{"id":390,"date":"2012-06-06T08:39:45","date_gmt":"2012-06-06T08:39:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.housingcamera.com\/blog\/?p=390"},"modified":"2014-11-04T00:09:49","modified_gmt":"2014-11-04T00:09:49","slug":"sony-announces-cybershot-dsc-rx100-1-inch-sensor-compact","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.housingcamera.com\/blog\/news\/new-camera-releases\/sony-announces-cybershot-dsc-rx100-1-inch-sensor-compact","title":{"rendered":"Sony announces Cybershot DSC-RX100 1 Inch Sensor Compact"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Quote from the official Sony Press Release:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;SAN DIEGO, May 16, 2012 \u2013 Traveling<\/p>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_392\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-392\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.housingcamera.com\/blog\/new-camera-releases\/sony-announces-cybershot-dsc-rx100-1-inch-sensor-compact\/attachment\/dsc-rx100_front__pop-up_jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-392\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-392\" title=\"Sony DSC-RX100\" src=\"http:\/\/www.housingcamera.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/DSC-RX100_Front__Pop-Up_jpg-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"Sony DSC-RX100 Underwater\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.housingcamera.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/DSC-RX100_Front__Pop-Up_jpg-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.housingcamera.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/DSC-RX100_Front__Pop-Up_jpg.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-392\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony DSC-RX100 with Flash Popped Up<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n<p>light no longer means compromising on picture quality with the Cyber-shot\u00ae DSC-RX100 camera, Sony\u2019s new flagship compact camera.<\/p>\n<p>Striking the ultimate balance of form and function, the stylish, aluminum-built RX100 camera inherits many advanced imaging features from Sony\u2019s \u03b1 range of A-mount and E-mount cameras, delivering beautiful still images, crisp full HD videos and a level of manual control and creativity unmatched by any other camera of its size.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>This camera can be described as a combination between the Canon S100 and Canon G1X , featuring a sensor almost as large as the Micro 4\/3rds on the G1X with a compact body and similar controls like the S100.\u00a0 For underwater use , this camera has one exceptional feature which is a large sensor on a tiny body , other than that , the F\/1.8 lens is not a huge advantage and the maximum aperture of f\/5.9 is an actual limitation.\u00a0 This camera also lacks the wider angle lens as the S95 and S100 have ( 24mm ) , it has the industries standard 28mm.<\/p>\n<p>But , the image quality is expected to be amazing and with a small compact body and full manual controls , this camera may indeed become popular and serve as a good alternative to the Canon S100.<\/p>\n<p>Full review can be see on DPreview<\/p>\n<p>http:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/news\/2012\/06\/06\/Sony-announces-DSC-RX100-large-sensor-compact#press<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Quote from the official Sony Press Release: &#8220;SAN DIEGO, May 16, 2012 \u2013 Traveling light no longer means compromising on picture quality with the Cyber-shot\u00ae DSC-RX100 camera, Sony\u2019s new flagship compact camera. 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