In depth comparison and review of Canon PowerShot G9 X Mark II and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 IV. Compare design, sensors, proximity features, memory capacities and other important specifications and features to easily choose the right camera for you. Our goal is to help you uncover differences between the products and find the digital camera that will best fit your needs.
| DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS | Canon PowerShot G9 X Mark II | Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 IV |
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| Product Type | Digital camera - 1080p - compact | Digital camera - 4K - compact |
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| Lens Included | - | Carl Zeiss |
| Height | 5.79 cm | 9.4 cm |
| Width | 9.8 cm | 13.25 cm |
| Depth | 3.13 cm | 12.74 cm |
| Weight | 182 g | 1.05 kg |
| Weight Details | Camera only: 182 g Camera with battery and memory card: 206 g |
Camera only: 1.05 kg Camera with battery and memory card: 1.095 kg |
| Enclosure Colour | Black | Silver | - |
| Protection | - | Dust-resistant, moisture-resistant |
| Digital Zoom | 4x | 100x |
| Optical Zoom | 3x | 25x |
| SENSOR | Canon PowerShot G9 X Mark II | Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 IV |
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| Sensor Resolution | 20.1 Megapixel | 20.1 Megapixel |
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| Optical Sensor Type | BSI-CMOS | Exmor RS CMOS |
| Total Pixels | 20,900,000 pixels | 21,000,000 pixels |
| Effective Sensor Resolution | 20,100,000 pixels | 20,100,000 pixels |
| Optical Sensor Size | 1.0" | 1.0" |
| Frame Rate (Max Resolution) | 60 fps | 30 fps |
| Image Stabiliser | Optical (Intelligent IS with 5-axis Advanced Dynamic Mode) | Optical (Steady Shot with Intelligent Active Mode) |
| Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser | Yes | Yes |
| Sensors | - | Digital level metre |
| PROCESSOR | Canon PowerShot G9 X Mark II | Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 IV |
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| Image Processor | DIGIC 7 | BIONZ X |
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| LENS | Canon PowerShot G9 X Mark II | Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 IV |
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| Type | Zoom lens - 3x zoom - 10.2 - 30.6 mm - f/2.0-4.9 - zoom | Carl Zeiss zoom lens - 25x zoom - 8.8 - 220 mm - f/2.4-4.0 Vario-Sonnar T* |
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| Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera | 28 - 84mm | 24 - 600mm |
| Focus Adjustment | Automatic, manual | Automatic, manual |
| Min Focus Distance | 5 cm | 3 cm |
| Macro Focus Range | 5cm | - |
| Zoom Adjustment | Motorised drive | Motorised drive |
| Lens Construction | 8 groups / 6 elements | 13 groups / 18 elements |
| Filter Size | - | 72 mm |
| Features | Aspherical lens, UA lens | ED glass, aspherical lens, AA (advanced aspherical) lens, T* coating, Direct Manual Focus (DMF) |
| FOCUSING | Canon PowerShot G9 X Mark II | Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 IV |
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| Auto Focus | AiAF | TTL contrast and phase detection |
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| Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty | 31 | 315 |
| Auto Focus Features | - | Focus Peaking function |
| AE/AF Control | Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Touch Area AF | - |
| Face Detection | Face-priority AF function | Eye Detect AF, Smile Shutter |
| VIEWFINDER | Canon PowerShot G9 X Mark II | Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 IV |
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| Viewfinder Type | - | Electronic - OLED |
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| Viewfinder Colour Support | - | Colour |
| Viewfinder Diagonal Size | - | 0.39" |
| Viewfinder Resolution | - | 2,359,296 pixels |
| Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage | - | 100% |
| Optical Viewfinder Magnification | - | 0.70x |
| Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range | - | -4 to +3 |
| Features | - | Viewfinder brightness control |
| EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE | Canon PowerShot G9 X Mark II | Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 IV |
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| ISO (Max) | 12800 | 25600 |
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| Light Sensitivity | ISO auto, ISO 12800, ISO 125-6400 | ISO 100, ISO 800, ISO 125, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 160, ISO 320, ISO 640, ISO 80, ISO 64, ISO 500, ISO 250, ISO 1600, ISO 6400, ISO 3200, ISO 1000, ISO 1250, ISO auto (100-12800), ISO 2000, ISO 2500, ISO 4000, ISO 5000, ISO 12800, ISO 25600, ISO 10000, ISO 8000 |
| Exposure Metering | Evaluative, centre-weighted, spot | Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot |
| Exposure Modes | Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority | Programme, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority |
| Bracketing Modes | - | Dynamic Range Bracketing, white balance bracketing |
| Shooting Programs | Portrait mode, fireworks, panning, star nightscape, star trails, star time-lapse movie, handheld night scene, star portrait | Landscape, portrait mode, macro, night portrait, night scene, sports mode, sunset, handheld twilight, anti-motion blur |
| Special Effects | Neutral, fisheye, soft focus, Faithful, monochrome, landscape, portrait, miniature, HDR, Toy camera, Art Bold, Grainy B&W, Water painting, Background defocus, Fireworks, Standard, Fine Detail | Black & White, Sepia, Neutral, Vivid, sunset, soft focus, illustration, landscape, portrait, Water Colour, miniature, clear, deep, light, autumn leaves, Retro, partial colour, Toy camera, Posterisation, High contrast monochrome, Pop Colour, HDR Painting, Rich-tone monochrome, Soft High-key, Night Scene, Standard, Style Box |
| White Balance | Custom, automatic, presets | Custom, automatic, presets |
| White Balance Presets | Fluorescent, cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, shade | Incandescent, cloudy, daylight, shade, fluorescent light (cool white), fluorescent light (daylight), fluorescent light (warm white), fluorescent light (daylight white) |
| Max Shutter Speed | 1/2000 sec | 1/32000 sec |
| Min Shutter Speed | 30 sec | 30 sec |
| Exposure Compensation | ±3 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps | ±3 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps |
| White Balance Bracketing | - | Yes |
| X-sync Speed | 1/2000 sec | - |
| DISPLAY | Canon PowerShot G9 X Mark II | Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 IV |
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| Type | 3" LCD display | 3" LCD display |
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| Touch Screen | Yes | Yes |
| Display Format | 1,040,000 pixels | 1,440,000 pixels |
| Display Form Factor | Built-in | Folding |
| Display Features | Display brightness control | - |
| FLASH | Canon PowerShot G9 X Mark II | Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 IV |
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| Camera Flash | Pop-up flash | Pop-up flash |
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| Flash Modes | Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction, slow sync | Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode |
| Red-Eye Reduction | Yes | - |
| Features | AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation | AF illuminator, flash exposure bracketing |
| Effective Flash Range | 0.5 m - 6 m (wide lens) 0.5 m - 2.4 m (tele lens) |
1 m - 10.8 m: ISO auto (wide lens) 1 m - 6.5 m: ISO auto (tele lens) 20.8 m: ISO 12800 (wide lens) 12.8 m: ISO 12800 (tele lens) |
| VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER | Canon PowerShot G9 X Mark II | Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 IV |
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| Digital Video Format | H.264, iFrame, AVC | AVCHD, XAVC S |
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| Image Recording Format | JPEG, RAW | JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG |
| Max Video Resolution | 1920 x 1080 | 3840 x 2160 |
| Audio Signal Format | - | Dolby Digital AC-3 (2 channel), Linear PCM |
| Surround Sound | - | Dolby Digital AC-3 (2 channel) recording |
| Microphone Operation Mode | Stereo | Stereo |
| MEMORY | Canon PowerShot G9 X Mark II | Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 IV |
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| Memory Card Slot | SD card | Memory Stick PRO Duo card, SD card |
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| Supported Memory Cards | SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card | Memory Stick Duo, SD Memory Card, Memory Stick PRO Duo, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card |
| Memory Card | 32 GB SDHC | - |
| Memory Card Included | Yes | No |
| Image Storage | JPEG 5472 x 3648 JPEG 3648 x 2432 JPEG 2736 x 1824 JPEG 2400 x 1600 JPEG 5472 x 3072 JPEG 3648 x 2048 JPEG 2736 x 1536 JPEG 2400 x 1344 JPEG 4864 x 3648 JPEG 3248 x 2432 JPEG 2432 x 1824 JPEG 2112 x 1600 JPEG 3648 x 3648 JPEG 2432 x 2432 JPEG 1824 x 1824 JPEG 1600 x 1600 |
5472 x 3648 3888 x 2592 2736 x 1824 4864 x 3648 3648 x 2736 2592 x 1944 640 x 480 5472 x 3080 3648 x 2056 2720 x 1528 3648 x 3648 2544 x 2544 1920 x 1920 |
| Video Capture | 1920 x 1080 - 60 fps 1920 x 1080 - 30 fps 1920 x 1080 - 24 fps 1280 x 720 - 30 fps 640 x 480 - 30 fps |
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| BATTERY AND CHARGING | Canon PowerShot G9 X Mark II | Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 IV |
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| Battery Type | Canon NB-13L Lithium Ion | Sony NP-FW50 Lithium Ion |
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| Details | Canon NB-13L Li-ion rechargeable battery (included) | Sony NP-FW50 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1080 mAh |
| Battery Life | Photo shooting - 235 shots Photo shooting - 315 shots (ECO mode) Playback - 5 hours |
Photo shooting - 400 shots (LCD Monitor on) Photo shooting - 370 shots (EVF on) Video recording - 3.33 hours (LCD Monitor on) Video recording - 3.08 hours (EVF on) |
| CONNECTIONS | Canon PowerShot G9 X Mark II | Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 IV |
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| Interface | HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, NFC (Near Field Communication), Bluetooth 4.1 | IEEE 802.11b/g/n, NFC (Near Field Communication), Bluetooth 4.1 |
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| Connectivity Features | Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view, Wireless Image Transfer, wireless video upload to cloud server, wireless image upload to cloud server | - |
| Print Standard | Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support | Exif Print support, PRINT Image Matching |
| Computer Connectivity | Mac, Windows | - |
| Flash Terminal | - | Hot shoe |
| Connector Type | USB 2.0 (5 pin Micro-USB Type B) HDMI (19 pin micro HDMI Type D) |
USB 2.0 HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D) Microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm) Headphones (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm) |
| FEATURES | Canon PowerShot G9 X Mark II | Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 IV |
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| Self-Timer Delay | 10 sec, 2sec | 10 sec, 2sec, 5 sec |
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| Continuous Shooting Speed | 4 frames per second, 3.9 frames per second, 5.3 frames per second, 8.2 frames per second, 8.1 frames per second | 3.5 frames per second, 10 frames per second, 24 frames per second |
| Additional Features | Camera orientation detection, histogram display, in-camera red-eye removal, resizing an image, digital tele-converter, USB charging, in-camera RAW processing, HS System, HDR image enhancement technology, Time-Lapse recording, GPS via mobile | Sharpness control, digital image rotation, camera orientation detection, saturation control, Sweep Panorama technology, takes photos while film recording, contrast control, Dynamic Range Optimizer, 24p Cinema Mode, Dolby Digital Stereo Creator, Multi-Frame Noise Reduction, Intelligent AUTO (iAUTO), High ISO NR, Superior Auto mode, Clear Image Zoom, noise reduction over long exposures, PlayMemories Camera Apps support, silent shooting, BRAVIA Sync function |
| OTHERS | Canon PowerShot G9 X Mark II | Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 IV |
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| Included Accessories | Battery charger, carrying case, wrist strap | Eyepiece cover, lens hood, lens cap, shoulder strap, AC power adaptor, shoe cap, micro-USB cable |
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| Max Operating Temperature | 40 °C | 40 °C |
| Min Operating Temperature | 0 °C | 0 °C |
| Service & Support | Limited warranty - 2 years | - |
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