| key specs |
| Camera Type | Digital Camera | Digital Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 16 MP | 20.2 MP |
| Sensor Type | CMOS | CMOS |
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3 inch |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
| general |
| Brand | Canon | Sony |
| Model | PowerShot SX600HS 16MP Digital Camera | CyberShot RX100 20.2MP Digital Camera |
| Model Name | PowerShot SX600HS | CyberShot RX100 |
| Series | PowerShot | Cyber-shot |
| Color | Black | Black |
| Type | Digital Camera | Digital Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 16 MP | 20.2 MP |
| Dimensions(WxHxD) | 41 x 10 x 24 cm | 25.9 x 21.1 x 11.9 cm |
| Temperature | 0 to 40 | 0 to 40 |
| Face Detection | - | Yes |
| sensor features |
| Sensor Type | CMOS | CMOS |
| ISO Rating | ISO 100 - 3200 | ISO 125 - 12800 |
| Maximum ISO | - | 6400 ISO |
| Maximum FPS | - | 16 |
| Other Sensor Features | - | Exmor CMOS |
| lens features |
| Optical Zoom | 18x | 3.6x |
| Aperture Range | F3.8 - F6.9 | F1.8 W - F4.9 T |
| Other Lens Features | F Number F3.8 - F11 W, F6.9 - F20 T, 25 - 450 mm 18x Optical with 36x ZoomPlus | - |
| Digital Zoom | - | 14x |
| Manual Focus | - | Yes |
| focus features |
| Focus Range | Focusing Range 5 cm 2.0 inch - Infinity W, 1 m 3.3 ft - Infinity T | - |
| Auto Focus | Yes | Yes |
| Metering Modes | Evaluative, Center-weighted Average, Spot | - |
| Other Focus Features | Control System Auto Focus Continuous, Servo AF, AF Frame Face AiAF, Tracking AF, Center | - |
| White Balancing | - | Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Fluorescent, Incandescent, Flash |
| shutter features |
| Continuous Shots | 3.9 Shots/sec In P Mode, 10.5 Shots/sec In High-speed Burst HQ Mode | Yes, 10 fps |
| Self-timer | - | Yes |
| flash features |
| Flash Modes | Auto, On, Slow Synchro, Off | Auto, Flash On, Slow Sync, Rear Sync, Flash Off |
| Built-in Flash | - | Yes |
| image features |
| Aspect Ratio | 0.16875 | 43, 169 |
| Image Format | - | JPEG, RAW ARW 2.3 |
| Red Eye Reduction | - | Yes |
| Image Stabilizer | - | Yes |
| Image Sizing | - | 4896 x 3672 43, 18 M |
| display features |
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3 inch |
| LCD Display Image Resolution | 461000 dots | 1228800 dots |
| LCD Display Video Resolution | - | 1920 x 1080 |
| storage and power features |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
| Upgradable Memory | - | Yes |
| Card Type | - | SD / SDHC / SDXC / Stick Duo / Stick PRO Duo / Stick PRO Duo - High Speed / Stick PRO HG Duo / Stick micro / Stick micro Mark 2 / microSD / microSDHC |
| Power Supply | - | AC Adaptor |
| modes and functions features |
| Shooting Modes | Hybrid Auto, Creative Shot, Auto, P, Portrait, Smart Shutter, High-speed Burst, Handheld Night Scene, Low Light, Fish-eye Effect, Miniature Effect, Toy Camera Effect, Monochrome, Super Vivid, Poster Effect, Snow, Fireworks, Long Shutter, Smile, Wink Self-timer, Face Self-timer, Shooting Movies is Possible with the Movie Button | Superior Auto, Intelligent Auto, Program Auto, Movie Mode, Panorama, Scene Selection, Picture Effect, Manual Exposure |
| Delete Function | - | Yes |
| audio and video features |
| Microphone | - | Stereo |
| Video Format | - | AVCHD Ver 2.0, MPEG-4 AVC / H.264 |