Canon PowerShot G7X vs Sony RX100 IV
Side-by-side used price and spec comparison. Lowest current prices pulled daily from the major used-gear sites.
The used market is asking the $699 launch price or more. No discount right now, which usually means a discontinued or hard-to-find body trading on demand. We've seen this body as low as $374 on Jun 15, 2026.
Used prices have been rising recently. Prices are up 114.3% over the last 30 days. The 90-day low was $294, $336 below today. Currently 63% of the $999 MSRP.
Specs side by side
| Canon PowerShot G7X | Sony RX100 IV | |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | Canon | Sony |
| Family | Canon PowerShot G | Sony RX |
| Category | body | body |
| Body type | Compact | Compact |
| Mount | Fixed Lens | Fixed Lens |
| Sensor | 1-inch | 1-inch |
| Sensor family | Canon 1-inch 20MP CMOS (G7X line) · 20.2MP 1-inch CMOS | Sony 1-inch 20MP stacked (RX100 IV/V/VA) · 20.1MP 1-inch Exmor RS stacked CMOS |
| Megapixels | 20.2 MP | 20.1 MP |
| Autofocus | Contrast Detection | Contrast Detection |
| IBIS | no | no |
| Weather sealed | No | No |
| Max video | 1080p60 | 4K30 |
| Max native ISO | ISO 12,800 | ISO 12,800 |
| Body weight | 304 g | 298 g |
| Dimensions | 103 × 60 × 40 mm | 102 × 58 × 41 mm |
| Body material | aluminum | aluminum |
| Released | 2014-09-15 | 2015-06-10 |
| Discontinued | — | — |
| Status | likely discontinued | likely discontinued |
| MSRP | $699 | $999 |
| Current low | $739 | $630 |
| vs MSRP | +6% | -37% |
Dynamic range, head to head
Both sensors plotted on one chart, across the full ISO range. The higher line holds more shadow-to-highlight latitude at that ISO.
Overlay both curves on Photons to PhotosMeasurements by William J. Claff. We link rather than reprint them.
Both cameras appear in
Curated best-under lists where both of these qualify today.
The verdicts above describe price timing. They don't tell you which camera fits your shooting style. See /methods for how we normalize seller conditions and compute the deal score.