Sony Cyber-shot DSC-F505V vs Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VII
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| SonyCyber-shot DSC-F505V | SonyCyber-shot DSC-RX100 VII | |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Released | June 2000 | August 2019 |
| Image and sensor | ||
| Camera type | Bridge | Compact |
| Sensor format | 1/1.8-type | 1.0-type |
| Sensor type | CCD | Exmor RS stacked CMOS |
| Sensor dimensions | – | 13.2 × 8.8 mm |
| Effective resolution | 2.62 MP | 20.1 MP |
| Largest image | 1856 × 1392 | 5472 × 3648 |
| RAW recording | No | Yes |
| Standard ISO range | – | 100–12800 |
| Sensor detail | Sony Super HAD 1/1.8-type interlaced CCD with primary-colour filter; 3.34 million total and 2.62 million effective photosites; 12-bit A/D conversion | 1.0-type optical format; physical dimensions 13.2 × 8.8 mm |
| Image formats | JPEG, uncompressed TIFF and two-colour GIF text images; native output 1856 × 1392. The larger 2240 × 1680 mode uses Sony SRC interpolation and does not contain 3.7 million independently captured pixels | JPEG and RAW (Sony ARW 2.3); XAVC S and AVCHD movies |
| ISO detail | – | Standard still range ISO 100–12800; extended ISO 64/80 and multi-frame ISO 25600 are separate settings |
| Image processor | – | BIONZ X |
| Lens and shooting | ||
| Built-in lens | 38–190 mm equivalent | 24–200 mm equivalent |
| Maximum aperture | f/2.8–3.3 | f/2.8–4.5 |
| Optical zoom | 5× | 8× |
| Stabilisation | – | Optical lens stabilisation |
| Maximum continuous burst | – | 20 fps |
| Lens detail | Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar; actual 7.1–35.5 mm, 38–190 mm equivalent; f/2.8–3.3 maximum aperture; seven groups and ten elements including two aspherical elements; 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 from 0.25 m, macro autofocus from 0.02 m; manual focus ring with automatic 2× magnification of the display | 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-priority settings from 8 seconds to 1/1000 second in 19 steps | 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 | – | 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 | – | Optical correction for stills; movie Intelligent Active mode combines optical and electronic correction |
| Flash | Built-in pop-up flash with Auto, red-eye reduction, forced and disabled settings; recommended range 0.3–2.5 m. Dedicated connector supports optional Sony HVL-F1000 external flash | Built-in manually raised flash |
| Exposure controls | Automatic exposure with ±2 EV compensation; aperture-priority settings from f/2.8 to f/8, shutter priority, twilight, twilight-plus, landscape and panfocus modes; spot metering and 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 | 320 × 240 | 3840 × 2160 at 30 fps |
| Video detail | MPEG-1 with sound; 320 × 240 HQ or presentation modes up to 15 seconds per clip, or 160 × 112 video-mail mode up to one minute. Maker launch sheet does not publish native frame rate | 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 | Movie sound and voice annotations for still images | Built-in stereo microphone and mono speaker; 3.5 mm stereo microphone input |
| Screen and viewfinder | ||
| Viewfinder | None | Electronic |
| Screen size | 2″ | 3″ |
| Screen dots | 123,000 | 921,600 |
| Touchscreen | – | Yes |
| Tilting screen | Yes | Yes |
| Display detail | Hybrid reflective/backlit TFT LCD; lens/body joint rotates up 90° or down 50°, allowing the screen and lens to face different directions. Tilting refers to this body joint, rather than a hinged LCD | Screen tilts approximately 180° upwards and 90° downwards; 921,600 dots count subpixels rather than that many image pixels |
| Viewfinder detail | – | Retractable 0.39-type OLED, 2,359,296 dots, 100% coverage and approximately 0.59× equivalent magnification |
| Connections and design | ||
| Wi-Fi | – | Yes |
| Bluetooth | – | Yes |
| Battery life (maker's claim) | – | 260 photographs |
| Body weight | 424 g | 275 g (better) |
| Release detail | Sony Japan's 26 April 2000 announcement states 1 June 2000 first sale. The maker explicitly describes the DSC-F505V as successor to DSC-F505K; no international date is inferred from the Japanese launch | 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 | Memory Stick; supplied 8 MB card | SD, SDHC, SDXC and Memory Stick variants; XAVC S 100 Mbit/s requires a UHS-I U3 or faster SDHC/SDXC card |
| Ports | USB via special connector; NTSC/PAL composite AV output with mono audio; dedicated external flash connector | Multi/Micro USB with USB 2.0, Micro HDMI and 3.5 mm stereo microphone input |
| Wireless connections | – | Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n at 2.4 GHz, Bluetooth 4.1 and NFC |
| Battery life detail | Supplied NP-FS11 InfoLithium battery; Sony claims up to 70 minutes or 1,300 photographs in continuous shooting conditions, not a modern CIPA still-image rating; remaining operating time shown in minutes | 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 | Supplied AC-VF10 AC adapter/charger | USB charging and USB power supply supported during shooting and playback |
| 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 | Approximately 424 g camera only; 475 g including NP-FS11 battery, Memory Stick, wrist strap and lens cap | Approximately 275 g body only; 302 g including battery and SD card |
| In the box | Japanese kit includes 8 MB Memory Stick, USB cable, software CD-ROM, NP-FS11 battery, AV cable, AC-VF10 adapter, power cable, wrist strap and lens cap | NP-BX1 battery, AC adaptor, Micro USB cable, wrist strap, strap adaptor and instructions |
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