Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VII vs. Leica V-LUX 5

Camera Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Side by side comparison and review of Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VII and Leica V-LUX 5. Compare design, sensors, zoom functions, batteries and other key specifications and features to simplify the choice of your perfect digital camera. Our goal is to make it easier for you to decide on the camera that will best meet your expectations by revealing the main differences between the products.

Camera Specifications Comparison

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VII vs. Leica V-LUX 5 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VII Leica V-LUX 5
Product Type Digital camera - 4K - compact Digital camera - 4K - compact
Lens Included ZEISS Leica
Height 5.81 cm 9.72 cm
Width 10.16 cm 13.67 cm
Depth 4.28 cm 13.15 cm
Weight 275 g 812 g
Weight Details Camera only: 275 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 302 g
Camera with battery: 812 g
Enclosure Colour Black -
Digital Zoom - 4x
Optical Zoom 8x 16x
SENSOR Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VII Leica V-LUX 5
Sensor Resolution 20.1 Megapixel 20.1 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type Exmor RS CMOS MOS
Total Pixels - 20,900,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 20,100,000 pixels 20,100,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size 1.0" 1.0"
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) 30 fps 30 fps
Image Stabiliser Optical (Steady Shot with Active Mode) -
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser Yes Yes
Sensors Digital level metre -
PROCESSOR Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VII Leica V-LUX 5
Image Processor BIONZ X -
LENS Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VII Leica V-LUX 5
Type ZEISS zoom lens - 8x zoom - 9 - 72 mm - f/2.8-4.5 Vario-Sonnar T* Leica zoom lens - 16x zoom - 9.1 - 146 mm - f/2.8-4.0 DC Vario-Elmarit
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 24 - 200mm 25 - 400mm
Focus Adjustment Automatic, manual Automatic, manual
Min Focus Distance 8 cm 30 cm
Macro Focus Range - 3cm
Max View Angle 84 degree(s) -
Zoom Adjustment Motorised drive Motorised drive
Lens Construction 12 groups / 15 elements 11 groups / 15 elements
Features ED glass, aspherical lens, AA (advanced aspherical) lens, T* coating ED glass, aspherical lens
FOCUSING Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VII Leica V-LUX 5
Auto Focus TTL contrast and phase detection -
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 357 49
Auto Focus Features Focus Peaking function Depth From Defocus (DFD) technology
AE/AF Control Subject-tracking AF, Eye detection AF, Real-time Eye AF, Touch AF Face-priority AF, Eye detection AF
Face Detection Face Detection AF/AE, Smile Shutter, Self Portrait Auto Shutter Face Detection AF/AE
VIEWFINDER Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VII Leica V-LUX 5
Viewfinder Type Electronic - OLED Electronic - OLED
Viewfinder Colour Support Colour Colour
Viewfinder Diagonal Size 0.39" 0.39"
Viewfinder Resolution 2,359,296 pixels 2,360,000 pixels
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 100% 100%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 0.59x 0.74x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -4 to +3 -4 to +4
Features Viewfinder brightness control -
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VII Leica V-LUX 5
ISO (Max) 25600 25000
Native ISO 100-12800 80-12500
Extended ISO (Max) 25600 25000
Extended ISO (Min) 64 -
Light Sensitivity ISO 80, ISO 64, ISO auto (100-12800), ISO 25600, ISO 100-12800 ISO 100, ISO 800, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 80, ISO 1600, ISO 6400, ISO 3200, ISO auto, ISO 12500, ISO 25000
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot, average, highlight-weighted Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot
Exposure Modes Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Bracketing Modes Dynamic Range Bracketing, Flash Exposure Bracketing, white balance bracketing -
Shooting Programs - Panorama assist, handheld night shot, monochrome, clear portrait, silky skin, backlit softness, clear in backlight, relaxing tone, sweet child's face, distinct scenery, bright blue sky, romantic sunset glow, vivid sunset glow, glistening water, clear nightscape, cool night sky, warm glowing nightscape, artistic nightscape, glittering illuminations, clear night portrait, soft image of a flower, appetising food, cute dessert, freeze animal motion, clear sports shot
Special Effects Black & White, Sepia, Neutral, Vivid, sunset, illustration, landscape, portrait, Water Colour, miniature, clear, deep, light, autumn leaves, Retro, partial colour, Toy camera, Posterisation, High contrast monochrome, Pop Colour, Soft High-key, Night Scene, Standard, Style Box Sepia, soft focus, monochrome, miniature, Cross Process, Retro, Expressive, high dynamic, Bleach Bypass, High Key, Low Key, Toy effect, Star Filter, Impressive Art, One Point Colour, Dynamic Monochrome, Sunshine, Old Days, Toy Pop, Fantasy, Rough Monochrome, Silky Monochrome
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Incandescent, cloudy, Flash, daylight, shade, fluorescent light (cool white), fluorescent light (daylight), fluorescent light (warm white), fluorescent light (daylight white) Incandescent, cloudy, Flash, daylight, shade
Max Shutter Speed 1/32000 sec 1/16000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 30 sec 60 sec
Exposure Compensation ±3 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps ±5 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing - 3, 5, 7 steps in 1/3, 2/3 or 1 EV steps
White Balance Bracketing Yes -
DISPLAY Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VII Leica V-LUX 5
Type 3" LCD display 3" LCD display
Touch Screen Yes Yes
Display Format 921,600 pixels 1,240,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Folding Rotating
Display Features Display brightness control, TRILUMINOS Colour technology -
FLASH Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VII Leica V-LUX 5
Camera Flash Pop-up flash Pop-up flash
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, auto mode, flash OFF mode, slow sync Fill-in mode, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction, slow sync
Red-Eye Reduction - Yes
Features AF illuminator, flash exposure bracketing -
Effective Flash Range 0.4 m - 5.9 m: ISO auto (wide lens)
1 m - 3.1 m: ISO auto (tele lens)
12.4 m: ISO 12800 (wide lens)
7 m: ISO 12800 (tele lens)
0.3 m - 13.5 m: ISO auto (wide lens)
1 m - 9.5 m: ISO auto (tele lens)
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VII Leica V-LUX 5
Digital Video Format AVCHD, XAVC S -
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG JPEG, RAW
Max Video Resolution 3840 x 2160 3840 x 2160
Audio Signal Format Dolby Digital AC-3 (2 channel), Linear PCM AAC
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo Stereo
MEMORY Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VII Leica V-LUX 5
Memory Card Slot Memory Stick PRO Duo card, SD card SD card
Supported Memory Cards 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 SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card
Memory Card Included No No
Image Storage 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
4864 x 3648
3456 x 2592
2432 x 1824
5472 x 3648
3888 x 2592
2736 x 1824
5472 x 3080
3840 x 2160
1920 x 1080
3648 x 3648
2592 x 2592
1824 x 1824
Video Capture XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p
XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 i
H.264 - 3840 x 2160 - 30 fps - 100Mbps
H.264 - 3840 x 2160 p - 24 fps - 100Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 60 fps - 28Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 30 fps - 20Mbps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 30 fps - 10Mbps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VII Leica V-LUX 5
Battery Type Sony NP-BX1 Lithium Ion Lithium Ion - manufacturer-specific
Details Sony NP-BX1 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included) Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1200 mAh (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 260 shots (LCD Monitor on)
Photo shooting - 240 shots (EVF on)
Video recording - 70 minutes (LCD Monitor on)
Video recording - 70 minutes (EVF on)
Photo shooting - 360 shots
CONNECTIONS Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VII Leica V-LUX 5
Interface HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, NFC (Near Field Communication), Bluetooth 4.1 Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.2
Connectivity Features Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view, PC Remote functions via Wi-Fi Remote control via mobile devices
Print Standard DPOF support, Exif Print support, PRINT Image Matching Direct print, DPOF support, PictBridge support
Flash Terminal - Hot shoe
Connector Type USB 2.0 (5 pin Micro-USB Type B)
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
Microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
USB 2.0 (5 pin Micro-USB Type B)
HDMI output (19 pin mini HDMI Type C)
Composite video/audio output
Microphone
FEATURES Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VII Leica V-LUX 5
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec, 5 sec 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 5 frames per second, 20 frames per second, 10 frames per second, 90 frames per second (Single Burst Shooting Hi), 60 frames per second (Single Burst Shooting Mid), 30 frames per second (Single Burst Shooting Lo) 2 frames per second, 12 frames per second, 7 frames per second, 50 frames per second
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode, HDR Movie mode -
Additional Features Digital image rotation, camera orientation detection, Sweep Panorama technology, interval shooting mode, takes photos while film recording, Dynamic Range Optimizer, USB charging, Multi-Frame Noise Reduction, Intelligent AUTO (iAUTO), High ISO NR, Superior Auto mode, Clear Image Zoom, noise reduction over long exposures, silent shooting, BRAVIA Sync function, Single Burst Shooting function, Blackout-free shooting Built-in speaker, USB charging, Focus Stacking, Post Focus function
OTHERS Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VII Leica V-LUX 5
Included Accessories AC power adaptor, wrist strap, micro-USB cable, shoulder strap adapter Lens hood, battery charger, lens cap, shoulder strap, USB cable, lens cap strap, hot shoe cover
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C 0 °C
Service & Support - Limited warranty - 2 years
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