Sony DSC-RX100 Point & Shoot Camera

This is truly the best pocket-able camera I have handled! Primarily the specifications are killer!! PROS(loooong list!) 1. 1" Carl Zeiss sensor(What an achievement!!), 2. f/1.8(WOW!! Low light and night photos are a treat!!), 3. 20 megapixels(offers fantastic detail!!) 4. auto-focus (exemplary!), 5. manual control ring(one of a kind!), 6. 3.6x optical zoom (respectable although the 7.2x clear image optical zoom offers surprisingly good performance too), 7. flexible flash (no more flash in subject's spectacles!), 8. 10 shots per second Burst Mode!! (that's superbly fast!!) 9. Panorama (best on the planet!!), 10.video at 60 fps with image stabilization (stellar!!) 11.Battery 330 shots(very very respectable!), 12.A wonderfully customizable Function button(big pro!) 13.Best part : weight 240gm!!!! (Competition's wgt begins at 400gm and above. So trulr light weight!!) CONS 1. Biggest con I would say is no articulated screen 2. No optical VF if that's important coz the 3" Whitemagic display is definitely one of the best LCDs out there 3. No hot shoe if u have additional microphone or flash to attach 4. 7.2x zoom may look petty (but remember! 20 megapixels will offer u a gigantic photo with lots of detail anyway which makes up for this shortcoming) Should you go this? Of course you should!!! Coz for the first time ever, u will be sacrificing about 10-15% of DSLR quality in images(not in videos coz they literally are DSLR-like!) and u will be having the amazing liberty of tucking ur camera in ur pocket instead of hanging it around ur neck all the time.

The RX100 from Sony is simply the best point and shoot camera in the word today, the best point and shoot every built. Don't trust me? Just google it out and then you will. I'll keep the review and comparison short, won't get much technical, so just 2 things for the RX100 : 1) SLR quality images, even tough, 2) it fits in your pocket. But if you are someone who is okay with carrying a few KGs of baggage (including SLR camera, lenses, extra batteries, the carry bags etc), then you may continue to burden yourself for a little bit of extra clarity that SLR would offer. But, for most practical situations, like vacations, family functions, parties etc, this is the camera that you can take with you. What good is a SLR if you don't feel like carrying it with you because it is so bulky? The vacations should be to relax, not for carrying all the SLR related weight around. However, if you are a very, veRY, VERY serious photographer, you may stick to your SLR, as they still offer a little better photographs, given that you can carry the camera with you. Once of my friend (serious photographer) got neck sprains just by carrying his SLR+fitted lens from morning till night, while we were on a vacation. This camera kicks some serious ***... Paronama, 1 inch CMOS sensor, 20 MP, amazing light sensitivity(low light pics are amazing), very high true resolution, amazing aperture, High Dynamic Range support, 1080p video recording... phew, i'm tired of writing all the good things this little guy has. time to get some sleep.. and dream about the Sony RX100..

I bought this Camera during Diwali Sale. As usual Flipkart delivered before promised date, Thanks Flipkart. I always wanted to have DSLR, but did not want the big baggage that comes with it. With two kids I always have to carry lot of baggage during travel/site seeing, water bottles, snacks, my phone, wife’s phone, kids tab etc. So any additional baggage was stick No-No. Then I found RX100 which promised very close to DSLR performance but without baggage. Since Canon DSLR 600D was available for almost similar price, It was very difficult to decide on DSLR vs this. Read lots of reviews and saw samples on internet and I decided to go for it. While reading reviews about this, I liked a comment by one reviewer "The best Camera is the one with you". After 10 days of usage and 1000+ photos of each and every object near and far, lighted and dark, I am fully satisfied with my decision to purchase RX100. Pros: 1.Size does matter. I can carry this in pocket anywhere and comeback with great photos.It’s very small, really compact camera for the features and options it provides. Options give you good control over electronics and optics system. 2.Feature I like most is background defocus, BULB, , i, i+ and manual mode :) 3.Images are as good as DSLR. Portraits, Macros and Landscape. 4.Could read distance sign boards in Landscape photographs that was not visible to naked eyes. 5.Extremely satisfied with low light photography. Could photograph a magazine cover in candle light from 10ft distance without flash and could ready everything. With 10s shutter speed and tripod. Photo came out as if flash was used.(Though small noise is visible) 6.Video quality is very good. Have not explored many options on videos yet. Cons: 1.Flash location, most of the time you will forget that flash is goanna pop-up below your finger where you will hold this naturally on left top edge. 2.Panorama mode could be improved. Rajendra