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When the original RX100 came out I sold the small camera. My wife bought me the RX-100 as a birthday gift. I used it a lot. I also have a full frame DSLR. The big camera was not getting much use. Over time I did find a few things I wish the camera had. The lens is so fast, there were some kinds of pictures I just could not take, slowing down water to make it fluffy. The other frustration was working in bright light. I found myself kind of doing a point and shoot, not really any kind of composition, I did a lot of post production work to get the picture I was looking for. Two things I wished the original camera had a natural density filter and a view finder for when things are too bright out side. I guess Sony listens. The RX-100M3 has both those things and like a good poker game they saw me and raised me one. The RX-100M3 also has an articulating screen so when you want to take a picture over head, you can see what you are pointing at as well as when your subject is down low. The original was fantastic, the M3 is even better. I have not really been on any trips since I got it where I would take my DSLR and the Sony, so I don't really know if I am going to be using it more than my DSLR but seeing the improvement they have made and how they were the exact things I was wishing the original had, I think my DSLR will be getting a break.Read full review
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I bought this camera on the strength of the reviews (both professional and non) and on a recommendation from a camera store. I have to say, I'm very disappointed. While the images are good, this camera is NOT easy to use. My first and biggest beef is that the viewfinder is unusable. Had I known I couldn't use the viewfinder, I would've bought the model that's $200 cheaper. The camera is difficult to hold while shooting--I had to get a leather case for it or I'm sure I would've dropped it. It's small and slick and imbalanced. The fact that the view screen is exposed is a terrible design. But the WORST thing about this camera is that it takes FOREVER for the lens to retract. It's about 10 seconds, which is ridiculous. I took this camera on vacation and it was incredibly frustrating to have to stand and wait after every shot for the lens to retract (really annoyed my travelling companion, too). I love to shoot pics while travelling but I don't want it to be my whole purpose, which is why I don't use an SLR with multiple lenses. The last thing that's annoying about this camera is that you have to go through a lot of rigamarole to change the settings. I'm obviously in the minority as everyone seems to love this camera, but I prefer the Canons for ease of use.Read full review
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
Easy to use is a bad question to answer for this camera. This is a highly sophisticated camera, pro-sumer kinda device. It has a 'plethora' of user selectable options that will take months of average use to understand, much less master. But, it has spectacular 'point and shoot' intelligence - which makes it a fun camera to just take along. If you want to go animal on settings, it can fulfill most every wish, but if you want to take the best snaps at the 'party' and hand it off to friends to point and click - boom, you get that too. I am a believer that there is no substitute for a fast lens - f1.8 here. And having used it just a bit so far, I am confirmed again in my want. Maybe you can zoom in more with a lot of (and even the latest RX100 V and Canon), but they all give you horribly slow lens performance - f3.X - and you can't fake real depth of field control with slow glass (well, I guess Apple tries as a post process thing...). I would rather have a great image I can crop and zoom than a poor version zoomed in. So far it exceeds my expectations, and it passes my 'smile' test: If I see that the designers built a feature that is really cool and makes me smile - that is great - and the RX/III does all and more!Read full review
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
Having only shot with Nikon DSLRs, I wanted a professional quality point & shoot camera that was compact, easy and fun to use, and would give me exceptional images. This camera is all of the above. It provides superior results in all situations. It's ability to capture detail in low light is amazing. Video capture is outstanding. It is very portable and has many advanced features packed into a tiny body. I'm extremely pleased with this camera and highly recommend it to both beginning and seasoned professional photographers.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: New
I purchased this camera about 3 weeks ago and finally had the time, and a beautiful place to take it for a spin. I love the fact that it is so compact, yet packed with so many great features. The view finder is a real plus, it worked great for me. I also like the tilting screen, because there were times when the sun was on the screen and made it hard to see the subject. I also like the fact that you don't have to carry a battery charger to charge the camera. I used the camera for 4 straight days, taking lots of pictures before it needed a charge. So far I have used the auto focus, and intelligent auto focus while taking pictures. I have yet to dig into some of the manual settings. The photos I have taken so far are pretty amazing and don't require any special software. The colors are really true, and the images are very sharp when you need them to be. I even shot some photos at night with a full moon and the photos were very clear, so the low light factor is very good. The only thing I would not give this camera an A+ on is the price. It is quite expensive for a point and shoot, but I'm still very happy with the camera.Read full review
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