Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 Specifications, Tests and Review

Product Type
Digital camera - compact
ISO (Max)
25600
Sensor Resolution
20.2 Megapixel
Sensor Type
Exmor CMOS
Optical Zoom
3.6x
Display
3" LCD display
Battery Type
Sony NP-BX1 Lithium Ion

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DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100
Product Type Digital camera - compact
Lens Included Carl Zeiss
Height 5.81 cm
Width 10.16 cm
Depth 3.59 cm
Weight 213 g
Body Material Aluminium
Enclosure Colour Black
Digital Zoom 14x
Optical Zoom 3.6x
SENSOR Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100
Sensor Resolution 20.2 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type Exmor CMOS
Total Pixels 20,900,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 20,200,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size 1.0"
Image Stabiliser Optical (Steady Shot with Active Mode)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser Yes
Sensors Digital level metre
PROCESSOR Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100
Image Processor BIONZ
LENS Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100
Type Carl Zeiss zoom lens - 3.6x zoom - 10.4 - 37.1 mm - f/1.8-4.9
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 28 - 100mm
Focus Adjustment Automatic, manual
Min Focus Distance 5 cm
Zoom Adjustment Motorised drive
Lens Construction 6 groups / 7 elements
Features Built-in lens shield, aspherical lens
FOCUSING Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100
Auto Focus TTL contrast detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 25
AE/AF Control Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF
Face Detection Face Detection AF/AE/FE/WB, face-priority AF function, Smile Shutter
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100
ISO (Max) 25600
Light Sensitivity ISO 800, ISO 125, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 1600, ISO 6400, ISO 3200, ISO auto, ISO 12800, ISO 25600
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot
Exposure Modes Automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Shooting Programs Landscape, portrait mode, macro, night portrait, PET, food, fireworks, panorama assist, night scene, sports mode, sunset, high sensitivity, anti-blur, handheld night shot
Special Effects Soft focus, Water Colour, miniature, Retro, partial colour, Toy camera, Posterisation, High contrast monochrome, Pop Colour, HDR Painting, Rich-tone monochrome, Soft High-key
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, shade, fluorescent light (cool white), fluorescent light (daylight), fluorescent light (warm white), fluorescent light (white)
Max Shutter Speed 1/2000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 30 sec
Exposure Compensation ±3 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
White Balance Bracketing Yes
Min Illumination 3.2 lux
DISPLAY Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100
Type 3" LCD display
Display Format 1,229,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in
Display Features Contrast control, display brightness control
FLASH Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100
Camera Flash Pop-up flash
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode
Effective Flash Range 0.3 m - 17.1 m: ISO auto (wide lens)
0.55 m - 6.3 m: ISO auto (tele lens)
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100
Digital Video Format AVCHD, H.264
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG
Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo
MEMORY Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100
Memory Card Slot Memory Stick Duo card, SD card
Supported Memory Cards Memory Stick Duo, SD Memory Card, Memory Stick PRO Duo, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo
Memory Card 8 GB SDHC
Image Storage 5472 x 3648
3888 x 2592
2736 x 1824
4864 x 3648
3648 x 2736
2592 x 1944
640 x 480
5472 x 3080
3648 x 2056
2720 x 1528
3648 x 3648
2544 x 2544
1920 x 1920
Video Capture AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 50 fps - 28Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 50 fps - 24Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 50 fps - 17Mbps
H.264 - 1440 x 1080 - 30 fps - 12Mbps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 30 fps - 3Mbps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100
Battery Type Sony NP-BX1 Lithium Ion
Details Sony NP-BX1 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 330 shots
Video recording - 1.3 hours
CONNECTIONS Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100
Interface HDMI, USB 2.0
Print Standard DPOF support, PRINT Image Matching
Connector Type USB 2.0
HDMI output
FEATURES Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 10 frames per second
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode
Additional Features Digital noise reduction, sharpness control, saturation control, Intelligent Scene Recognition (iSCN), Sweep Panorama technology, takes photos while film recording, Dynamic Range Optimizer, USB charging, built-in help guide, automatic display brightness adjustment, Multi-Frame Noise Reduction, Intelligent AUTO (iAUTO), Eye-Fi Card Ready, Superior Auto mode, Clear Image Zoom, Auto Portrait Framing
OTHERS Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100
Included Accessories Carrying case, AC power adaptor, wrist strap, micro-USB cable, shoulder strap adapter
Software Sony PlayMemories Home

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