Topic: New Sony Cybershot DSC RX100

[beatkilla]

Looks nice.....bigger sensor than the HXV9 and a manual focus ring!!Looks like it uses different batteries of course..

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/indepth/photography/hands-reviews/hands-review-sony-cyber-shot-dsc-rx100

[TimeBandit]

Interesting option to replace my zx3 ... tech spec says one charge is good for 80 minutes of video.

[beatkilla]

Anyone using one of these yet?

[shoestringconcerts]

This little camera is a beast,  I am just waiting a few months to see if price comes down and will be picking one up.

Only draw back it doesnt have big zoom. 

[surf1div1]

Bleh....I'll wait.

[beatkilla]

I just ordered one and will report back soon.

Anyone want to buy my HX5v with 3 batteries?

[beatkilla]

Got it and can say that i really like it so far.

1)The battery/memory card door has a little lock switch which doesn't feel that sturdy.

2)The manual is built into the camera using the ? mark button.

3)The camera is highly customizable and are the buttons as well.

4)It will take some time(at meast for me)before i am comfortable with all the assignable and changeable functions. etc.

5) Video mode has full manual or Aperture Priority or Shutter Priority as well as AUTO

6) White Balance has Many settings and can be adjusted in Kelvin Degrees.

Gonna test it out more this weekend.

[shoestringconcerts]

Anyone want to buy my HX5v with 3 batteries?

how much and can you show me a low light video sample, preferably of a band. 
email me shoestringconcerts@gmail.com

[Ender]

I have this camera.  It has great low light performance. 

Here's a sample I shot without flash of a guitarist who was playing and thrashing around.  It's surprisingly sharp and has fairly good dynamic range in the contrast and low noise even ISO 3200.



Here's another shot from a recent concert...



This is the perspective from where I was sitting, the above image zoomed and cropped for the result. 
At 20MP, it gives good detail even without having a high amount of zoom.



So for still images, this camera is a good choice when you can't get a DLSR into a venue but can get a point and shoot in.

For video, it's a mixed bag.  The video is good in 1080p 60fps but the audio is awful.  Here's a clip I shot showing how clipped the audio is.  Granted, I was right up on the stage monitors so it wasn't an ideal placement for audio recording.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALAYCU6ng8Y

And one from the other concert, seating position the same as shown previously for that still image I shot:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jS9rYbaSjUI

Again, poor ability to handle loud bass.

Here's a test I ran versus a Sony PCM-M10 I recently purchased....internal mics here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qroW9Vxuvs

I'm now looking at using the M10 more effectively for recordings, i.e., getting external mics etc.

It's why I joined this forum and I'm finding a lot of great information on it so far.

[robeti]

Thanks for the samples and youtube movies!
And welcome on the forum!

[Ender]

A couple more from the Sony DSC-RX100 showing decent low light performance.  This was at a psytrance party this weekend.





http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_RgkcMLSpA

[magmazing]

Lack of 10X or greater zoom is a deal breaker for me. If it had 10X I'd be all over this camera.

[robeti]

Lack of 10X or greater zoom is a deal breaker for me. If it had 10X I'd be all over this camera.

same here

[Colin Liston]

Lack of 10X or greater zoom is a deal breaker for me. If it had 10X I'd be all over this camera.

When you say 10x zoom, are you talking about digital zoom?

[guitard]

Lack of 10X or greater zoom is a deal breaker for me. If it had 10X I'd be all over this camera.

When you say 10x zoom, are you talking about digital zoom?

No serious concert filmer would ever use anything but optical zoom.