Comments on: Sony RX100: small camera, big sensor http://boingboing.net/2012/06/13/sony-rx100-point-and-shoot-ca.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Sat, 18 May 2013 18:53:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Emil Cazamir http://boingboing.net/2012/06/13/sony-rx100-point-and-shoot-ca.html#comment-1451782 Emil Cazamir Sun, 17 Jun 2012 07:05:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=166145#comment-1451782 The F/1.8 lens will definitely make a difference! The F/1.8 lens will definitely make a difference!

]]> By: Xuth http://boingboing.net/2012/06/13/sony-rx100-point-and-shoot-ca.html#comment-1448836 Xuth Wed, 13 Jun 2012 19:54:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=166145#comment-1448836 Well, the sensor's not tiny either (~13mm x 9mm active).  This has a lot of what I'm looking for in pocket camera but comes from a company I've learned to despise (don't support modifications to the hardware/firmware if you'd like but being litigious about keeping your hardware closed is not an endearing trait.  And there's lots of other things to hate beyond this). I wish more companies would put full featured cameras in smaller packages (with all of the compromises that that entails but the interface and quick access to full manual controls doesn't have to be one of those things).  I'll probably need to get my hands on one to try it out. Well, the sensor’s not tiny either (~13mm x 9mm active).  This has a lot of what I’m looking for in pocket camera but comes from a company I’ve learned to despise (don’t support modifications to the hardware/firmware if you’d like but being litigious about keeping your hardware closed is not an endearing trait.  And there’s lots of other things to hate beyond this).

I wish more companies would put full featured cameras in smaller packages (with all of the compromises that that entails but the interface and quick access to full manual controls doesn’t have to be one of those things).  I’ll probably need to get my hands on one to try it out.

]]> By: mccrum http://boingboing.net/2012/06/13/sony-rx100-point-and-shoot-ca.html#comment-1448585 mccrum Wed, 13 Jun 2012 15:41:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=166145#comment-1448585  They sell neck straps to those these days.  Unless you're always carrying a tripod as well, in which case, good on you!  Monochrome for the win!  They sell neck straps to those these days.  Unless you’re always carrying a tripod as well, in which case, good on you!  Monochrome for the win!

]]> By: Promit Roy http://boingboing.net/2012/06/13/sony-rx100-point-and-shoot-ca.html#comment-1448532 Promit Roy Wed, 13 Jun 2012 14:41:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=166145#comment-1448532 Could be a really nice, sane alternative to the comically oversized G1X. I'm fairly addicted to mirrorless ILCs at this point though... Could be a really nice, sane alternative to the comically oversized G1X. I’m fairly addicted to mirrorless ILCs at this point though…

]]> By: perch http://boingboing.net/2012/06/13/sony-rx100-point-and-shoot-ca.html#comment-1448522 perch Wed, 13 Jun 2012 14:35:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=166145#comment-1448522 Yeah... my RB67's sensor is still bigger, do I win? Oh, film doesn't count? Fuddy-duddy!? Why I never... (Now that it's full-effect summer, I'm getting buff carrying it around everywhere all the time) Yeah… my RB67′s sensor is still bigger, do I win? Oh, film doesn’t count? Fuddy-duddy!? Why I never…

(Now that it’s full-effect summer, I’m getting buff carrying it around everywhere all the time)

]]> By: vonriesling http://boingboing.net/2012/06/13/sony-rx100-point-and-shoot-ca.html#comment-1448515 vonriesling Wed, 13 Jun 2012 14:26:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=166145#comment-1448515 It is not a one inch sensor apparently. Sony is just calling it that. Still an intriguing and pricey camera. It is not a one inch sensor apparently. Sony is just calling it that. Still an intriguing and pricey camera.

]]> By: Donaleen Kohn http://boingboing.net/2012/06/13/sony-rx100-point-and-shoot-ca.html#comment-1448517 Donaleen Kohn Wed, 13 Jun 2012 14:26:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=166145#comment-1448517 I still have a grudge against Sony.  I don't even remember all the details but rootkits and such.    It's interesting how the grudge can outlast the memory. I still have a grudge against Sony.  I don’t even remember all the details but rootkits and such.    It’s interesting how the grudge can outlast the memory.

]]> By: SamSam http://boingboing.net/2012/06/13/sony-rx100-point-and-shoot-ca.html#comment-1448506 SamSam Wed, 13 Jun 2012 14:07:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=166145#comment-1448506 How does it compare to the excellent Canon S90 (or the newer S95)?  I bought the S90 partly after excellent answers on this site about which pocket-sized camera I should buy to complement/replace my SLR, and have loved it ever since. <i>Edit:</i> D'oh, most of the review is about comparing it to the S95... Results: it seems that when you have a nice large sensor, it can actually be nice having more pixels. The comparison shots showed significantly more detail than the S100, and better results at high ISOs. The controls also seem to give more professional options, at the cost of some complexity. The colors are slightly muted compared to other cameras, but hey, for me that's just ⌘-U and bump the saturation.... How does it compare to the excellent Canon S90 (or the newer S95)? 

I bought the S90 partly after excellent answers on this site about which pocket-sized camera I should buy to complement/replace my SLR, and have loved it ever since.

Edit: D’oh, most of the review is about comparing it to the S95… Results: it seems that when you have a nice large sensor, it can actually be nice having more pixels. The comparison shots showed significantly more detail than the S100, and better results at high ISOs. The controls also seem to give more professional options, at the cost of some complexity. The colors are slightly muted compared to other cameras, but hey, for me that’s just ⌘-U and bump the saturation….

]]> By: Rob Beschizza http://boingboing.net/2012/06/13/sony-rx100-point-and-shoot-ca.html#comment-1448471 Rob Beschizza Wed, 13 Jun 2012 13:10:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=166145#comment-1448471 Thank you, for some reason I'd gotten it in my head it was the same as the one in Sony's NEX cameras.  Thank you, for some reason I’d gotten it in my head it was the same as the one in Sony’s NEX cameras. 

]]> By: Bryan Broyles http://boingboing.net/2012/06/13/sony-rx100-point-and-shoot-ca.html#comment-1448464 Bryan Broyles Wed, 13 Jun 2012 13:01:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=166145#comment-1448464 No, it's not a DSLR sized sensor.  Read the review you linked, it's accurately reported there.  No, it’s not a DSLR sized sensor.  Read the review you linked, it’s accurately reported there. 

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