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

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Body type
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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)
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
Videography notes
Microphone
Speaker
Optics & Focus
Focal length (equiv.)
Optical zoom
Maximum aperture
Autofocus
Digital zoom
Manual focus
Normal focus range
Macro focus range
Number of focus points
Physical
Weight (inc. batteries)
Dimensions
Environmentally sealed
Battery
Battery details
Battery Life (CIPA)
Storage
Storage types
Connectivity
USB
HDMI
Remote control
Wireless
Wireless notes
Other features
Orientation sensor
Timelapse recording
GPS
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Canon PowerShot G1 X
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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 Articulated LCD: Fully articulated
SCREEN / VIEWFINDER Viewfinder type: Optical (tunnel)
OPTICS & FOCUS Optical zoom: 4×
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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 II
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SENSOR Effective pixels: 20 megapixels
SENSOR Max resolution: 5472 x 3648
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)
OPTICS & FOCUS Number of focus points: 25
PHYSICAL Weight (inc. batteries): 281 g (0.62 lb / 9.91 oz)
PHYSICAL Battery Life (CIPA): 350
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launch
Announced
Jan 9, 2012
Body type
Camera subcategory
Large sensor compact
Sensor
Effective pixels
14 megapixels
Max resolution
4352 x 3264
Sensor size
1.5″ (18.7 x 14 mm)
Sensor type
CMOS
Processor
Digic 5
Image ratio w:h
1:1, 5:4, 4:3, 3:2, 16:9
Other resolutions
4352 x 2248, 4352 x 2904, 3264 x 3264, 3072 x 2304, 3072 x 1728, 3072 x 2048, 2608 x 3264, 2304 x 2304, 1920 x 1080, 1840 x 2304, 1600 x 1200, 1600 x 1064, 1200 x 1200, 960 x 1200, 640 x 480, 640 x 360, 640 x 424, 480 x 480, 384 x 480
Sensor photo detectors
—
Image
ISO
Auto, 100, 125, 160, 200, 250, 320, 400, 500, 640, 800, 1000, 1250, 1600, 2000, 2500, 3200, 4000, 5000, 6400, 8000, 10000, 12800
White balance presets
7
Custom white balance
Yes (2)
Image stabilization
Optical
Uncompressed format
RAW
JPEG quality levels
Fine, Normal
Boosted ISO (minimum)
—
Boosted ISO (maximum)
—
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
7.00 m (via hot shoe EX series Speedlites, Macro Twin Lite MT-24EX, Macro Ring Lite MR-14EX)
External flash
Yes (Hot-shoe)
Flash modes
Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Slow Sync, Fill-in
Continuous drive
1.9 fps
Self-timer
Yes (2 or 10 sec, custom)
Metering modes
- Multi
- Center-weighted
- Spot
Exposure compensation
±3 (at 1/3 EV steps)
AE Bracketing
±2 (at 1/3 EV steps)
WB Bracketing
No
Screen / viewfinder
Articulated LCD
Fully articulated
Screen size
3″
Screen dots
920,000
Touch screen
No
Screen type
TFT PureColor II LCD
Live view
Yes
Viewfinder type
Optical (tunnel)
Videography features
Resolutions
1920 x 1080 (24 fps), 1280 x 720 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps)
File Format
H.264
Videography notes
Miniature Effect (HD, L) 6fps, 3fps, 1.5 fps
Microphone
Stereo
Speaker
Mono
Optics & Focus
Focal length (equiv.)
28–112 mm
Optical zoom
4×
Maximum aperture
F2.8–5.8
Autofocus
- Contrast Detect (sensor)
- Multi-area
- Selective single-point
- Tracking
- Single
- Continuous
- Face Detection
- Live View
Digital zoom
Yes (4x)
Manual focus
Yes
Normal focus range
40 cm (15.75″)
Macro focus range
20 cm (7.87″)
Number of focus points
9
Physical
Weight (inc. batteries)
534 g (1.18 lb / 18.84 oz)
Dimensions
117 x 81 x 65 mm (4.61 x 3.19 x 2.56″)
Environmentally sealed
No
Battery
Battery Pack
Battery details
Lithium-Ion NB-10L rechargeable battery & charger
Battery Life (CIPA)
250
Storage
Storage types
SD/SDHC/SDXC
Connectivity
USB
USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
HDMI
Yes (Mini)
Remote control
Yes (Optional (RS60-E3))
Wireless
—
Wireless notes
—
Other features
Orientation sensor
Yes
Timelapse recording
No
GPS
None
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launch
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
White balance presets
9
Custom white balance
Yes (1)
Image stabilization
Optical
Uncompressed format
RAW
JPEG quality levels
Standard, Fine
Boosted ISO (minimum)
100
Boosted ISO (maximum)
25600
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
Videography notes
—
Microphone
Stereo
Speaker
Mono
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
Normal focus range
—
Macro focus range
5 cm (1.97″)
Number of focus points
25
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)
Remote control
Yes (Yes via NFC)
Wireless
Built-In
Wireless notes
WiFi and NFC (NFC Forum Type 3 Tag compatible, One-touch remote, One-touch sharing)
Other features
Orientation sensor
Yes
Timelapse recording
No
GPS
None
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Summary

The Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 II highest resolution of 5472 x 3648 pixels (20 megapixels) is better than the Canon PowerShot G1 X maximum resolution of 4352 x 3264 pixels (14 megapixels). The Canon PowerShot G1 X is produced with bigger sensor than the Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 II: 1.5 (18.7 x 14 mm) versus 1â€³ (13.2 x 8.8 mm). This is very significant advantage of this model because large sensor lets the camera owner to take pictures of the higher quality. The 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. Such ISO numbers allow the photographer to take better pictures in low light situations. The Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 II has more number of white balance presets - 9. This option gives the camera owner more control over colour. The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 II provides better 14x digital zoom. The PowerShot G1 X offers better 4x optical zoom. The Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 II provides more number of focus points in compare with the Canon PowerShot G1 X: 25 vs 9. More focus points means more convenience when attempting to focus on objects which are not centred.

The PowerShot G1 X has articulated display which will allow the camera owner to take high quality selfies. The Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 II screen is better as it has more number of screen dots 1,229,000 in compare to 920,000 dots of the Canon PowerShot G1 X display. The higher dot count screen is better for reviewing pictures on your camera. The Canon PowerShot G1 X has better slowest (60 seconds) and highest (1/4000 second) shutter speeds.

The Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 II battery life is better in compare to the Canon PowerShot G1 X battery life. In accordance with CIPA standards the photographer will be able to make 350 photos with the Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 II and only 250 with the PowerShot G1 X. The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 II weighs 281g which is 253g lighter than the weight of the PowerShot G1 X.

The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 II has 11 advantages and the Canon PowerShot G1 X only 6 so the Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 II becomes the best choice. Get the lowest price on Amazon.