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New Sony Camera announced

Postby Aztec » Fri 07 Oct, 2016 8:02 am

Hi Guys,
Well for those that like a small camera without sacrificing the quality, Sony have announced the new RX100 Mark V!

https://www.dpreview.com/news/4559729196/sony-announces-cyber-shot-rx100-mark-v

Sony has announced the latest version of its RX100 series: the Mark V. It maintains a 20MP sensor and 24-70mm equiv. F1.8-2.8 lens, but adds phase-detection AF to achieve focus speeds as fast as 0.05 sec, and a front-end LSI to improve speed of operation and buffering.


I know the RX100s have always been popular with bushwalkers, so it's good to see them releasing new models...
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Re: New Sony Camera announced

Postby damoprz » Fri 07 Oct, 2016 1:31 pm

I love my entry level cyber-shot, the $500-ish version I think. For someone that is not camera literate, what are the big differences in the more expensive versions?
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Re: New Sony Camera announced

Postby wayno » Fri 07 Oct, 2016 1:35 pm

big jump in image quality when you are looking at large dimension photos, the 6500 is a faster camera, range of lenses to choose from, fast camera, more manual control over settings.
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Re: New Sony Camera announced

Postby Aztec » Fri 07 Oct, 2016 1:37 pm

damoprz wrote:I love my entry level cyber-shot, the $500-ish version I think. For someone that is not camera literate, what are the big differences in the more expensive versions?


In most cases the differences come down to the "pro" features - being able to shoot RAW, or full manual control, built-in Neutral density filters, wider angle lens etc etc...

If you just shoot on "Auto" all the time, this one may be overkill...
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Re: New Sony Camera announced

Postby wayno » Fri 07 Oct, 2016 1:47 pm

the sensors are bigger , allowing to take better quality photos esp in low light
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