Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100

Excellent image quality and solid ISO performance ; Class-leading movie features and quality ; A good degree of customization puts your favorite settings at your fingertips ; Fast operation, including focus and Raw capture ; Flexible lens range (though...

Clickless control dial contributes to vague and unengaging shooting experience ; Flash metering is unpredictable ; Lack of ND filter can limit the ability to use wide apertures ; Screen hard to see in direct sunshine, despite WhiteMagic technology ; No...

The RX100 is probably the most capable compact camera on the market today, combining the image quality benefits of a mid-sized sensor with the proportions of a conventional compact. Extensive, though not flawless, manual controls make the RX100 a great...

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.

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

Cost ; No external battery charger ; Below average printed user's manual ; RAW converter must be downloaded

Excellent photo quality in a compact package; noise performance blows other compacts out of the water ; Fast F1.8-4.9, 28 - 100 mm Zeiss lens ; Ultra-sharp 3-inch LCD display, with good outdoor and low light visibility ; Full manual controls, including...

On the expensive side ; Some highlight clipping ; 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...

The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 is easily one of the top compact cameras on the market. For those looking for a pocketable companion to their interchangeable lens camera or D-SLR: here it is. At $650, it's not cheap, and the fact that you have to visit...

Sony Cyber Shot DSC RX100 is though an expensive DSLR but its features are also at the top. Still, it is advised you to search a little more before purchasing it since it may happen that you may find a better one in the same range.

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 ; Cons: As expensive as some D-SLRs. No EVF option, GPS, or Wi-Fi. Limited zoom range....

As expensive as some D-SLRs. No EVF option, GPS, or Wi-Fi. Limited zoom range. In-camera battery charging only. Editor Rating: 4.50 ; By Jim Fisher

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. Pros: Large image sensor. Superb...

Smart controls; Small body; Bright lens; Very fast shutter response; Excellent LCD

Lens flare at night; Poor rendering of yellows; Slow flash recycling; Soft corners wide open; Continuous AF mode slow to lock

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...