I also wish the LCD swiveled, so we could use it for either one-man-band solo video productions or the simple act of composing yourself for a selfie shot.For the enthusiast and professional camera market, it was, in a number of cases, the year of the 'Mark II' - many of the new models in this segment came as upgrades to previous models and built upon or improved a previous camera. To upload photos from the camera, you first need to connect with Sony’s PlayMemories app, the process is clunky, and takes so many steps I’d just assume pull the memory card out, throw it in the computer and upload the old fashioned way. I love everything about the RX10 II but the Wifi and the LCD. The improvements are slight, but quite welcome, especially the 4K video, which looks terrific, even if you don't have a 4K TV, and the faster autofocus. With the new model, you still get the 20 megapixel image sensor, 3 inch LCD and a viewfinder, faster and more accurate autofocus, and built-in Wifi.

Most consumers probably thought $1000 was too much to spend on a small camera.īut Sony stuck with it. The first edition of the RX10 didn’t sell well. They don’t perform well in low light, they’re not sharp, and they’ll drive you crazy.Ī lens of this quality, with this kind of range, isn’t on the market, and if it was, it would cost thousands of dollars. Now sure you could buy a digital SLR, which start as low as $500, but you’d have to buy a lens to go with it, and the kit lenses that are available for entry-level SLRs are quite inferior. I haven't seen one for sale, and if there is one out there, I doubt it would be this light. And try finding a 24mm-to-200mm lens that you could purchase and put onto a digital SLR. Put into english-you can go ultra wide, to close-up. That means it doesn’t close down when you zoom in, which is what many other zooms in point and shoots do. The Zeiss 24mm to 200mm 2.8 lens has everything any photographer would generally want, in terms of range, and it's a consistent 2.8 opening. But even more important than the sensor is the lens.

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