Models in the popular Sony Cyber-shot RX100 compact camera line share a similar body design and a 20MP 1-inch type sensor; they differ mainly by lens choice. As the seventh iteration (or eighth, if you count the VA), the Sony Cyber-shot RX100 VII is an updated version of the VI, which was the first...

The best compact on the market The best compact in history Certainly, it's one of the most powerful. It's easy to quantify that in terms of its sheer ability to gather and process high-resolution imagery, but it's the camera's features that really elevate it.

Great video features; Beautifully made; beautifully small; Excellent stills gathering performance

Image quality good rather than great; Relatively poor low-light images

The RX100 VII could be a great choice for travellers with strict weight requirements - and deep pockets

Great video features; Beautifully made, beautifully small; Excellent stills gathering performance;

Image quality good rather than great; Relatively poor low-light images;

First introduced in July 2019 , Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VII is a 20.0MP Large Sensor Compact camera with a 1" (13.2 x 8.8 mm ) sized BSI-CMOS sensor, built-in Image Stabilization , Tilting touch screen and 24-200 mm F2.8-4.5 lens. Sony replaced the older RX100 VI with this model.

Built-in Wireless (Wi-fi); Bluetooth Connectivity; NFC Connectivity; Image Stabilization; Articulating Screen; 4K (UHD) Video; Touch Screen; Electronic Built-in Viewfinder; RAW Shooting; Face Detection Focusing; 20.0MP - High Resolution Sensor; 12.800 Max ISO; 921k dots LCD Resolution; 1/32000s...

No External Flash Shoe; Low Battery Life: 260 shots; Heavy Body: 302; No Environmental Sealing

The Sony RX100 VII is good for travel photography. Image quality out-of-the-box is excellent, and the camera's wide shutter speed range makes it easy to capture both long-exposure shots and stills of fast-moving subjects.

Lightweight, portable design., Superb autofocus performance in photography and video., Excellent image quality.

Uncomfortable to hold., Short battery life.

Point-and-shoot cameras are trending toward the endangered species list. For typical, day-to-day photos and videos, there’s the smartphone. If you want to capture action, there’s the GoPro, and if you want to make art, there are higher-end cameras with larger sensors.

Excellent image quality; Flexible video options; Lens has a lot of range; Still fits in a coat pocket

A mic jack is great; but there’s nowhere to mount the mic; Still needs a headphone jack; Lens isn’t as bright as prior RX100 models; Expensive

Great sales staff! Haven't had too much on photos but my husband took it to my sons motorcycle day on a race track and got great photos and video his first time touching my phone! Also my kids transferred photos from camera to phono via WiFi and it was slick.

The Sony Cyber-shot RX100 VII may look identical to the RX100 VI that goes before it, but there are a number of updates that make this camera one of the fastest available.

High quality 8.3x optical zoom lens; Excellent image quality; High-speed continuous shooting (90fps; 4K UHD video with improved image stabilisation; Microphone socket; Built-in pop-up electronic viewfinder

Price - £1200 for a compact camera; NTSC / PAL switch to change frame rates; Menus could be easier to use; Touch-screen could be better utilised

The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VII point-and-shoot is a modest update to the RX100 VI, offering better autofocus and video stabilization for a bit more money.

Sharp 8x zoom lens; Electronic viewfinder; 1-inch sensor design; 20fps capture with subject tracking; Eye detection for people and pets; Tilting touch screen; 4K video with external microphone port.

Expensive; Can't start video while images are writing to card; Limited touch functions.

There are some great little cameras in the Sony RX100-series, and the RX100 VII is arguably the best of all of them. However, it’s expensive for a camera with a 1-inch type sensor and it could use some form of grip on the front.

Best-in-its-class AF system; Stabilised 4K video; Great focal length range

Front lacks grip; Limited use of the touchscreen functionality