If you set camera on Superior Auto mode, and take a night shot by hand, it looks as good as anyone's

It does occasionally go into the wrong mode (ie, landscape instead of macro).7

I can imagine the possibility of the "on" button getting pushed when the lens had no place to go; maybe that would cause mechanical damage, first, to ruin macro mode, and later, to make picture-taking fail completely.

The Superior Auto mode will intermittently have good focus but the Intelligent Auto mode does not produce any pictures in focus in sunlight or indoors.

I gotta add though that I tried the "Superior Auto" mode on

If you just want to take great pictures, and want to always have your camera in your

Great camera and love the pictures that come out of it!

The pictures and video from this compact camera are amazing

The picture quality rivals good entry level DSLR cameras even at higher ISO settings.

this camera fits in your pocket and takes great pictures.

The image quality is so good that I normally keep it in the enhanced intelligent auto mode

I am really confused as to why anyone would want to record in a silent mode?

The Superior Auto mode will intermittently have good focus but the Intelligent Auto mode does not produce any pictures in focus in sunlight or indoors.

If you set camera on Superior Auto mode, and take a night shot by hand, it looks as good as anyone's

Some people do it but most of us need a good camera to take pics on various occasions.2) Size - I went on my honeymoon and took freaking DSLR and man all the time I was missing a

The quality and details that you get from this camera is superb

Just love the image quality in a small camera like the RX 100

The camera is working just great with excellent photo quality.

If you are willing to degrade the image quality slightly you can use the digital zoom and get even more zoom

If you're looking for a very small, truly pocket camera with fantastic image quality

Also the "dynamic range optimization" options are very very good and make a great difference in the pictures.

Yes, I know this is probably the worst e-mount lens, but honestly I don't see any other options taking into account the need for something really compact.

IMO, Video quality is much better than most dedicated camcorders which typically feature small sensors and small apertures with poor dynamic range and poor low light performance not to mention mediocre color gradations and tonality.-

I was less than impressed by the dynamic range and the colors on the Sony RX100

I am really confused as to why anyone would want to record in a silent mode?

I first just wanted to find a cheap point and shoot to carry around, but the more I read reviews and thought about it, the

It's great and will blow cheaper point and shoots away.

This was a great point and shoot camera with the quality of an SLR and I could fit it in my pocket or purse.

As it stands now, it's very close to the best point and shoot camera on the market.

This little camera packs a punch its the best point and shoot

And if there were, you can enable digital zooming for still shooting and no-loss Hd electronic zooming for video.

No place to hold the camera, need to buy the aditional gripFlash is located right at the place your fingers areExtra zoom is missing

The zoom is intermittently fuzzy and doesn't focus itself.

The zoom is absolutely worthless in most situations other than in direct sunlight

Its quick startup, rapid zoom, and easy mode setting do make it a great point and

the camera is built like a compact point and shoot, and I feel like I'm shooting with one

I would have given it three stars, but I found the anti-motion feature didn't work as well as my Canon or Nikon point and shoot.

so even if you have lenses, the new mirror less may not really work well with your lenses, so in the end your $500-700 camera will cost $2000.So to the person who wants a better sensor than the typical point and shoot, this one will amaze and impress.

you want a cheap point and shoot, you'd probably do better looking elsewhere.

I've had a Canon point and shoot which worked ok, but would always miss that critical shot

But the RX 100 still has a large, 1" image sensor, a very fast Zeiss telephoto lens, and powerful, flexible camera software

Fast lens, large sensor, compact form factor (fits in my jeans pocket).

Yes, I know this is probably the worst e-mount lens, but honestly I don't see any other options taking into account the need for something really compact.

It is the most compact and has the largest sensor and a very fast lens.

Another thing that bothers me a little is time needed for the camera to detract and retract the lens

The camera has plenty of good features but not necessarily that intuitive

Some people do it but most of us need a good camera to take pics on various occasions.2) Size - I went on my honeymoon and took freaking DSLR and man all the time I was missing a

Perhaps the only missing feature I also wanted is GPS, or the ability to use cell phone as a GPS device.

Yes, I know this is probably the worst e-mount lens, but honestly I don't see any other options taking into account the need for something really compact.

Combined with a minimum aperture of f/1.8, Carl Zeiss optics and a lot of cool features from Sony such as the Auto HDR and very cool camera effects, it is an amazing camera

I have pulled this camera out on trips after charging it and the battery is exhausted

And it's the lightest and thinnest one of the five models and has great battery life unlike the newer ones.

RAW capability- customisable colour modes for JPEG shooting (contrast, saturation, sharpness, etc.) and a very nice B/W preset, which looks a lot like B/W film- high quality video output (when using AVHCD) with full manual controls- good battery lifeCons:- startup/shutdown times are not really that fast- constant autofocusing in AF-s mode is a little annoying (can be turned off by switching to DMF, but then the front control wheel cannot be set to anything but manual focusing)- can get quite warm after prolonged use- controls can be small for some people (camera is similar in size to the canon s90, LCD has the same size, but controls are smaller)- AVHCD video has to be converted/repackaged and deinterlaced before it can be used in some editing software- large lens barrel can sometimes get in the way, especially when shooting close ups of objects or manipulating the front control ring- charging from standard USB port (laptop) via cable takes a very long time (up to 5 hrs)Bottom line:highly recommended, especially for the current priceSimilar products used:Canon s90, Nikon DSLR

However, I do appreciate that a genuine Sony battery is around $30; very reasonable in my book

These off brand batteries work just as good as the Sony battery that came with it

a TOY camera effect then.- Rich B/W effect - i would really like to use this effect for shooting portraits, however in this mode the camera makes makes 3 shots and joins them into 1 image

Reproduces soft skin tone".- Anti Motion Blur; "Reduces blur indoors with poor lighting or for telephoto shooting to obtain clear images".- Sports Action; "Shoots fast motion at higher

The RX100 does a little better; closer objects with stronger motion blur than distant ones (zooming in, the results may be worse)

I've always liked Sony compact cameras, but now that I have a RX100, I"M IN LOVE!

The HX30V is so fast that most of the time, the images are clear, although the grass on the side of the road has some motion blurring

My iPhone 4S by the way was in my other pocket, one where I typically keep coins and other somewhat hard objects.

Yes, I know this is probably the worst e-mount lens, but honestly I don't see any other options taking into account the need for something really compact.

In my defense, I did not keep keys, coins or other hard objects in the pocket with the camera.

a TOY camera effect then.- Rich B/W effect - i would really like to use this effect for shooting portraits, however in this mode the camera makes makes 3 shots and joins them into 1 image

The RX100 does a little better; closer objects with stronger motion blur than distant ones (zooming in, the results may be worse)

Yes, I know this is probably the worst e-mount lens, but honestly I don't see any other options taking into account the need for something really compact.

One hypothesis is that the playback button (which powers on the LCD and not the camera) will get pressed in a pocket or bag and drain the battery

a great P&S

a great P&S

Orginally I had doubt's because of so many wack P&S cameras out there and the price, but after doing reasearch and looking at some pics online in Flickr and steve huff's website I gave it a try, I'm so happy I bought it

Yes, I know this is probably the worst e-mount lens, but honestly I don't see any other options taking into account the need for something really compact.

In short form:Pros -Solid build in compact form factor, and lightVery good wide angel performance"Manually adjustable" flashReasonable ISO performance at its size (1600)Cons -Becomes f/2 after going up just 1mm in focal lengthLacking in telephoto performance: wanted f/4 instead of f/4.9 (2/3 f-stop faster)Want faster boot and shutdown timeToo many pixels: lower pixel count may boost "usable" ISO to 3200, higher FPS etc

I'm sure I never learned the S100 as well as it can be learned, but I've had this Sony for less than a week, and I already feel more control over my picture taking than I did with the S100.The autofocus is great.

Yes, I know this is probably the worst e-mount lens, but honestly I don't see any other options taking into account the need for something really compact.

My strongest complaint about this camera (perhaps, the only complaint) is the user interface

Lack of external microphone jack is a shame really given its awesome video capabilities, but I can live with it given my limited use of the video feature

but the lack of an optical view finder just takes the joy out of things for me

Using the Coolpix A what really bugs me is the lack of actual zoom on this thing and the slow autofocus on this thing as well

Lack of a manual (except on-line,) even on a CD, hides the versatility and depth of the camera's ability.4

Lack of hot-shoe for external flash is no big problem as the metering works fine with slave flashes (my Metz 28 CS-2 does a beautiful job with this thing)

Shutter lag is minimal and the camera feels like an SLR in terms of speed

I'm sure I never learned the S100 as well as it can be learned, but I've had this Sony for less than a week, and I already feel more control over my picture taking than I did with the S100.The autofocus is great.

LCD has very good resolution, viewing angles and colour accuracy (seems to use IPS technology)- no noticeable shutter lag and fast burst rate (10 fps)- except for the small issues already mentioned the build quality is very good- inconspicous for shooting in the

It turns on quickly, autofocus is quick, and there is no noticeable shutter lag.

a great P&S

It would be nice if Sony allowed the choice to use less-aggressive noise reduction; at a pixel level, there's some heavy processing going on, and it's quite noticeable

This is a great cámera

Yes, I know this is probably the worst e-mount lens, but honestly I don't see any other options taking into account the need for something really compact.

Secondly, while it keeps noise at bay through ISO1600, it seems to do this through very aggressive noise reduction at ISO800 and beyond, taking a toll on fine detail

Details are smudged a little on the HX30V, but that is due to the aggressive noise reduction

As sold, the battery can only be charged in the camera.- Flimsy door for charging/USB.

Speaking of the in-camera charging, the door to the port feels flimsy and feels like it is going to fall off every time I open it

They are probably too busy whipping their interns for the lousy trap door and flash design

Maybe on the next version.-Battery door: yes most compact cameras have a cheap battery door