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Sony RX10 1V the new boy.
You'll find that a charger is well worth the extra hassle. Using the camera as the charger ties up the camera just when you want it. Two batteries means the camera is needed to charge much of the day, unless you like waking at 2am to change the batteries to be charged. -
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Sony RX10 1V the new boy.
All spot on, especially the extra battery(ies) recommendation. I would add that Sony color is an acquired taste, very subdued indeed, so that it takes real chops in RAW processing to get the vibrancy that nature offers. My impression is that Canon is too punchy, Nikon is reasonably honest, Sony... -
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Sony RX10 1V the new boy.
Earlier BF comments on the P1000 suggested that it was much better for BIF shots because of the manual zoom. Plus there was some follow on indicating the P950 was materially more responsive than the P900. No personal knowledge of the RX10 IV, but as a user of the Sony RX100 VI pocket zoom, I can... -
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Sony RX10 1V the new boy.
Think the Sony RX-10 IV does a lot of things very well, usually not quite as well as dedicated lens setups, but really close, in an always available weather sealed package. That deserves recognition imho. My only gripe about the Sonys is the sadly inadequate user manuals. They eventually cover... -
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Sony RX10 1V the new boy.
Sony is not alone here. User manuals are a weak point in most electronics. Perhaps the old VCRs set the trend of manuals as an afterthought, which was why a generation grew up with them flashing 12:00 on their digital clocks. Today smart phones and cameras carry on the tradition, hiding their... -
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Sony RX10 1V the new boy.
Diffraction limits the effective resolution of the ultra zoom/small sensor offerings, so that a cropped image of a lesser zoom on a larger sensor can be very comparable. Sadly there are no miracle fixes in optics, just trade offs. -
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Sony RX10 1V the new boy.
Agree entirely with HeadWest. Sony cameras are let down by their complex and unintuitive user interface, compounded by the lack of a decent user manual. The issue appears to be general, it certainly extends to the more compact models as well. For instance, the Sony RX100VI is a lovely little... -
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Sony RX10 1V the new boy.
Here are a set of test shots for the camera at various ISO levels, part of a larger review. The text is in German, but the images and ISO levels are self explanatory. https://www.dkamera.de/testbericht/sony-cyber-shot-dsc-rx10-iv/beispielaufnahmen.html -
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Sony RX10 1V the new boy.
One might hope that the in body image stabilization could also deal with any micro focus issues. No idea however whether that has been part of the design criteria. -
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Sony RX10 1V the new boy.
The new Sony is weather sealed, which should be a plus in the rainforest. I'm pretty sure that one of the reviews mentioned a super zoom feature at reduced resolution, so there are interesting operating quirks to this model. In general, Sony cameras have somewhat distinctive operating menus, so...