Sony RX100 Compact Digital Camera Has 1 Inch Sensor

Sony RX100 is a compact camera with larger senor than the usual compact. I compiled the following information for the convenience of your reference. Sony RX100 is installed with a one inches Exmor CMOS sensor which is about 60% of the size of micro 4/3 camera, 45% of Canon G1X digital camera,  and 36% of APS-C sensor used by most of the entry level DSLRs (e.g. T4i), The maximum lens aperture is F/1.8. With the effective built-in image stabilizer and maximum ISO speed of 6400 renders this camera suitable for low light shooting.  It has a zoom lens about 30-108mm with 4:3 ratio images.

• Massive 20.2MP Exmor^® 1” CMOS Image Sensor
• Bright F1.8 Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar T* lens with 3.6x zoom
• P/A/S/M modes for video and stills
• Capture JPEG files, RAW files, or both
• Full HD 1080p/60FPS
• Low-light ISO 6400 sensitivity

Sony RX100 Compact Digital Camera

Sony RX100 Sensor Size Comparison with Other Digital Cameras

Sony RX100 Digital Camera Hong Kong Commercial (Cantonese)

Sony RX100 Digital Camera Hands On Review by Camera Store:

Sony RX100 Digital CameraRating
Photographyblog rated the RX100 as "Essential" with full 5 stars.(Click here for details)

Ratings (out of 5)
Design	5
Features	5
Ease-of-use	4.5
Image Quality	5
Value for money	4

In my opinion, I would rather own a E-PM1 giving the fact it has a larger sensor,  capabilities use a largest aperture lens.  In addition, the price of E-PM1 with the kit lens and a Panasonic 20mm F1.7 may be less than 200 Canadian dollars more than buying the RX100.


Features (Source: Sony)

Optics/Lens

• Lens Type : Carl Zeiss^® Vario-Sonnar T*
• Aperture : F1.8-4.9
• Optical Zoom : 3.6x
• Digital Zoom : 20M approx. 14x / 10M approx. 20x / 5M approx. 28x / VGA approx. 54x
• Focal Length (35mm equivalent) : Still16:9 29-105mm / Still 4:3 30-108mm / Still 3:2 28-100mm / Still 1:1 36-127mm / Movie 16:9 29-105mm (Std), 33-120mm (Active) / Movie 4:3 36-128 mm (Std), 41-146mm (Active)
• Lens Construction : 7 elements in 6 groups ( including AA lens)
• Aperture Blade : Iris diaphragm (7 blades)
• Clear Image Zoom : 7.2x
• Focal Distance : AF approx. 5cm to infinity (W), approx. 55cm to infinity (T)
• Steady Shot Mode:Active : [Still image] Optical [Movie] Active Mode, Optical type with electronic compensation (Anti-rolling)

 Exposure System

• Metering Modes : Multi segment / Center weighted / Spot?
• Exposure Compensation : +/- 3.0EV, 1/3EV step
• Scene Mode(s) : Portrait, Anti Motion Blur, Sports Action, Pet, Gourmet, Macro, Landscape, Sunset, Night Scene, Hand-held Twilight, Night Portrait, Fireworks, High Sensitivity
• D-Range Optimizer : Off, Dynamic Range Optimizer (Auto/Level), Auto High Dynamic Range: Auto exposure difference, Exposure difference level (1.0-6.0EV, 1.0-EV step)
• Creative Style : Standard, Vivid, Portrait, Landscape, Sunset, Black & White
• White Balance Mode : Auto/Daylight/Shade/Cloudy/Incandescent/Fluor (Warm White)/Fluor (Cool White)/Fluor (Day White)/Fluor (Daylight)/Flash/C. Temp., Filter/Custom
• ISO Sensitivity (Movie) : Auto (ISO125-3200 equivalent, selectable with upper/lower limit), 125/200/400/800/1600/3200
• Picture Effect(s) : Toy Camera, Pop Color, Posterization, Retro Photo, Soft High-key, Partial Color, High Contrast Monochrome, Soft Focus, HDR Painting, Rich-tone Monochrome, Miniature, Watercolor, Illustration

 Imaging Sensor

• Imaging Sensor : 1.0" (13.2 x 8.8mm) Exmor™ CMOS sensor, aspect ratio 3:2
• Pixel Gross : 20.9MP (approx.)
•  Effective Picture Resolution : 20.2MP (approx.)

 LCD Display

• LCD Type : 3.0" (7.5cm) (4:3) / 1,229k dots / Xtra Fine / TruBlack / TFT LCD 
• Brightness Control : Auto / Manual (5 steps) / Sunny Weather mode

 Advanced Features

• Sweep Panorama : Sweep Panorama
• Face Detection : 8 Faces (Off / On(Registered Faces) / On)
• Image Stabilization : Optical SteadyShot™ with Active Mode Image Stabilization⁴
• Intelligent Auto : Yes
• Superior Auto : Yes
• Photo Creativity : Yes

 Drive System

• Shutter Type : iAuto (4-1/2000) / Program Auto (1-1/2000) / Manual (Bulb, 30-1/2000) / Aperture Priority (8-1/2000) / Shutter Priority (30-1/2000)
• Continuous Shooting Speed : 10 fps at 20.2MP
• Self-timer : 10sec. / 2sec. / Self portrait / Self timer Cont.

 Recording

• Media Type : Memory Stick Duo, Memory Stick PRO Duo, Memory Stick PRO Duo (High Speed), Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo, SD Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card
• Still Image Mode : JPEG, RAW (Sony ARW 2.3 format)
• Still Image Size 16:9 : L: 17M (5472x3080); M: 7.5M (3648 x 2056); S:4.2M (2720 x 1528)
• Still Image Size 3:2 : L: 20M (5472 x 3648; M: 10M (3888 x 2592); S: 5.0M (2736 x 1824)
• Still Image Size 4:3 : L: 18M (4864 x 3648); M: 10M (3648 x 2736); S: 5.0M (2592 x 1944); VGA
• Panorama Still Image Size : [3:2] L: 20M (5472x3648)/M: 10M (3888x2592)/S: 5.0M (2736x1824)
• Video Format : AVCHD Ver2.0, MP4
• Video Mode : AVCHD: 28M PS (1920x1080, 60p) / 24M FX (1920x1080, 60i ) / 17M FH (1920x1080, 60i) MP4: 12M (1440x1080, 30 fps) / 3M VGA (640x480 30 fps)
• Photo Capture from Movie : Yes

Focus Control

• Focus System : Single-shot AF (AF-S) / Continuous AF (AF-C) / Direct Manual Focus (DMF) / Manual Focus
• AF Modes : Multi point AF (25 points) / Center weighted AF / Flexible spot / Flexible spot (tracking focus) / Flexible sport (face tracking)

Flash

• Flash Modes : Auto/Fill-flash/Slow Sync/Rear Sync/Off
• Flash Coverage : ISO Auto 0.30m to 17.1m (W)/0.55m to 6.3m (T) (Approx.1' 3/4"" to Approx.56' 1 3/4"")(W) ISO 6400 up to 24.2m (W)/8.9m (T)

Interface

• Memory Card Slot : MS Duo and SD/SDHC/SDXC Compatible
• HD Output : Micro HDMI
• USB Port(s) : Micro USB, Hi-Speed USB (USB2.0)

Power

• Battery Type : LITHIUM ION NP-BX1 (supplied)
• Power Consumption (in Operation) : Approx. 1.5W

Related Links and Information
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