Sony RX100 20.2 MP Premium Compact Digital Camera w/ 1-inch Sensor, 28-100mm ZEISS Zoom Lens, 3” LCD

This camera has been glitchy from day one but we persisted. Now it has taken to draining fully charged batteries within hours, when the camera is not even turned on. This model seems to be on every "best point and shoot" list so perhaps we got a lemon, but I have to say that most of the pics we did get when it wasnt bugging out on us were only marginally better than those with an iPhone 6... Disappointed in pretty much every way with this purchase.

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I am writing this review after using it for more than 2 years. Its a great camera and this really should be a 5 star review, but I am playing devils advocate and would like to give people a warning about a design defect that will eventually show up after the warranty expires. To send it for the repair, you would need to spend $300-$500. The error message you will be receiving is "Turn the power off and then on", and the lens wont retract completely. At that point the camera is not usable until you fix it. There are some workaround but it cannot be easily fixed. It is a great camera but unfortunately has a poor reliability due to the design defect.

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I am trying to return this. It is not a simply point and shoot camera. If auto is selected, true colors are not captured. The worst part is the only way to view the images is to download Sonys program. This program does not download or work on any of my laptops, so why have a camera? I cant keep all the photos on the camera. Battery lasts for about 2 hours if left on. A cheaper, non-Sony camera is better. And I hate to admit that because Sony was my favorite for electronics.

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I want a camera that fits in my shirt pocket. Sony does, but overall TOO small, and I have average size hands. All three main buttons - Power, Shutter and Movie are extremely small and seem barely there, not tactile enough for me, I find myself fumbling for the on button and shutter. Also, the HD movies record to AVCHD, a format that is still not very edit friendly, at least not in iMovie. Also Sony seems to have gone overboard with selections/menus. I mean, theres an Auto mode AND a "Super Auto Mode"! Do we really need that? I wonder how many photographers actually use all the effects, modes, micro variations of exposure control. I dont, but if I did, it takes a while to even FIND what you want, in the menu, sub-menu, sub-sub-menu. Overall its too many unnecessary bells and whistles. But I guess you can say that about all the major camera brands. Ill be sending mine back, and keep looking for the perfect pocket cam.

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Pictures were good, not spectacular. Flash was OK, better than most Canon cameras which consistently over-expose or erratically fill flash Does not have Macro function and does poorly at close-up photos. Very little JPEG compression so files are quite large. After 2 years stopped working for no apparent reason and lens will not go back in or fully out.

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There are several versions of this camera, the newer ones have wifi and other features however their picture quality isnt much better than the pictures from this camera and they cost much more. My concern when buying this camera was the zoom. It is only 3.6 when you can buy sony cameras that are cheaper with much bigger zooms e.g. the Sony - Cyber-shot DSC-HX80. However if you set the picture size to be suitable for an 8 by 11 picture and you turn on the clear zoom menu item, you get 14x zoom and whatever degradation in image quality there is, is not noticeable. If you are willing to degrade the image quality slightly you can use the digital zoom and get even more zoom. Another concern I had was getting good quality pictures in low light. In the past I had a cheaper canon which had problems focusing in low light on distant objects. I havent had a chance to test this in an auditorium but at home it is quite good.. I read that it is easy to manually focus with a ring in the front but I havent learned that feature yet. I bought this camera when my canons zoom lense wouldnt retract anymore. Apparently that is a known problem with Canon cameras. All zooms can get dust in them which can gum up the works so its good to keep dust off any camera. My camera did not come with a wrist strap even though it was supposed to and sony insisted I buy another one. It was only a few bucks but that doesnt bode well for customer service.

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Love this thing. 20,000 shots so far. Important tip: Almost all small cameras have extending lenses. When they extend, they suck in air. If theres any dust, it may get sucked in and eventually youll get dust on the sensor and some of your pictures may show some blotches. This happens to every camera with an extendable lens. Once dust gets in, you cant remove it. And professional cleaning is too expensive for these little cameras. Theres only one solution. Keep camera clean and dust free. I keep my camera in a little ziplock freezer bag unless its in my hand and Im using it. Before I turn it on, I blow on the lens area to make sure all dust is blown away. Before I put it back it the bag, I blow on it again to make sure the camera doesnt carry any dust into the bag. I use my camera in dusty environments and this method works. Do this, youll be glad you did. Ive read of some people who get over a million shots out of these cameras.

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I know it is an older model, but the picture quality of this camera is awesome and met my expectations. I did not want to invest in a newer model since this camera offers all I need. I want to take great pictures in a compact camera when I travel. I do not care about 4k videos or touch screen features that newer models offer. This camera records awesome videos as well. Before I ordered it, I did a lot od research on Flickr and Youtube. I am very happy with my purchase!

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About 1000+ photos later and I love this. Im an amateur photographer, ie I take about 100+ photos a day for work in the design/construction world. Significantly better than a $250 point and shoot. The 1" sensor is incredible in lower light conditions or even those difficult lighting days of party cloudy/light overcast haze we get so often in the PNW; days that give cheaper cameras and cell phones a hard time. Extremely portable and easy to use. Has the features of bulky camera while maintaining an awesome size and quick use. Side note: Bought this as Used - Acceptable on Amazon Warehouse deals. Came with all the original documentation, cables, in a sealed bag Even still had the screen protector on it. It had never been used. Only thing was box was missing was gone. Might try warehouse deals again!

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My mother likes photography, but she doesnt want to deal with the many buttons and complications that come with DSLRs. So, I purchase the RX100, and I am more than pleased. This takes great photos the FIRST not SECOND, THIRD, or FOURTH, but the FIRST time on auto, and I would buy it again if I had to. My mom loves it, I love it. Its a little pricey, but Sony is the best in the sensor game for a reason.

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