| key specs |
| Camera Type | Digital Camera | Digital Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 20.2 MP | 5 MP |
| Sensor Type | CMOS | CCD |
| Display Size | 3 inch | 1.8 inch |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | AA Alkaline Battery |
| Display Type | - | TFT LCD |
| general |
| Brand | Sony | Canon |
| Model | CyberShot RX100 20.2MP Digital Camera | PowerShot S2IS 5.0MP Digital Camera |
| Model Name | CyberShot RX100 | PowerShot S2IS |
| Series | Cyber-shot | PowerShot |
| Color | Black | Silver |
| Type | Digital Camera | Digital Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 20.2 MP | 5 MP |
| Dimensions(WxHxD) | 25.9 x 21.1 x 11.9 cm | 113.0 x 78.0 x 75.5 mm |
| Face Detection | Yes | - |
| Temperature | 0 to 40 | 0 to 40 |
| Model Number | - | S2IS |
| Weight | - | 405 GM |
| sensor features |
| Sensor Type | CMOS | CCD |
| ISO Rating | ISO 125 - 12800 | - |
| Maximum ISO | 6400 ISO | 400 ISO |
| Maximum FPS | 16 | - |
| Other Sensor Features | Exmor CMOS | - |
| Sensor Size | - | 1/2.5 inch |
| lens features |
| Digital Zoom | 14x | 4x |
| Optical Zoom | 3.6x | - |
| Aperture Range | F1.8 W - F4.9 T | f/2.7 W - 3.5 T |
| Manual Focus | Yes | Yes |
| Focal Length | - | 6.0 - 72.0mm f/2.7-3.5 35mm film equivalent 36-432mm |
| focus features |
| Auto Focus | Yes | Yes |
| White Balancing | Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Fluorescent, Incandescent, Flash | Auto, Pre-set Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Flash, Custom |
| Focus Range | - | Normal 1.6 ft./50cm-Infinity W, 3.0 ft./90cm-Infinity T Macro 3.9 in.-1.6 ft./10-50cm Super Macro 0-3.9 in./0-10cm |
| Metering Modes | - | Evaluative, Center-weighted Average, Spot** Metering frame with Spot Mode is center-fixed. |
| shutter features |
| Self-timer | Yes | Yes |
| Continuous Shots | Yes, 10 fps | High-speed approx. 2.4 shots/sec. Normal approx. 1.5 shots/sec. Large/Fine mode |
| Shutter Speed | - | 15-1/3200 sec. Slow shutter speed of 15-1.3 sec. is only available in select modes. |
| flash features |
| Built-in Flash | Yes | - |
| Flash Modes | Auto, Flash On, Slow Sync, Rear Sync, Flash Off | Auto, Red-Eye Reduction ON/OFF |
| Flash Compensation | - | 2 stops in 1/3-stop increments |
| image features |
| Image Format | JPEG, RAW ARW 2.3 | Exif 2.2 JPEG |
| Aspect Ratio | 43, 169 | - |
| Red Eye Reduction | Yes | - |
| Image Stabilizer | Yes | - |
| Image Sizing | 4896 x 3672 43, 18 M | - |
| Gross Pixel | - | 5.3 MP |
| Still Image Size | - | 2,592 x 1,944 Large, 2,048 x 1,536 Medium 1, 1,600 x 1,200 Medium 2, 640 x 480 Small |
| display features |
| Display Size | 3 inch | 1.8 inch |
| LCD Display Image Resolution | 1228800 dots | Approx 115000 pixels |
| LCD Display Video Resolution | 1920 x 1080 | - |
| Display Type | - | TFT LCD |
| Display Resolution | - | Approx. 115,000 pixels |
| LCD Display | - | TFT Color LCD |
| storage and power features |
| Upgradable Memory | Yes | 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 | SD |
| Power Supply | AC Adaptor | Compact Power Adapter CA-PS700 |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | AA Alkaline Battery |
| Batteries Included | - | Yes |
| Battery Life | - | Still Image approx. 130 shots AA-size Alkaline Battery, approx. 550 shots AA-size NiMH Battery *1Movie approx. 210 min. AA-size Alkaline Battery, approx. 300 min. AA-size NiMH Battery |
| audio and video features |
| Microphone | Stereo | - |
| Video Format | AVCHD Ver 2.0, MPEG-4 AVC / H.264 | AVI Image data Motion JPEG |
| Audio Features | - | WAVE Stereo |
| Video Resolution | - | 640 x 480 VGA Fine/VGA, 320 x 240 QVGA |
| modes and functions features |
| Delete Function | Yes | - |
| Shooting Modes | Superior Auto, Intelligent Auto, Program Auto, Movie Mode, Panorama, Scene Selection, Picture Effect, Manual Exposure | Auto Creative zone P, Av, Tv, M, C Image zone Portrait, Landscape, Night Scene, Special Scene Foliage, Snow, Beach, Fireworks, Indoor, Night Snapshot, Stitch Assist, Movie, My Colors |
| viewfinder features |
| View Finder | - | Yes |
| View Finder Type | - | 0.33 inch low-temperature polycrystalline silicon TFT color LCD |
| Viewfinder Coverage | - | 100% |
| connectivity features |
| USB | - | Yes |