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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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: 2013-07-18, Author: Kevin , review by: dxomark.com
Although it looks expensive and the optical quality isn't perhaps quite what it could be, particularly with regard to sharpness and chromatic aberration, given the small size and inherent portability, the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 II a very satisfying and...
Excellent and fast 24600mm lens, Superb stills and video quality, High quality EVF and tilting LCD screen, Excellent high ISO performance
Pricey compared to the competition, Poor autofocus at longer focal lengths, Relatively large and heavy
The RX10 III's 24-600mm Zeiss lens, coupled with Sony's excellent 1-inch sensor, deliver class-leading image quality. Its 4K and HD video functionality is also superb. It's a large, relatively heavy and pricey camera though, and is let down by its autofoc...
There's really no point drawing this conclusion out: the RX10 II was a fantastic camera, and the III edition does nothing but improve upon it. This latest version is one of the best all-rounders I've ever seen, capable of handling everything you co...
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Published: 2014-08-19, Author: Mario , review by: gizmodo.com.au
If you've got the scratch, go for it, but the reality is that you might be just as well served by the now discounted RX100 II. Whereas that camera brought a suite of significant changes that made it a pretty obvious choice over the original, you can proba...
Good sensor captures plenty of detail, Built-in EVF and flash, Hinged screen
NFC is cumbersome, Focus wasn't always on point
Even though the RX100 III packs a viewfinder, flash, and hinged screen, it's still small enough to fit in a pants pocket. Best of all, its image quality is excellent...
Photo Review was late receiving a review unit, which meant there were other reviews and comments in online forums available to use for comparison. It seems the universal opinion of Sony's RX100 Mark III is that it's the best performing and most versatile ...
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Published: 2014-07-10, Author: Lori , review by: cnet.com.au
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....
VERDICT: This camera has been designed by photographers and engineers and not by the marketing department. The short zoom will be offputting for nondiscerning customers, but those who know about these things see a lens that has the same focal length range
Expensive but good: the Sony RX100 Mk III.Converging Verticals Phobia is a deep, irrational abhorrence of distorted vertical perspective. For some reason we don't feel the same about converging horizontals – train tracks merging to a point in the distance...
Published: 2014-07-09, Author: terry , review by: dpexpert.com.au
The RX100MKIII is a considerable improvement on the already great previous models. Image quality remains the class leader with RAW output producing exceptional photo quality. High ISO settings can be used without noise being an issue.
The price is high for a compact, even one as good as this. There are compact system cameras that cost less and have the versatility of interchangeable lenses. The Australian price is much higher than US street prices
This camera has been designed by photographers and engineers and not by the marketing department. The short zoom will be off-putting for non-discerning customers, but those who know about these things see a lens that has the same focal length range as the...
EVF builtin, Respected sensor, Bionz X processing engine
Screen not touchsensitive, Reduced zoom range
As usual, we want to get our hands on a full-production sample RX100 III before we pass judgement on it, but I think it's a pretty safe bet that it's going to be a good performer. Sony has kept all the good points of the RX100 II and has made some reques...
