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Sony RX10 II vs Sony W690

Portability
58
Imaging
52
Features
77
Overall
62
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 II front
 
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W690 front
Portability
95
Imaging
39
Features
32
Overall
36

Sony RX10 II vs Sony W690 Key Specs

Sony RX10 II
(Full Review)
  • 20MP - 1" Sensor
  • 3" Tilting Screen
  • ISO 125 - 12800 (Increase to 25600)
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 3840 x 2160 video
  • 24-200mm (F2.8) lens
  • 813g - 129 x 88 x 102mm
  • Revealed June 2015
  • Older Model is Sony RX10
  • New Model is Sony RX10 III
Sony W690
(Full Review)
  • 16MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 80 - 3200
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1280 x 720 video
  • 25-250mm (F3.3-5.9) lens
  • 142g - 94 x 56 x 22mm
  • Introduced February 2012
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Sony RX10 II vs Sony W690 Overview

On this page, we will be contrasting the Sony RX10 II vs Sony W690, one being a Large Sensor Superzoom and the latter is a Small Sensor Compact and both of them are manufactured by Sony. There is a big difference between the resolutions of the RX10 II (20MP) and W690 (16MP) and the RX10 II (1") and W690 (1/2.3") have totally different sensor size.

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The RX10 II was announced 3 years later than the W690 and that is quite a big gap as far as tech is concerned. Each of the cameras have different body design with the Sony RX10 II being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Sony W690 being a Compact camera.

Before delving straight to a in depth comparison, here is a short summary of how the RX10 II grades vs the W690 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

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Reasons to pick Sony RX10 II over the Sony W690

 RX10 II W690 
IntroducedJune 2015February 2012Fresher by 40 months
Manually focus More exact focus
Screen typeTiltingFixed Tilting screen
Screen resolution1229k230kSharper screen (+999k dot)

Reasons to pick Sony W690 over the Sony RX10 II

 W690 RX10 II 

Common features in the Sony RX10 II and Sony W690

 RX10 II W690 
Screen dimensions3"3"Equal screen size
Selfie screen No selfie screen
Touch friendly screen Neither comes with Touch friendly screen

Sony RX10 II vs Sony W690 Physical Comparison

If you're looking to carry your camera regularly, you'll need to factor its weight and measurements. The Sony RX10 II comes with physical measurements of 129mm x 88mm x 102mm (5.1" x 3.5" x 4.0") with a weight of 813 grams (1.79 lbs) whilst the Sony W690 has proportions of 94mm x 56mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.9") having a weight of 142 grams (0.31 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary based on the lens you are utilizing during that time. Underneath is a front view size comparison of the RX10 II against the W690.

Sony RX10 II vs Sony W690 size comparison

Looking at size and weight, the portability rating of the RX10 II and W690 is 58 and 95 respectively.

Sony RX10 II vs Sony W690 top view buttons comparison

Sony RX10 II vs Sony W690 Sensor Comparison

Often, it can be difficult to visualise the contrast between sensor sizing only by reading through specs. The visual here will help provide you a stronger sense of the sensor sizing in the RX10 II and W690.

All in all, each of these cameras have different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The RX10 II using its bigger sensor will make achieving shallower depth of field simpler and the Sony RX10 II will give greater detail with its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop pictures a bit more aggressively. The more recent RX10 II is going to have a benefit with regard to sensor innovation.

Sony RX10 II vs Sony W690 sensor size comparison

Sony RX10 II vs Sony W690 Screen and ViewFinder

Sony RX10 II vs Sony W690 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Portrait photography with Sony RX10 II
Portrait photography with Sony W690
71
has manual focus
megapixel count good (20MP)
sensor size is decent (1")
offers face detection focusing
supports RAW files
34
sensor resolution is decent (16 megapixels)
provides face detect focus
focusing manually not possible
no manual mode
external flash not possible
tiny sensor (1/2.3")
lack of RAW support
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Street Comparison

Sony RX10 II Street photography features
Sony W690 Street photography features
72
screen tilts up and down
has image stabilization (Optical)
sensor size is decent (1")
supports RAW files
environment proof
57
has image stabilization (Optical)
no moving screen
tiny sensor (1/2.3")
lack of RAW support
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Sports Comparison

Sony RX10 II Sports photography info
Sony W690 Sports photography info
68
quiet shooting (1/32,000 seconds)
has image stabilization (Optical)
megapixel count good (20MP)
sensor size is decent (1")
offers tracking autofocus
environment proof
no phase detect AF
40
has image stabilization (Optical)
sensor resolution is decent (16MP)
provides tracking focus
low fps (1.0 frames/s)
no shutter priority mode
tiny sensor (1/2.3")
lack of phase detect auto focus
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Travel Comparison

Sony RX10 II as a Travel photography camera
Sony W690 as a Travel photography camera
56
environment proof
megapixel count good (20 megapixels)
built-in flash
relatively wide (24mm)
does not have Time Lapse recording
does not contain selfie friendly display
somewhat slow max aperture (f2.8)
68
sensor resolution is decent (16 megapixels)
built-in flash
reasonably wide (25mm)
long reach (250mm)
lack of Timelapse function
doesn't have a selfie friendly screen
sluggish maximum aperture (f3.3)
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Landscape Comparison

Sony RX10 II Landscape photography details
Sony W690 Landscape photography details
62
has manual focus
relatively wide (24mm)
screen is a good size (3 inches)
has image stabilization (Optical)
megapixel count good (20 megapixels)
sensor size is decent (1")
supports RAW files
environment proof
cannot switch lens (fixed lens mount)
somewhat slow max aperture (f2.8)
does not have Time Lapse recording
43
reasonably wide (25mm)
screen is a decent size (3")
has image stabilization (Optical)
sensor resolution is decent (16 megapixels)
focusing manually not possible
lens is fixed (fixed lens mount)
sluggish maximum aperture (f3.3)
no manual mode
tiny sensor (1/2.3")
lack of RAW support
lack of Timelapse function
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Vlogging Comparison

Sony RX10 II Vlogging details
Sony W690 Vlogging details
31
relatively wide (24mm)
has image stabilization (Optical)
offers face detection focusing
high quality video (3840 x 2160 pxls)
comes with external mic port
somewhat slow max aperture (f2.8)
does not contain selfie friendly display
31
reasonably wide (25mm)
has image stabilization (Optical)
provides face detect focus
sluggish maximum aperture (f3.3)
doesn't have a selfie friendly screen
video quality not great (1280 x 720 pxls)
lack of microphone support
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Sony RX10 II vs Sony W690 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Sony RX10 II and Sony W690
 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 IISony Cyber-shot DSC-W690
General Information
Brand Sony Sony
Model type Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 II Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W690
Class Large Sensor Superzoom Small Sensor Compact
Revealed 2015-06-10 2012-02-28
Physical type SLR-like (bridge) Compact
Sensor Information
Processor Chip Bionz X BIONZ
Sensor type BSI-CMOS CCD
Sensor size 1" 1/2.3"
Sensor measurements 13.2 x 8.8mm 6.17 x 4.55mm
Sensor area 116.2mm² 28.1mm²
Sensor resolution 20MP 16MP
Anti alias filter
Aspect ratio 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9 4:3 and 16:9
Full resolution 5472 x 3648 4608 x 3456
Max native ISO 12800 3200
Max boosted ISO 25600 -
Min native ISO 125 80
RAW images
Min boosted ISO 64 -
Autofocusing
Focus manually
AF touch
Continuous AF
Single AF
AF tracking
Selective AF
Center weighted AF
AF multi area
AF live view
Face detection focusing
Contract detection focusing
Phase detection focusing
Total focus points 25 -
Cross type focus points - -
Lens
Lens support fixed lens fixed lens
Lens zoom range 24-200mm (8.3x) 25-250mm (10.0x)
Max aperture f/2.8 f/3.3-5.9
Macro focusing range 3cm 5cm
Focal length multiplier 2.7 5.8
Screen
Screen type Tilting Fixed Type
Screen diagonal 3 inches 3 inches
Resolution of screen 1,229 thousand dots 230 thousand dots
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch display
Screen tech - ClearPhoto TFT LCD display
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder Electronic None
Viewfinder resolution 2,359 thousand dots -
Viewfinder coverage 100% -
Viewfinder magnification 0.7x -
Features
Lowest shutter speed 30 secs 30 secs
Highest shutter speed 1/2000 secs 1/1600 secs
Highest silent shutter speed 1/32000 secs -
Continuous shooting rate 14.0 frames per second 1.0 frames per second
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manually set exposure
Exposure compensation Yes -
Set WB
Image stabilization
Integrated flash
Flash distance 10.20 m 3.30 m
Flash options Auto, fill-flash, slow sync, rear sync, off Auto, On, Off, Slow Sync
External flash
AE bracketing
White balance bracketing
Exposure
Multisegment
Average
Spot
Partial
AF area
Center weighted
Video features
Video resolutions 3840 x 2160 (30p, 25p, 24p), 1920 x 1080 (60p, 60i, 24p) ,1440 x 1080 (30p), 640 x 480 (30p) 1280 x 720 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps)
Max video resolution 3840x2160 1280x720
Video data format MPEG-4, AVCHD, XAVC S MPEG-4
Microphone support
Headphone support
Connectivity
Wireless Built-In None
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environmental sealing
Water proofing
Dust proofing
Shock proofing
Crush proofing
Freeze proofing
Weight 813 grams (1.79 lbs) 142 grams (0.31 lbs)
Physical dimensions 129 x 88 x 102mm (5.1" x 3.5" x 4.0") 94 x 56 x 22mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.9")
DXO scores
DXO All around rating 70 not tested
DXO Color Depth rating 23.0 not tested
DXO Dynamic range rating 12.6 not tested
DXO Low light rating 531 not tested
Other
Battery life 400 shots 220 shots
Type of battery Battery Pack Battery Pack
Battery ID NP-FW50 NP-BN
Self timer Yes (2 or 10 sec, continuous) Yes (2 or 10 sec, Portrait 1/2)
Time lapse feature
Type of storage SD/SDHC/SDXC, Memory Stick Duo/Pro Duo/Pro-HG Duo SD/SDHC/SDXC/Memory Stick Duo/Memory Stick Pro Duo, Memory Stick Pro-HG Duo
Card slots 1 1
Launch pricing $998 $297