In depth comparison and review of Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 III and Canon PowerShot G9 X Mark II. Compare design, sensors, proximity features, memory capacities and other important specifications and features to easily choose the right camera for you. Our goal is to help you uncover differences between the products and find the digital camera that will best fit your needs.
| DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS | Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 III | Canon PowerShot G9 X Mark II |
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| Product Type | Digital camera - 1080p - compact | Digital camera - 1080p - compact |
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| Lens Included | Carl Zeiss | - |
| Height | 5.81 cm | 5.79 cm |
| Width | 10.16 cm | 9.8 cm |
| Depth | 4.1 cm | 3.13 cm |
| Weight | 263 g | 182 g |
| Weight Details | - | Camera only: 182 g Camera with battery and memory card: 206 g |
| Body Material | Aluminium | - |
| Enclosure Colour | Black | Black | Silver |
| Digital Zoom | 11x | 4x |
| Optical Zoom | 2.9x | 3x |
| SENSOR | Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 III | Canon PowerShot G9 X Mark II |
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| Sensor Resolution | 20.1 Megapixel | 20.1 Megapixel |
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| Optical Sensor Type | Exmor R CMOS | BSI-CMOS |
| Total Pixels | 20,900,000 pixels | 20,900,000 pixels |
| Effective Sensor Resolution | 20,100,000 pixels | 20,100,000 pixels |
| Optical Sensor Size | 1.0" | 1.0" |
| Frame Rate (Max Resolution) | 50 fps | 60 fps |
| Image Stabiliser | Optical (Steady Shot with Active Mode) | Optical (Intelligent IS with 5-axis Advanced Dynamic Mode) |
| Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser | Yes | Yes |
| Sensors | Digital level metre | - |
| PROCESSOR | Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 III | Canon PowerShot G9 X Mark II |
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| Image Processor | BIONZ X | DIGIC 7 |
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| LENS | Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 III | Canon PowerShot G9 X Mark II |
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| Type | Carl Zeiss zoom lens - 2.9x zoom - 8.8 - 25.7 mm - f/1.8-2.8 Vario-Sonnar T* | Zoom lens - 3x zoom - 10.2 - 30.6 mm - f/2.0-4.9 - zoom |
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| Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera | 24 - 70mm | 28 - 84mm |
| Focus Adjustment | Automatic, manual | Automatic, manual |
| Min Focus Distance | - | 5 cm |
| Macro Focus Range | - | 5cm |
| Zoom Adjustment | Motorised drive | Motorised drive |
| Lens Construction | 9 groups / 10 elements | 8 groups / 6 elements |
| Features | Built-in lens shield, aspherical lens, built-in neutral density filter, AA (advanced aspherical) lens, Direct Manual Focus (DMF) | Aspherical lens, UA lens |
| FOCUSING | Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 III | Canon PowerShot G9 X Mark II |
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| Auto Focus | TTL contrast detection | AiAF |
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| Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty | 25 | 31 |
| Auto Focus Features | Focus Peaking function, Manual Focus Check Live View | - |
| AE/AF Control | Flex Focus Point, Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF | Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Touch Area AF |
| Face Detection | Eye Detect AF, face-priority AF function, Smile Shutter | Face-priority AF function |
| VIEWFINDER | Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 III | Canon PowerShot G9 X Mark II |
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| Viewfinder Type | Electronic - OLED | - |
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| Viewfinder Colour Support | Colour | - |
| Viewfinder Diagonal Size | 0.39" | - |
| Viewfinder Resolution | 1,440,000 pixels | - |
| Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage | 100% | - |
| Optical Viewfinder Magnification | 0.59x | - |
| Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range | -4 to +3 | - |
| Features | Viewfinder brightness control, auto eye sensor | - |
| EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE | Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 III | Canon PowerShot G9 X Mark II |
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| ISO (Max) | 25600 | 12800 |
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| Light Sensitivity | ISO 800, ISO 125, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 160, ISO 320, ISO 640, ISO 500, ISO 250, ISO 1600, ISO 6400, ISO 3200, ISO 1000, ISO 1250, ISO 2000, ISO 2500, ISO 4000, ISO 5000, ISO 12800, ISO 25600, ISO 10000, ISO 8000, ISO auto (125-12800) | ISO auto, ISO 12800, ISO 125-6400 |
| Exposure Metering | Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot | Evaluative, centre-weighted, spot |
| Exposure Modes | Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority | Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority |
| Bracketing Modes | Dynamic Range Bracketing | - |
| Shooting Programs | Landscape, portrait mode, macro, night portrait, PET, fireworks, night scene, sports mode, sunset, high sensitivity, handheld twilight, gourmet, anti-motion blur | Portrait mode, fireworks, panning, star nightscape, star trails, star time-lapse movie, handheld night scene, star portrait |
| 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 | Neutral, fisheye, soft focus, Faithful, monochrome, landscape, portrait, miniature, HDR, Toy camera, Art Bold, Grainy B&W, Water painting, Background defocus, Fireworks, Standard, Fine Detail |
| White Balance | Custom, automatic, presets | Custom, automatic, presets |
| White Balance Presets | Incandescent, cloudy, Flash, daylight, shade, fluorescent light (cool white), fluorescent light (daylight), fluorescent light (warm white), 2500K - 9900K, fluorescent light (daylight white) | Fluorescent, cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, shade |
| Max Shutter Speed | 1/2000 sec | 1/2000 sec |
| Min Shutter Speed | 30 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 steps in 1/3 or 2/3 EV steps | - |
| White Balance Bracketing | Yes | - |
| X-sync Speed | - | 1/2000 sec |
| Exposure Range | EV 0-20 (ISO 100) | - |
| DISPLAY | Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 III | Canon PowerShot G9 X Mark II |
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| Type | 3" LCD display | 3" LCD display |
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| Touch Screen | - | Yes |
| Display Format | 1,228,800 pixels | 1,040,000 pixels |
| Display Form Factor | Folding | Built-in |
| Display Features | Contrast control, display brightness control, TRILUMINOS Colour technology | Display brightness control |
| FLASH | Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 III | Canon PowerShot G9 X Mark II |
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| Camera Flash | Pop-up flash | Pop-up flash |
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| Flash Modes | Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode | Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction, slow sync |
| Red-Eye Reduction | - | Yes |
| Features | AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation, flash exposure bracketing | AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation |
| Effective Flash Range | 0.4 m - 10.2 m: ISO auto (wide lens) 0.4 m - 6.5 m: ISO auto (tele lens) 20.4 m: ISO 12800 (wide lens) 13 m: ISO 12800 (tele lens) |
0.5 m - 6 m (wide lens) 0.5 m - 2.4 m (tele lens) |
| VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER | Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 III | Canon PowerShot G9 X Mark II |
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| Video Recording Modes | FH, FX, PS | - |
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| Digital Video Format | AVCHD, H.264, XAVC S | H.264, iFrame, AVC |
| Image Recording Format | JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG | JPEG, RAW |
| Max Video Resolution | 1920 x 1080 | 1920 x 1080 |
| Surround Sound | Dolby Digital AC-3 (2 channel) recording | - |
| Microphone Operation Mode | Stereo | Stereo |
| Microphone Features | Wind noise reduction | - |
| MEMORY | Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 III | Canon PowerShot G9 X Mark II |
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| Memory Card Slot | Memory Stick PRO Duo card, SD card | SD card |
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| Supported Memory Cards | Memory Stick Duo, SD Memory Card, Memory Stick PRO Duo, SDXC Memory Card, Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo HX, SDHC Memory Card, Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card, Memory Stick XC-HG Duo | SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card |
| Memory Card | - | 32 GB SDHC |
| Memory Card Included | No | Yes |
| 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 |
JPEG 5472 x 3648 JPEG 3648 x 2432 JPEG 2736 x 1824 JPEG 2400 x 1600 JPEG 5472 x 3072 JPEG 3648 x 2048 JPEG 2736 x 1536 JPEG 2400 x 1344 JPEG 4864 x 3648 JPEG 3248 x 2432 JPEG 2432 x 1824 JPEG 2112 x 1600 JPEG 3648 x 3648 JPEG 2432 x 2432 JPEG 1824 x 1824 JPEG 1600 x 1600 |
| Video Capture | AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps - 28Mbps AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 i - 50 fps - 24Mbps AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 i - 50 fps - 17Mbps AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps - 24Mbps AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps - 17Mbps H.264 - 1440 x 1080 - 25 fps - 12Mbps XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps - 50Mbps XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps - 50Mbps XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps - 50Mbps XAVC S - 1280 x 720 - 100 fps - 50Mbps H.264 - 640 x 480 - 25 fps - 3Mbps |
1920 x 1080 - 60 fps 1920 x 1080 - 30 fps 1920 x 1080 - 24 fps 1280 x 720 - 30 fps 640 x 480 - 30 fps |
| BATTERY AND CHARGING | Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 III | Canon PowerShot G9 X Mark II |
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| Battery Type | Sony NP-BX1 Lithium Ion | Canon NB-13L Lithium Ion |
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| Details | Sony NP-BX1 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1240 mAh (included) | Canon NB-13L Li-ion rechargeable battery (included) |
| Battery Life | Photo shooting - 320 shots (LCD Monitor on) Photo shooting - 2.67 hours (LCD Monitor on) Photo shooting - 230 shots (EVF on) Photo shooting - 1.92 hours (EVF on) Video recording - 1.42 hours (LCD Monitor on) Video recording - 1.5 hours (EVF on) |
Photo shooting - 235 shots Photo shooting - 315 shots (ECO mode) Playback - 5 hours |
| CONNECTIONS | Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 III | Canon PowerShot G9 X Mark II |
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| Interface | HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, NFC (Near Field Communication) | HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, NFC (Near Field Communication), Bluetooth 4.1 |
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| Connectivity Features | Remote control via mobile devices | Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view, Wireless Image Transfer, wireless video upload to cloud server, wireless image upload to cloud server |
| Print Standard | - | Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support |
| Computer Connectivity | - | Mac, Windows |
| Flash Terminal | Hot shoe | - |
| Connector Type | USB 2.0 HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D) |
USB 2.0 (5 pin Micro-USB Type B) HDMI (19 pin micro HDMI Type D) |
| FEATURES | Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 III | Canon PowerShot G9 X Mark II |
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| Self-Timer Delay | 10 sec, 2sec | 10 sec, 2sec |
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| Continuous Shooting Speed | 10 frames per second, 2.9 frames per second | 4 frames per second, 3.9 frames per second, 5.3 frames per second, 8.2 frames per second, 8.1 frames per second |
| HDR Mode | Auto HDR mode | - |
| Additional Features | Built-in speaker, RGB primary colour filter, sharpness control, camera orientation detection, histogram display, AE lock, saturation control, Sweep Panorama technology, shadow point display, highlight point display, takes photos while film recording, Dynamic Range Optimizer, USB charging, built-in help guide, 24p Cinema Mode, automatic display brightness adjustment, Dolby Digital Stereo Creator, Multi-Frame Noise Reduction, Intelligent AUTO (iAUTO), Eye-Fi Card Ready, Dual Stream Encoding, Superior Auto mode, Clear Image Zoom, PlayMemories Camera Apps support, BRAVIA Sync function, PhotoTV HD, Auto Object Framing | Camera orientation detection, histogram display, in-camera red-eye removal, resizing an image, digital tele-converter, USB charging, in-camera RAW processing, HS System, HDR image enhancement technology, Time-Lapse recording, GPS via mobile |
| OTHERS | Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 III | Canon PowerShot G9 X Mark II |
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| Included Accessories | Carrying case, AC power adaptor, wrist strap, camera grip, micro-USB cable, shoulder strap adapter | Battery charger, carrying case, wrist strap |
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| Software | Sony PlayMemories Home, Sony Image Data Converter 4.0 | - |
| Max Operating Temperature | - | 40 °C |
| Min Operating Temperature | - | 0 °C |
| Service & Support | - | Limited warranty - 2 years |
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