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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VII vs Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W80

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SonyCyber-shot DSC-RX100 VIISonyCyber-shot DSC-W80
Overview
ReleasedAugust 2019March 2007
Image and sensor
Camera typeCompactCompact
Sensor format1.0-type–
Sensor typeExmor RS stacked CMOSSuper HAD CCD
Sensor dimensions13.2 × 8.8 mm–
Effective resolution20.1 MP7.2 MP
Largest image5472 × 36483072 × 2304
RAW recordingYesNo
Standard ISO range100–12800100–3200
Sensor detail1.0-type optical format; physical dimensions 13.2 × 8.8 mm1/2.5-type primary-colour Super HAD CCD, approximately 7.201 million effective and 7.41 million total photosites; optical format is not physical sensor dimensions
Image formatsJPEG and RAW (Sony ARW 2.3); XAVC S and AVCHD moviesJPEG, 3072 × 2304 maximum; 3072 × 2048 in 3:2 or 1920 × 1080 in 16:9
ISO detailStandard still range ISO 100–12800; extended ISO 64/80 and multi-frame ISO 25600 are separate settingsSony Japan lists ISO100–3200 and Auto; its announcement limits normal Auto to ISO800. DPReview lists an additional ISO80 setting
Image processorBIONZ XBIONZ with D-range optimisation and Clear RAW NR; RAW noise processing does not provide RAW file recording
Lens and shooting
Built-in lens24–200 mm equivalent35–105 mm equivalent
Maximum aperturef/2.8–4.5f/2.8–5.2
Optical zoom8×3×
StabilisationOptical lens stabilisationOptical lens stabilisation
Maximum continuous burst20 fps–
Lens detailZEISS Vario-Sonnar T*; actual focal length 9–72 mm; 15 elements in 12 groups including eight aspheric elements; no built-in ND filterCarl Zeiss Vario-Tessar, actual 5.8–17.4 mm; six elements in five groups including three aspherical elements
Autofocus357 phase-detection and 425 contrast-detection points; Real-time Tracking; human and animal Eye AF for stills, human Eye AF for moviesNine-area Multipoint, centre or spot AF with illuminator, Single or Monitoring operation and focus presets; face detection for up to eight people. Normal focus from 50 cm; macro from 4 cm wide or 35 cm telephoto
ShutterElectronic shutter up to 1/32000 second; mechanical shutter up to 1/2000 second; minimum durations and Bulb availability depend on exposure modeAuto approximately 1/4–1/1600 second; Program approximately 1–1/1600 second
Burst detailContinuous 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.Sony specifies up to 100 photographs, subject to battery, space and image-size conditions, without a frame rate on the read maker pages. DPReview quotes 2.8 fps but measured approximately 2.1 fps for the first twelve full-resolution 7M Fine JPEGs, slowing to 0.8 fps with a 1 GB Memory Stick PRO Duo
Stabilisation detailOptical correction for stills; movie Intelligent Active mode combines optical and electronic correctionOptical Super SteadyShot uses a moving lens group, with Shooting or Continuous modes; movie recording uses Continuous operation
FlashBuilt-in manually raised flashBuilt-in flash with Auto, forced, off, slow-sync and red-eye reduction; ISO Auto range approximately 0.2–3.3 m wide or 0.4–1.8 m telephoto
Exposure controlsProgram, aperture priority, shutter priority, manual exposure and memory recall; assignable lens ring and Fn menuAuto, Program and seven scene modes; multi-pattern, centre-weighted or spot metering, ±2 EV compensation. White-balance presets, without custom measured white balance
Video
Highest video resolution3840 × 2160 at 30 fps640 × 480 at 30 fps
Video detailXAVC 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 Movie VX Fine 640 × 480 at approximately 30 fps requires Memory Stick PRO Duo; Standard approximately 16.6 fps, Presentation 320 × 240 approximately 8.3 fps. Movie file limited to approximately 2 GB; no HD movie recording or playback
AudioBuilt-in stereo microphone and mono speaker; 3.5 mm stereo microphone inputMPEG1 mono movie sound; built-in mono microphone and speaker
Screen and viewfinder
ViewfinderElectronicOptical
Screen size3″2.5″
Screen dots921,600115,200
TouchscreenYesNo
Tilting screenYesNo
Display detailScreen tilts approximately 180° upwards and 90° downwards; 921,600 dots count subpixels rather than that many image pixelsFixed 2.5-type TFT LCD, 115200 dots in the manual versus rounded 115K on launch/spec pages; histogram and optical real-image viewfinder
Viewfinder detailRetractable 0.39-type OLED, 2,359,296 dots, 100% coverage and approximately 0.59× equivalent magnification–
Connections and design
Wi-FiYes–
BluetoothYes–
Battery life (maker's claim)260 photographs340 photographs
Body weight275 g124 g
Release detailAugust 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 US 27 February 2007 announcement specifies March store availability; Japan maker launch states 20 April 2007. March month precision retained because the first international on-sale day is unconfirmed
Recording mediaSD, SDHC, SDXC and Memory Stick variants; XAVC S 100 Mbit/s requires a UHS-I U3 or faster SDHC/SDXC cardApproximately 31 MB internal memory; Memory Stick Duo or Memory Stick PRO Duo, not an SD card slot
PortsMulti/Micro USB with USB 2.0, Micro HDMI and 3.5 mm stereo microphone inputMulti-use connector for USB 2.0 Hi-Speed and mono AV output. HD component still-photo output needs an optional VMC-MHC1/VMC-MHD1 cable or compatible dock; this is not an HDMI socket or HD movie output
Wireless connectionsWi-Fi 802.11b/g/n at 2.4 GHz, Bluetooth 4.1 and NFC–
Battery life detailNP-BX1; CIPA claim approximately 260 photographs with the monitor or 240 with the viewfinder; 310 with automatic monitor-off set to two secondsNP-BG1, 3.4 Wh/960 mAh; manual CIPA claim approximately 340 photographs/170 minutes with LCD on or 400/200 minutes off at 25°C, Single AF, Shooting stabilisation, alternating zoom ends, one shot every 30 seconds, flash every second shot and power cycle every ten
ChargingUSB charging and USB power supply supported during shooting and playbackExternal BC-CSG/BC-CSGB/BC-CSGC charger; practical charge approximately 270 minutes or full charge 330 minutes at 25°C
DimensionsApproximately 101.6 × 58.1 × 42.8 mm (width × height × depth)91.0 × 58.0 × 22.9 mm (width × height × depth), excluding protrusions
Weight detailApproximately 275 g body only; 302 g including battery and SD card124 g body-only in Sony Japan specifications; approximately 155 g including NP-BG1, media and supplied accessories
Materials–Metal exterior with chrome trim; DPReview identifies a chromed plastic battery-compartment door
Colours–US announcement lists silver, black, white or pink; Japan launch lists silver, white or pink. Finishes share this model
In the boxNP-BX1 battery, AC adaptor, Micro USB cable, wrist strap, strap adaptor and instructionsNP-BG1, external charger, power cord where applicable, multi-use USB/AV cable, wrist strap, software/handbook CD-ROM and instructions; memory card not supplied

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