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

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

	SonyCyber-shot DSC-RX100 IV	SonyCyber-shot DSC-RX100 VII
Overview
Released
Released	July 2015	August 2019
Image and sensor
Camera type
Camera type	Compact	Compact
Sensor format
Sensor format	1.0-type	1.0-type
Sensor type
Sensor type	Exmor RS stacked CMOS with DRAM	Exmor RS stacked CMOS
Sensor dimensions
Sensor dimensions	13.2 × 8.8 mm	13.2 × 8.8 mm
Effective resolution
Effective resolution	20.1 MP	20.1 MP
Largest image
Largest image	5472 × 3648	5472 × 3648
RAW recording
RAW recording	Yes	Yes
Standard ISO range
Standard ISO range	125–12800	100–12800
Sensor detail
Sensor detail	1.0-type optical format; physical dimensions 13.2 × 8.8 mm; stacked circuitry and attached DRAM memory	1.0-type optical format; physical dimensions 13.2 × 8.8 mm
Image formats
Image formats	JPEG and RAW (Sony ARW 2.3); XAVC S, AVCHD 2.0 and MP4 movies	JPEG and RAW (Sony ARW 2.3); XAVC S and AVCHD movies
ISO detail
ISO detail	Standard single-frame ISO 125–12800; extended ISO 80/100; multi-frame noise reduction reaches ISO 25600	Standard still range ISO 100–12800; extended ISO 64/80 and multi-frame ISO 25600 are separate settings
Image processor
Image processor	BIONZ X	BIONZ X
Lens and shooting
Built-in lens
Built-in lens	24–70 mm equivalent	24–200 mm equivalent
Maximum aperture
Maximum aperture	f/1.8–2.8	f/2.8–4.5
Optical zoom
Optical zoom	2.9×	8×
Stabilisation
Stabilisation	Optical lens stabilisation	Optical lens stabilisation
Maximum continuous burst
Maximum continuous burst	16 fps	20 fps
Lens detail
Lens detail	ZEISS Vario-Sonnar T*; actual 8.8–25.7 mm; equivalent range applies to 3:2 stills; built-in three-stop ND filter	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	Contrast-detection AF; single-shot AF, continuous AF, direct manual focus and manual focus; Lock-on AF and Eye AF	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	Mechanical shutter permits Bulb and 30 seconds to 1/2000 second in manual mode; electronic shutter reaches 1/32000 second	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	Speed Priority Continuous reaches approximately 16 fps with focus and exposure fixed at the first frame. Normal continuous shooting reaches approximately 5.5 fps.	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 still-image stabilisation; movie Intelligent Active mode adds electronic correction	Optical correction for stills; movie Intelligent Active mode combines optical and electronic correction
Flash
Flash	Manually raised built-in flash; no accessory shoe	Built-in manually raised flash
Exposure controls
Exposure controls	–	Program, aperture priority, shutter priority, manual exposure and memory recall; assignable lens ring and Fn menu
Video
Highest video resolution
Highest video resolution	3840 × 2160 at 25 fps	3840 × 2160 at 30 fps
Video detail
Video detail	PAL 4K up to 3840 × 2160 at 25p; NTSC up to 30p or 24p, at 60 or 100 Mbps; 4K clips limited to approximately five minutes. Full HD supports 100p PAL or 120p NTSC. Separate HFR captures at 250/500/1000 fps PAL or 240/480/960 fps NTSC for approximately two or four seconds, then encodes Full HD slow motion; these are lower-resolution sensor readouts, not native Full HD at 1000 fps.	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 stereo microphone; LPCM, Dolby Digital or AAC audio depending on movie format; HFR recording has no audio	Built-in stereo microphone and mono speaker; 3.5 mm stereo microphone input
Screen and viewfinder
Viewfinder
Viewfinder	Electronic	Electronic
Screen size
Screen size	3″	3″
Screen dots
Screen dots	1,228,800	921,600
Touchscreen
Touchscreen	No	Yes
Tilting screen
Tilting screen	Yes	Yes
Display detail
Display detail	LCD tilts approximately 180° upwards and 45° downwards; no touchscreen (Photography Blog and Expert Reviews)	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 with approximately 2.35 million dots, 100% coverage and approximately 0.59× equivalent magnification	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	Yes
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	–	Yes
Battery life (maker's claim)
Battery life (maker's claim)	280 photographs	260 photographs
Body weight
Body weight	271 g (better)	275 g
Release detail
Release detail	Sony specifies July 2015 US retail availability and 31 July 2015 in Japan. The month is retained because the US notice supplies no day. Sony's Japanese announcement expands the RX range rather than retiring earlier models.	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	SD, SDHC, SDXC and Memory Stick variants; 100 Mbps XAVC S requires UHS-I U3 SDXC	SD, SDHC, SDXC and Memory Stick variants; XAVC S 100 Mbit/s requires a UHS-I U3 or faster SDHC/SDXC card
Ports
Ports	Multi/Micro USB with USB 2.0; Micro HDMI	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; NFC One-touch connection	Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n at 2.4 GHz, Bluetooth 4.1 and NFC
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	NP-BX1; CIPA maker claim approximately 280 photographs using LCD or 230 using viewfinder	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	USB charging; USB power supply during shooting and playback	USB charging and USB power supply supported during shooting and playback
Dimensions
Dimensions	Approximately 101.6 × 58.1 × 41 mm (width × height × depth)	Approximately 101.6 × 58.1 × 42.8 mm (width × height × depth)
Weight detail
Weight detail	Approximately 271 g body only; 298 g with battery and media	Approximately 275 g body only; 302 g including battery and SD card
In the box
In the box	–	NP-BX1 battery, AC adaptor, Micro USB cable, wrist strap, strap adaptor and instructions
Colours
Colours	Black	–