Sony’s Best Compact Camera Just Got Even Better

With the RX100 III, Sony takes an already stellar compact camera series and makes it even better.



Sony RX100 II Review: The Best Compact Camera Gets a Little Bit Better

Sony RX100 II Review: The Best Compact Camera Gets a Little Bit Better

Sony’s RX100 was an instant classic; a beautiful, pocketable camera that started the welcome trend of large-sensor compacts. The latest iteration keeps everything that worked last year, and adds a few bells more bells and whistles. It’s the next-best thing to a DSLR—and in some ways, it’s better.

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Sony’s Killer RX Pocket Cameras Get Upgrades

Sony’s Killer RX Pocket Cameras Get Upgrades

Today Sony announced two new additions to its fixed-lens Cyber-shot RX series. The RX100 II and RX1R

    

Sony – Cyber-shot “RX100 II” – Premium compact camera with 1 inch Backside illuminated CMOS image sensor Exmor R

Sony - Cyber-shot "RX100 II" - Premium compact camera with 1 inch Backside illuminated CMOS image sensor Exmor R

Sony 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

Sony RX100 II: A Totally New Sensor, a More Perfect Point-and-Shoot

Sony RX100 II: A Totally New Sensor, a More Perfect Point-and-Shoot

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, a point-and-shoot superior to all others, and the RX1, a compact full-frame sensor camera priced for professionals. Now Sony’s expanding on its successes with some well-considered fine-tuning on both models.

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