Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 IV vs. Leica Q2

Camera Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Detailed comparison and review of Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 IV and Leica Q2. 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

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 IV vs. Leica Q2 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 IV Leica Q2
Product Type Digital camera - 4K - compact Digital camera - 4K - compact
Lens Included Carl Zeiss Leica
Height 9.4 cm 8 cm
Width 13.25 cm 13 cm
Depth 12.74 cm 9.19 cm
Weight 1.05 kg 652 g
Weight Details Camera only: 1.05 kg
Camera with battery and memory card: 1.095 kg
Camera body only: 652 g
Camera with battery: 734 g
Body Material - Magnesium alloy
Enclosure Colour - Anodized black
Protection Dust-resistant, moisture-resistant Weatherproof, dust-resistant, rainproof, IP52
Digital Zoom 100x 2.7x
Optical Zoom 25x -
SENSOR Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 IV Leica Q2
Sensor Resolution 20.1 Megapixel 47.3 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type Exmor RS CMOS -
Total Pixels 21,000,000 pixels 50,400,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 20,100,000 pixels 47,300,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size 1.0" Full Frame (36 x 24 mm)
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) 30 fps 24 fps
Image Stabiliser Optical (Steady Shot with Intelligent Active Mode) Optical
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser Yes Yes
Sensors Digital level metre Digital level metre
PROCESSOR Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 IV Leica Q2
Image Processor BIONZ X Maestro II
LENS Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 IV Leica Q2
Type Carl Zeiss zoom lens - 25x zoom - 8.8 - 220 mm - f/2.4-4.0 Vario-Sonnar T* Leica wide-angle lens 28 f/1.7 Summilux ASPH.
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 24 - 600mm -
Focus Adjustment Automatic, manual Automatic, manual
Min Focus Distance 3 cm 30 cm
Macro Focus Range - 17cm
Zoom Adjustment Motorised drive -
Lens Construction 13 groups / 18 elements 11 groups / 9 elements
Filter Size 72 mm 49 mm
Features ED glass, aspherical lens, AA (advanced aspherical) lens, T* coating, Direct Manual Focus (DMF) Aspherical lens, aperture setting in 1/3 steps
FOCUSING Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 IV Leica Q2
Auto Focus TTL contrast and phase detection TTL contrast detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 315 225
Auto Focus Features Focus Peaking function Focus Peaking function
AE/AF Control - Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Touch Area AF
Face Detection Eye Detect AF, Smile Shutter Face Detection AF/AE
VIEWFINDER Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 IV Leica Q2
Viewfinder Type Electronic - OLED Electronic - OLED
Viewfinder Colour Support Colour Colour
Viewfinder Diagonal Size 0.39" -
Viewfinder Resolution 2,359,296 pixels 3,680,000 pixels (1280 x 960 x 3)
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 100% 100%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 0.70x 0.76x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -4 to +3 -4 to +3
Image Aspect Ratio - 4:3
Features Viewfinder brightness control Auto eye sensor
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 IV Leica Q2
ISO (Max) 25600 50000
Light Sensitivity ISO 100, ISO 800, ISO 125, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 160, ISO 320, ISO 640, ISO 80, ISO 64, ISO 500, ISO 250, ISO 1600, ISO 6400, ISO 3200, ISO 1000, ISO 1250, ISO auto (100-12800), ISO 2000, ISO 2500, ISO 4000, ISO 5000, ISO 12800, ISO 25600, ISO 10000, ISO 8000 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
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot
Exposure Modes Programme, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority Programme, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Bracketing Modes Dynamic Range Bracketing, white balance bracketing -
Shooting Programs Landscape, portrait mode, macro, night portrait, night scene, sports mode, sunset, handheld twilight, anti-motion blur Landscape, portrait mode, night portrait, fireworks, panorama assist, sports mode, sunset, candle, beach, snow, miniature effect, digiscoping
Special Effects Black & White, Sepia, Neutral, Vivid, sunset, soft focus, illustration, landscape, portrait, Water Colour, miniature, clear, deep, light, autumn leaves, Retro, partial colour, Toy camera, Posterisation, High contrast monochrome, Pop Colour, HDR Painting, Rich-tone monochrome, Soft High-key, Night Scene, Standard, Style Box Vivid, natural, monochrome, High contrast monochrome, Standard
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Incandescent, cloudy, daylight, shade, fluorescent light (cool white), fluorescent light (daylight), fluorescent light (warm white), fluorescent light (daylight white) Cloudy, daylight, halogen, shade, electronic flash, 2000K - 11500K
Shutter Type - Mechanical, electronic
Max Shutter Speed 1/32000 sec 1/40000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 30 sec 60 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 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 IV Leica Q2
Type 3" LCD display 3" LCD display
Touch Screen Yes Yes
Display Format 1,440,000 pixels 1,040,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Folding Built-in
FLASH Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 IV Leica Q2
Camera Flash Pop-up flash -
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode -
Features AF illuminator, flash exposure bracketing -
Effective Flash Range 1 m - 10.8 m: ISO auto (wide lens)
1 m - 6.5 m: ISO auto (tele lens)
20.8 m: ISO 12800 (wide lens)
12.8 m: ISO 12800 (tele lens)
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VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 IV Leica Q2
Digital Video Format AVCHD, XAVC S H.264
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG JPEG, DNG (RAW) + JPEG, DNG (RAW)
Max Video Resolution 3840 x 2160 4096 x 2160
Audio Signal Format Dolby Digital AC-3 (2 channel), Linear PCM AAC
Surround Sound Dolby Digital AC-3 (2 channel) recording -
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo Stereo
Microphone Features - Wind noise reduction, sensitivity control
MEMORY Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 IV Leica Q2
Memory Card Slot Memory Stick PRO Duo card, SD card SD card
Supported Memory Cards Memory Stick Duo, 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 SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-II Memory Card, SDXC UHS-II 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
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
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
BATTERY AND CHARGING Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 IV Leica Q2
Battery Type Sony NP-FW50 Lithium Ion Leica BP-SCL4 Lithium Ion
Details Sony NP-FW50 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1080 mAh Leica BP-SCL4 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1860 mAh (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 400 shots (LCD Monitor on)
Photo shooting - 370 shots (EVF on)
Video recording - 3.33 hours (LCD Monitor on)
Video recording - 3.08 hours (EVF on)
Photo shooting - 370 shots (EVF off)
CONNECTIONS Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 IV Leica Q2
Interface IEEE 802.11b/g/n, NFC (Near Field Communication), Bluetooth 4.1 IEEE 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.2
Connectivity Features - Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view, wireless video upload to cloud server, wireless image upload to cloud server
Print Standard Exif Print support, PRINT Image Matching -
Tripod Mount Connection Point - 1/4" socket
Flash Terminal Hot shoe Hot shoe
Connector Type USB 2.0
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
Microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
Headphones (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
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FEATURES Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 IV Leica Q2
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec, 5 sec 2sec, 12sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 3.5 frames per second, 10 frames per second, 24 frames per second 3 frames per second, 5 frames per second, 10 frames per second
Additional Features Sharpness control, digital image rotation, camera orientation detection, saturation control, Sweep Panorama technology, takes photos while film recording, contrast control, Dynamic Range Optimizer, 24p Cinema Mode, Dolby Digital Stereo Creator, Multi-Frame Noise Reduction, Intelligent AUTO (iAUTO), High ISO NR, Superior Auto mode, Clear Image Zoom, noise reduction over long exposures, PlayMemories Camera Apps support, silent shooting, BRAVIA Sync function 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
OTHERS Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 IV Leica Q2
Included Accessories Eyepiece cover, lens hood, lens cap, shoulder strap, AC power adaptor, shoe cap, micro-USB cable Carrying strap, lens hood, battery charger, lens cap, hot shoe cover
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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