Leica Q2 vs. Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VII

Camera Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Detailed comparison and review of Leica Q2 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VII. With our comprehensive overview, you can simply compare design, sensors, proximity characteristics, memory capacities, but also other key features of both cameras and easily decide which one is the right choice for you. Our goal is to help you identify the main differences between products and find the camera that best fits your needs and expectations.

Camera Specifications Comparison

Leica Q2 vs. Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VII Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Leica Q2 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VII
Product Type Digital camera - 4K - compact Digital camera - 4K - compact
Lens Included Leica ZEISS
Height 8 cm 5.81 cm
Width 13 cm 10.16 cm
Depth 9.19 cm 4.28 cm
Weight 652 g 275 g
Weight Details Camera body only: 652 g
Camera with battery: 734 g
Camera only: 275 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 302 g
Body Material Magnesium alloy -
Enclosure Colour Anodized black Black
Protection Weatherproof, dust-resistant, rainproof, IP52 -
Digital Zoom 2.7x -
Optical Zoom - 8x
SENSOR Leica Q2 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VII
Sensor Resolution 47.3 Megapixel 20.1 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type - Exmor RS CMOS
Total Pixels 50,400,000 pixels -
Effective Sensor Resolution 47,300,000 pixels 20,100,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size Full Frame (36 x 24 mm) 1.0"
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) 24 fps 30 fps
Image Stabiliser Optical Optical (Steady Shot with Active Mode)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser Yes Yes
Sensors Digital level metre Digital level metre
PROCESSOR Leica Q2 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VII
Image Processor Maestro II BIONZ X
LENS Leica Q2 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VII
Type Leica wide-angle lens 28 f/1.7 Summilux ASPH. ZEISS zoom lens - 8x zoom - 9 - 72 mm - f/2.8-4.5 Vario-Sonnar T*
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera - 24 - 200mm
Focus Adjustment Automatic, manual Automatic, manual
Min Focus Distance 30 cm 8 cm
Macro Focus Range 17cm -
Max View Angle - 84 degree(s)
Zoom Adjustment - Motorised drive
Lens Construction 11 groups / 9 elements 12 groups / 15 elements
Filter Size 49 mm -
Features Aspherical lens, aperture setting in 1/3 steps ED glass, aspherical lens, AA (advanced aspherical) lens, T* coating
FOCUSING Leica Q2 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VII
Auto Focus TTL contrast detection TTL contrast and phase detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 225 357
Auto Focus Features Focus Peaking function Focus Peaking function
AE/AF Control Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Touch Area AF Subject-tracking AF, Eye detection AF, Real-time Eye AF, Touch AF
Face Detection Face Detection AF/AE Face Detection AF/AE, Smile Shutter, Self Portrait Auto Shutter
VIEWFINDER Leica Q2 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VII
Viewfinder Type Electronic - OLED Electronic - OLED
Viewfinder Colour Support Colour Colour
Viewfinder Diagonal Size - 0.39"
Viewfinder Resolution 3,680,000 pixels (1280 x 960 x 3) 2,359,296 pixels
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 100% 100%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 0.76x 0.59x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -4 to +3 -4 to +3
Image Aspect Ratio 4:3 -
Features Auto eye sensor Viewfinder brightness control
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Leica Q2 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VII
ISO (Max) 50000 25600
Native ISO - 100-12800
Extended ISO (Max) - 25600
Extended ISO (Min) - 64
Light Sensitivity ISO 100, ISO 800, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 50, ISO 1600, ISO 6400, ISO 3200, ISO 12500, ISO 25000, ISO auto (200-50000), ISO 50000 ISO 80, ISO 64, ISO auto (100-12800), ISO 25600, ISO 100-12800
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot, average, highlight-weighted
Exposure Modes Programme, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Bracketing Modes - Dynamic Range Bracketing, Flash Exposure Bracketing, white balance bracketing
Shooting Programs Landscape, portrait mode, night portrait, fireworks, panorama assist, sports mode, sunset, candle, beach, snow, miniature effect, digiscoping -
Special Effects Vivid, natural, monochrome, High contrast monochrome, Standard Black & White, Sepia, Neutral, Vivid, sunset, illustration, landscape, portrait, Water Colour, miniature, clear, deep, light, autumn leaves, Retro, partial colour, Toy camera, Posterisation, High contrast monochrome, Pop Colour, Soft High-key, Night Scene, Standard, Style Box
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Cloudy, daylight, halogen, shade, electronic flash, 2000K - 11500K Incandescent, cloudy, Flash, daylight, shade, fluorescent light (cool white), fluorescent light (daylight), fluorescent light (warm white), fluorescent light (daylight white)
Shutter Type Mechanical, electronic -
Max Shutter Speed 1/40000 sec 1/32000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 60 sec 30 sec
Exposure Compensation ±3 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps ±3 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing 3, 5 steps in 1/3, 2/3, 1, 2 or 3 EV steps -
White Balance Bracketing - Yes
X-sync Speed 1/500 sec -
DISPLAY Leica Q2 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VII
Type 3" LCD display 3" LCD display
Touch Screen Yes Yes
Display Format 1,040,000 pixels 921,600 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in Folding
Display Features - Display brightness control, TRILUMINOS Colour technology
FLASH Leica Q2 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VII
Camera Flash - Pop-up flash
Flash Modes - Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, auto mode, flash OFF mode, slow sync
Features - AF illuminator, flash exposure bracketing
Effective Flash Range - 0.4 m - 5.9 m: ISO auto (wide lens)
1 m - 3.1 m: ISO auto (tele lens)
12.4 m: ISO 12800 (wide lens)
7 m: ISO 12800 (tele lens)
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Leica Q2 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VII
Digital Video Format H.264 AVCHD, XAVC S
Image Recording Format JPEG, DNG (RAW) + JPEG, DNG (RAW) JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG
Max Video Resolution 4096 x 2160 3840 x 2160
Audio Signal Format AAC Dolby Digital AC-3 (2 channel), Linear PCM
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo Stereo
Microphone Features Wind noise reduction, sensitivity control -
MEMORY Leica Q2 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VII
Memory Card Slot SD card Memory Stick PRO Duo card, SD card
Supported Memory Cards SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-II Memory Card, SDXC UHS-II Memory Card SD Memory Card, Memory Stick PRO Duo, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card
Memory Card Included No No
Image Storage DNG (RAW) 8368 x 5584
JPEG 8368 x 5584
JPEG 6000 x 4000
JPEG 4271 x 2848
JPEG 6704 x 4472
JPEG 4800 x 3200
JPEG 3424 x 2288
JPEG 4688 x 3128
JPEG 3360 x 2240
JPEG 2400 x 1600
JPEG 3136 x 2096
JPEG 2240 x 1496
JPEG 1600 x 1072
5472 x 3648
3888 x 2592
2736 x 1824
4864 x 3648
3648 x 2736
2592 x 1944
640 x 480
5472 x 3080
3648 x 2056
2720 x 1528
3648 x 3648
2544 x 2544
1920 x 1920
Video Capture H.264 - 4096 x 2160 p - 24 fps
H.264 - 3840 x 2160 p - 30 fps
H.264 - 3840 x 2160 p - 24 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 120 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 60 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 30 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 24 fps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p
XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 i
BATTERY AND CHARGING Leica Q2 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VII
Battery Type Leica BP-SCL4 Lithium Ion Sony NP-BX1 Lithium Ion
Details Leica BP-SCL4 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1860 mAh (included) Sony NP-BX1 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 370 shots (EVF off) Photo shooting - 260 shots (LCD Monitor on)
Photo shooting - 240 shots (EVF on)
Video recording - 70 minutes (LCD Monitor on)
Video recording - 70 minutes (EVF on)
CONNECTIONS Leica Q2 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VII
Interface IEEE 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.2 HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, NFC (Near Field Communication), Bluetooth 4.1
Connectivity Features Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view, wireless video upload to cloud server, wireless image upload to cloud server Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view, PC Remote functions via Wi-Fi
Print Standard - DPOF support, Exif Print support, PRINT Image Matching
Tripod Mount Connection Point 1/4" socket -
Flash Terminal Hot shoe -
Connector Type - USB 2.0 (5 pin Micro-USB Type B)
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
Microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
FEATURES Leica Q2 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VII
Self-Timer Delay 2sec, 12sec 10 sec, 2sec, 5 sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 3 frames per second, 5 frames per second, 10 frames per second 5 frames per second, 20 frames per second, 10 frames per second, 90 frames per second (Single Burst Shooting Hi), 60 frames per second (Single Burst Shooting Mid), 30 frames per second (Single Burst Shooting Lo)
HDR Mode - Auto HDR mode, HDR Movie mode
Additional Features Built-in speaker, sharpness control, histogram display, saturation control, shadow point display, highlight point display, in-camera film editing, contrast control, HDR image enhancement technology, Time-Lapse recording, Dual Axis Electronic Level, silent shooting, firmware upgradable Digital image rotation, camera orientation detection, Sweep Panorama technology, interval shooting mode, takes photos while film recording, Dynamic Range Optimizer, USB charging, Multi-Frame Noise Reduction, Intelligent AUTO (iAUTO), High ISO NR, Superior Auto mode, Clear Image Zoom, noise reduction over long exposures, silent shooting, BRAVIA Sync function, Single Burst Shooting function, Blackout-free shooting
OTHERS Leica Q2 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VII
Included Accessories Carrying strap, lens hood, battery charger, lens cap, hot shoe cover AC power adaptor, wrist strap, micro-USB cable, shoulder strap adapter
Software Leica FOTOS App -
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C 0 °C
Service & Support Limited warranty - 2 years -
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