Testseek.com have collected 199 expert reviews of the Sony Cybershot DSC-RX100 3 and the average rating is 90%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Sony Cybershot DSC-RX100 3.
June 2014
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Pop-out electronic viewfinder
Incredible speed and image quality
Screen flips 180 degrees up for selfies
Highquality lens with extremely useful zoom range
Superb sensor produces fine stills and highquality video
Very effective image stabilisation system
Broad range of prooriented video specs
WiFi easy to set up and works well
A great electronic viewfinder that doesn't increase the size of the svelte Sony Cyber-shot RX100 III is one of the camera's highlights. Plus it offers excellent performance
Photo and video quality
Lovely photos with plenty of detai
High-quality OLED viewfinde
Clean low-light photo
Soli
All-metal chassi
Extremely compact
Almost always perfect in-camera white balance
Solidly built body
Small and pocketable
The perfect unassuming camera for street photography
Popup EVF is very satisfying on nerdy
Cool
And technical level
BOKEH
Sharp and smooth video recording
1-inch image sensor
25x wide-aperture zoom lens
Quick autofocus
14fps burst shooting
Raw image capture
Dust and splash resistant body
EVF and tilting rear LCD
Monochrome information LCD
Wi-Fi with NFC
4K video capture
High-def slow motion
Excellent high ISO performance. Big 1inch image sensor. Sharp
Wide aperture lens. 10fps burst shooting. Customizable controls. Large
Titling LCD. Popup OLED EVF. Quick focus. Raw support. WiFi with NFC.
Versatile all-in-one replacement for a DSLR or mirrorless camera
Great handling and build
Excellent image quality
Spectacular zoom reach
Swift performance with generous buffer depths
Extremely capable video capture
Comprehensive remote control
Quic
Pound for pound
The best pocket camera available now. Outstanding photo and video quality for its size. The ultimate blend of features for any level of photographer. The only pocket camera with an electronic eyelevel viewfinder
Large sensor undoubtedly the best in its class
Bright maximum apertures across zoom range gives huge flexibility
High quality
Responsive viewfinder
Builtin ND filter helps both video and stills shooting in bright light
Excellent level of control over
New 24600mm equivalent F2.44 lens is optically excellent
1"type stacked sensor provides excellent dynamic range and ISO performance
Combination of reach and video feature set is unparalleled
Tweaked ergonomics offer comfier grip and better customizabil
Addition of integrated EVF
Increased maximum aperture
Image Quality
Excellent image and video quality
Integrated pop-up EVF
Dedicated camera controls
Good battery life
New XAVC S codec for improved 1080p video
The editors didn't like
Weak battery life
Gets extremely warm when video recording
High price
Expensive
Max aperture of f/4 at 100mm
No builtin ND filter
Menu system not as intuitive as could be
Purple fringing and blooming evident in some areas
The camera shuts down when you retract the viewfinder
The autofocus system could be more consistent
And it has poor battery life
Sluggish autofocu
Occasional autoexposre glitche
Jerky HD video at 24fp
Pricey
Photos taken beyond ISO 6400 become speckled with noise
Neck strap lovers won't appreciate the lack of lug-mounts
Don't forget to personalize your controls
Wi-Fi implementation is dated
Very expensive
Omits internal neutral density filter
Lens hood blocks flash at wide angles
Very expensive. Short zoom range. Lacks hot shoe. External charger not included
Extremely expensive for a fixed-lens camera
Fairly heavy for fixed-lens camera
Somewhat soft in the corners at wide-angle or tele
Noise reduction intrudes at higher sensitivities
No built-in ND filter
Not as fast when shooting raws
Slow buffer clear
Costs as much as a DSLR. Tighter zoom range stops short of ultimate portrait territory. A step back in battery life as compared to previous models. Needs a certain storage card to use its best video mode
Clickless
Slightly laggy control dial can make shooting experience feel disconnected
Focus peaking rather prone to indicating everything as infocus
JPEG sharpening a little clumsy and interacts oddly with heavy noise reduction
Autofocus can be hesitan
New lens loses builtin ND filter
Lots of glass to push around means slower startup and zoom times
Autofocus prone to hunting
Touchscreen would improve control
Especially AF point placement
Menu system still needs a makeover
Buttons are mushy and lac
Removal of Multiinterface shoe
Lacking ability to manually select AF points on rear screen
Abstract: And the RX100 II also adds a built-in, 3EV neutral density filter, making it more likely you'll be able to take advantage of the wide aperture to blur backgrounds or avoid diffraction, even in bright light. The new lens will also focus much closer at tele...
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Published: 2014-05-01, Author: Gordon , review by: cameralabs.com
Abstract: The RX100 III shares the same back-illuminated 1in type / 20.1 Megapixel sensor as the RX100 II, although couples it with the latest BIONZ X processor. The 1in type sensor may be smaller than Micro Four Thirds or APS-C sensors, but crucially sports around...
Published: 2013-07-18, Author: Kevin , review by: dxomark.com
Although it looks expensive and the optical quality isn't perhaps quite what it could be, particularly with regard to sharpness and chromatic aberration, given the small size and inherent portability, the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 II a very satisfying and...
Excellent and fast 24600mm lens, Superb stills and video quality, High quality EVF and tilting LCD screen, Excellent high ISO performance
Pricey compared to the competition, Poor autofocus at longer focal lengths, Relatively large and heavy
The RX10 III's 24-600mm Zeiss lens, coupled with Sony's excellent 1-inch sensor, deliver class-leading image quality. Its 4K and HD video functionality is also superb. It's a large, relatively heavy and pricey camera though, and is let down by its autofoc...
There's really no point drawing this conclusion out: the RX10 II was a fantastic camera, and the III edition does nothing but improve upon it. This latest version is one of the best all-rounders I've ever seen, capable of handling everything you co...
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Published: 2014-08-19, Author: Mario , review by: gizmodo.com.au
If you've got the scratch, go for it, but the reality is that you might be just as well served by the now discounted RX100 II. Whereas that camera brought a suite of significant changes that made it a pretty obvious choice over the original, you can proba...
Good sensor captures plenty of detail, Built-in EVF and flash, Hinged screen
NFC is cumbersome, Focus wasn't always on point
Even though the RX100 III packs a viewfinder, flash, and hinged screen, it's still small enough to fit in a pants pocket. Best of all, its image quality is excellent...
Photo Review was late receiving a review unit, which meant there were other reviews and comments in online forums available to use for comparison. It seems the universal opinion of Sony's RX100 Mark III is that it's the best performing and most versatile ...
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Published: 2014-07-10, Author: Lori , review by: cnet.com.au
A great electronic viewfinder that doesn't increase the size of the svelte Sony Cyber-shot RX100 III is one of the camera's highlights. Plus it offers excellent performance, photo and video quality
The camera shuts down when you retract the viewfinder, the autofocus system could be more consistent, and it has poor battery life
The Sony Cyber-shot RX100 III is an overall great camera that delivers significant improvements over the RX100 II, but not everyone will think it's worth the extra cost....
VERDICT: This camera has been designed by photographers and engineers and not by the marketing department. The short zoom will be offputting for nondiscerning customers, but those who know about these things see a lens that has the same focal length range
Expensive but good: the Sony RX100 Mk III.Converging Verticals Phobia is a deep, irrational abhorrence of distorted vertical perspective. For some reason we don't feel the same about converging horizontals – train tracks merging to a point in the distance...
