supporting what this camera can do. They probably needed a battery twice its size, so buy at least one extra battery.
The touchscreen manual focus is nice, but trying to adjust it without touch focusing is very cumbersome.

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 V 20.1 MP Digital Still Camera with Premium Jacket Case

The onboard mic works really well and has lots of features DSLR and mirroless cameras have.
Bought this for a gift. Had the features my friend wanted. Good camera with a lot of features.
Slow motion feature is good.
Tons of features and it's inexpensive to download RX100 V how-to books to take full advantage if its advanced features.
Still uncovering all its features but it’s pricey but a really compact way to got all that’s in a larger DSLR

Connectivity

PictBridge Enabled

Yes

NFC Enabled

Yes

Integrated GPS

Output(s)

Hi-Speed USB, Micro HDMI

Hi-Speed USB, Micro HDMI, Multi / Micro USB Terminal

What customers say about "Connectivity"

Canon PowerShot G7 X Mark II Digital Camera w/1 Inch Sensor and tilt LCD screen

Very simple wifi connection to your phone or computer makes getting shots on instagram (or wherever) a breeze.
The Wi-Fi works well and the mobile app (on Android at least) works great.
Wish it had GPS or at least a compass built in.
My rating would be 5 stars but the fact that Canon deliberately omitted equipping this camera with GPS is immensely disappointing.
I do wish it came with a USB cable but that's not a big deal.

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 V 20.1 MP Digital Still Camera with Premium Jacket Case

The Apple earbuds have always fir my ears well. Now they are wireless. You can choose to use just one of you want. The battery life is more than ample. They connect very quickly.
Very easy to connect to transfer via bluetooth on phone and share on social media
Wireless transfer need me connect with phone every time, which means I need to choose the photo I want to transfer - open app on my phone, scan the QR code on camera, install something, exit phone app, go to phone wifi setting connect to camera wifi, then photo transferred.
The camera seems a bit half-baked. The software seems ancient (really, T9 keyboard) while also offering some modern features like NFC and wifi sync. Oh but wifi sync can't find computers connected to a Wifi 5Ghz network because it's only standard 2.4GHz itself.

Power

Battery Life

265 shots

210 shots

Battery Model

Battery Pack NB-13L

Rechargeable Battery Pack NP-BX1

Number of Batteries