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Do you want to know what's better Canon PowerShot G1 X Mark II or Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 II? SpecsPRO has compared Canon PowerShot G1 X Mark II vs Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 II: weight, battery, sensor, resolution, ISO, dynamic range and other important specifications.

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 II vs Canon PowerShot G1 X Mark II

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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

  • Boosted ISO (minimum)

  • Boosted ISO (maximum)

  • White balance presets

  • Custom white balance

  • Image stabilization

  • Uncompressed format

  • JPEG quality levels

  • 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

  • AE Bracketing

  • WB Bracketing

  • Screen / viewfinder

  • Articulated LCD

  • Screen size

  • Screen dots

  • Touch screen

  • Screen type

  • Live view

  • Viewfinder type

  • Videography features

  • Resolutions

  • File Format

  • Microphone

  • Speaker

  • Videography notes

  • Optics & Focus

  • Focal length (equiv.)

  • Optical zoom

  • Maximum aperture

  • Autofocus

  • Digital zoom

  • Manual focus

  • Macro focus range

  • Number of focus points

  • Normal focus range

  • Physical

  • Weight (inc. batteries)

  • Dimensions

  • Environmentally sealed

  • Battery

  • Battery details

  • Battery Life (CIPA)

  • Storage

  • Storage types

  • Connectivity

  • USB

  • HDMI

  • Wireless

  • Wireless notes

  • Remote control

  • Microphone port

  • Headphone port

  • Other features

  • Orientation sensor

  • Timelapse recording

  • GPS

  • Samples

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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 II

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  • Model

    Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 II

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  • Advantages

  • SENSOR Effective pixels: 20 megapixels

    SENSOR Max resolution: 5472 x 3648

    SENSOR Sensor photo detectors: 21 megapixels

    IMAGE ISO: Auto (ISO 160 - 12800, selectable with upper / lower limit), 160 / 200 / 400 / 800 /1600 / 3200 / 6400 / 12800 (Expandable to ISO 100 / 125) Multi Frame NR: Auto (ISO 160 - 25600), 200 / 400 / 800 / 1600 / 3200 / 6400 / 12800 / 25600

    IMAGE White balance presets: 9

    PHOTOGRAPHY FEATURES Flash range: 15.00 m (ISO Auto (W))

    PHOTOGRAPHY FEATURES Continuous drive: 10.0 fps

    SCREEN / VIEWFINDER Screen dots: 1,229,000

    OPTICS & FOCUS Digital zoom: Yes (14x)

    PHYSICAL Weight (inc. batteries): 281 g (0.62 lb / 9.91 oz)

    PHYSICAL Battery Life (CIPA): 350

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Canon PowerShot G1 X Mark II

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    Canon PowerShot G1 X Mark II

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  • Advantages

  • SENSOR Sensor size: 1.5″ (18.7 x 14 mm)

    PHOTOGRAPHY FEATURES Minimum shutter speed: 60 sec

    PHOTOGRAPHY FEATURES Maximum shutter speed: 1/4000 sec

    SCREEN / VIEWFINDER Touch screen: Yes (Capacitive)

    OPTICS & FOCUS Optical zoom: 5×

    OPTICS & FOCUS Number of focus points: 31

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  • Announced

    Jun 27, 2013

  • Body type

  • Camera subcategory

    Large sensor compact

  • Sensor

  • Effective pixels

    20 megapixels

  • Max resolution

    5472 x 3648

  • Sensor size

    1″ (13.2 x 8.8 mm)

  • Sensor type

    BSI-CMOS

  • Processor

    —

  • Image ratio w:h

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

  • Other resolutions

    5472 x 3080, 4864 x 3648, 3888 x 2592, 3648 X 3648, 3648 x 2736, 2736 x 1824, 2592 x 1944, 2592 x 1944

  • Sensor photo detectors

    21 megapixels

  • Image

  • ISO

    Auto (ISO 160 - 12800, selectable with upper / lower limit), 160 / 200 / 400 / 800 /1600 / 3200 / 6400 / 12800 (Expandable to ISO 100 / 125) Multi Frame NR: Auto (ISO 160 - 25600), 200 / 400 / 800 / 1600 / 3200 / 6400 / 12800 / 25600

  • Boosted ISO (minimum)

    100

  • Boosted ISO (maximum)

    25600

  • White balance presets

    9

  • Custom white balance

    Yes (1)

  • Image stabilization

    Optical

  • Uncompressed format

    RAW

  • JPEG quality levels

    Standard, Fine

  • 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 (Pop-up)

  • Flash range

    15.00 m (ISO Auto (W))

  • External flash

    Yes (via Multi Interface Shoe)

  • Flash modes

    Auto, On, Off, Slow Sync

  • Continuous drive

    10.0 fps

  • Self-timer

    Yes (10 sec. / 2 sec. / Self-portrait One-person/ Self-portrait Two-person/ Self timer Continuous (3 or 5 shots))

  • Metering modes

    • Multi
    • Center-weighted
    • Spot

  • Exposure compensation

    ±3 (at 1/3 EV steps)

  • AE Bracketing

    (3 frames at 1/3 EV, 2/3 EV steps)

  • WB Bracketing

    No

  • Screen / viewfinder

  • Articulated LCD

    Tilting

  • Screen size

    3″

  • Screen dots

    1,229,000

  • Touch screen

    No

  • Screen type

    Xtra Fine WhiteMagic TFT LCD

  • Live view

    Yes

  • Viewfinder type

    Electronic (optional)

  • Videography features

  • Resolutions

    1920 x 1080 (60 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps)

  • File Format

    MPEG-4, AVCHD

  • Microphone

    Stereo

  • Speaker

    Mono

  • Videography notes

    —

  • Optics & Focus

  • Focal length (equiv.)

    28–100 mm

  • Optical zoom

    3.6×

  • Maximum aperture

    F1.8–4.9

  • Autofocus

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

  • Digital zoom

    Yes (14x)

  • Manual focus

    Yes

  • Macro focus range

    5 cm (1.97″)

  • Number of focus points

    25

  • Normal focus range

    —

  • Physical

  • Weight (inc. batteries)

    281 g (0.62 lb / 9.91 oz)

  • Dimensions

    102 x 58 x 38 mm (4 x 2.29 x 1.51″)

  • Environmentally sealed

    No

  • Battery

    Battery Pack

  • Battery details

    Lithium-Ion NP-BX1 battery

  • Battery Life (CIPA)

    350

  • Storage

  • Storage types

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

  • Connectivity

  • USB

    USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)

  • HDMI

    Yes (Type D Micro HDMI)

  • Wireless

    Built-In

  • Wireless notes

    WiFi and NFC (NFC Forum Type 3 Tag compatible, One-touch remote, One-touch sharing)

  • Remote control

    Yes (Yes via NFC)

  • Microphone port

    —

  • Headphone port

    —

  • Other features

  • Orientation sensor

    Yes

  • Timelapse recording

    No

  • GPS

    None

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  • Announced

    Feb 12, 2014

  • Body type

  • Camera subcategory

    Large sensor compact

  • Sensor

  • Effective pixels

    13 megapixels

  • Max resolution

    4160 x 3120

  • Sensor size

    1.5″ (18.7 x 14 mm)

  • Sensor type

    CMOS

  • Processor

    Digic 6

  • Image ratio w:h

    1:1, 5:4, 4:3, 3:2, 16:9

  • Other resolutions

    4352 x 2904, 4352 x 2448, 3120 x 3120, 2496 x 3120, 3072 x 2304, 3072 x 2048, 3072 x 1728, 2304 x 2304, 1840 x 2304, 2048 x 1536, 2048 x 1368, 1920 x 1080, 1536 x 1536, 1232 x 1536

  • Sensor photo detectors

    15 megapixels

  • Image

  • ISO

    Auto, 100-12800

  • Boosted ISO (minimum)

    —

  • Boosted ISO (maximum)

    —

  • White balance presets

    8

  • Custom white balance

    Yes (2 Custom settings)

  • Image stabilization

    Optical

  • Uncompressed format

    RAW

  • JPEG quality levels

    Superfine, fine

  • Photography features

  • Minimum shutter speed

    60 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

  • Flash range

    6.80 m

  • External flash

    Yes

  • Flash modes

    Auto, On, Slow Synchro, Off

  • Continuous drive

    5.2 fps

  • Self-timer

    Yes (2 or 10 secs, custom)

  • Metering modes

    • Multi
    • Center-weighted
    • Spot

  • Exposure compensation

    ±3 (at 1/3 EV steps)

  • AE Bracketing

    —

  • WB Bracketing

    —

  • Screen / viewfinder

  • Articulated LCD

    Tilting

  • Screen size

    3″

  • Screen dots

    1,040,000

  • Touch screen

    Yes (Capacitive)

  • Screen type

    sRGB PureColor II Touchscreen LCD

  • Live view

    Yes

  • Viewfinder type

    Electronic (optional)

  • Videography features

  • Resolutions

    1920 x 1080 (30p), 1280 x 720 (30p), 640 x 480 (30 fps)

  • File Format

    MPEG-4, H.264

  • Microphone

    Stereo

  • Speaker

    Mono

  • Videography notes

    Star Time-Lapse: 1920 x 1080 (15 or 30 fps), Digest Movie: 1280 x 720 (30 fps), Minature Effect: 1280 x 720 or 640 x 480 (1.5 - 6 fps)

  • Optics & Focus

  • Focal length (equiv.)

    24–120 mm

  • Optical zoom

    5×

  • Maximum aperture

    F2–3.9

  • Autofocus

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

  • Digital zoom

    Yes (4X)

  • Manual focus

    Yes

  • Macro focus range

    5 cm (1.97″)

  • Number of focus points

    31

  • Normal focus range

    5 cm (1.97″)

  • Physical

  • Weight (inc. batteries)

    553 g (1.22 lb / 19.51 oz)

  • Dimensions

    116 x 74 x 66 mm (4.57 x 2.91 x 2.6″)

  • Environmentally sealed

    No

  • Battery

    Battery Pack

  • Battery details

    NB-12L lithium-ion battery and charger

  • Battery Life (CIPA)

    240

  • Storage

  • Storage types

    SD/SDHC/SDXC

  • Connectivity

  • USB

    USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)

  • HDMI

    Yes

  • Wireless

    Built-In

  • Wireless notes

    with NFC

  • Remote control

    Yes

  • Microphone port

    No

  • Headphone port

    No

  • Other features

  • Orientation sensor

    Yes

  • Timelapse recording

    —

  • GPS

    None

  • Watch sample photos

  • Watch video reviews

  • Summary

    The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 II maximum resolution of 5472 x 3648 pixels (20 megapixels) is better in comparison with the Canon PowerShot G1 X Mark II maximum resolution of 4160 x 3120 pixels (13 megapixels). The Canon PowerShot G1 X Mark II is produced with bigger sensor compared to the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 II: 1.5″ (18.7 x 14 mm) versus 1 (13.2 x 8.8 mm). It is the most important difference between these models as big sensor lets the camera owner to shoot photos of the higher quality. The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 II has a wider ISO range of 160-12800 in compare with 100-12800 ISO range of the Canon PowerShot G1 X Mark II. Such ISO numbers allow the photographer to shoot better photos in low light conditions. The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 II offers more presets of white balance - 9. This specification gives the camera owner more control over colour. The Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 II has better 14x digital zoom. The PowerShot G1 X Mark II offers better 5x optical zoom. The Canon PowerShot G1 X Mark II provides more number of focus points in compare with the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 II: 31 vs 25. More focus points means less risk of losing focus lock when following a moving subject.

    The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 II display is better as it has more number of screen dots 1,229,000 in compare to 1,040,000 dots of the Canon PowerShot G1 X Mark II screen. The higher dot count display is better for reviewing photos on your camera. The PowerShot G1 X Mark II has a touch screen. The Canon PowerShot G1 X Mark II provides better lowest (60 seconds) and fastest (1/4000 second) shutter speeds.

    The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 II battery life is better than the Canon PowerShot G1 X Mark II battery life. In accordance with CIPA standards the camera owner will be able to take 350 photos with the Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 II and only 240 with the PowerShot G1 X Mark II. The Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 II weighs 281g which is 272g less in comparison with the weight of the PowerShot G1 X Mark II.

    The Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 II has 11 advantages and the Canon PowerShot G1 X Mark II only 6 so the Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 II becomes the best choice. Get the list of the best offers on Amazon.