Recent advances in sensor technology have made ISO 1,600 look a lot more like ISO 100, but there are still cameras whose quality starts to fall apart at this setting. The Canon 35mm f/2 and Nikon 35mm f/2 are both much cheaper, but the Canon is significantly softer in the corners at f/2 on full-frame bodies, and the Nikon almost certainly is too (as far as we can tell; we haven't tested the Nikon 35mm f/2 ourselves). I enjoy hiking when I have the time (ie, seldom), and Sweep Panorama is often the only way to capture the full height of a waterfall, working exceptionally well for that purpose. Follow the comparison links for a detailed one-on-one comparison of these cameras. In the full resolution original you can see additional examples in the brick patterns as well. Now it is time to look at the Sony RX1 competitors in more detail. (OK, if it were up to me, I'd probably make them just slightly less stiff, but they're really fine as they are.) Better Dynamic Range & Color depth are also part of the benefits. See his 35 1.8 Review HERE.. A while ago we got some hints about the replacement of Sony RX1R II camera. And since the introduction of the RX1 and RX1R back in 2012, Leica introduced the Q, a full frame compact with a fixed 28mm F1.7 lens. ... With the RX1, Sony fused these two polar opposites in a collision of photo-epic proportions. The Sony Cyber-shot RX1 is the only compact digital camera with fixed lens with a full-frame sensor, have a look at our sample photos from this premium camera. After a good bit of head-scratching and a couple days of chasing the issue, we finally tracked it down to the RX1's shading compensation. I realize I'm spending a lot of time on the RX1's user interface, but that's because it had such a profound impact on my experience with the camera. Sony are back with the sequel to 2012s surprise hits, the RX1 and RX1R. Small strap lugs are used to keep the design small, which means the Sony RX1 requires the sometimes noisy D-rings. Just as the lens freed me from worrying about staying in its sweet spot, the Sony RX1's super-clean high ISO files meant I could by and large stop worrying about ISO as well. The buttons sprinkled around the camera are equally a good balance between too stiff and too easy, with a nice breakaway feel so you'll know when you've pressed one. A hinged pop-up flash is recessed in the top deck, rising up and leaning forward not unlike the flash in the RX100. And regardless of the shooting mode you're in, the array of highly configurable buttons mean your most important settings are always just a button-press away, letting you concentrate on shooting rather than menu navigation. I wish this last were otherwise, but the demands of modern autofocus mean there's just no way a focus ring could be direct-coupled and have the buttery smoothness of old MF lenses without auofocus being unbearably slow and power-hungry. Checking photos of the prototype body (including Sony's own initial PR shots), we saw that there was indeed an AF-C setting on the focus mode dial that apparently was deleted from production models. The RX1 is the ultimate everyday street shooter or second camera for serious enthusiasts, pros (and trendsetters) alike, but its high price means it's not for everybody. Sony priced it at $2,800 because it's the only point-and-shoot with a 24 x 36mm sensor (Barnack or "Full-Frame" size).Its lens does not zoom, the camera has no image stabilization (except for video, done electronically just … With the RX1, that concern completely fell away. (The conditions where it failed completely were a little different than those seen below, in that surrounding trees cast shadows on the subject as he moved through the scene. The NEX-7 renders the pink swatch a little more magenta in this shot, while the RX1 gets is closer to correct. Below are crops comparing the Sony RX1 with the Sony A99, Sony NEX-7, Nikon D600, Nikon D800 and Canon 5D Mark III. The RX1 snaps dozens of shots, and stitches slices from each into a surprisingly seamless panorama. We clearly remembered seeing an AF-C (continuous AF) option on the camera somewhere, but couldn't find it on our production sample. And finally to the view photographers will see most often, the back, which reveals the bulk of the Sony Cyber-shot RX1's controls. It also induces a focal length crop of almost 1.2x for 16:9 video. A typical computer these days has little trouble dealing with still images, but high-definition video can be another matter. What's perhaps most exciting about the Sony RX1 is the way it completely redefines expectations of what a compact camera can accomplish. The crop to the right shows one of the more noticeable examples of aliasing we found, in a brick wall of a local City Hall, while the video clip shows moiré patterns in a neighbor's house. This was a little hard to believe; perhaps our human features and clothing were just too subtle for the camera to lock focus on -- would higher contrast and sharp detail help? Sony RX1 R II camera finally discontinued by a Swedish retailer, it’s a kind of silent confirmation that Sony is clearing up the stock pipeline for its next Fullframe Compact Camera, Sony RX1 R III announcement. Sweet indeed! Those shooting video will do well to remember to remove the strap and D-rings before shooting anything important on a windy day. Sony's dynamic-range expansion options worked as well as they always do, with 5 levels of "DRO" (Dynamic Range Optimization), and HDR exposure ranges as high as 6EV. Posted 09/12/2012, Field Test by Dave Etchells Its fixed prime lens means you have to "zoom" with your feet, but it's a great focal length for street photography, and the camera's 24-megapixel sensor means digital zoom produces images with enough resolution to make good-looking prints at reasonable sizes (fine-looking 8 x 10s at a 2x zoom, for instance). Holding the camera in my hand, the slight lip and frictive surface of the textured rubber grip on the front provided good purchase for my fingers, and the raised thumb ridge on the back worked pretty well too. In both cases, the results were as natural as could be hoped, meaning that the tonal distortion of high levels of HDR was no more than you'd expect from 6EV of dynamic range compression. So I went ahead and assigned my own functions to them, where with another camera I might not have bothered. We'd seen fixed-lens digital cameras with large APS-C image sensors before, but none with a full-frame sensor. At least for the sort of photography I'm interested in, the positives vastly outweigh the few negatives. The RX1 also features Focus Peaking. For more advanced audio recording features, the only choice for advanced shooters will be to use an external audio recorder and sync the audio track in post production. The thumbnails above link to the full-sized shots if you click on them and want to analyze them yourself. If you insist on knowing why, I've written a few thousand words that you can read below, but if you'd like to save the time (and have the money), just go buy one -- you'll almost certainly be glad you did. Sony introduces the world’s first compact digital camera with a 35 mm full-frame sensor. After some pondering, I think it comes down to this: no labels. In order to see the video, you have to select the appropriate media format in the menu system of playback mode. The DSC-RX1 was released in late 2012. Like most people, I prefer the color in my photos to be slightly brighter than life, a preference most cameras on the market accommodate to one extent or another. With shading compensation off. I could certainly snap a shot single-handed, but found myself using a two-handed grip almost all the time: Pretty much all of the controls are on the right side, so you'll find yourself supporting the camera with your left hand while you make adjustments with your right, and of course, you'll use your left hand to make any aperture adjustments anyway. For the more advanced shooter wishing to use an external microphone, the RX1 has a 3.5mm microphone jack located on the left side of the camera. I'll start with the optical viewfinder, which bears the Zeiss logo. The shots below show it in comparison to an average-sized hand, and beside a current higher-end digicam. No problem, I set the right 4-way button to control aspect ratio, so I could switch from one to the other in a heartbeat. ISO 1,600 starts to undo the mystique of the A99, possibly due to the translucent mirror technology in the A99, which likely reduces the ISO sensitivity by a third of stop or so. None of this is news to the Sony RX1 fans, though. As noted above, we did find some limitations and foibles that the RX1 was subject to, but they had very little impact on my own shooting, and wouldn't in any way keep me from purchasing an RX1 if I were in the market. A friendly place to enjoy the company of other RX shooters, and those with an interest in the RX series of cameras. Again a pretty close match between the Sony RX1 and Nikon D600, though we give the edge to the RX1 here. The RX1 II to camera was announced on April of 2016. You know; the four-way controller has the four directions labelled something like self-timer, white balance, flash and ISO. Both the DRO and HDR options have an available Auto setting as well. :-). The Leica also has a full-frame sensor, a fixed length lens (28mm rather than 35mm) and a compact type body. The Sony RX1 is the world’s smallest full-frame camera, one that incorporates the same 24.3MP Exmor CMOS sensor that starred in its launch partner, the Sony Alpha 99 (albeit, Sony says, without the A99’s phase-detect AF assist points). Field Test … In Movie Mode, there are video-specific Program Auto, Aperture Priority, Shutter Priority and Manual exposure modes, that give users the ability to really fine-tune the look and feel of their videos. Packing more pixels into the same full-frame space with essentially the same Sony technology does have a price. RX1. A few in the press room at launch barely stifled a few guffaws at the price, because up to that point we'd been thinking it compared to the RX100, which comes in at a high $650 relative to its pocket competition -- but not that high. The good news is that shading compensation is done in firmware, so this should be something relatively easy for Sony to fix. The result of all this was that I had exactly the functions I most used right at my fingertips, so I spent very little time in the menus, and lots more time actually taking pictures and enjoying myself. At an even more basic level, the label says "this is what this button does", so it may not even occur to you to make it do something else. (It could also just be more-advanced noise-reduction processing in the RX1, though.) If you intend to record a lot of video of man-made objects, the Sony RX1 might not be for you. Here's an example: My first real outing with the camera was in San Francisco, where the tall buildings resulted in a lot of tall/narrow subjects, but where street-level shooting subjects better fit the camera's native 3:2 aspect ratio. I guess it says something about how much more time I've now spent shooting with digital than I had with film earlier in my life. Compared to AVCHD, the regular MPEG-4 files are a bit less efficient in their use of memory card space for a given image quality level, but are more widely supported, and are often a bit easier for older computers to play. The lack of labelled default functions meant that the RX1 immediately confronted me with the question of what I wanted the controls to do. My griping about EVFs aside, though, there are a lot of advantages to being able to hold a camera to your eye, and I certainly appreciate the exposure simulation and information display a good EVF offers. Stereo audio is recorded during movie capture, encoded as Dolby Digital (AC-3) for AVCHD and AAC-LC for MPEG-4. (Not a significant criticism; both cameras do remarkably well at ISO 3,200). ... 1080/50p Full HD video capture ... only a through test … This is a feature that is just starting to appear on higher-end video-capable still cameras, but video is clearly not the focus of the RX1. Yes, it's real: Sony shoehorned a full 35mm-sized sensor with a fast 35mm prime lens into a nearly pocket-sized camera called the Sony Cyber-shot RX1. It features the same 42-Mpix full-frame CMOS sensor as the Sony A7R II, paired with the familiar Zeiss 35mm f2.0 Sonnar lens first seen on the RX1. The AVCHD image compression used by the Sony RX1 is one of the more compute-intensive formats, and its high maximum resolution of 1,920 x 1,080 pixels resolution means there's a lot of data in each frame to deal with. The Sony RX1 is literally the size of some larger digicams, yet sports a full 36x24mm (well, almost, at 35.8×23.9mm), 24-megapixel sensor, and one of the best lenses we've yet seen on a fixed-lens camera. No problem, I assigned the left 4-way button to bring up the DRO/HDR controls. Full HD video, plus Priority selection. The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX1 and the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX1R are two enthusiast cameras that were announced, respectively, in September 2012 and June 2013. Even in still-image modes, while focus peaking is available prior to the start of video recording, it's turned off once recording begins. While still-mode autofocus is both reasonably fast and dead-on when shooting one image at a time (pressing the shutter for each shot), the focus is fixed on the first shot in a series in continuous-shooting mode, regardless of the tracking setting in the menus. Finally, the lens controls remind me of the high-quality, manual-focus lenses of yore, in the smooth and precise way they operate, even though focus control in the RX1 is "fly by wire" -- with no mechanical coupling between the focus ring and the optics themselves. The Sony RX1 records at three different video resolutions, and can record high-definition movies in either AVCHD (2.0) or MPEG-4 formats. Excellent prints here at 11 x 14, with a usable wall print at 16 x 20. The retail package contains the following items: The Sony RX1 is a remarkable camera in almost every respect, from the full-frame sensor hiding inside its incredibly compact body, through its excellent lens, great feature set, and superb image quality. If you're that type of shooter, you'll be happy with the RX1's uncompensated exposure choices; if you're not, just dial in +2/3 EV of exposure compensation as your personal default. Look familiar? And when I say "the best the field has to offer," that's without limitation. by Dave Etchells, Shawn Barnett, Mike Tomkins, Zig Weidelich and Dave Pardue, Hands-on Preview and Walkthrough by Shawn Barnett (Note how sharp the background detail remains as he approaches the camera and passes in front of it.) Personally, I think that people who feel that way aren't framing their evaluation properly. Where Sony has sometimes struggled with high-ISO noise reduction in the past, the RX1 does an excellent job of preserving subtle detail, and any remaining noise has a nice, fine-grained "filmic" appearance to it. Features Handling Performance Verdict Specification The Sony Cyber-shot RX1R is an update to the Sony Cyber-shot RX1 but with the anti-aliasing filter removed to … The former helps you capture sharp images when shooting hand-held in low light conditions. The two sets of thumbnails above show the same subject, shot just moments later, but with shading correction turned off. Introduction Launched in October 2012 the Sony RX1 is the world’s first compact camera with a full-frame 24x36mm CMOS sensor. Really wealthy photographer’s. when the subject is close to the lens, Subtle magenta/cyan tint across frame when shading compensation enabled in both JPEG and RAW files, Significant corner shading wide open without shading compensation, Moiré present in some shots with fine detail, as well as color aliasing, Video is prone to aliasing artifacts as well (we saw color aliasing more than moiré), RAW + JPEG mode forces lower-quality JPEGs (Why, oh why does this continue to be the case with Sony cameras? If you don't want to give up superior sharpness in all your photos for the sake of the moiré problems in a few, there is a workaround; when faced with a problematic subject, just throw the focus very slightly off in one direction or another. 1080/60p video recording; Wi-Fi with NFC; Though the RX1R II bears more than a passing resemblance to its predecessor, there are a lot of changes. Images from the RX1 can be put up against those from literally any 35mm-sensor camera currently on the market and they hold their own, if not better the competition. The Sony RX1 has two different external viewfinders available as accessories, the FDA-V1K optical viewfinder, and the FDA-EV1MK electronic viewfinder, using OLED technology. Field Test by William Brawley Posted: 10/4/2013. The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX1 is a full-frame compact camera with a fixed 35mm F2 lens. Even the two video formats are in separate folders/categories that must be selected individually in order to review and playback. These may help a little, but still won't adequately prepare you for the first time you see and hold the RX1 for yourself: It's hard to imagine how Sony's managed to cram a full-frame sensor in there, let alone designed a lens that small that can cover it. While these users might cheer at the inclusion of a mic jack, they'll soon grumble at the fact that there is no manual audio level control in the camera. The next thing that struck me when I finally laid hands on the RX1 was the sense of quality it exudes. Look familiar? In the case of the RX1, rolling shutter artifacts are clearly present, but nowhere near as bad as we've seen with some cameras. Much of what makes the Sony RX1 such an enjoyable camera to shoot with comes down to its great user interface, and the extent to which it can be customized to fit your particular needs. We think that people interested in shooting sports or video will likely be attracted to other cameras in the first place. We aim to be thorough, however, so for anyone interested in learning more about the RX1's video capabilities, below are the basic specs as well as our usual battery of tests. So last week I published a review of the new Sony 35 1.8 Lens from Chad Wadsworth. The D600 completely loses detail in the pink swatch, though. Then there's the lens. The only trick with this off-focus workaround is to blur things slightly enough so you don't end up with an over-soft image. All interchangeable lens cameras in this comparison were shot with our very sharp reference lenses. It was a bright, sunny day, so dynamic range was an issue with a lot of subjects. (The D800's sensor is made by Sony's sensor division.) The result was a huge improvement in my shooting experience. Sliding the flash release right pops up the flash. The lens has a focal length of 35 mm and aperture f/2. Shooting with the camera, it was just amazing to me that I could shoot wide open at f/2, and not feel that the large aperture was in any way compromising the quality of my images. Within the spectrum of camera sensors, this places the Sony RX1 among the large-sensor cameras that aim for top notch image quality. There are video-specific Program Auto, Aperture Priority, Shutter Priority and Manual Exposure modes that must be activated from the "Fn" menu, and can only be activated if the top dial is set to Movie mode, as indicated below. Casual video shooters will welcome this behavior, as it makes getting the proper exposure in video much easier, just point and record. The camera has a 1,229,000 pixel screen of 7.5 cm diagonal. Image and video playback on the RX1 is the same, odd setup as on most of Sony's Alpha and NEX lineup. This service assesses and scores the color depth ("DXO Portrait"), dynamic range ("DXO Landscape"), and low-light sensitivity ("DXO Sports") of camera … In terms of sharpness, viewfinder optics, and general utility, it's clearly one of the best EVFs on the market. ISO 400 looks great at 24 x 36, with only minor softening in our red swatch, and makes an excellent wall-display print at 36 x 48. RX1. 11 x 14s are quite usable with some minor softness in some areas and a mild film grain look in others. In this case it's what the D800's noise suppression does to some fine detail, particularly the mosaic image. The other three directions carry no labeling at all. We never thought we'd find ourselves saying that a $2,800 compact camera was a good deal, but if ever one qualified as such, the Sony RX1 is it. However, AF-C is still the default for video shooting (as noted, an AF-C indicator appears on the LCD screen in movie mode), so perhaps it was just a matter of not being able to maintain still-resolution focus accuracy, and the feature worked fine for video recording. The Sony RX1 is a $2,800 fixed-lens point-and-shoot. The Sony RX1 also includes the new Sony multi-interface hot shoe with data contacts under the hood. Obviously the Nikon D800's 36.3-megapixel sensor is going to show quite a bit more detail, but it's a worthy comparison. Though it's priced too high to compare to the Olympus Stylus, the Sony RX1 is aimed at a more serious, well-heeled set of photographers -- the pro or serious enthusiast looking for a high quality camera that's also easy to bring along. The RX1's optional FDA-EV1MK EVF has all the usual benefits of its class, including the ability to simulate exposure effects (including picture styles and creative filters), the (optional) availability of all the camera status indicators normally seen on the screen, as well as things like the camera orientation display to help you keep your horizons flat and verticals vertical. We have listed the top 10 cameras in Large Sensor Compact cameras that we think can be a good match. Sony's SteadyShot image stabilization technology is available during video recording with a simple On/Off toggle in the video menu. Note, though, the brighter orange blotches in the D600's shot, both in the shoulder of the olive oil bottle and on the face of the mosaic character. Last year you shared a video . Men … Sony RX1 er det vellykkede resultat af en enestående bedrift. And yes, that's a threaded shutter release button, which will work with a traditional mechanical cable release. Since the RX1 is a little larger that those pocket cams, there's more room for controls on the back, making the buttons and dials easy to activate without a cramped feeling. It's our guess (and admittedly nothing more than that) that the problem goes deeper than firmware, down to the mechanics or electronics of the camera/lens system itself. Capable of wall prints up to 30 x 40. The Sony RX1, whether it's for you or not, answers a sincere desire in the marketplace for a return to that full-frame sensor size with excellent quality optics in a very small package. I think I'd like the thumb ridge slightly thicker (perhaps a millimeter or so), but I nonetheless felt I could get a pretty good grip on the camera. If you tally these numbers for lens plus body, you'll end up with something between $3,300 and $3,500 for much bulkier systems that the RX1 actually betters in many respects. In the face of ongoing consumer demands for crisper-looking high resolution images, manufacturers have been backing off on the strength of the low-pass filters in their cameras, and in some cases, eliminating them entirely. Bottom line, I think the Sony RX1's EVF would be a good investment. Certainly the pink swatch includes a clear thread pattern, though the D600 gets the pink closer to right. It was embarrassing to see how long I spent pressing buttons and staring at the LCD in aperture-priority mode, wondering why the heck I couldn't change the aperture with one of the rear control dials. The Canon 5D Mark III looks quite similar to the RX1, though it finds a little less detail in the mosaic image and pink swatch. You can of course view your movies on a high definition TV via the Micro HDMI (Type-D) output. You have to remember; "Oh yeah, that control says WB, but I've actually reassigned it to metering pattern." Image Quality improvements don’t just come down to photo quality but video quality as well. Material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted or otherwise used without the prior written consent of The Imaging Resource. It is an expert-level compact with a 24 megapixel full size sensor (notably used by the Sony α99).The sensitivity ranges from 100 to 25600 ISO. we got darker corners, but no sign of the tint. in movie mode, prior to the start of recording. The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX1R is a new version of last year's RX1 with the optical low-pass filter removed, promising increased resolution but at the risk of increased moire effects. It's a close contest compared to some of the others, a more even match. Full-frame CMOS sensor and fixed-lens design rise to new heights in the RX1R II compact camera with 42.4-megapixel resolution and advanced image processing. Super Custom. Once I got over the embarrassment, I quickly came to love the physical EV adjustment dial, but was surprised to find myself wishing for a rear-panel aperture adjustment. A place for Sony RX1/RX1R, RX10, and RX100/RX100 II shooters to share imagery, experiences, thoughts, and discoveries. City by the bay: f/6.3; 0.8 sec shutter speed; ISO 3200; 16:9 aspect ratio. The Sony RX1 can also record Full HD at up to 60p. Nikon's D600 leaves behind a bit more luminance and chroma noise, following Nikon's generally more conservative approach to noise suppression, and as a result maintains more detail in the red leaf swatch than the RX1. I couldn't be happier with the quality of the images it delivered, the lens was a revelation (you mean I really, really don't have to stop down to get a sharp image? Full-frame, 24-megapixel sensor in a compact body; Carl Zeiss Sonnar 35mm f/2 T* lens; Blazing fast autofocus; Impressive image quality that rivals (and sometimes surpasses) full-frame DSLRs; Customizable function buttons make it a breeze to use. Instead, the RX1 has two dials on the rear. The 30p MP4 and 24p AVCHD test videos showed more rolling shutter artifacts than the 60p AVCHD video, which is similar to what we've observed in other cameras. Get it wrong the other way, and you end up with sore fingers after using the camera for a while, and possibly even missed shots because you couldn't get a control to change quickly when you needed it to. The closest competitor for the Sony RX1R II is the Leica Q, announced in 2015. Never mind our usual AF-tracking acid test with a car moving at 30 mph, we couldn't get the RX1 to track a person moving at a leisurely stroll. Imaging Resource © 1998 - 2021. A separate lens ring is used to switch into macro-focus mode. 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