Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VII vs Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W290

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Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VII compared with Cyber-shot DSC-W290

	SonyCyber-shot DSC-RX100 VII	SonyCyber-shot DSC-W290
Overview
Released
Released	August 2019	2009
Image and sensor
Camera type
Camera type	Compact	Compact
Sensor format
Sensor format	1.0-type	1/2.3-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	12.1 MP
Largest image
Largest image	5472 × 3648	4000 × 3000
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	1/2.3-type primary-colour Super HAD CCD, approximately 12.1 million effective and 12.4 million total photosites; optical format is not physical dimensions
Image formats
Image formats	JPEG and RAW (Sony ARW 2.3); XAVC S and AVCHD movies	JPEG, maximum 4000 × 3000 pixels; 4000 × 2672 in 3:2 or 4000 × 2248/1920 × 1080 in 16:9
ISO detail
ISO detail	Standard still range ISO 100–12800; extended ISO 64/80 and multi-frame ISO 25600 are separate settings	Auto or ISO 80–3200
Image processor
Image processor	BIONZ X	BIONZ with standard and Plus D-range optimisation and Clear RAW NR; photographs recorded as JPEG rather than RAW
Lens and shooting
Built-in lens
Built-in lens	24–200 mm equivalent	28–140 mm equivalent
Maximum aperture
Maximum aperture	f/2.8–4.5	f/3.3–5.2
Optical zoom
Optical zoom	8×	5×
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	Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar, actual 5–25 mm, equivalent to 28–140 mm for photographs; movie field of view equivalent to 31–155 mm in 16:9 or 37–185 mm in 4:3. Conversion lenses/46 mm filters require an optional adapter
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-area Multipoint, centre or spot AF with illuminator; semi-manual presets 0.5/1/3/7 m or infinity. Auto/macro focus approximately 10 cm wide or 50 cm telephoto. Face detection up to eight people with child/adult priority, selected-face memory, motion detection and Smile Shutter
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	Sony Germany specifies automatic shutter approximately 2–1/1600 second; preliminary Hong Kong sheet lists Auto 1/4–1/1600 and Program 1–1/1600
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 specifies up to 100 photographs. Sony Germany gives approximately 0.57-second burst intervals, while the English manual specifies approximately 1.8 seconds; What Digital Camera measured nearly 2 fps. Main frame rate omitted because published maker intervals conflict
Stabilisation detail
Stabilisation detail	Optical correction for stills; movie Intelligent Active mode combines optical and electronic correction	Optical SteadyShot
Flash
Flash	Built-in manually raised flash	Built-in flash with Auto, forced, off, slow-sync and red-eye reduction; final manual ISO Auto range approximately 0.2–3 m wide or 0.5–1.9 m telephoto
Exposure controls
Exposure controls	Program, aperture priority, shutter priority, manual exposure and memory recall; assignable lens ring and Fn menu	Intelligent Auto, Easy, Program and scene selections; ±2 EV in 1/3 EV steps and exposure bracketing. iSCN recognises eight scene types and Advanced mode can capture two alternative exposures
Video
Highest video resolution
Highest video resolution	3840 × 2160 at 30 fps	1280 × 720 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-4 Visual 1280 × 720 Fine 9 Mbps or Standard 6 Mbps, or 640 × 480 VGA 3 Mbps; Sony US launch specifies 30 fps. Manual limits continuous movies to approximately 29 minutes; 720p requires Memory Stick PRO Duo. Optical zoom unavailable during recording (What Digital Camera)
Audio
Audio	Built-in stereo microphone and mono speaker; 3.5 mm stereo microphone input	Built-in mono microphone and speaker; multi-connector supports stereo audio output
Screen and viewfinder
Viewfinder
Viewfinder	Electronic	None
Screen size
Screen size	3″	3″
Screen dots
Screen dots	921,600	230,400
Touchscreen
Touchscreen	Yes	No
Tilting screen
Tilting screen	Yes	No
Display detail
Display detail	Screen tilts approximately 180° upwards and 90° downwards; 921,600 dots count subpixels rather than that many image pixels	Fixed 3.0-type TFT LCD, 230400 dots; no optical or electronic 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	300 photographs
Body weight
Body weight	275 g	145 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.	Released in 2009. Sony Hong Kong scheduled availability for the end of March 2009; Sony US scheduled April purchase availability with March pre-orders. These announcements establish planned months rather than confirming the actual first retail month
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 11 MB internal memory; Memory Stick Duo, PRO Duo or PRO-HG Duo. No SD card slot
Ports
Ports	Multi/Micro USB with USB 2.0, Micro HDMI and 3.5 mm stereo microphone input	Type2b multi-use connector for USB 2.0 Hi-Speed, AV and DC input; HD component output needs optional adapter cable, rather than an HDMI socket
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	Supplied NP-BG1, typical 3.4 Wh/960 mAh and minimum 3.3 Wh/910 mAh; optional NP-FG1 supported. Exact W290 manual CIPA claim approximately 300 photographs/150 minutes with supplied fully charged battery
Charging
Charging	USB charging and USB power supply supported during shooting and playback	External BC-CSGD/BC-CSGE charger, approximately 330 minutes full or 270 minutes normal charge at 25°C; optional AC-LS5K adapter
Dimensions
Dimensions	Approximately 101.6 × 58.1 × 42.8 mm (width × height × depth)	97.6 × 57.4 × 22.6 mm (width × height × depth), excluding protrusions, in final manual
Weight detail
Weight detail	Approximately 275 g body only; 302 g including battery and SD card	145 g body-only in Sony Germany specifications; approximately 174 g including NP-BG1 and Memory Stick Duo in the exact W290 manual entry
Materials
Materials	–	Metal body
Colours
Colours	–	Silver, black, blue or bronze
In the box
In the box	NP-BX1 battery, AC adaptor, Micro USB cable, wrist strap, strap adaptor and instructions	NP-BG1, external battery charger, multi-use USB/AV cable, wrist strap, software/handbook CD-ROM and instructions; memory card not supplied