Do you want to know what's better Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX1R II or Leica Q (Typ 116)? SpecsPRO has compared Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX1R II vs Leica Q (Typ 116): weight, battery, sensor, resolution, ISO, dynamic range and other important specifications.

Leica Q (Typ 116) vs Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX1R II

  • Main

  • 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

  • Boosted ISO (minimum)

  • Boosted ISO (maximum)

  • JPEG quality levels

  • Photography features

  • Minimum shutter speed

  • Maximum shutter speed

  • Maximum shutter speed (electronic)

  • Aperture priority

  • Shutter priority

  • Manual exposure mode

  • Subject / scene modes

  • Built-in flash

  • External flash

  • Continuous drive

  • Self-timer

  • Metering modes

  • Exposure compensation

  • AE Bracketing

  • Flash modes

  • WB Bracketing

  • Screen / viewfinder

  • Articulated LCD

  • Screen size

  • Screen dots

  • Touch screen

  • Screen type

  • Live view

  • Viewfinder type

  • Viewfinder coverage

  • Viewfinder resolution

  • Viewfinder magnification

  • Videography features

  • Resolutions

  • File Format

  • Microphone

  • Speaker

  • Videography notes

  • Optics & Focus

  • Focal length (equiv.)

  • Optical zoom

  • Maximum aperture

  • Autofocus

  • Digital zoom

  • Manual focus

  • Normal focus range

  • Macro focus range

  • Number of focus points

  • Focal length multiplier

  • 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

    Leica Q (Typ 116)

  • Price

  • Advantages

  • PHOTOGRAPHY FEATURES Continuous drive: 10.0 fps

    SCREEN / VIEWFINDER Touch screen: Yes

    SCREEN / VIEWFINDER Viewfinder resolution: 3,680,000

    OTHER FEATURES Timelapse recording: Yes

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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX1R II
  • Main

  • Model

    Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX1R II

  • Price

  • Advantages

  • SENSOR Effective pixels: 42 megapixels

    SENSOR Max resolution: 7952 x 5304

    SENSOR Sensor photo detectors: 44 megapixels

    IMAGE ISO: Auto, 100-25600, expandable to 50-102400

    IMAGE White balance presets: 9

    PHOTOGRAPHY FEATURES Maximum shutter speed: 1/4000 sec

    SCREEN / VIEWFINDER Articulated LCD: Tilting

    SCREEN / VIEWFINDER Screen dots: 1,228,800

    OPTICS & FOCUS Digital zoom: Yes (4x)

    OPTICS & FOCUS Number of focus points: 399

    PHYSICAL Weight (inc. batteries): 507 g (1.12 lb / 17.88 oz)

    CONNECTIVITY Microphone port: Yes

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  • launch

  • Announced

    Jun 10, 2015

  • Body type

  • Camera subcategory

    Large sensor compact

  • Sensor

  • Effective pixels

    24 megapixels

  • Max resolution

    6000 x 4000

  • Sensor size

    Full frame (36 x 24 mm)

  • Sensor type

    CMOS

  • Processor

    Maestro II

  • Image ratio w:h

    3:2

  • Other resolutions

    28mm: 4272 x 2848, 2976 x 1600 x 1200; 35mm: 4800 x 3200, 3424 x 2288, 2384 x 1592, 1280 x 856; 50mm: 3360 x 2240, 2400 x 1600, 1680 x 1120, 896 x 600

  • Sensor photo detectors

    26 megapixels

  • Image

  • ISO

    Auto, 100-50000

  • White balance presets

    5

  • Custom white balance

    Yes (2 slots)

  • Image stabilization

    No

  • Uncompressed format

    RAW

  • Boosted ISO (minimum)

  • Boosted ISO (maximum)

  • JPEG quality levels

  • Photography features

  • Minimum shutter speed

    30 sec

  • Maximum shutter speed

    1/2000 sec

  • Maximum shutter speed (electronic)

    1/16000 sec

  • Aperture priority

    Yes

  • Shutter priority

    Yes

  • Manual exposure mode

    Yes

  • Subject / scene modes

    Yes

  • Built-in flash

    No

  • External flash

    Yes (via hot shoe)

  • Continuous drive

    10.0 fps

  • Self-timer

    Yes (2 or 12 secs)

  • Metering modes

    • Multi
    • Center-weighted
    • Spot

  • Exposure compensation

    ±3 (at 1/3 EV steps)

  • AE Bracketing

    ±3 (3 frames at 1/3 EV steps)

  • Flash modes

  • WB Bracketing

  • Screen / viewfinder

  • Articulated LCD

    Fixed

  • Screen size

    3

  • Screen dots

    1,040,000

  • Touch screen

    Yes

  • Screen type

    TFT LCD

  • Live view

    Yes

  • Viewfinder type

    Electronic

  • Viewfinder coverage

    100%

  • Viewfinder resolution

    3,680,000

  • Viewfinder magnification

  • Videography features

  • Resolutions

    1920 x 1080 (60p, 30p), 1280 x 720 (30p)

  • File Format

    MPEG-4, H.264

  • Microphone

    Stereo

  • Speaker

    Mono

  • Videography notes

  • Optics & Focus

  • Focal length (equiv.)

    28 mm

  • Optical zoom

    1×

  • Maximum aperture

    F1.7

  • Autofocus

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

  • Digital zoom

    Yes (1.2x (35mm equiv), 1.5x (50mm equiv))

  • Manual focus

    Yes

  • Normal focus range

    30 cm (11.81)

  • Macro focus range

    17 cm (6.69)

  • Number of focus points

    49

  • Focal length multiplier

    1×

  • Physical

  • Weight (inc. batteries)

    640 g (1.41 lb / 22.58 oz)

  • Dimensions

    130 x 80 x 93 mm (5.12 x 3.15 x 3.66)

  • Environmentally sealed

    No

  • Battery

    Battery Pack

  • Battery details

    BP-DC12

  • Battery Life (CIPA)

  • Storage

  • Storage types

    SD/SDHC/SDXC

  • Connectivity

  • USB

    USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)

  • HDMI

    Yes

  • Microphone port

    No

  • Headphone port

    No

  • Wireless

    Built-In

  • Wireless notes

    802.11b/g/n

  • Remote control

    Yes (via smartphone)

  • Other features

  • Orientation sensor

    Yes

  • Timelapse recording

    Yes

  • GPS

    None

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  • launch

  • Announced

    Oct 14, 2015

  • Body type

  • Camera subcategory

    Large sensor compact

  • Sensor

  • Effective pixels

    42 megapixels

  • Max resolution

    7952 x 5304

  • Sensor size

    Full frame (35.9 x 24 mm)

  • Sensor type

    BSI-CMOS

  • Processor

    BIONZ X

  • Image ratio w:h

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

  • Other resolutions

  • Sensor photo detectors

    44 megapixels

  • Image

  • ISO

    Auto, 100-25600, expandable to 50-102400

  • White balance presets

    9

  • Custom white balance

    Yes (with fine-tuning)

  • Image stabilization

    No

  • Uncompressed format

    RAW

  • Boosted ISO (minimum)

    50

  • Boosted ISO (maximum)

    102400

  • JPEG quality levels

    Extra fine, fine, standard

  • Photography features

  • Minimum shutter speed

    30 sec

  • Maximum shutter speed

    1/4000 sec

  • Maximum shutter speed (electronic)

  • Aperture priority

    Yes

  • Shutter priority

    Yes

  • Manual exposure mode

    Yes

  • Subject / scene modes

    Yes

  • Built-in flash

    No

  • External flash

    Yes (via hot-shoe)

  • Continuous drive

    5.0 fps

  • Self-timer

    Yes (2,5, 10 sec)

  • Metering modes

    • Multi
    • Center-weighted
    • Spot

  • Exposure compensation

    ±5 (at 1/3 EV steps)

  • AE Bracketing

  • Flash modes

    Off, auto, fill flash, slow sync, rear sync, wireless

  • WB Bracketing

    Yes

  • Screen / viewfinder

  • Articulated LCD

    Tilting

  • Screen size

    3

  • Screen dots

    1,228,800

  • Touch screen

    No

  • Screen type

    TFT LCD

  • Live view

    Yes

  • Viewfinder type

    Electronic

  • Viewfinder coverage

    100%

  • Viewfinder resolution

    2,359,296

  • Viewfinder magnification

    0.74×

  • Videography features

  • Resolutions

    1920 x 1080 (60p, 60i, 30p, 24p), 1280 x 720 (120p, 30p)

  • File Format

    MPEG-4, AVCHD, XAVC S, H.264

  • Microphone

    Stereo

  • Speaker

    Mono

  • Videography notes

    Supports bit rates as high as 50Mbps using XAVC S codec

  • Optics & Focus

  • Focal length (equiv.)

    35 mm

  • Optical zoom

    1×

  • Maximum aperture

    F2

  • Autofocus

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

  • Digital zoom

    Yes (4x)

  • Manual focus

    Yes

  • Normal focus range

    24 cm (9.45)

  • Macro focus range

    14 cm (5.51)

  • Number of focus points

    399

  • Focal length multiplier

    1×

  • Physical

  • Weight (inc. batteries)

    507 g (1.12 lb / 17.88 oz)

  • Dimensions

    113 x 65 x 72 mm (4.45 x 2.56 x 2.83)

  • Environmentally sealed

    No

  • Battery

    Battery Pack

  • Battery details

    Lithium-Ion NP-BX1 battery and charger

  • Battery Life (CIPA)

    220

  • Storage

  • Storage types

    SD/SDHC/SDXC, Memory Stick Pro Duo

  • Connectivity

  • USB

    USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)

  • HDMI

    Yes (Micro HDMI)

  • Microphone port

    Yes

  • Headphone port

    No

  • 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

  • Watch sample photos

  • Watch video reviews

  • Summary

    The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX1R II maximum resolution of 7952 x 5304 pixels (42 megapixels) is better in comparison with the Leica Q (Typ 116) highest resolution of 6000 x 4000 pixels (24 megapixels). The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX1R II offers a wider ISO range of 100-25600 than 100-50000 ISO range of the Leica Q (Typ 116). This ISO range allow the camera owner to make good quality pictures in more difficult situations. The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX1R II provides more presets of white balance - 9. This specification gives the camera owner more control over colour. The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX1R II has more focus points than the Leica Q (Typ 116): 399 vs 49. More number of focus points means less risk of losing focus lock when following a moving subject.

    The Cyber-shot DSC-RX1R II has tilting display that will allow the camera owner to shoot high quality selfie photos. The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX1R II screen is better as it has more screen dots 1,228,800 in comparison to 1,040,000 dots of the Leica Q (Typ 116) display. The higher dot count screen is better for reviewing images on your camera. The Q (Typ 116) is produced with a touch screen.

    The Cyber-shot DSC-RX1R II weighs 507g which is 133g less in comparison with the weight of the Q (Typ 116).

    The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX1R II has 12 advantages and the Leica Q (Typ 116) only 4 so the Cyber-shot DSC-RX1R II will be the best choice. Get the list of the best offers on Amazon.