| key specs |
| Camera Type | Digital Camera | Digital Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 20.2 MP | 20 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 SX420IS 20MP Digital Camera |
| Model Name | CyberShot RX100 | PowerShot SX420IS |
| Series | Cyber-shot | PowerShot |
| Color | Black | Red |
| Type | Digital Camera | Digital Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 20.2 MP | 20 MP |
| Dimensions(WxHxD) | 25.9 x 21.1 x 11.9 cm | 35.6 x 30.7 x 12.2 cm |
| Face Detection | Yes | Yes |
| Temperature | 0 to 40 | 0 to 40 |
| sensor features |
| Sensor Type | CMOS | CCD |
| ISO Rating | ISO 125 - 12800 | ISO 100 - 800 |
| Maximum ISO | 6400 ISO | 800 ISO |
| Maximum FPS | 16 | - |
| Other Sensor Features | Exmor CMOS | - |
| lens features |
| Digital Zoom | 14x | - |
| Optical Zoom | 3.6x | 42x |
| Aperture Range | F1.8 W - F4.9 T | F3.5 - F6.6 |
| Manual Focus | Yes | - |
| Other Lens Features | - | Image Stabilizer IS System Lens-shift Type, Aperture Type Iris Diaphragm, F/Number f/3.5 - f/8.0 W, f/6.6 - f/8.0 T, 42x Optical Zoom 24 mm - 1008 mm with 84x ZoomPlus |
| focus features |
| Auto Focus | Yes | Yes |
| White Balancing | Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Fluorescent, Incandescent, Flash | - |
| Focus Mode | - | Autofocus Continuous, Servo AF |
| Focus Range | - | 0 cm - Infinity W, 1.4 m - Infinity T, Macro 0 - 50 cm W |
| Metering Modes | - | Evaluative, Center-weighted Average, Spot |
| Other Focus Features | - | AF Frame Face AiAF, Center, Tracking AF |
| shutter features |
| Self-timer | Yes | - |
| Continuous Shots | Yes, 10 fps | Continuous Shooting AUTO, P Mode 0.5 Shots/sec, Low Light Mode 2.2 Shots/sec |
| flash features |
| Built-in Flash | Yes | Yes |
| Flash Modes | Auto, Flash On, Slow Sync, Rear Sync, Flash Off | Auto, On, Slow Synchro, Off |
| image features |
| Image Format | JPEG, RAW ARW 2.3 | - |
| Aspect Ratio | 43, 169 | 40300 AM |
| Red Eye Reduction | Yes | - |
| Image Stabilizer | Yes | Yes |
| Image Sizing | 4896 x 3672 43, 18 M | - |
| display features |
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3 inch |
| LCD Display Image Resolution | 1228800 dots | 230000 dots |
| LCD Display Video Resolution | 1920 x 1080 | - |
| 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 Pack NB-11LH |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
| 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 | Auto, P, Live View Control, Portrait, Face Self-timer, Low Light, Fish-eye Effect, Miniature Effect, Toy Camera Effect, Monochrome, Super Vivid, Poster Effect, Fireworks, Long Shutter, Shooting Movies is Possible with the Movie Button |
| connectivity features |
| Wifi | - | Yes |