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Sony - Cyber-shot RX100M III 20.1-Megapixel Digital Camera - Black
Average Customer Rating:
4.3
Rating breakdown 178 reviews
5 Stars
114
4 Stars
35
3 Stars
14
2 Stars
6
1 Star
9
83%of customers recommend this product.
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115 out of
138)
Customer Reviews for Sony - Cyber-shot RX100M III 20.1-Megapixel Digital Camera - Black
Customer Rating
4
Great Camera...But
on August 24, 2012
Posted by: cameratoad
This is a great camera but the ergonomics can be a problem. If Camera is held with both hands it is hard not to cover the pop-up flash. With flash on auto, it can pop up automatically when the shutter is pressed without warning. WORST of all, the "instruction manual" is little more than an identification of the buttons and dials, and does little to explain what exactly it is that they do. At $650 it is UNFORGIVABLE, and Sony needs to address this issue with a true downloadable manual or tutorials.
What's great about it: Great images, many settings options
What's not so great: No useful user manual, no software that handles RAW from RX100, AVCHD not supported for editing
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting sony.com
Customer Rating
5
Very Impressive
on September 17, 2013
Posted by: Photolaine
I purchased this camera two weeks ago and I've got to say it's fantastic. I shoot a canon 5d Mk11 full frame so I know quality.
I've just printed out a shot A2 and I can't believe how good it looks. it turns on ready to shoot in about 1 second and has hardly any shutter lag, this is one great camera and I don't think anyone who buys it will be disappointed. well done Sony!
I've just printed out a shot A2 and I can't believe how good it looks. it turns on ready to shoot in about 1 second and has hardly any shutter lag, this is one great camera and I don't think anyone who buys it will be disappointed. well done Sony!
Written by a customer while visiting sony.com
Customer Rating
5
Consider Your Hands
on January 16, 2014
Posted by: WhereMusicShines
No doubt, best compact digital camera I own. I have several in addition to my bigger gear. There are other compact digital cameras worth looking at, but only a few that may compare to this little gem. Besides all the features the best thing for me is that it shoots in RAW and with a full frame sensor. Can't beat that, period. But consider your hands before you buy. I take pics for a living and even I have a little bit of a problem with how small this camera is. Not that it is necessarily a bad thing to be this small but your hands can get in the way. I know, this sounds a little nuts. I have average 'guy' hands. But consider the placement of the Info button AND the "flash" side of the control wheel. The camera is so small that both of these functions are all the way tight to the right side of the camera back. So much so that I have a little trouble holding the camera without turn one or the other on. Easy enough to turn off again but a little bit of a nuisance. You will especially have trouble holding the camera if you do not also get the grip attachment like the Sony AG-R1 for example. There is otherwise no grip on the front, nothing. On the backside, my fingers want to hold somewhere ( and its usually not where Sony designed for my thumb to go and that's on the rubbery grip next to the "record" button but instead at the bottom right hand corner ) and my thumb or fingers inevitably turn on the Info button or the flash menu function to the right side of the control wheel accidentally. You will have to adapt and learn not to do this because you will want this camera and will find out you will not regret it, despite the placement of those buttons.
Written by a customer while visiting sony.com
Customer Rating
4
Love the camera but DISAPPOINTED
on February 28, 2014
Posted by: Brette
I own the RX100 and loved it except that I couldn't take pictures outdoors because the sun obscured the LED screen. I couldn't see a thing on a sunny day. Very fundamental! So I was excited to see that the RX100 11 came with a tilting screen and a viewfinder slot on top. But was so disappointed by the limited flexibility of the screen- I took the camera out on a sunny day and I still couldn't see the LCD screen, and what I could take was limited to the angles I could make the LCD flex in (up and down) .
The separate viewfinder is $400 plus and so big it negates the whole pocket camera concept. I wanted so much to love the RX100 11 - it does have all these xtra features but disappointed me on the fundamentals.
The separate viewfinder is $400 plus and so big it negates the whole pocket camera concept. I wanted so much to love the RX100 11 - it does have all these xtra features but disappointed me on the fundamentals.
Sony, please give me the same camera with a built in viewfinder, fully flexible LCD screen (flip out 360) , more zoom- and a few fixes on button placement-
Written by a customer while visiting sony.com
Customer Rating
4
RX100 Raw format
on August 17, 2012
Posted by: LeCuvier
I use Lightroom and CS6 to manage and process my photos. The Adobe Raw Converter of course does not support this new raw format. So I lose all the benefit of shooting in raw format. Why doesn't Sony support the DNG format? If not directly off the cam, then at least as an output option for the Sony RAW Converter? This is disappointing!
What's great about it: good small-size companion to bulky DSLR
What's not so great: yet another proprietary raw format
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting sony.com
Customer Rating
3
Needs major improvements
on December 4, 2013
Posted by: RSM1988
I owned and loved the RX100 but the RX100M2 has some really bad pitfalls.
1) Their new "autofocus" is worse than in the RX100. It prioritizes the background and objects in the foreground are often out of focus. For example, I can be recording video in auto-mode with a person 2 feet in front of me and it will focus on the background half the time, even when the person takes up 90% of the frame. It makes no sense why the camera would focus on something that takes up 1/10th of the picture!
2) Whites really, really throw off blacks. If someone is wearing a white shirt and black pants, their legs turn out like black shadows because it messes up the exposure. There 'should' be an option for backlight compensation or something that de-prioritizes whites and compensates for blacks. Blacks are always hard to pick up and this makes it that much worse.
3) Wi-Fi is really spotty. I'm using a Samsung Galaxy S3 so maybe an iPhone is more consistent but when you start recording, it's very laggy and almost impossible to use the zoom function.
Thanks for hearing my feedback, Sony. Can't wait for the RX200!
Written by a customer while visiting sony.com
Customer Rating
5
Great little camera, only minor suggestions
on July 9, 2014
Posted by: mcalbala
The camera is exactly the size I wanted and has the necessary functions for me to use it as a travel camera. Lugging around an SLR and associated lenses and such with the current airline rules just no longer makes sense. Great pictures, although the RX100 M3 comes close.
What I would like Sony to put in the RX100 III is the hints that appear on other cameras. I don't memorize the functions and features of the camera and knowing the hints are there at all times comes in handy.
Yes the lens is shorter than the other similar cameras, but having the aster lens is very useful. I would even appreciate a 1.4, but that's asking too much, I guess.
Offering accessories that plug into the MicroUSB port would be a killer for this camera. Of course that would require something to attach them to, maybe a small 90 degree device that plugs into the USB that provides sound and light, or other capabilities, not sure what they are at the moment though.
I love having the faster video and the XFINE JPEG. I use a 256 GB SDXC card which is perfectly capable of handling both. I would really like to see Sony work with Apple and the other tablet manufacturers to see them to be able to directly recognize XAVC formatted video. Right now if you use an ipad, MP4 is the limit. OF course, a workaround to the camera app would work too.
The last thing is that I believe a grip is required for this camera. It makes it so much simpler to use. Sony should build it into the camera or send it along with the camera, it is a minor thing but would actually be very helpful.
That's it
Written by a customer while visiting sony.com
Customer Rating
5
Excellent camera
on August 11, 2013
Posted by: Coloradian
After try canon sx280 and Nikon s9500, I order the rx100 and after couple days of used I'm very impress with the quality of the picture, the only concern is the pop up flash , don't look the best quality like the rest of the camera. Good job Sony
What's great about it: Fast focus, good details, low light quality
What's not so great: Price
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting sony.com