Sony DSC-RX100 Digital Camera Review
The Sony RX-100 could be the best-selling camera to launch in 2012. With features normally left to digital SLRs, this sub-$1000 little point-and-shoot camera ships standard with a 20-megapixel sensor, Full HD video recording and a fast, bright, super-sharp Carl Zeiss lens with 3.6x optical zoom. Let’s take a closer look:
20 megapixels on a large 1-inch digital sensor
The Sony RX-100 offers something that many point-and-shoot cameras, and even DSLRs can’t, and that’s resolution. At 20 megapixels, this little Sony is cutting edge and offers excellent resolution that redefines what a point-and-shoot camera is capable of. Making poster size prints is very easy with this camera and bi printing at 20″ x 30″ is not only possible but highly recommended to appreciate what this little camera from Sony can do.
Full 1080P HD video recording
Like almost all digital cameras released today, and even competing with the newest smartphones like the iPhone 5, the Sony RX 100 can record Full HD video at 1080P high-definition resolution. One thing that puts this little Sony ahead of the rest of today’s digital cameras is the ability to record video and still images at the same time. Later, when you’re done making your HD movies, it’s easy to share your photos on popular social networks.
3.6x optical zoom fast-bright lens
Even a camera with a high-quality digital sensor like the one included in this portable Sony camera is useless unless the camera’s optics are of the highest quality, and you can’t buy a better lens these days than Carl Zeiss lenses that are world. Renowned for their out-of-this-world colors, contrast, and sharpness. The fast f/1.8 aperture is much faster than cheaper point-and-shoot cameras and lets in 4x more light than smaller cameras for exceptional low-light shooting capabilities. Combined with the ISO 6400 shutter speed, the RX100 is one of the best point-and-shoot cameras for shooting indoors and without the use of flash.
Summary
Combine a 20-megapixel sensor that rivals or even exceeds the megapixel count of some professional cameras with a fast zoom lens and excellent low-light shooting performance, then pack it all into a compact-sized camera that fits in your pocket or bag, and the Sony RX-100 is the best-selling camera this year in the advanced point-and-shoot camera category.