| key specs |
| Camera Type | DSLR Camera | Digital Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 12.4 MP | 20.2 MP |
| Sensor Type | CMOS | CMOS |
| Display Type | TFT LCD | - |
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3 inch |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
| general |
| Brand | Ricoh | Sony |
| Model | Pentax Q7 12.4MP DSLR Camera | CyberShot RX100 20.2MP Digital Camera |
| Model Name | Pentax Q7 | CyberShot RX100 |
| Color | Black | Black |
| Type | DSLR Camera | Digital Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 12.4 MP | 20.2 MP |
| Dimensions(WxHxD) | 4 x 1.3 x 2.3 inch | 25.9 x 21.1 x 11.9 cm |
| Temperature | 0 to 40 | 0 to 40 |
| Series | - | Cyber-shot |
| Face Detection | - | Yes |
| sensor features |
| Sensor Type | CMOS | CMOS |
| ISO Rating | - | ISO 125 - 12800 |
| Maximum ISO | - | 6400 ISO |
| Maximum FPS | - | 16 |
| Other Sensor Features | - | Exmor CMOS |
| lens features |
| Other Lens Features | KAF4, KAF3, KAF2 (power zoom not compatible), KAF, KA mount lens | - |
| Digital Zoom | - | 14x |
| Optical Zoom | - | 3.6x |
| Aperture Range | - | F1.8 W - F4.9 T |
| Manual Focus | - | Yes |
| exposure features |
| Exposure Mode | Auto Picture mode (Standard, Portrait, Landscape, Macro, Moving Object, Night Scene Portrait, Sunset, Blue Sky, Forest), Scene Mode (Portrait, Landscape, Macro, Moving Object, Night Scene Portrait, Sunset, Blue Sky, Forest, Night Scene, Night Scene HDR, Night Snap, Food, Pet, Kids, Surf & Snow, Backlight Silhouette, Candlelight, Stage Lighting, Museum), Program, Sensitivity Priority, Shutter Priority, Aperture Priority, Shutter & Aperture Priority, Manual, Bulb | - |
| AE Lock/Exposure Lock | Yes | - |
| Exposure Compensation | 5EV (1/2EV steps or 1/3EV steps can be selected) | - |
| Manual Exposure | Yes | - |
| shutter features |
| Shutter Type | Electronically controlled vertical-run focal plane shutter | - |
| Self-timer | Yes | Yes |
| Continuous Shots | - | Yes, 10 fps |
| flash features |
| External Flash | Yes | - |
| Built-in Flash | - | Yes |
| Flash Modes | - | Auto, Flash On, Slow Sync, Rear Sync, Flash Off |
| image features |
| Aspect Ratio | 30200 AM | 43, 169 |
| Image Stabilizer | Yes | Yes |
| Image Format | - | JPEG, RAW ARW 2.3 |
| Red Eye Reduction | - | Yes |
| Image Sizing | - | 4896 x 3672 43, 18 M |
| display features |
| Display Type | TFT LCD | - |
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3 inch |
| LCD Display Image Resolution | - | 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 |
| focus features |
| Auto Focus | - | Yes |
| White Balancing | - | Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Fluorescent, Incandescent, Flash |
| audio and video features |
| Microphone | - | Stereo |
| Video Format | - | AVCHD Ver 2.0, MPEG-4 AVC / H.264 |
| modes and functions features |
| Delete Function | - | Yes |
| Shooting Modes | - | Superior Auto, Intelligent Auto, Program Auto, Movie Mode, Panorama, Scene Selection, Picture Effect, Manual Exposure |