Testseek.com have collected 122 expert reviews of the Sony Cybershot DSC-RX1 and the average rating is 82%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Sony Cybershot DSC-RX1.
March 2013
(82%)
122 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Users
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75 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
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The editors liked
Fullframe sensor
Stellar image quality
Excellent lens
Customization
Solid feature set
Smallest full-frame camera on the market
By a wide margin
Fantastic image quality
Excellent
Fast f/2 prime lens
Images are sharp corner to corner
Even wide open
F/2 with full-frame sensor gives incredibly shallow depth of field
9-bladed diaphra...
Great photo and good video quality in a camera with a nicely functional and fluid shooting design are the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX1's highlights
Full-frame image sensor. Extremely sharp lens. Excellent high ISO performance. Fast burst shooting. Short shutter lag. Fast f/2 aperture. 1080p60 video capture. Top-notch control layout.
Excellent image quality and lens sharpness
Manual aperture ring
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Cameras
Expensive
Sony
Amazing image quality
Compact
Sturdy build quality
Lots of manual contols
Full-frame
24.3-megapixel sensor
Wonderful stills
Superior videos
Terrific f/2.0 35mm lens
Excellent 3-inch 1
229K LCD
Excellent image quality in both JPEG and Raw
Full frame in a compact
Well-built body
Dedicated aperture and exposure compensation controls
Exceptional build-quality - solid feeling without being too heavy
Superb high ISO output in both JPEG and Raw images
Essentially silent operation
Wide dynamic range Raw files
Pleasing metering and white balance results
Good level of customization to
Sharp
Detailed and lifelike images
Solid build quality
Effective distortion correction option
Excellent highISO performance
Brilliant corner and edge sharpness (once stopped down)
Superb (though not faultless) AWB performance
Prompt write times
Excellent LCD performance
The editors didn't like
Expensive
Expensive and even more expensive with optional accessories like an electronic viewfinder
Good but not exceptional video quality
Fixed
Single focal length lens
Slight tendency to underexpose
Produces unattractive bokeh when the subject is close to the lens
Focus can be slow under dim lighting
Subtle magenta/cyan tint across frame when shading compensation enabled in both JP...
It lacks a viewfinder
Autofocus is sluggish
And there's no focus peaking in video mode
And accessories are very pricey. No zoom capability. Slow to start and shoot. Lens shows some barrel distortion. No built-in viewfinder. External battery charger not included
LCD difficult to use in bright light
Movie record button awkwardly placed
Autofocus somewhat sluggish in low light
Relatively short battery life
Fussy manual focus
Slowish focus performance
Especially in low light. Detachable electronic viewfinder is mostly unnecessary. Disappointing video performance. A fixed lens is “a fixed” lens and offers few options. Average output from popup flash
Expensive with expensive accessories
Poor battery life
Inconsistent
Slow autofocus
No ability to zoom or change lenses
Battery life somewhat limited
Sony should supply an in-wall charger
LCD should tilt and be touch-capable
Poor placement of red-dot movie button
Autofocus speed not quick enough for fast-moving subjects
Autofocus struggles in low light
Significant vignetting
With any correction baked into Raw files
Multiple button presses required to move AF point
No built-in viewfinder (and accessory options rather expensive)
No focus guides for video shooters
Disappointing video quality even when in focus
Focus peaking in un-magnified live vie
AF can hunt and misfocus
Some lens distortion
Battery life
Aliasing effects (jaggies) with strongly defined details
Ease with which exposure compensation dial may be turned accidentally
Buying Guide Best compact camera Sony is very keen to prove itself as a serious player in the imaging market. It doesn't have the decades of heritage that the likes of Canon and Nikon have in the cameras world, and so it tends to pioneer technologies that...
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Published: 2013-04-26, Author: terry , review by: dpexpert.com.au
The lens is as sharp as we would expect from an optic bearing the Zeiss branding. High ISO performance is excellent and image quality is very good indeed.
The autofocus is surprisingly slow, although accurate enough. Auto white balance is easily fooled. And the lens, generally good, shows marked barrel distortion
This is a very expensive camera. For this sort of money you can buy a full frame DSLR body, such as the new Sony a99. And strong competition for this camera comes from Sony's own NEX-7, a mirrorless system camera for less than half the price. It isn't ful...
Abstract: DateApril 25, 2013 (1) Read later This not-so-compact camera has a 24mp full-frame sensor and a fixed f2/35mm Carl Zeiss Sonnar T* lens. Construction is superbly retro and the quality is outstanding, with all controls and menus smooth and lu...
This is a very expensive camera. For this sort of money, you can buy a full-frame DSLR body, such as the Sony alpha99. Also, strong competition for this camera comes from Sony's own NEX-7, a mirrorless-system camera for less than half the price. It isn't ...
Brilliant 24-megapixel sensor, Control scheme is simple, versatile, Amazingly small size
High price tag, Imperfect autofocus, Expensive accessories
Sony's attempt at a fixed-lens, compact-style camera in the RX1 is an excellent one. It's well on the way to being one of the best cameras we've tested in terms of image quality, and has a control scheme that's easy to understand and use manually. While t...
If you want a high-resolution full-frame camera that can fit into a coat pocket, the Sony RX1 fills the bill. Its control layout makes it pleasing to use and its performance is generally excellent (particularly at high sensitivity settings)As a compact, f...
Full-frame sensor, Excellent build and design quality, Excellent image quality, Sharp lens with beautiful bokeh at wide maximum apertures,
Price, Slow AF performance,
The Sony RX1 is the best compact camera on the market, hands down. With a full-frame sensor, excellent image quality and a robust build, it's designed for the discerning photographer with very padded pockets....
No touchscreen, Terrible battery life, Very high price
You might also like... Best high-end compact camera Ultimately, Sony has created a camera to show off what it can do with its latest technology. With its high asking price and fixed-length limitations, it seems unlikely that the Sony RX1 will sell in any ...
Brilliant 24-megapixel sensor, Control scheme is simple, versatile, Amazingly small size
High price tag, Imperfect autofocus, Expensive accessories
Sony's attempt at a fixed-lens, compact-style camera in the RX1 is an excellent one. It's well on the way to being one of the best cameras we've tested in terms of image quality, and has a control scheme that's easy to understand and use manually. While t...
Published: 2014-08-01, Author: Ben , review by: digitalspy.com
The Sony RX1R flies very close to being our perfect camera, but the occasionally slow autofocus keeps it from being a camera you can rely on 100 per cent. It is small enough to be taken anywhere, able to take incredible photos and easy to use.Sadly the hi...
