Dpreview (Click here) posted the full RX100m4 review. The camera gets an impressive 85% score and the Gold Award:
The RX100 IV gains some headline-grabbing features such as high frame rate and 4K video but it’s the smaller features that most impressed us. Continuous eye tracking, fast Raw burst modes with AF, and small user-interface changes have made the Mark IV the most responsive and enjoyable RX100 yet. It’s the most expensive in the series but is peerless in terms of capability.
And Mirrorlessons posted the slow motion test video at 100, 250, 500 and 1000fps with the RX100 IV:
A funny 1000 fps slow mo test by Joyce on Youtube.
A7rII and RX camera preorder list:
In USA:
A7rII at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama, SonyStore US, FocusCamera, Uniquephoto.
RX10m2 at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama, FocusCamera, Uniquephoto.
RX100m4 at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama, FocusCamera, Uniquephoto.
In Europe at:
A7rII at Sony DE, UK, FR, IT, ES, NL, BE, CH, AT, SE, FI, NO, PT. Wex UK.
RX100m4 at DE, UK, FR, IT, ES, NL, BE, CH, AT, SE, FI, NO, PT. Wex UK.
RX10m2 at DE, UK, FR, IT, ES, NL, BE, CH, AT, SE, FI, NO, PT. Wex UK.
In Asia at:
A7rII at Digitalrev, CameraPro.
RX10m2 at Digitalrev, CameraPro.
RX100m4 at Digitalrev, CameraPro.
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Any word on the RX100 IV overheating in 4K mode? I had watched a review video on YouTube a few days ago and a new video popped up today on my feed and its a review where the guy claims that the camera overheats if it tries to record 4K for over 5 minutes. Not sure if this is isolated to his camera or if anyone else has had an issue with long recording times
Time reference so you don’t have to sit through the whole video: Shuts down after 5 mins: 27:23
https://youtu.be/naUfxl-b2FA?t=1606
Update: I noticed in DPreview that they confirm the RX100mk4 can not do 4K for over 5 minutes. Didn’t realize that when the camera was first announced.
DPreview Video Section:
“In 4K the camera can record up to 5 minutes of footage and the user should wait before re-starting (presumably to allow the camera to cool down). This means it’s not the right camera for recording school plays or long speeches, but it shouldn’t place too much of a restriction on videographers, who are likely to be cutting between multiple short clips.”
Already had one “arguement” about this video on SAR. The guy who made it did not read the manual, and did not research anything about the camera.
It records 5 minutes in 4k. then you have to wait a bit. Then you can record 5 more minutes. Due to the size and such, this is normal.
If you switch it to 1080p it should record 30 minutes at a time, and don’t overheat at all.
Yea I saw in the Dpreview that Sony mentioned the limitation in the manual. I don’t actually have the camera and hadn’t seen much posted on SAR about it so I missed that. The limitation is understandable given the small size of the camera, I’ve got the RX100 mkII which is fine for me for now.
My only question is how long do you need to wait after your do the first 5 minutes… a minute? 5 minutes? or half an hour… a 5 minute limit wouldn’t be a problem if the cool down time is short enough… worst case you buy two cameras and swap between them if it is only a few minutes to cool down… but if it takes half an hour then it would become a bit of a problem.
Yirmin, that depends on the environment temperature. I’d expect it to take longer time to cool down than to heat up, but less than half an hour at normal temperatures.
You can shot Full HD (1920×1080) for 30 minutes (minus 1 second).
4K (with good quality) will heat up any camera at least 5 times faster than Full HD. There is NO possibility for anyone to come out with a camera this small that will do 4K for 30 minutes.
Your need will be better served with one RX10 II. Two RX100 IV will not be ideal, besides being more expensive.
I don’t have the camera myself, but i would belive it would take about 5-10 minutes between recordings. Maybe more or less depending on the temperature arround.
It is a non-issue. Sony stated from the time that they announced the camera that it can record 4K up to 5 minutes. If you want longer 4K recording then you need to look at the RX10Mk2. It functions exactly as it is designed to do. For real videographers, this is not an issue.
I also see very few situations where (super) high res long clips will come in handy. For speeches… audio and atmosphere matter most. 480p is more than enough resolution wise. But then again, maybe school plays will be cool…
I’m hardly an expert at this stuff, but the slog2 does seem to make a quite a lot of difference.
I’d been skeptical, since I remember Alister Chapman stating that the DR of the 1″ in the X70 didn’t really warrant slog, but maybe the new sensor’s overcome that limitation.
Somewhere I read, a reviewer said the DR comes surprisingly close to the A7s. Since the A7s loses some DR in S Log2, I guess it gives the IV a chance to close the gap.
Currently listed at NZ$1700 in New Zealand, that’s about $700 more than any release price for an RX100. No way.
SloMo is the new selfie! Once phones can do 1000 fps (in a couple of years) we’ll see everything in slomo.
On the other hand, photography is the story of things becoming possible for amateurs that previously were reserved to professionals. High-speed imaging is just one of those, and that’s pretty cool.
Casio was a bit too far ahead of its time.
What I understand is that Sony did develop that high-speed sensor – Casio just put it into its camera.
Seriously? cool… Sony can (maybe should… nah) create an affordable small sensor compact with highspeed.
Yes. But now it’ll become mainstream. Everybody gets their sensors from Sony. We’ll have slomo everything. I don’t see anything preventing this from being implemented in a phone. You won’t even need a slomo stick.