Ricoh G900 vs. Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VII

Camera Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Detailed comparison and review of Ricoh G900 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

Ricoh G900 vs. Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VII Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Ricoh G900 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VII
Product Type Digital camera - 4K - compact Digital camera - 4K - compact
Lens Included - ZEISS
Height 6.55 cm 5.81 cm
Width 11.82 cm 10.16 cm
Depth 3.31 cm 4.28 cm
Weight 219 g 275 g
Weight Details Camera only: 219 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 247 g
Camera only: 275 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 302 g
Enclosure Colour - Black
Protection Waterproof, shockproof, dust-resistant -
Digital Zoom 8.1x -
Optical Zoom 5x 8x
Navigation GPS/GLONASS/Michibiki receiver -
SENSOR Ricoh G900 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VII
Sensor Resolution 20.0 Megapixel 20.1 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CMOS Exmor RS CMOS
Effective Sensor Resolution 20,000,000 pixels 20,100,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size 1/2.3" 1.0"
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) 30 fps 30 fps
Image Stabiliser Electronic (Pixel Track SR) Optical (Steady Shot with Active Mode)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser - Yes
Sensors Electromagnetic compass Digital level metre
PROCESSOR Ricoh G900 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VII
Image Processor - BIONZ X
LENS Ricoh G900 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VII
Type Zoom lens - 5x zoom - 5 - 25 mm - f/3.5-5.5 - zoom ZEISS zoom lens - 8x zoom - 9 - 72 mm - f/2.8-4.5 Vario-Sonnar T*
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 28 - 140mm 24 - 200mm
Focus Adjustment Automatic, manual Automatic, manual
Min Focus Distance 50 cm 8 cm
Macro Focus Range 1-60cm -
Max View Angle - 84 degree(s)
Zoom Adjustment Motorised drive Motorised drive
Lens Construction 9 groups / 11 elements 12 groups / 15 elements
Features Aspherical lens ED glass, aspherical lens, AA (advanced aspherical) lens, T* coating
FOCUSING Ricoh G900 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VII
Auto Focus TTL contrast detection TTL contrast and phase detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 9 357
Auto Focus Features - Focus Peaking function
AE/AF Control Subject-tracking AF Subject-tracking AF, Eye detection AF, Real-time Eye AF, Touch AF
Face Detection Blink Detection technology, Pet Detection, Smile Capture Face Detection AF/AE, Smile Shutter, Self Portrait Auto Shutter
VIEWFINDER Ricoh G900 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VII
Viewfinder Type - Electronic - OLED
Viewfinder Colour Support - Colour
Viewfinder Diagonal Size - 0.39"
Viewfinder Resolution - 2,359,296 pixels
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage - 100%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification - 0.59x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range - -4 to +3
Features - Viewfinder brightness control
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Ricoh G900 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VII
ISO (Max) 25600 25600
Native ISO - 100-12800
Extended ISO (Max) - 25600
Extended ISO (Min) - 64
Light Sensitivity ISO auto, ISO 125-25600 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 Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Bracketing Modes - Dynamic Range Bracketing, Flash Exposure Bracketing, white balance bracketing
Special Effects - 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, tungsten light, daylight, shade, fluorescent light (daylight colour), fluorescent light (daylight white), fluorescent light (white) Incandescent, cloudy, Flash, daylight, shade, fluorescent light (cool white), fluorescent light (daylight), fluorescent light (warm white), fluorescent light (daylight white)
Max Shutter Speed 1/4000 sec 1/32000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 1/4 sec 30 sec
Exposure Compensation ±2 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps ±3 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
White Balance Bracketing - Yes
DISPLAY Ricoh G900 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VII
Type 3" LCD display 3" LCD display
Touch Screen - Yes
Display Format 1,040,000 pixels 921,600 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in Folding
Display Features Display brightness control Display brightness control, TRILUMINOS Colour technology
FLASH Ricoh G900 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VII
Camera Flash Built-in flash Pop-up flash
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, auto mode, flash OFF mode, slow sync
Red-Eye Reduction Yes -
Features - AF illuminator, flash exposure bracketing
Effective Flash Range 0.2 m - 5.5 m: ISO auto (wide lens)
0.2 m - 3.5 m: ISO auto (tele lens)
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 Ricoh G900 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VII
Digital Video Format H.264 AVCHD, XAVC S
Image Recording Format JPEG JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG
Max Video Resolution 3840 x 2160 3840 x 2160
Audio Signal Format - Dolby Digital AC-3 (2 channel), Linear PCM
Microphone Operation Mode Mono Stereo
MEMORY Ricoh G900 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VII
Internal Storage 6.5 GB flash -
Memory Card Slot SD card Memory Stick PRO Duo card, SD card
Supported Memory Cards SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC 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 - 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 - XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p
XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 i
BATTERY AND CHARGING Ricoh G900 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VII
Battery Type Ricoh DB-110 Lithium Ion Sony NP-BX1 Lithium Ion
Details Ricoh DB-110 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1350 mAh (included) Sony NP-BX1 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 340 shots
Playback - 260 minutes
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 Ricoh G900 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VII
Interface HDMI, USB 3.0 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, PC Remote functions via Wi-Fi
Print Standard - DPOF support, Exif Print support, PRINT Image Matching
Computer Connectivity Windows -
Connector Type USB 3.0 (USB Type-C)
HDMI (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
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 Ricoh G900 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VII
Self-Timer Delay - 10 sec, 2sec, 5 sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 3 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
Built-in Light LED lights -
Additional Features Audio recording, multi-picture burst, digital image rotation, camera orientation detection, cropping an image, resizing an image, in-camera red-eye fix, in-camera film editing, USB charging, FlashAir Card Ready, password protection, SR (Shake Reduction), voice annotation recording, skew correction 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 Ricoh G900 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VII
Included Accessories Neck strap, AC power adaptor, USB cable, macro stand AC power adaptor, wrist strap, micro-USB cable, shoulder strap adapter
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature -10 °C 0 °C
Underwater Use Yes -
Underwater Depth Up to 20 m -
Service & Support Limited warranty - 2 years -
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