Sony’s RX100
Sony – Cyber-shot “RX100 II” – Premium compact camera with 1 inch Backside illuminated CMOS image sensor Exmor R
Posted in: Today's ChiliSony is going to release the new Cyber-shot camera “RX100 II” with 1 inch Backside illuminated CMOS image sensor Exmor R. The release date is July 5.
“RX100 II” has a 3 inch TFT LCD tilt screen so that you can adjust the screen to your favorite angle. Its lens is 3.6X zoom bright F1.8 Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar T Lens. By the combination of CMOS image sensor “Exmor R” and image processing engine “BIONZ”, significant noise-reduction and high ISO performance (ISO 12800) are achieved.
It’s compatible with Wi-Fi, NFC, and “One-touch Remote” that enables you to control “RX100 II” remotely using a smartphone or tablet. Other useful functionaries are available, such as “Auto Framing” that automatically trim a image being captured and “Active mode” that is an optical image stabilizer.
Model: DSC-RX100M2
Price: About ¥75,000
Size: 101.6 x 58.1 x 38.3mm
Weight: 254g

Last year, Sony overhauled basically its entire line of cameras from the very bottom to tippiest top. Surprisingly, the most exciting of the bunch weren’t mirrorless cameras or DSLRs, but a novel pair of fixed-lens Cyber-shots: The RX100