I have to say Sony still has some innovation power in its products, at least in digital camera space (not a fan of its smartphones though). Its release of the first full frame compact camera, RX1 really tempts me. It took me quite some struggling to choose between a normal full frame (e.g. Nikon D600, Canon 6D, etc.) and this one. But considering about that I'll use the camera mainly for travel and casual outings, I finally settled with my decision on this small camera.
Stock has been really limited with this camera due to low supply and short period of release. I was lucky enough to grab one on this very Friday night as I am going on trip tomorrow. So it is just in time to capture some great moments and also good time to test out the camera's capability. In this post, there are mostly some unboxing photos and my first impression on this tiny camera.
I would say the package design is rather normal. Nothing much stunning is seen from the exterior of it. And I believe Sony should be able to do better with a camera selling at such a premium price (I was expecting something like NEX-7's package).
Fortunately the camera doesn't let me down. The metallic body feels very solid and well built. It is very tiny considering the fact that it has a 35mm full frame sensor inside the body. The resistance on the dial is moderate and the aperture ring and focus ring on the lens also show very good quality.
The camera isn't any bigger than my NEX-5N with the kit lens. So it would be good to be kept in my daily bag and carried around.
The battery is small, really small. That I doubt whether it can last a day but I'm not crazy about shutters so I usually only take 100-200 photos even I am on trip. Hopefully it should be good enough to cover a day. And it only comes with a usb charger which is a bit frustrating to me. An external battery charger won't cost sony a fortune, I suppose?
I have only taken a few shots with this new toy, straight out of camera without any post-processing. The image is super sharp even at F2 and high ISO performance is impressive as well. More photos will be coming in next post after my travel.
Hope you have found this post useful and more importantly, enjoy shooting!
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