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
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1072 Reviews
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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: I have been using the Sony RX100 for about a week now and I have to say that it is a stunning little camera. It packs 20MP CMOS image sensor and the fixed zoom lens provides 28-100mm equivalent zoom range with a max f/1.8 aperture.The RX100 gives a proper...
Large image sensor. Superb image quality, even at high ISOs. Fast lens. Customizable controls. Large, extrasharp LCD. Virtually no shutter lag. Raw shooting support.
As expensive as some DSLRs. No EVF option, GPS, or WiFi. Limited zoom range. Incamera battery charging only
The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 packs a relatively huge 1-inch image sensor into a point-and-shoot body, delivering close-to-SLR-quality images from a camera you can fit in your back pocket. It's expensive, but worth it....
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Published: 2012-07-31, Author: Jim , review by: pcmag.com
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.
As expensive as some D-SLRs. No EVF option, GPS, or Wi-Fi. Limited zoom range. In-camera battery charging only
The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 packs a relatively huge 1-inch image sensor into a point-and-shoot body, delivering close-to-SLR-quality images from a camera you can fit in your back pocket. It's expensive, but worth it....
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Published: 2012-07-27, Author: Sam , review by: theverge.com
Astonishing image quality for the size, Solid, pocketable design, Excellent interface
Unimpressive video performance and usability, Expensive
The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 takes a clear shot at the popular Canon PowerShot S-series and in most ways clearly beats it, resulting in the best pocket camera that avid photographers can currently buy.Sony have obviously been "inspired" by the Canon ...
Quality: the pictures I shot with the RX100 simply jumped off the screen with excellent definition and accurate colour. A top performer, no doubt thanks to Herr Zeiss's precision.Why you'd buy the Sony Cyber-shot RX100: a pocket performer.Why you wouldn't...
Abstract: Forum Login The Sony Cyber-shot DSC RX100, to give this camera its full moniker, is Sony's latest shot across the bow of the camera industry. While they have never been a company to shy from forging new product categories, with the RX100 Sony hasn't...
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 ...
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...
Shaking up the premium pocket camera market, the Sony Cyber-shot RX100 made quite an impact here at Imaging-Resource.com. Not only did it make a lot of big claims, the Sony RX100 actually lived up to most of them, packing an astonishing amount of imagi...
Large sensor and the results it delivers, lens, build quality and size
It’s a touch pricey compared to rivals
For serious DSLR owners, a high-quality pocket-sized compact is often high on their wish list. We've seen some strong contenders in recent years, but nothing that offers quite the complete package that the Sony Cyber-shot RX100 provides. Its an almost ...
Abstract: This morning Sony announced its ‘game-changing' compact camera, the RX100 , which has created quite a buzz with its 1-inch Exmor CMOS sensor, full manual control and fast f/1.8-4.9 Carl Zeiss 3.6x optical zoom lens with an equivalent focal length of 28mm-...
