Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VI vs. Canon PowerShot SX70 HS

Camera Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Side by side comparison and review of Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VI and Canon PowerShot SX70 HS. Compare design, sensors, zoom functions, batteries and other key specifications and features to simplify the choice of your perfect digital camera. Our goal is to make it easier for you to decide on the camera that will best meet your expectations by revealing the main differences between the products.

Camera Specifications Comparison

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VI vs. Canon PowerShot SX70 HS Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VI Canon PowerShot SX70 HS
Product Type Digital camera - 4K - compact Digital camera - 4K - compact
Lens Included Carl Zeiss -
Height 5.81 cm 9.09 cm
Width 10.16 cm 12.7 cm
Depth 4.28 cm 11.66 cm
Weight 274 g 576 g
Weight Details Camera only: 274 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 301 g
Camera only: 576 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 608 g
Digital Zoom - 4x
Optical Zoom 8x 65x
SENSOR Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VI Canon PowerShot SX70 HS
Sensor Resolution 20.1 Megapixel 20.3 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type Exmor RS CMOS BSI-CMOS
Total Pixels - 21,100,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 20,100,000 pixels 20,300,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size 1.0" 1/2.3"
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) 30 fps 30 fps
Image Stabiliser Optical (Steady Shot with Intelligent Active Mode) Optical (Intelligent IS with 5-axis Enhanced Dynamic Mode)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser Yes Yes
Sensors Digital level metre -
PROCESSOR Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VI Canon PowerShot SX70 HS
Image Processor BIONZ X DIGIC 8
LENS Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VI Canon PowerShot SX70 HS
Type Carl Zeiss zoom lens - 8x zoom - 9 - 72 mm - f/2.8-4.5 Vario-Sonnar T* Zoom lens - 65x zoom - 3.8 - 247 mm - f/3.4-6.5
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 24 - 200mm 21 - 1365mm
Focus Adjustment Automatic, manual Automatic, manual
Min Focus Distance 8 cm 0 m
Zoom Adjustment Motorised drive Motorised drive
Lens Construction 12 groups / 15 elements 11 groups / 15 elements
Features Built-in lens shield, ED glass, aspherical lens, AA (advanced aspherical) lens, T* coating UD glass, Ultrasonic Motor (USM), aspherical lens
FOCUSING Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VI Canon PowerShot SX70 HS
Auto Focus TTL contrast and phase detection TTL contrast detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 315 9
Auto Focus Features Focus Peaking function Focus Peaking function
AE/AF Control Eye detection AF, Touch and Drag AF Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF
Face Detection Smile Shutter Yes
VIEWFINDER Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VI Canon PowerShot SX70 HS
Viewfinder Type Electronic - OLED Electronic - OLED
Viewfinder Colour Support Colour Colour
Viewfinder Diagonal Size 0.39" 0.39"
Viewfinder Resolution 2,359,296 pixels 2,360,000 pixels
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 100% 100%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 0.59x -
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -4 to +3 -
Features Viewfinder brightness control -
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VI Canon PowerShot SX70 HS
ISO (Max) 25600 3200
Light Sensitivity ISO 100, ISO 800, ISO 125, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 160, ISO 320, ISO 640, ISO 80, 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 (100-800), ISO 100-3200
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot Evaluative, centre-weighted, spot
Exposure Modes Programme, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority Programme, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Bracketing Modes Dynamic Range Bracketing, Flash Exposure Bracketing, white balance bracketing -
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), fluorescent light (daylight white) Fluorescent, cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, shade
Max Shutter Speed 1/32000 sec 1/2000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 30 sec 15 sec
Exposure Compensation ±3 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps ±3 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
White Balance Bracketing Yes -
Min Illumination 2.9 lux -
DISPLAY Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VI Canon PowerShot SX70 HS
Type 3" LCD display 3" LCD display
Touch Screen Yes -
Display Format 921,600 pixels 920,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Folding Rotating
Display Features Display brightness control, TRILUMINOS Colour technology Display brightness control
FLASH Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VI Canon PowerShot SX70 HS
Camera Flash Pop-up flash Pop-up flash
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, auto mode, flash OFF mode, slow sync Fill-in mode, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction
Red-Eye Reduction - Yes
Features AF illuminator, flash exposure bracketing Flash +/- compensation
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)
0.5 m - 5 m (wide lens)
2 m - 2.5 m (tele lens)
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VI Canon PowerShot SX70 HS
Digital Video Format AVCHD, H.264, XAVC S H.264
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG
Max Video Resolution 3840 x 2160 3840 x 2160
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo Stereo
Microphone Features - Wind noise reduction
MEMORY Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VI Canon PowerShot SX70 HS
Memory Card Slot Memory Stick PRO Duo card, SD card SD card
Supported Memory Cards 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-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 5184 x 2912
JPEG 5184 x 3456
JPEG 5184 x 3888
JPEG 3648 x 2048
JPEG 3648 x 2432
JPEG 3648 x 2736
JPEG 2432 x 1824
JPEG 2432 x 1616
JPEG 2432 x 1368
JPEG 3888 x 3888
JPEG 2736 x 2736
JPEG 1824 x 1824
Video Capture - H.264 - 3840 x 2160 p - 29.97 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 119.9 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 59.94 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 29.97 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 59.94 fps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VI Canon PowerShot SX70 HS
Battery Type Sony NP-BX1 Lithium Ion Canon LP-E12 Lithium Ion
Details Sony NP-BX1 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included) Canon LP-E12 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 240 shots (LCD Monitor on)
Photo shooting - 220 shots (EVF on)
Video recording - 1.25 hours (LCD Monitor on)
Video recording - 1.17 hours (EVF on)
Photo shooting - 325 shots (LCD Monitor on)
Photo shooting - 255 shots (EVF on)
Photo shooting - 405 shots (ECO mode)
Playback - 6 hours
Video recording - 85 minutes (LCD Monitor on)
CONNECTIONS Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VI Canon PowerShot SX70 HS
Interface HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, NFC (Near Field Communication), Bluetooth 4.1 HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth
Connectivity Features - Remote control via mobile devices
Print Standard DPOF support, Exif Print support, PRINT Image Matching Direct print, Exif Print support, PictBridge support
Connector Type USB 2.0 (5 pin Micro-USB Type B)
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
USB 2.0 (5 pin Micro-USB Type B)
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
FEATURES Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VI Canon PowerShot SX70 HS
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec, 5 sec 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 3 frames per second, 10 frames per second, 24 frames per second 5.7 frames per second, 10 frames per second, 2 frames per second (3MP)
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode, HDR Movie mode -
Additional Features Sweep Panorama technology, takes photos while film recording, Dynamic Range Optimizer, Multi-Frame Noise Reduction, Intelligent AUTO (iAUTO), NR Slow Shutter, High ISO NR, Superior Auto mode, Clear Image Zoom Built-in speaker, auto power save, digital image rotation, histogram display, cropping an image, resizing an image, in-camera red-eye fix, Zoom Framing Assist, Smart AUTO, primary colour filter, GPS via mobile
OTHERS Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VI Canon PowerShot SX70 HS
Included Accessories AC power adaptor, wrist strap, micro-USB cable, shoulder strap adapter Battery charger, lens cap, neck strap, carrying case, lens cap strap
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C 0 °C
Service & Support - Limited warranty - 2 years
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