Testseek.co.uk have collected 199 expert reviews of the Sony Cybershot DSC-RX100 3 and the average rating is 90%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Sony Cybershot DSC-RX100 3.
June 2014
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199 Reviews
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The editors liked
Built-in electronic viewfinder
Truly pocketable size
Super-fast 24-70mm (equivalent) lens
Customisable lens ring control
Great image quality
Sturdy build
ND filter added
EVF built
In
Respected sensor
Bionz X processing engine
The RX100 III is the the best point-and-shoot with a zoom lens. The photos and video are beautiful. The camera's even easier to use now
Excellent and fast 24
600mm lens
Superb stills and video quality
High quality EVF and tilting LCD screen
Excellent high ISO performance
EVF built-in
High quality sensor
Fast lens
Popup EVF
Digital noise handled very well up to 3200 ISO
Compact build
Good lens aperture
Great sharpness levels in the middle of the frame
Comprehensive video mode
Onboard WiFi and NFC
Superb image and video quality
Pocket-sized
Great build and features
High-quality lens with extremely useful zoom range
Superb sensor produces fine stills and high-quality video
Very effective image stabilisation system
Broad range of pro-oriented video specs
Wi-Fi easy to set up and works well
Huge zoom range
Excellent photo and video performance
HFR is brilliant fun
Excellent compact camera
Beautiful 20.1MP stills
Outstanding XAVC S videos
Breakthrough pop-up EVF
Excellent image quality
Great dynamic range
Pocketable size
The editors didn't like
Autofocus ought to be more effective in all lighting
It's crazy expensive
Shorter focal length than predecessor
No touchscreen
Small button controls
Screen not touch
Sensitive
Reduced zoom range
The viewfinder is a tad clumsy and very small. The Mark III is pricey
A point-and-shoot isn't for pros
And £699 is lot to ask of the casual photographer
Or even the more serious snapper looking for a secondary camera
Should You Buy It
Pricey compared to the competition
Poor autofocus at longer focal lengths
Relatively large and heavy
Screen not touch-sensitive
Restricted zoom range
Two step EVF activation
LCD is too glossy and doesn't have touchcontrols
2470 mm focal range is quite limited
Lens could be sharper around the edges of the frame
Battery charges incamera (standalone charger is an optional extra)
Grip sold separately
No allweather finish
Ba
Pricy
Short optical zoom range
Expensive
Max aperture of f/4 at 100mm
No built-in ND filter
Menu system not as intuitive as could be
Purple fringing and blooming evident in some areas
Published: 2014-07-09, Author: Lori , review by: cnet.com
A great electronic viewfinder that doesn't increase the size of the svelte Sony Cyber-shot RX100 III is one of the camera's highlights. Plus it offers excellent performance, photo and video quality
The camera shuts down when you retract the viewfinder, the autofocus system could be more consistent, and it has poor battery life
The Sony Cyber-shot RX100 III is an overall great camera that delivers significant improvements over the RX100 II, but not everyone will think it's worth the extra cost....
Published: 2014-06-28, Author: David , review by: yahoo.com
Abstract: Well, you probably know me well enough to realize that this was a setup. The pictures are from the last camera most people would expect to be capable of such clarity, flexibility, and low-light skills. It's the tiny one on the right. (You can see the full...
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Published: 2014-06-23, Author: Richard , review by: dpreview.com
Large sensor undoubtedly the best in its class, Bright maximum apertures across zoom range gives huge flexibility, High quality, responsive viewfinder, Builtin ND filter helps both video and stills shooting in bright light, Excellent level of control over
Clickless, slightly laggy control dial can make shooting experience feel disconnected, Focus peaking rather prone to indicating everything as infocus, JPEG sharpening a little clumsy and interacts oddly with heavy noise reduction, Autofocus can be hesitan
The RX100 III is the most capable compact camera we've ever seen. With its built-in viewfinder and more consistently fast lens, there's nothing that can provide better image quality in such a small package. It's not the perfect camera to take shot-to-shot...
Published: 2014-06-19, Author: Kevin , review by: dxomark.com
As the naming suggests, the new Sony RX100 III may not be the groundbreaking model that the original was, but it's still at the top of the class and remains untouched for both the sensor performance and the high-end features. Some might criticize the shor...
Addition of integrated EVF; Increased maximum aperture; Image Quality
Removal of Multiinterface shoe; Lacking ability to manually select AF points on rear screen
Although it could be argued that the improvements found on the RX100 III are incremental rather than revolutionary, both current RX100 series owners and those looking for an impressive enthusiast compact will certainly welcome them.The larger maximum aper...
The new Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 III is the best compact camera that we've ever reviewed, period. We were impressed by last year's Mark 2 model, but this third iteration takes several big steps forwards, most notably thanks to the inclusion of a high-qu...
Published: 2014-05-19, Author: Paul , review by: dxomark.com
Abstract: Sony has launched a new model in its RX range of high-end compacts. Boasting a new faster lens, built-in pop-up viewfinder and large 1”-type sensor, with a 20.1Mp resolution, is the new Sony RX100 III the ultimate point and shoot camera?Sony's 3rd generat...
Abstract: In the face of plummeting compact camera sales caused by the boom in smartphones, many of which stream off Sony's own production lines, Sony launched the RX100 premium compact camera in the summer of 2012. Unusually for a compact, that original RX100 ...
Abstract: And the RX100 II also adds a built-in, 3EV neutral density filter, making it more likely you'll be able to take advantage of the wide aperture to blur backgrounds or avoid diffraction, even in bright light. The new lens will also focus much closer at tele...
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Published: 2014-05-01, Author: Gordon , review by: cameralabs.com
Abstract: The RX100 III shares the same back-illuminated 1in type / 20.1 Megapixel sensor as the RX100 II, although couples it with the latest BIONZ X processor. The 1in type sensor may be smaller than Micro Four Thirds or APS-C sensors, but crucially sports around...
