Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VII vs Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T5

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Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VII compared with Cyber-shot DSC-T5

	SonyCyber-shot DSC-RX100 VII	SonyCyber-shot DSC-T5
Overview
Released
Released	August 2019	September 2005
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	5.1 MP
Largest image
Largest image	5472 × 3648	2592 × 1944
RAW recording
RAW recording	Yes	No
Standard ISO range
Standard ISO range	100–12800	64–400
Sensor detail
Sensor detail	1.0-type optical format; physical dimensions 13.2 × 8.8 mm	Sony's Japanese launch sheet specifies a 1/2.5-type primary-colour interlaced CCD with 5.3 million total and 5.1 million effective photosites. Current UK support instead lists 1/2.4-type; format is omitted from the headline because these maker sources conflict
Image formats
Image formats	JPEG and RAW (Sony ARW 2.3); XAVC S and AVCHD movies	JPEG Fine or Standard; 2592 × 1728 3:2 and 1920 × 1080 16:9 stills alongside smaller outputs; no RAW recording
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	Real Imaging Processor
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/3.5–4.4
Optical zoom
Optical zoom	8×	3×
Stabilisation
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	Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar folded optical path; actual 6.33–19.0 mm in original sheet, rounded to 6.3 mm on UK support; optical zoom stays inside the body
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	Five-point multi-area AF with illuminator; normal focus from 0.5 m, macro from 0.08 m wide or 0.25 m telephoto; Magnifying Glass from 0.01–0.2 m; preset focus distances
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	Automatic 1/8–1/1000 second; Program 1–1/1000 second
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.	Up to nine largest Fine JPEG frames at approximately 0.7-second intervals; up to 100 Standard VGA frames is a separate lower-resolution setting, not the full-resolution headline rate
Stabilisation detail
Stabilisation detail	Optical correction for stills; movie Intelligent Active mode combines optical and electronic correction	–
Flash
Flash	Built-in manually raised flash	Built-in automatic, forced, off or slow-sync modes; recommended reach 0.1–2.5 m wide or 0.5–2.0 m telephoto; red-eye reduction
Exposure controls
Exposure controls	Program, aperture priority, shutter priority, manual exposure and memory recall; assignable lens ring and Fn menu	Automatic and program exposure with ±2 EV in 1/3 EV steps; ten scene selections; three-step saturation, contrast and sharpening adjustments
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 sound; VGA Fine 30 fps requires Memory Stick PRO Duo and cannot use internal memory. Standard VGA approximately 16.6 fps and 160 × 112 video-mail approximately 8.3 fps
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	230,400
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 reflective/backlit Clear Photo TFT; current UK support specifies 230,400 dots, rounded to 230,000 in original Japanese launch sheet; maker 100% coverage
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	240 photographs
Body weight
Body weight	275 g	114 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.	Sony's original Japanese launch specifies 9 September 2005 first sale; announcement date is not used as the retail date
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	32 MB internal memory; Memory Stick Duo or PRO Duo slot; internal recording requires removing the card, and card images cannot be copied back into internal memory
Ports
Ports	Multi/Micro USB with USB 2.0, Micro HDMI and 3.5 mm stereo microphone input	Multi-terminal with supplied USB/AV/DC cable; Hi-Speed USB 2.0, mono composite AV and DC input; PictBridge direct printing
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-FT1 InfoLithium; maker CIPA claim 240 photographs or 120 minutes; claimed performance is distinct from a reviewer's measured battery use
Charging
Charging	USB charging and USB power supply supported during shooting and playback	Supplied BC-CS3 battery charger; optional Cyber-shot Station CSS-TNA
Dimensions
Dimensions	Approximately 101.6 × 58.1 × 42.8 mm (width × height × depth)	Current UK table gives 93.5 × 60 × 20.3 mm (width × height × depth); original Japanese sheet gives 93.6 mm width and 15.3 mm at thinnest section
Weight detail
Weight detail	Approximately 275 g body only; 302 g including battery and SD card	Approximately 114 g body only; 139 g with battery and card
Materials
Materials	–	Anodised metal body; hairline finish on silver, red or gold and blasted finish on black
Colours
Colours	–	Silver, red, gold or black
In the box
In the box	NP-BX1 battery, AC adaptor, Micro USB cable, wrist strap, strap adaptor and instructions	NP-FT1, BC-CS3 charger, dedicated multi-terminal USB/AV/DC cable, wrist strap and software CD; memory card not included