| key specs | 
| Camera Type | Digital Camera | Digital Camera | 
| Effective Pixels | 20.2 MP | 10 MP | 
| Sensor Type | CMOS | CCD | 
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3 inch | 
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | AA Alkaline Battery | 
| Display Type | - | TFT LCD | 
| general | 
| Brand | Sony | Canon | 
| Model | CyberShot RX100 20.2MP Digital Camera | PowerShot SX120IS 10.0MP Digital Camera | 
| Model Name | CyberShot RX100 | PowerShot SX120IS | 
| Series | Cyber-shot | PowerShot | 
| Color | Black | Black | 
| Type | Digital Camera | Digital Camera | 
| Effective Pixels | 20.2 MP | 10 MP | 
| Dimensions(WxHxD) | 25.9 x 21.1 x 11.9 cm | 110.6 x 70.4 x 44.7 mm | 
| Face Detection | Yes | - | 
| Temperature | 0 to 40 | 0 to 40 | 
| Model Number | - | SX120IS | 
| Weight | - | 245 GM | 
| sensor features | 
| Sensor Type | CMOS | CCD | 
| ISO Rating | ISO 125 - 12800 | - | 
| Maximum ISO | 6400 ISO | 1600 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 | - | 
| Manual Focus | Yes | - | 
| Focal Length | - | 6.0 W - 60.0mm T f/2.8 W - f/4.3 T  35mm equivalent 36 W - 360 T mm | 
| focus features | 
| Auto Focus | Yes | - | 
| White Balancing | Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Fluorescent, Incandescent, Flash | Auto*, Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Custom | 
| Focus Range | - | Normal 1.6 ft./50cm-infinity W, 3.3 ft./1m-infinity T  Macro 0.4 in.-1.6 ft./1-50cm W | 
| Metering Modes | - | Evaluative, Center-weighted average, spot | 
| shutter features | 
| Self-timer | Yes | Yes | 
| Continuous Shots | Yes, 10 fps | Normal approx. 1.3 fps AF approx. 0.9 fps LV approx. 0.9 fps | 
| flash features | 
| Built-in Flash | Yes | - | 
| Flash Modes | Auto, Flash On, Slow Sync, Rear Sync, Flash Off | Auto, Auto w/Red-eye Reduction, Flash On, Flash On w/Red-eye Reduction, Flash Off FE lock, Safety FE, Slow Synchro | 
| 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 | - | 10.3 MP | 
| Still Image Size | - | Still Image 3,648 x 2,736 Large, 2,816 x 2,112 Medium 1, 2,272 x 1,704 Medium 2, 1,600 x 1,200 Medium 3, 640 x 480 Small, 3,648 x 2,048 Widescreen | 
| display features | 
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3 inch | 
| LCD Display Image Resolution | 1228800 dots | Approx 230000 pixels | 
| LCD Display Video Resolution | 1920 x 1080 | - | 
| Display Type | - | TFT LCD | 
| Display Resolution | - | Approx. 230,000 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/SDHC memory card, MultiMediaCard, MMCplus card, HC MMCplus card | 
| Power Supply | AC Adaptor | AC Adapter Kit ACK-800 optional | 
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | AA Alkaline Battery | 
| Batteries Included | - | Yes | 
| Battery Life | - | Still Image approx. 130 shots AA-size Alkaline Battery, approx. 370 shots AA-size Ni-MH 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 | - | Audio data WAVE Monaural | 
| Video Resolution | - | 640 x 480 30 fps/30 fps LP, 320 x 240 30 fps | 
| 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*, P, Av, Tv, M, Easy, Portrait, Landscape, Special Scene Foliage, Snow, Beach, Sunset, Fireworks, Aquarium, ISO 3200, Indoor, Kids & Pets, Night Snapshot, Movie, Night Scene * Automatically detects the shooting scene. | 
| viewfinder features | 
| Viewfinder Coverage | - | 100% | 
| exposure features | 
| Exposure Mode | - | Program AE, Manual AE Lock, Program Shift, Safety Shift, Auto ISO Shift | 
| Spot Meter | - | Yes | 
| Exposure Compensation | - | +/-2 stops in 1/3-stop increments | 
| Manual Exposure | - | Yes | 
| connectivity features | 
| USB | - | Yes |