Sony Cyber-shot DSC-F505 vs Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VII

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Cyber-shot DSC-F505 compared with Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VII

	SonyCyber-shot DSC-F505	SonyCyber-shot DSC-RX100 VII
Overview
Released
Released	September 1999	August 2019
Image and sensor
Camera type
Camera type	Bridge	Compact
Sensor format
Sensor format	Other	1.0-type
Sensor type
Sensor type	CCD	Exmor RS stacked CMOS
Sensor dimensions
Sensor dimensions	–	13.2 × 8.8 mm
Effective resolution
Effective resolution	2.02 MP	20.1 MP
Largest image
Largest image	1600 × 1200	5472 × 3648
RAW recording
RAW recording	No	Yes
Standard ISO range
Standard ISO range	–	100–12800
Sensor detail
Sensor detail	1/2-type interlaced CCD with primary-colour filter; Sony's launch sheet specifies 2.11 million total and 2.02 million effective photosites. The largest output is 1600 × 1200, approximately 1.92 million image pixels; these counts are distinct	1.0-type optical format; physical dimensions 13.2 × 8.8 mm
Image formats
Image formats	Fine or Standard JPEG; no uncompressed still-image mode (DPReview); email and voice-memo modes	JPEG and RAW (Sony ARW 2.3); XAVC S and AVCHD movies
ISO detail
ISO detail	–	Standard still range ISO 100–12800; extended ISO 64/80 and multi-frame ISO 25600 are separate settings
Image processor
Image processor	–	BIONZ X
Lens and shooting
Built-in lens
Built-in lens	38–190 mm equivalent	24–200 mm equivalent
Maximum aperture
Maximum aperture	f/2.8–3.3	f/2.8–4.5
Optical zoom
Optical zoom	5×	8×
Stabilisation
Stabilisation	–	Optical lens stabilisation
Maximum continuous burst
Maximum continuous burst	–	20 fps
Lens detail
Lens detail	Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar; actual 7.1–35.5 mm, 38–190 mm equivalent; f/2.8–3.3 maximum aperture, aperture-priority settings to f/8; 52 mm filter thread; 2× digital enlargement separately from 5× optical zoom	ZEISS Vario-Sonnar T*; actual focal length 9–72 mm; 15 elements in 12 groups including eight aspheric elements; no built-in ND filter
Autofocus
Autofocus	High-speed scan AF and macro AF; manual focus ring; normal focus from 0.8 m or 0.5 m at wide angle, macro from 0.08 m at wide angle	357 phase-detection and 425 contrast-detection points; Real-time Tracking; human and animal Eye AF for stills, human Eye AF for movies
Shutter
Shutter	Sony specifies 1/8–1/725 second in NTSC and 1/6–1/600 second in PAL shutter-priority modes; night scene modes are separate	Electronic shutter up to 1/32000 second; mechanical shutter up to 1/2000 second; minimum durations and Bulb availability depend on exposure mode
Burst detail
Burst detail	–	Continuous Hi reaches 20 fps with electronic shutter and AF/AE tracking under the maker's conditions. Single Burst captures only seven frames at 30, 60 or 90 fps with focus and exposure fixed at the first frame; it is not continuous 90 fps shooting.
Stabilisation detail
Stabilisation detail	–	Optical correction for stills; movie Intelligent Active mode combines optical and electronic correction
Flash
Flash	Built-in pop-up flash; recommended distance approximately 0.3–2.5 m; high, normal and low intensity settings	Built-in manually raised flash
Exposure controls
Exposure controls	Automatic, aperture-priority and shutter-priority exposure plus night, night-plus, landscape and panfocus programs; ±1.5 EV compensation; spot metering; Auto, Indoor, Outdoor and One-push white balance	Program, aperture priority, shutter priority, manual exposure and memory recall; assignable lens ring and Fn menu
Video
Highest video resolution
Highest video resolution	320 × 240	3840 × 2160 at 30 fps
Video detail
Video detail	MPEG-1 with sound; 320 × 240 presentation mode up to 15 seconds or 160 × 112 video-mail mode up to 60 seconds; selectable 5/10/15-second recording durations. Native movie frame rate unpublished in the maker launch sheet	XAVC S 4K at 30/24 fps in NTSC mode or 25 fps in PAL mode, up to 100 Mbit/s; S-Log2, S-Log3 and HLG profiles. Full HD up to 120 fps NTSC or 100 fps PAL. HFR modes use lower-resolution sensor readout and upscale to Full HD. At the default temperature setting, continuous 4K recording is approximately five minutes (Sony launch release).
Audio
Audio	Built-in microphone and speaker; voice memos with still images	Built-in stereo microphone and mono speaker; 3.5 mm stereo microphone input
Screen and viewfinder
Viewfinder
Viewfinder	None	Electronic
Screen size
Screen size	2″	3″
Screen dots
Screen dots	122,980	921,600
Touchscreen
Touchscreen	–	Yes
Tilting screen
Tilting screen	Yes	Yes
Display detail
Display detail	Hybrid reflective/backlit TFT LCD, 122,980 dots; lens/body joint rotates up 90° or down 50°, allowing the screen and lens to face different directions; brightness and backlight controls	Screen tilts approximately 180° upwards and 90° downwards; 921,600 dots count subpixels rather than that many image pixels
Viewfinder detail
Viewfinder detail	–	Retractable 0.39-type OLED, 2,359,296 dots, 100% coverage and approximately 0.59× equivalent magnification
Connections and design
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	–	Yes
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	–	Yes
Battery life (maker's claim)
Battery life (maker's claim)	–	260 photographs
Body weight
Body weight	435 g	275 g (better)
Release detail
Release detail	Sony Japan's original August 1999 launch page states 21 September 1999 availability in its pictured model/price table. Japanese kit is DSC-F505K; international camera name DSC-F505. Announcement date is not the sale date	August 2019 month precision; Sony Hong Kong's 7 August release says available but also gives 8–13 August pre-orders. Sony Japan specifies 30 August retail availability.
Recording media
Recording media	Memory Stick; Japanese DSC-F505K kit includes 4 MB MSA-4A card	SD, SDHC, SDXC and Memory Stick variants; XAVC S 100 Mbit/s requires a UHS-I U3 or faster SDHC/SDXC card
Ports
Ports	USB, serial digital I/O and composite AV output with mono audio; NTSC/PAL output	Multi/Micro USB with USB 2.0, Micro HDMI and 3.5 mm stereo microphone input
Wireless connections
Wireless connections	–	Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n at 2.4 GHz, Bluetooth 4.1 and NFC
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	NP-FS11 supplied, with NP-F10 supported; Sony claims approximately 60 minutes or up to 1,100 consecutive VGA photographs with flash off, rather than modern CIPA still-image testing; approximately 70 minutes of video-mail capture or 90 minutes playback	NP-BX1; CIPA claim approximately 260 photographs with the monitor or 240 with the viewfinder; 310 with automatic monitor-off set to two seconds
Charging
Charging	AC-VF10 adapter/charger with DK-115 connection cord included in Japanese kit	USB charging and USB power supply supported during shooting and playback
Dimensions
Dimensions	Approximately 107.2 × 62.2 × 135.9 mm (width × height × depth)	Approximately 101.6 × 58.1 × 42.8 mm (width × height × depth)
Weight detail
Weight detail	Approximately 435 g camera only; 475 g including NP-FS11, wrist strap, lens cap and 4 MB Memory Stick	Approximately 275 g body only; 302 g including battery and SD card
In the box
In the box	Japanese DSC-F505K kit includes 4 MB Memory Stick, NP-FS11 battery, AC-VF10 adapter/charger with DK-115 cord, AV cable, lens cap and wrist strap	NP-BX1 battery, AC adaptor, Micro USB cable, wrist strap, strap adaptor and instructions