Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VII vs Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T20

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Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VII compared with Cyber-shot DSC-T20

	SonyCyber-shot DSC-RX100 VII	SonyCyber-shot DSC-T20
Overview
Released
Released	August 2019	March 2007
Image and sensor
Camera type
Camera type	Compact	Compact
Sensor format
Sensor format	1.0-type	–
Sensor type
Sensor type	Exmor RS stacked CMOS	Super HAD CCD
Sensor dimensions
Sensor dimensions	13.2 × 8.8 mm	–
Effective resolution
Effective resolution	20.1 MP	8.1 MP
Largest image
Largest image	5472 × 3648	3264 × 2448
RAW recording
RAW recording	Yes	No
Standard ISO range
Standard ISO range	100–12800	80–3200
Sensor detail
Sensor detail	1.0-type optical format; physical dimensions 13.2 × 8.8 mm	1/2.5-type primary-colour interlaced Super HAD CCD; original maker specifies 8.1 million effective and 8.3 million total pixels; manual gives 8,083,000 effective and 8,286,000 total, while current UK support rounds effective pixels to 8.0 MP
Image formats
Image formats	JPEG and RAW (Sony ARW 2.3); XAVC S and AVCHD movies	JPEG; native 3264 × 2448, 3264 × 2176 in 3:2 mode or 1920 × 1080 in 16:9 mode
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	BIONZ with 14-bit conversion and Clear RAW noise reduction before JPEG compression; no RAW file recording
Lens and shooting
Built-in lens
Built-in lens	24–200 mm equivalent	38–114 mm equivalent
Maximum aperture
Maximum aperture	f/2.8–4.5	f/3.5–4.3
Optical zoom
Optical zoom	8×	3×
Stabilisation
Stabilisation	Optical lens stabilisation	Optical lens stabilisation
Maximum continuous burst
Maximum continuous burst	20 fps	–
Lens detail
Lens detail	ZEISS Vario-Sonnar T*; actual focal length 9–72 mm; 15 elements in 12 groups including eight aspheric elements; no built-in ND filter	Internal folded Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar; actual 6.33–19.0 mm
Autofocus
Autofocus	357 phase-detection and 425 contrast-detection points; Real-time Tracking; human and animal Eye AF for stills, human Eye AF for movies	Nine-point multi-area, centre or spot AF, with single or monitoring operation and face detection; original maker normal from 0.5 m, macro from 0.08 m wide or 0.25 m telephoto, Magnifying Glass mode 0.01–0.2 m; current UK generic macro row differs
Shutter
Shutter	Electronic shutter up to 1/32000 second; mechanical shutter up to 1/2000 second; minimum durations and Bulb availability depend on exposure mode	Auto 1/4–1/1000 second; Program 1–1/1000 second, labelled Manual Mode in current UK support
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.	Maker up to 100 consecutive images with flash off; handbook gives approximately 0.5-second intervals, longer depending on image size; current UK support gives 0.46 second; no headline fps inferred from these intervals
Stabilisation detail
Stabilisation detail	Optical correction for stills; movie Intelligent Active mode combines optical and electronic correction	Super SteadyShot optical stabilisation; high sensitivity is a separate anti-blur option
Flash
Flash	Built-in manually raised flash	Automatic, forced, off or slow-sync flash with red-eye reduction; ISO Auto range 0.1–3.0 m wide or 0.25–2.5 m telephoto
Exposure controls
Exposure controls	Program, aperture priority, shutter priority, manual exposure and memory recall; assignable lens ring and Fn menu	Auto or Program with ±2 EV in 1/3 EV steps; nine scenes; no manual aperture or shutter control
Video
Highest video resolution
Highest video resolution	3840 × 2160 at 30 fps	640 × 480 at 30 fps
Video detail
Video detail	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).	MPEG-1 with mono sound and optical zoom during recording; VGA Fine approximately 30 fps requires Memory Stick PRO Duo, VGA Standard approximately 17 fps or 320 × 240 approximately 8 fps; HD output is for still photographs, not HD movie recording
Audio
Audio	Built-in stereo microphone and mono speaker; 3.5 mm stereo microphone input	–
Screen and viewfinder
Viewfinder
Viewfinder	Electronic	None
Screen size
Screen size	3″	2.5″
Screen dots
Screen dots	921,600	230,000
Touchscreen
Touchscreen	Yes	–
Tilting screen
Tilting screen	Yes	–
Display detail
Display detail	Screen tilts approximately 180° upwards and 90° downwards; 921,600 dots count subpixels rather than that many image pixels	Hybrid Clear Photo LCD Plus TFT; 230,000 rounded dots in maker specifications, 230,400 in manual; no viewfinder
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	No
Battery life (maker's claim)
Battery life (maker's claim)	260 photographs	380 photographs
Body weight
Body weight	275 g	127 g (better)
Release detail
Release detail	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.	Original Hong Kong maker announcement specifies end of March 2007; Japanese maker first sale is 6 April 2007 and original US maker availability is April 2007
Recording media
Recording media	SD, SDHC, SDXC and Memory Stick variants; XAVC S 100 Mbit/s requires a UHS-I U3 or faster SDHC/SDXC card	Approximately 31 MB internal memory; Memory Stick Duo or Memory Stick PRO Duo
Ports
Ports	Multi/Micro USB with USB 2.0, Micro HDMI and 3.5 mm stereo microphone input	Multi-connector for USB 2.0 Hi-Speed and mono AV output; optional component HD output adaptor cable or cradle for still photographs; supplied cable does not provide DC 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-BX1; CIPA claim approximately 260 photographs with the monitor or 240 with the viewfinder; 310 with automatic monitor-off set to two seconds	NP-BG1 lithium-ion battery; maker CIPA claim 380 photographs or 190 minutes with LCD on; manual pack capacity 3.4 Wh / 960 mAh; original US launch prose assigns 340 shots to T20 and 380 to T100, conflicting with UK, Hong Kong and manual T20 figures
Charging
Charging	USB charging and USB power supply supported during shooting and playback	Supplied BC-CSG, BC-CSGB or BC-CSGC external charger according to region; AC adaptor cannot charge the camera battery
Dimensions
Dimensions	Approximately 101.6 × 58.1 × 42.8 mm (width × height × depth)	89.7 × 55.7 × 22.8 mm (width × height × depth, excluding projections)
Weight detail
Weight detail	Approximately 275 g body only; 302 g including battery and SD card	Approximately 127 g excluding battery and media; 159 g including battery, wrist strap and shooting accessories
Materials
Materials	–	Full-metal aluminium body in original Hong Kong maker specification table
Colours
Colours	–	Silver, black, white or pink; colour editions share this entry
In the box
In the box	NP-BX1 battery, AC adaptor, Micro USB cable, wrist strap, strap adaptor and instructions	NP-BG1 battery and case, external charger, multi-connector USB/AV cable, wrist strap, software and instructions; mains lead except USA and Canada