At first sight, the Sony Cybershot DSC-RX10 reminds you of an SLR: Electronic OLED viewfinder, shoulder display and large lens as well as a dust and splash water protected housing are included. But the lens is fixed, and instead of an APS-C sensor, the Sony RX10 uses the 1-inch sensor of the RX100.
Strong zoom, large sensor
The difference between the Sony RX10 and the Sony RX10 is that it is larger than the compact, has a prominent handle and is heavier than the triple with 813 g.
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The 8.3x zoom lens of the Carl Zeiss Vario Sonnar T * brand is the distinguishing feature of high-end compacts. With its focal length of 24 to 200 millimeters, it covers almost all everyday photographic situations. The trick: It masters a through-light aperture of f 2.8. So the Sony RX10 are good images even in low light and even with telephoto and without high ISO values in it. This was previously reserved for SLRs with interchangeable lenses.
Housing and operation
The lens of the Sony RX10 has an aperture ring, a motor zoom, a focusing ring for manual focusing and an optical stabilizer in the lens. The equipment includes seven round panels, which provides harmonious blur effects and a pleasant bokeh.
Features
The Sony RX10 can control shutter speeds from 30 to 1 / 3,200 s. In order to prevent light from reaching the limits in bright light, the lens is fitted with a mechanically working neutral filter, which darkens the image in favor of longer shutter times. The fastest shutter speed at aperture f2.8 is 1 / 1,600 s, and a 1-inch, Exmor-R-CMOS sensor with backlight is used.
The sensor chip of the Sony RX10 measures 13.2 x 8.8 mm (Cropfaktor: 2.7). This is clearly smaller than conventional APS-C chips, but also significantly larger than the typical sensors of compact cameras. The sensor itself is already known from the RX100 II. New is that it is working with the current image processor Bionz X, which should work three times as fast as its predecessor.
The processing of the Sony RX10 is very solid, and the handling is convincing on the whole line, a special praise deserves the butter-smooth running focus ring. Well solved: Touching the ring automatically activates a magnifying glass that facilitates manual adjustment. The zoom magnification can be varied from 1 to 17.1 times in the menu. The buzzing engine zoom for automatic focusing is first time to get used to, but the focal range can be adjusted quickly.
The main setting wheel with strong rippling is quickly reachable at the top left on the ergonomically sloping shoulder part, a small setting wheel for the exposure correction right. Both lock tightly, which makes improper adjustment impossible. Also the key arrangement is DSLR-typical rightdominant solved. However, the controls tend to be small and flat, so fingertip feeling is needed.
Novel is the status display on the top of the Sony RX10, which shows the main shooting parameters. With seven freely assignable keys, the Sony RX10 offers a lot of customization possibilities. Even the aperture ring can be used in various modes. A soft click informs you that the desired function is active. There is an easy-to-reach separate video trigger, and the "Fn" solution is also known from the little sister: the button can be used to store up to 12 settings from the main menu. The desired value is displayed on the display by push-button pressing and is set as quickly as possible.
With the top equipment of the Sony RX10 belongs an OLED viewfinder, which with 409,600 RGB pixels provides 100 percent image coverage. The magnification is at 0.70, good system cameras offer more here, the picture is sharp: even in low ambient light makes the work so fun. The 3-inch, 60-degree up-angle and 90-degree down-folding display with 307.200 RGBW pixel resolution convinced already in the RX100 II: Even with sunlight and oblique angle of incidence, the display can still be seen.
Video captures master the Sony RX10 in full HD quality with 60 full frames per second in the AVCHD format (NTSC). Also in the video mode, it takes up with aperture or time priority or in manual mode and in stereo. There are also jacks for external microphones and headphones. Videos can be played via HDMI, while photos in HDMI mode can even be used in fourfold full-HD resolution.
Here is an official sample video
Via WLAN, the camera can be integrated into the network or connected via tablet and smartphone. The connection by NFC is particularly easy, without a password or network search. With the free PlayMemories mobile app, you can control the Sony RX10 from your smartphone or tablet.
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For automatic focus, the Sony RX10 performs a contrast measurement on the recording sensor on 25 fields. The well-functioning AF tracking was positive, which also pursues motifs when they disappear from the picture area for a short time. In the case of portraits, the camera recognizes eyes and can precisely focus on them. Macro recordings are possible from a distance of three centimeters.
Very useful also the spot AF with three-stage selectable size. The Sony RX10 keeps the promise of the manufacturer in the laboratory with image series of 9.25 JPEGs / s and 23 in series. 6.25 RAW / s - also with her toppt her little sister by more double. 0.18 s AF times in bright light makes them snappish-proof. It is all the more disappointing that it reacts slowly at 30 lux with 0.68 s (RX100II: 0.39 s).
Videos with stereo sound
Whether the Sony RX10 provides good or bad picture quality is a question of scale. Compared to compacts, the resolution is high, and the ISO 400 results are also quite good. Since no other Megazoom Compact can keep up. Comparing the RX10 images with those of an SLR, however, it falls significantly, as the table on the left shows. Already at ISO 400, first loss of detail is seen in the grass of our test pattern. With increasing sensitivity, the noise increases rapidly and is clearly visible from ISO 800.
Sony sharpens the RX10 the images more strongly than with the RX100, but the contrasts only moderately high. The bright Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar T * 2,8 / 24-200 mm shows hardly distortion - probably expects Sony the clever from the pictures. The vignettes are only weak at 06 / 0.7, and the chromatic aberration moves at 0.6 / 0.5 / 0.7 pixels in good frame. The zoom delivers the highest resolution at the shortest focal length in the center of the image. This is clearly visible to the edge, which also means that fade-out changes only slightly.
The average focal length is very different. Here, resolution and contrast are very evenly across the entire image field, but at a lower overall level than the 24mm focal length in the center of the image. Fade-out dampens the image quality easily. The weakest results are provided by the telephoto setting. Especially the contrast falls clearly open to the edge. This can be compensated by dimming. At the same time the resolution at the edges increases by 60 LP / BH.
RX10 official sample video (60p) 作 例 例
Autofocus
Image and lens quality
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The Sony RX10 convinces with a top equipment. There are many manual adjustments as well as modes for individual camera operation. In addition, a high-resolution electronic OLED viewfinder and a brilliant folding screen, all packaged in a high-quality, splash-proof magnesium housing. The handling with the striking handgrip and the typical key layout of the SLR is also convincing. At the autofocus, the results are mixed, very fast with a lot of light, a little slow with little light.
The Carl Zeiss Zoom is 2.8 with f / 2.8 over the whole focal range, light, but lets in the tele after. And the image quality of the Sony RX10? One to two classes better than a conventional compact, but also significantly below SLR level from medium sensitivities. Compared to a classic Megazoomkamera a fascinating and technically far superior product. But 1.200 Euro is a very proud price on the SLR level, and the RX10 can not compete.
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