Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VII vs Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX5

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Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VII compared with Cyber-shot DSC-WX5

	SonyCyber-shot DSC-RX100 VII	SonyCyber-shot DSC-WX5
Overview
Released
Released	August 2019	2010
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	Exmor R CMOS
Sensor dimensions
Sensor dimensions	13.2 × 8.8 mm	–
Effective resolution
Effective resolution	20.1 MP	12.2 MP
Largest image
Largest image	5472 × 3648	4000 × 3000
RAW recording
RAW recording	Yes	No
Standard ISO range
Standard ISO range	100–12800	125–3200
Sensor detail
Sensor detail	1.0-type optical format; physical dimensions 13.2 × 8.8 mm	1/2.3-type back-illuminated Exmor R CMOS; approximately 12.8 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 photographs, maximum 4000 × 3000 in 4:3 or 4000 × 2248 in 16:9; 2D/3D panoramas up to 7152 × 1080 or 4912 × 1920. Sweep Multi Angle stores fifteen views at 1920 × 1080
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
Lens and shooting
Built-in lens
Built-in lens	24–200 mm equivalent	24–120 mm equivalent
Maximum aperture
Maximum aperture	f/2.8–4.5	f/2.4–5.9
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	Sony G five-times optical zoom, six elements in five groups including five aspherical elements; actual 4.25–21.25 mm. Equivalent 24–120 mm for 4:3 photographs, 26–130 mm for 16:9, 28–140 mm for 16:9 movies or 34–170 mm for 4:3 movies. Optical zoom operates during movies
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 multipoint, centre-weighted or spot AF with illuminator and tracking focus; approximately 5 cm minimum focus wide or 90 cm telephoto. No manual focus
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 2–1/1600 second; Program Auto 1–1/1600 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.	Approximately 10 fps at maximum resolution for up to ten frames; this is a brief buffered burst rather than sustained continuous shooting. Flash reduces speed and some modes do not permit bursts
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 front flash, Auto, forced, slow-sync or off; ISO Auto range approximately 0.2–5.1 m wide or 0.9–2.1 m telephoto
Exposure controls
Exposure controls	Program, aperture priority, shutter priority, manual exposure and memory recall; assignable lens ring and Fn menu	Intelligent Auto, Superior Auto, Program Auto, Easy, scenes, Background Defocus, 2D/3D Sweep Panorama, Sweep Multi Angle and movies; ±2 EV in 1/3 EV steps. Wide-angle F2.4/F7.1 two-step ND-filter settings; no aperture/shutter priority or manual exposure
Video
Highest video resolution
Highest video resolution	3840 × 2160 at 30 fps	1920 × 1080 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).	AVCHD MPEG-4 AVC/H.264, 1920 × 1080 at 17 Mbps or 1440 × 1080 at 9 Mbps. NTSC/Japan 60i means approximately 60 interlaced fields per second and 30 frame pairs; PAL 50i means 50 fields and 25 frame pairs. MP4 records 1440 × 1080 at 12 Mbps, 1280 × 720 at 6 Mbps or VGA at 3 Mbps, approximately 30 fps NTSC or 25 fps PAL. Approximately 29-minute or 2 GB clip limit; recommended Class 4 SD/SDHC or Memory Stick PRO Duo Mark2/PRO-HG Duo
Audio
Audio	Built-in stereo microphone and mono speaker; 3.5 mm stereo microphone input	Built-in stereo microphone and speaker
Screen and viewfinder
Viewfinder
Viewfinder	Electronic	None
Screen size
Screen size	3″	2.8″
Screen dots
Screen dots	921,600	460,800
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 2.8-type Clear Photo LCD Plus TFT with 460800 dots, brightness adjustment and automatic bright monitoring; no touchscreen or 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	–
Battery life (maker's claim)
Battery life (maker's claim)	260 photographs	230 photographs
Body weight
Body weight	275 g	130 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 2010. Sony’s July Japanese announcement scheduled 7 August and its August Hong Kong announcement scheduled beginning-of-September availability; those prospective dates do not establish the actual first worldwide on-sale day or 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 32 MB internal memory; Memory Stick Duo, PRO Duo and PRO-HG Duo, SD, SDHC and SDXC
Ports
Ports	Multi/Micro USB with USB 2.0, Micro HDMI and 3.5 mm stereo microphone input	Proprietary Type 3 multi terminal for SD/HD component AV output, USB and DC input; USB 2.0 Hi-Speed and Type C mini-HDMI output for 2D/3D viewing
Wireless connections
Wireless connections	Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n at 2.4 GHz, Bluetooth 4.1 and NFC	TransferJet send/receive with compatible TransferJet Memory Stick and receiving equipment; this is proximity transfer rather than Wi-Fi
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-BN1; approximately 230 photographs or 115 minutes of still shooting under CIPA conditions. Approximately 60 minutes continuous movie use, distinct from per-clip limits
Charging
Charging	USB charging and USB power supply supported during shooting and playback	Supplied external BC-CSN battery charger
Dimensions
Dimensions	Approximately 101.6 × 58.1 × 42.8 mm (width × height × depth)	91.7 × 51.9 × 21.5 mm (width × height × depth), CIPA compliant
Weight detail
Weight detail	Approximately 275 g body only; 302 g including battery and SD card	Approximately 130 g body-only; approximately 146 g including NP-BN1 and Memory Stick Duo
Colours
Colours	–	Black, silver, brown, violet or gold; regional choices differ
In the box
In the box	NP-BX1 battery, AC adaptor, Micro USB cable, wrist strap, strap adaptor and instructions	NP-BN1, battery charger, proprietary USB/AV cable, wrist strap and software CD; regional contents differ