Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 III Unboxing and First look
The R100M3 is shipping this week in most countries and we have the first unboxing videos. Our SAR readers Lachlan Tsang (on Youtube) and Tamrong (on Youtube) also posted the first unboxing videos.. SAR reader Andy shared his RX1003 Samples and thoughts at Proimagenz.com.
And here are some new reviews:
Photographyblog (Click here) posted the full RX100M3 review and writes:
The new Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 III is once again a better camera than its predecessor, both in terms of features and image quality, but it has gone up in price again. The eye-watering price-tag of £699 / $799 continues to be an awful lot to ask for a humble compact camera, making the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 II one of the most expensive models on the market and putting it into direct competition with mid-range compact system cameras and entry-level DSLRs. Having said that, this camera will actually be a better fit for many people, especially if size is a priority, and it also makes a perfect second camera for professionals. We loved shooting with the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 III, which proves there’s still a lot of life left in the compact camera yet…
Imaging Resource (Click here) just posted a battle of the RX100s:
Sony outdid themselves with the RX100 III, just as they did with the RX100 II and RX100 before, so you’ll be a happy photographer with any one of them. While we were disappointed to see image quality improvements stagnate, the amount of additional functionality in the RX100 III is incredible.
Preorders:
RX100M3 preorders in USA at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto, Sony USA.
RX100M3 preorders in Eu at Sony DE, UK, ES, FR, IT, NL, BE, AT, CH, SE, NO, FI, PT. And Wex UK,
RX100M3 in Asia at Amazon Japan and Sony Australia.
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3 years later and we finally have more competition in the 1″, fixed lens compact niche.
I guess that the RX100 M3 is probably going to be the most well-rounded entry, with the extremes of photo quality and video quality going to the Fuji and Panasonic cameras, respectively.
I think now is a good time to hold off on the RX100M3 until we see what Fuji, Nikon and Panasonic will offer. We should know the details by Photokina in September.
Competition is good. Which is why the second reason to hold off on this purchase are the coming price wars in November.
This year’s fad de jour of 1″ sensor cameras will by then be realized as just very nice point and shoots. And we’ve had nice point and shoots since consumer digital cameras hit the retail markets a dozen years ago.
If the Fuji uses X-Trans, I’d pick Sony or Panasonic for stills in a heartbeat.
Also, I’m worried about the size from Panasonic. It had better be as small or smaller than the Rx100iii, or I’ll be going Sony. The size of the LX7 isn’t a good sign.
I think Sony will win on size since the LX8 is rumored to maintain the traditional LX7 form factor, but with a slight increase in volume. Since the LX7 is already larger than the RX100 M3, the LX8 won’t win on size.
The lx7 is a very comfortable camera to use though. It really needs to have an auto lens cap though and 24-90 zoom.
Im actually more interested in what the xz-3 from Olympus will be like. If they go the 1inch sensor route or not. Now that will be a great camera.
That’s a lot of pocket change for a tiny camera, but the technology is very impressive. If you absolutely need a pocket sized camera with great performance, this is it. At a price $$$.
What technology makes it more impressive than say the discontinued Fuji XF1 or Nikon P330, for example, which sell at $200, Which are smaller pocket size with great performance?
Granted a slightly larger sensor and a faster zoom, but those are features, not ‘technology.’
1″ sensor, XAVC-S video, pop-up EVF, tiltable screen, 1.8-2.8 24-70mm lens.
And this?
http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/image-comparison?attr18=daylight&attr13_0=nikon_cpp330&attr13_1=sony_dscrx100m3&attr13_2=canon_g16&attr13_3=canon_g1xii&attr15_0=raw&attr15_1=raw&attr15_2=raw&attr15_3=raw&attr16_0=800&attr16_1=800&attr16_2=800&attr16_3=800&normalization=full&widget=1&x=-0.39790455796879776&y=0.44021963428953553
No small sensor camera can compete with the 1″ RX sensor. Only the G1X mark II can surpass it and not by much. Especially if you what you want is the smallest possible camera…there is nothing else but the RX100 series.
Soon, there will be the Panasonic LX8 and whatever Fuji bring to the table. We’ll see then what the price point will be. So far, however, Sony is alone in the ultra compact large sensor sector and the IQ is clearly superior to anything in that weight and size category.
If you want a Nikon P330, shooting with a Nokia 1020 will be better.
You are opposing technology to features? Get a dictionary.
Hi, i thought of sharing with you the works of darwinfish105. He has 3 beautiful and inspiring footage of RX100 III on YouTube.
If your tired of all the reviews and just want to see what RX100 III can do, pls. check this out.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqK9XPl79RA&list=UUFyFwdj4rEMLYq2-VzPX_cA&feature=share
http://youtu.be/iDCFFxixe0I
Very nice work, and the video quality looks very good.
just checkout the new season of doctor house and the NFS movie > they are made with rx 100 iii (pre-production copies) !!! amazing !
what? do you mean canon…nfs was shot on c500..arri alexa…1dc…go pro…
this week ? really ? i think it was a joke and will never be released … wtf ? sony ?
aaaa ok! i got it! sony will laugh at those guys who buy $300 camera for ~$800…
LOL! uuuhm I mean, TROL!
thank you 🙂
Please show me a $300 camera that does what this one can do.
I’m a bit surprised there hasn’t been an apsc version, but I guess that would compete too closely with the a5000… An RX phone could be fun though!
Maybe Sony is aiming at creating new markets with the RX series instead of placing a camera in a crowded one (X100s, Nikon something, Canon G1x)
Panasonic is jumping on the 1″ boat as we have seen with the latest Lumix and the upcoming LX8. That was a market that didn’t exist before and Sony was pretty much king of it.
Same with the FF compact.
^^^ This. Also attempting a 16-50 f/1.8 – 2.8 lens (your 24-70ish equivalent) on an aps-c sensor would remove the word “compact” from everything except the description of your bank account after you paid for it.
I like this RX100 MK3 -only things i can think against -maybe too small (for me), poor grip -but could add one easy, price bit high (it might drop a bit once in wider circulation) and zoom range a bit low but still good; no one is making anything better in 1″ or less sensor size -lets see what Lumix LX8 is like though next month, competition always good for us buyers!