Testseek.com have collected 217 expert reviews of the Sony Cybershot DSC-RX100 and the average rating is 87%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Sony Cybershot DSC-RX100.
July 2012
(87%)
217 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Users
(90%)
1072 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
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The editors liked
Excellent photo quality in a compact package
Noise performance blows other compacts out of the water
Fast F1.84.9
28 100 mm Zeiss lens
Ultrasharp 3inch LCD display
With good outdoor and low light visibility
Full manual controls
Including RAW support
Focus peaking feature comes in very handy when manually focusing
Intelligent and Superior Auto modes make pointandshoot photography a snap
There is a lot to like about the camera
But without question
The camera's focusing abilities are its best feature. In low light
Bright light
Near
Far
Or anywhere in between
Images look great. The ability to pick up macro-level detail isn't easy for
Very unique concept for reading time
Comfortable
Animations
Built-In Alarm
Different Color LCD Options
Smart controls in a compact body
Excellent implementation of Program Shift with front ring
Exposure preview as you make adjustments
Very high resolution
Bright f/1.8 maximum aperture for shallow depth of field and good night shooting
Very fast AF ...
Speed
Good looks
And pretty pictures number among the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100's strengths
Large image sensor. Superb image quality
Even at high ISOs. Fast lens. Customizable controls. Large
Extra-sharp LCD. Virtually no shutter lag. Raw shooting support.
Extrasharp LCD. Virtually no shutter lag. Raw shooting support.
Excellent still image quality
Good autofocus and shutter lag performance
Good ISO performance given resolution
Full manual controls along with fully automatic and RAW shooting format
20.1 megapixel Exmor CMOS 1/2.3” large sensor
10 frames per second continuous shooting
High speed autofocus system
Astonishing image quality for the size
Solid
Pocketable design
Excellent interface
UPDATE
February 14th
When comparing cameras at the end
The original version of this review cited the wrong camera model from Olympus. The correct camera is the Olympus XZ2
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Cameras
Compact cameras
Point and
Big sensor
Pocketable compact form factor
Programmable lens control ring
10fps full-resolution burst shooting
Shallow depth of field
Raft of stacking modes.
Large sensor and the results it delivers
Lens
Build quality and size
The editors didn't like
On the expensive side
Tends to clip highlights
With occasional (slight) underexposure
Redeye a problem
Needs a grip
Badly
Other design annoyances
Control ring around lens hard to get ahold of
HDMI port located on bottom of camera
Can't access memory card or battery when using a tripod
Bare bones playback mode
Can't view stills and movies at the same time
Internal battery charging isn'
The product is nearly perfect
With flaws so nitpicky and minor that most every user would shrug them off. The biggest hangup
Really
Is the price. But you can find a few tiny technical shortcomings if you look hard enough
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Difficult to Read the Time
Pricey
LCD Not Vivid Enough
Not Easy to Remove Band Links
Despite its simple external controls
Its options are somewhat overwhelming
Some lens flare noticed at night when shooting wide open
Poor rendering of yellows - undersaturated and shifted toward green
Slow flash recycling
Autofocus very slow to loc...
The camera tends to clip bright highlights more than we typically see
And the slippery body lacks a grip. Plus
The lack of a manually triggered macro mode might put off some fans of close-up photography
As expensive as some D-SLRs. No EVF option
GPS
Or Wi-Fi. Limited zoom range. In-camera battery charging only
As expensive as some DSLRs. No EVF option
Or WiFi. Limited zoom range. Incamera battery charging only
Cost
No external battery charger
Below average printed user's manual
RAW converter must be downloaded
No viewfinder
Unimpressive video performance and usability
Expensive
No matter how you look at it
0 is a lot of cheese. No viewfinder. Preprogrammed scenes lack intelligence. Video export isn't as smooth or easy as it is on other cameras
Abstract: The holiday season is upon us once again and with all the sales and special deals around at the moment, this is a great time to start thinking about getting a new camera. Maybe for a loved one, maybe just as a treat to yourself. In this article, we'll be ...
Published: 2012-12-09, Author: Simon , review by: newatlas.com
The RX100 is quite possibly the best pocketable compact digital camera ever made. Time Magazine recently named it as one of its 50 best inventions of 2012, stating that it: "bridges the gap between point-and-shoots and pro-quality," and they weren't lying...
Excellent still image quality, Good autofocus and shutter lag performance, Good ISO performance given resolution, Full manual controls along with fully automatic and RAW shooting format
Cost, No external battery charger, Below average printed user's manual, RAW converter must be downloaded
The Sony RX100 packs a lot of image quality punch into a truly shirt pocket portable compact digital camera. Shutter lag and autofocus performance are quite good, still image quality is on the high end of the pecking order for true compact digitals and ...
Given the sensor size the the solid performance of the RX100, I can’t see a better point and shoot camera on the market right now. The RX100 is fast and produces extremely solid images for a camera that easily fits in your pocket.If you can stomach th...
Big sensor, pocketable compact form factor, Programmable lens control ring, 10fps full-resolution burst shooting, Shallow depth of field, Raft of stacking modes.
Rear control wheel not customisable, Digital zoom can't be disabled in movie mode, No built-in memory and lack of 'No card' warning.
The Sony Cyber-shot RX100 is, without doubt, one of the most exciting compact releases in many years. That it comes at a time when other manufacturers - Canon, Fujifilm and Panasonic among them - are also releasing exciting compact models makes it all...
Excellent photo quality in a compact package; noise performance blows other compacts out of the water, Fast F1.84.9, 28 100 mm Zeiss lens, Ultrasharp 3inch LCD display, with good outdoor and low light visibility, Full manual controls, including RAW support; focus peaking feature comes in very handy when manually focusing, Intelligent and Superior Auto modes make pointandshoot photography a snap,
On the expensive side, Tends to clip highlights, with occasional (slight) underexposure, Redeye a problem, Needs a grip, badly, Other design annoyances: control ring around lens hard to get ahold of, HDMI port located on bottom of camera, can't access memory card or battery when using a tripod, Bare bones playback mode; can't view stills and movies at the same time, Internal battery charging isn'
Conclusion While it's not perfect, the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 is the closest thing to having an SLR-in-your-pocket that I've seen yet. While Canon tried the big sensor in a fixed lens camera thing with the PowerShot G1 X, that model is ungainly, to...
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Published: 2012-08-23, Author: Lori , review by: cnet.com
Speed, good looks, and pretty pictures number among the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100's strengths
The camera tends to clip bright highlights more than we typically see, and the slippery body lacks a grip. Plus, the lack of a manually triggered macro mode might put off some fans of close-up photography
The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100's compact, elegant design, generally excellent photo quality, bright, fast lens, and speedy performance make a great package if you don't mind spending a little more money.
Published: 2012-08-07, Author: Philip , review by: popphoto.com
Sony's Cyber-shot RX100 is a worthy entry in the field of high-end compacts. Even though we feel that the camera's performance might have been better served keeping the pixel count down, we ended up with some great images.Moreover, the experience of shoot...
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Published: 2012-08-03, Author: Adrian , review by: gizmodo.com
There is a lot to like about the camera, but without question, the camera's focusing abilities are its best feature. In low light, bright light, near, far, or anywhere in between, images look great. The ability to pick up macro-level detail isn't easy for
The product is nearly perfect, with flaws so nitpicky and minor that most every user would shrug them off. The biggest hangup, really, is the price. But you can find a few tiny technical shortcomings if you look hard enough, Advertisement, For example, th
On performance alone, absolutely. This is a camera that 90% of the population can pull out of a pocket on a whim to fire off a few beautiful shots without much trouble. Still, this is not a camera for everyone.Lets say youre thinking of buying a DSLR or...
