Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX1 review
January 19, 2013
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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX1
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Manufacturer: SonyPrice as Reviewed:
£2,599.00A 24.3-million-pixel full-frame sensor and a fixed 35mm f/2 lens could make the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX1 the best digital compact camera yet. However, at £2,600 it doesn't come cheap. Read the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX1 review...
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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX1 review – White balance and colour
Images produced by the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX1 resemble those taken by Sony Alpha and NEX cameras. The AWB setting works well, particularly when shooting in both overcast and sunny daylight conditions. Colours are reproduced very well, with a fairly rich level of saturation in the default colour mode. Due to the level of contrast, I found that the default colour settings were perfect for nearly all circumstances. Occasionally I switched to the vivid settings for scenes with slightly duller colours, but it tended to be a little too much when used on bright landscapes.
The default black & white setting is also good, with a nice level of contrast. However, each colour setting can be adjusted to personal taste, and a user setting saved.
Image: Both the colour rendition and auto white balance of the RX1 produce pleasing results
- Video: Full HD (1080p) AVCHD (50fps), MP4 (30fps), VGA (480p)
- External mic: Yes
- Built-in Flash: Yes
- White Balance: Auto, 8 presets (including 4 fluorescent), custom and manual
- Memory Card: SD, SDHC, SDXC, Memory Stick Pro Duo, Micro SDHC
- Output Size: 6000 x 4000 pixels
- Viewfinder Type: Optional FDA-V1K optical and FDA-EV1MK electronic viewfinder
- LCD: 3in, 1,228,800-dot, TFT LCD
- Hotshoe: Yes
- Sensor: 24.3-million-pixel, 35mm, full-frame, Exmor CMOS sensor
- Power: Rechargeable Li-Ion NP-BX1 battery
- Weight: 482g (including battery and card)
- Exposure Modes: Program, aperture priority, shutter priority, manual, memory, iAuto, Superior Auto+, 180° sweep shooting, 14 scene modes, picture effects
- Lens: 35mm f/2 Carl Zeiss Sonnar T*
- File Format: JPEG, raw (ARW 2.3 format), JPEG+raw (still images) AVCHD 2, MP4 (video)
- Shutter Speeds: 30-1/4000sec
- AF array: Multi-point (25 points), centreweighted, flexible spot, spot tracking, spot face detection
- Drive Mode: 5fps continuous
- Colour Space: Adobe RGB, sRGB
- ISO: ISO 100-25,600 (expandable to ISO 50-25,600 and ISO 100-102,400 in multi-frame noise reduction)
- Focusing Modes: Single, continuous, manual and direct manual
- Dimensions: 113.3x 65.4 x 69.6mm
- Compression: 2-stage JPEG
- Connectivity / Interface: Mini HDMI, Micro USB, hi-speed USB 2.0, multi-interface shoe
- Metering System: Multi-segment, centreweighted, spot
- Exposure Comp: ±3EV in 1⁄3EV steps
- RRP: £2,599
