Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VI vs. Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VII

Camera Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Detailed comparison and review of Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VI 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

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VI vs. Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VII Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VI Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VII
Product Type Digital camera - 4K - compact Digital camera - 4K - compact
Lens Included Carl Zeiss ZEISS
Height 5.81 cm 5.81 cm
Width 10.16 cm 10.16 cm
Depth 4.28 cm 4.28 cm
Weight 274 g 275 g
Weight Details Camera only: 274 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 301 g
Camera only: 275 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 302 g
Enclosure Colour - Black
Optical Zoom 8x 8x
SENSOR Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VI Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VII
Sensor Resolution 20.1 Megapixel 20.1 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type Exmor RS CMOS Exmor RS CMOS
Effective Sensor Resolution 20,100,000 pixels 20,100,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size 1.0" 1.0"
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) 30 fps 30 fps
Image Stabiliser Optical (Steady Shot with Intelligent Active Mode) Optical (Steady Shot with Active Mode)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser Yes Yes
Sensors Digital level metre Digital level metre
PROCESSOR Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VI Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VII
Image Processor BIONZ X BIONZ X
LENS Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VI Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VII
Type Carl Zeiss zoom lens - 8x zoom - 9 - 72 mm - f/2.8-4.5 Vario-Sonnar T* ZEISS zoom lens - 8x zoom - 9 - 72 mm - f/2.8-4.5 Vario-Sonnar T*
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 24 - 200mm 24 - 200mm
Focus Adjustment Automatic, manual Automatic, manual
Min Focus Distance 8 cm 8 cm
Max View Angle - 84 degree(s)
Zoom Adjustment Motorised drive Motorised drive
Lens Construction 12 groups / 15 elements 12 groups / 15 elements
Features Built-in lens shield, ED glass, aspherical lens, AA (advanced aspherical) lens, T* coating ED glass, aspherical lens, AA (advanced aspherical) lens, T* coating
FOCUSING Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VI Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VII
Auto Focus TTL contrast and phase detection TTL contrast and phase detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 315 357
Auto Focus Features Focus Peaking function Focus Peaking function
AE/AF Control Eye detection AF, Touch and Drag AF Subject-tracking AF, Eye detection AF, Real-time Eye AF, Touch AF
Face Detection Smile Shutter Face Detection AF/AE, Smile Shutter, Self Portrait Auto Shutter
VIEWFINDER Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VI Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VII
Viewfinder Type Electronic - OLED Electronic - OLED
Viewfinder Colour Support Colour Colour
Viewfinder Diagonal Size 0.39" 0.39"
Viewfinder Resolution 2,359,296 pixels 2,359,296 pixels
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 100% 100%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 0.59x 0.59x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -4 to +3 -4 to +3
Features Viewfinder brightness control Viewfinder brightness control
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VI 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 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 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 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 Incandescent, cloudy, Flash, daylight, shade, fluorescent light (cool white), fluorescent light (daylight), fluorescent light (warm white), fluorescent light (daylight white) Incandescent, cloudy, Flash, daylight, shade, fluorescent light (cool white), fluorescent light (daylight), fluorescent light (warm white), fluorescent light (daylight white)
Max Shutter Speed 1/32000 sec 1/32000 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
White Balance Bracketing Yes Yes
Min Illumination 2.9 lux -
DISPLAY Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VI Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VII
Type 3" LCD display 3" LCD display
Touch Screen Yes Yes
Display Format 921,600 pixels 921,600 pixels
Display Form Factor Folding Folding
Display Features Display brightness control, TRILUMINOS Colour technology Display brightness control, TRILUMINOS Colour technology
FLASH Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VI Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VII
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, rear curtain sync, auto mode, flash OFF mode, slow sync
Features AF illuminator, flash exposure bracketing 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)
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 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VI Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VII
Digital Video Format AVCHD, H.264, XAVC S AVCHD, XAVC S
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + 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 Stereo Stereo
MEMORY Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VI Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VII
Memory Card Slot Memory Stick PRO Duo card, SD card Memory Stick PRO Duo 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, 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
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 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VI Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VII
Battery Type Sony NP-BX1 Lithium Ion Sony NP-BX1 Lithium Ion
Details Sony NP-BX1 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included) Sony NP-BX1 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 - 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 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VI Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VII
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, 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 DPOF support, Exif Print support, PRINT Image Matching
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)
Microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
FEATURES Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VI Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VII
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec, 5 sec 10 sec, 2sec, 5 sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 3 frames per second, 10 frames per second, 24 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 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 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 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VI Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VII
Included Accessories AC power adaptor, wrist strap, micro-USB cable, shoulder strap adapter AC power adaptor, wrist strap, micro-USB cable, shoulder strap adapter
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C 0 °C
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