| key specs |
| Camera Type | Digital Camera | DSLR Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 20.2 MP | 16 MP |
| Sensor Type | CMOS | CCD |
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3 inch |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
| general |
| Brand | Sony | Canon |
| Model | CyberShot RX100 20.2MP Digital Camera | PowerShot SX170 16MP DSLR Camera |
| Model Name | CyberShot RX100 | PowerShot SX170 |
| Series | Cyber-shot | PowerShot |
| Color | Black | Black |
| Type | Digital Camera | DSLR Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 20.2 MP | 16 MP |
| Dimensions(WxHxD) | 25.9 x 21.1 x 11.9 cm | 108 x 71 x 48.9 mm |
| Face Detection | Yes | Yes |
| Temperature | 0 to 40 | 0 to 40 |
| Model Number | - | SX170 |
| Weight | - | 228 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 | - |
| lens features |
| Digital Zoom | 14x | - |
| Optical Zoom | 3.6x | 16x |
| Aperture Range | F1.8 W - F4.9 T | F3.5 - F8.0 W, F5.9 - F8.0 T |
| Manual Focus | Yes | - |
| Focal Length | - | 5.0 - 80.0 mm 35 mm Equivalent to 28 - 448 mm |
| focus features |
| Auto Focus | Yes | Yes |
| White Balancing | Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Fluorescent, Incandescent, Flash | - |
| Metering Modes | - | Evaluative, Center-weighted Average, Spot |
| shutter features |
| Self-timer | Yes | Yes |
| Continuous Shots | Yes, 10 fps | Yes, 0.8 fps P Mode, 3.2 fps Low Light Mode |
| Shutter Speed | - | 1/3200 sec |
| flash features |
| Built-in Flash | Yes | Yes |
| Flash Modes | Auto, Flash On, Slow Sync, Rear Sync, Flash Off | Auto, On, Slow Synchro, Off |
| Other Flash Features | - | External Flash EX-series Speedlite |
| image features |
| Image Format | JPEG, RAW ARW 2.3 | - |
| Aspect Ratio | 43, 169 | 169, 32, 43, 11 |
| Red Eye Reduction | Yes | - |
| Image Stabilizer | Yes | Yes |
| Image Sizing | 4896 x 3672 43, 18 M | 4608 x 3456 L |
| Still Image Size | - | 3246 x 2448 Medium 1, 1600 x 1200 Medium 2, 640 x 480 Small |
| Slow Motion | - | Yes |
| display features |
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3 inch |
| LCD Display Image Resolution | 1228800 dots | 230000 dots |
| LCD Display Video Resolution | 1920 x 1080 | 1280 x 720 |
| Display Resolution | - | 230,000 dots |
| storage and power features |
| 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 | - |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
| Batteries Included | - | Yes |
| 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 | M, Av, Tv, P, Live View Control, Auto, SCN, Creative Filters, Discreet, Movie |
| HD Support | - | Yes |
| Macro Mode | - | Yes, 1 - 50 cm W |