I’ll start with my first-looks video review which covers and demonstrates all the headline features and may in fact be everything you need to know before heading to my quality and samples pages or my final verdict.
SONY RX100 II SHUTTERCOUNT FULL
In my full review find out how well the RX100 VI performs in a variety of situations and whether it’s become the ultimate pocket travel camera. I’ve been shooting with a final production RX100 VI over an extended period of two months, first in new York, then back at home in Brighton before then taking it on a five week road-trip across Europe. As such vloggers will prefer the older Mark V (see my Sony RX100 V review), but anyone wanting a capable pocket camera for travel will appreciate the longer zoom range not to mention its ability to track and capture action. Sadly there’s still no option to connect an external microphone and the switch to a longer zoom has meant sacrificing the f1.8-2.8 aperture and built-in ND filter of its predecessor. As a newer generation, the RX100 VI is also equipped with Bluetooth, S-Log 2 and 3 for grading footage, HDR HLG video and proxy recording. This range gives the Mark VI considerably greater reach than the 24-70mm of its recent predecessors and finally brings some competition to Panasonic’s Lumix TZ100 / ZS100 and TZ200 / ZS200 models, and while the new Sony doesn’t share their optical reach, its aperture is brighter and autofocus more effective for tracking action.
SONY RX100 II SHUTTERCOUNT UPGRADE
The major upgrade though is the lens with the RX100 VI now managing to squeeze-in a 24-200mm equivalent range with a reasonably bright f2.8-4.5 focal ratio into a body that’s the same width and height as before, but only 1.8mm thicker. Like the Mark V, there’s a 3in screen that can tilt up by 180 degrees to face the subject, although it can now tilt down further by up to 90 degrees for easier framing of subjects directly below and it’s now finally touch-sensitive too – amazingly a first for an RX model. It also inherits the popup XGA OLED viewfinder of the Mark V, although this now features the single-action mechanism of the RX1r II allowing you to pop it up or push it back down again in a single motion. The RX100 VI looks essentially the same as the Mark V before it and shares the same 20 Megapixel stacked 1in sensor with 315 embedded phase-detect AF points for confident focusing in stills and movies, 4k video, 24fps burst shooting with autofocus and a wealth of slow motion video options at 240, 480 and 960fps. Announced in June 2018 it comes 21 months after its predecessor, and like that model packs a larger than average 1in sensor and high-end features into a relatively pocketable body.
The Sony RX100 VI is a high-end compact camera aimed at pros, enthusiasts and vloggers. Alternatively get yourself a copy of my In Camera book or treat me to a coffee! Thanks! Buy it now! Check prices on the Sony RX100 VI at Amazon, B&H, Adorama, or Wex. Dedicated vloggers may remain better-served by the lens on the previous model (now mildly updated as the RX100 VA), but if you’re after a do-it-all pocket travel camera, the RX100 VI has taken the crown.
There's an inevitable drop in aperture from the f1.8-2.8 of previous models to f2.8-4.5 here (not to mention the loss of the built-in ND filter), but the lens remains brighter than Panasonic's rival TZ100 / ZS200 or TZ200 / ZS200 models and while it lacks their longer telephoto reach, the optics are sharper and the focus tracking and burst shooting are more confident.
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There's also Bluetooth to complement the Wifi and a raft of pro video features, but the biggest upgrade is the lens range, up from the 24-70mm of the Marks III, IV and V to a new 24-200mm zoom in a body that's only 1.8mm thicker than before.
The small but sharp OLED viewfinder now pops-up and pushes back down in a single convenient motion, while the 3in screen can now angle both up by 180 degrees to face the subject or down by up to 90 degrees and finally gains touch sensitivity. Successor to the RX100 V, it shares the same 20 Megapixel 1in sensor with confident phase-detect autofocus for stills and movies, 4k video, 24fps shooting with autofocus, and a wealth of slow motion video options at 240, 480 and 960fps. Summary The Sony RX100 VI is a high-end compact camera aimed at pros, enthusiasts and vloggers.
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