21.1.2018

The Quick Review==============If I had to sum up this camera is a short paragraph, it would be this:It's an incredible bit of kit, it can tackle all types of photography without the hassles of interchangeable lenses, it can make great results for fast action sports, with sensationally quick and accurate autofocus, it's great for landscapes and portraits alike, it's got great zoom capabilities, amazing low light performance, however, there is a but... This performance however comes at a cost (two actually), actual monetary cost, and weight, but if you aren't put off by either of these points, you won't be disappointed with this.This is the ultimate all-rounder for someone that want's no compromiseperformance without having to carry around a "real" camera and a lens for every possible eventuality.More Detailed Review:=================Purely amateurish photography, but I do own a couple of other Sony cameras (a RX100M3 and a A6000 with various lenses), so there wasn't a huge learning curve to get used to how the features work for me, I was already used to them. Sony have however done further improvements to the menu system on this camera, making it really easy to tweak settings quickly.I really liked the connectivity of this camera (my other Sony cameras have the WiFI, but the addition of Bluetooth completes the package, as it allows automatic geotagging using your phone and it works flawlessly for me (but was a bit fiddly to initially set up). Combined with the NFC tap, PlayMemories Android App and an uploader app installed on your phone (I use flickr-uploader and Google Photos Uploaders), Getting your picture onto cloud storage really is as simple as displaying the picture on the camera, and NFC tapping it with your Android phone, and everything else just happens, a geotagged full resolution picture appears in your cloud storage. (NOTE: iPhones NFC taps are not allowed by Apple, so this workflow is more convoluted).Other points I liked. Whilst there is no onboard ND filter (which used to feature in the RX10 feature-list), there is a 72mm filter thread on the front of the lens, so you can add your own manually.Touchscreen, which can be used for selecting subject to focus on. Much easer than cursors and other faff. You can also double tap to zoom pictures when reviewing them. Curiously, that is about all it can be used for, but for these purposes, it works really well.Video capabilities are also very good (but not the primary focus of my review, as it's not something I use), but this baby does 4K video, and with the incredible zoom lens, means it packs alot of punch. The 1000FPS HFR mode is very impressive, been tinkering with this out of curiosity and am mightily impressed, check out some youtube videos of it to see what it's capable of (obviously very slow motion like this, the resolution is alot lower than 4K, but still perfectly adequate)Whilst I touched on the focus speed and camera burst rates for sports photography in my short review, they really are VERY impressive. it finds and locks focus very well. Sony have done an amazing job with the PDAF on their stacked sensor.The only real negative is the loss of onboard apps, which I found really good on my other Sony cameras. It seems the RX10 M4 doesn't support them, which is rather strange omission.Sum Up=======It's clear that Sony have put much of the tech from it's high end Alpha cameras into their premium bridge camera, and there is ALOT to love about this camera. It's by far and away the best in class bridge camera that money can currently buy,. Ultimately however, it really depends if you are willing to spend this sort of money on a fixed lens bridge camera.

2.11.2016

This is a fabulous bridge camera packed full of features that satiate the needs of an experienced photographer but will not leave a novice floundering thanks to the availability of automatic settings.Main observations (in no particular order)• Build quality – good; robust and a well designed body• Comfortable grip• Built in flash and viewfinder• 24-600mm lens for great range• Fantastic image stabilisation, which minimises handshake – try taking a hand-held shot of stars at night to see what I mean• Short focal length, even at maximum telephoto• Movie button located in an area where accidental triggering is very unlikely• Lens cap can be removed and replaced with lens hood in place• Focus is very fast with manual adjustment possible after an initial autofocus fix,however• Can be a little slow to focus in low light or whilst in maximum telephoto• Fast lens activation going to the full 600mm extension in a few seconds• Zoom lever in a comfortable and intuitive location• Huge menu enabling fine tuning of each picture and movie• Impressively sharp photographs even in low lightI have been using Sony cameras for a number of years and have achieved some familiarity with the menu. It is, however, vast and the best advice I can give is to take the camera and start to take photographs as that will help you to identify areas where you need specific help so you can consult the relevant pages and learn as you go along; it is less daunting that way.Sony has some start-up manuals available that take you through the basic settings on the camera but the image stabilisation (one of the more important features) is factory-set to on as default (and is imperative). I would also suggest switching wind noise reduction to on, a feature that is obvious from the menu and selecting DMF from the focus mode dial as that allows you to manually adjust the focus to get the perfect picture.Correct focus is important so another adjustment you should consider is the viewfinder to compensate for eyesight. The diopter is located next to the viewfinder and I find is best adjusted whilst viewing the menu so you know the camera is correctly focused and you are not led astray by a missed focus on a photograph.Focal length is very good; in maximum telephoto it is possible to focus 72cm away from the smallest of subjects, at wide angle you can get as close to your subject as 3cm (impressive). For close subjects, the ability to manually adjust the focus after the camera has performed an initial autofocus is imperative and can make the difference between a great shot and the realisation that it was the one that got away.No SD card is included so get the fastest one you can. I have used a 64GB class 10 with a 90 MB/S transfer rate that copes well with the amount of data captured by the camera and I experience minimal lag and no discernable image degradation as a result.Overall this is a fantastic camera that should keep most users very happy. It isn’t without its faults (shadow casting from the lens hood on some flash shots, for example) but given everything that it packs into its reasonably small body (when switched off), I cannot deduct anything from a 5 star rating.

22.1.2018

The Sony RX10 III is a fantastic camera; it has all the bells and whistles of a top level DSLR, and photo/ video performance that could easily compete, and it doesn’t break the bank (as other cameras for the same quality may).The camera is extremely well-built; everything from the rotating zoom/ focus rings to the mechanism of the pull-out screen feels first-rate. While its bulky nature does reduce its portability, the benefit, due to this, of a comfortable handgrip and sizeable lens make shooting on the RX10 III an enjoyable experience. The photographic capabilities of the RX10 III are boundless, with a plethora of options to choose from in the menu (including everything from ISO to the file size/

7.1.2018

My husband and are are both trained forensic photographers and use photography as part of our jobs. My preference is for Nikon cameras as that is what I use at work so everything is very familiar on them, so I was quite unsure when I received this camera whether or not I would like it.First things first, it comes well packaged with minimum waste or superfluous items in the box. It charged up really quickly and was intuitive to put together and turn on.By the time I came to test it, it was dark outside and so I used it inside taking photos of pets and the children and my immediate reaction was how amazing it is in low lighting conditions - without the flash. I took some lovely photos of my black cat in a very dark lounge,

18.3.2020

I have been using Nikon DSLR cameras and lenses for a number of years and are a big admirer of their products - the only downside being the weight of the body and decent lens if you are out and about and just want some quick snaps.I mainly shoot landscapes and wildlife and have been looking at a decent ‘all in one’ camera that I can take out with me on some quick shoots that is light enough to not put my shoulder out.After a number of months reading reviews and talking to fellow snappers, I decided on the Sony RX10 III that was a great price at the time on Amazon.The Mk4 was an option, but I didn’t think it was worth an additional £500!!ProsIt’s very light (1kg) and my shoulder is better!Zoom range (24-600)

23.4.2018

I reviewed this dSLR, having previously used the Canon range for many years (using an old bit still great quality Canon EOS-5D Mk II for most of my photographic work).On the whole, this is a great camera. It has really great, fast auto-focus, a decent quality sensor for the price, produces some amazing slow-motion videos, and if you wish to fine-tune how it works there are more user-settings screens than you could shake a very big manual at.There are a few minor negative poinst though. Firstly, I found that the general usability of this camera was inferior to both the Canon and Fuji cameras that I'm familiar with. This is a hard thing to quantify,

30.10.2017

Over the years I had various bridge cameras for bird photos.. which I enjoyed a lot.. but all were limited never fast enough.. great in very bright weather.. but disappointing in average weather..I decide to upgrade to a full frame multi pixel camera so I could take advantage of the faster lenses and better crops on the small birds..Well I've had the SONY A7R mk2 and a SONY 70-200 f4 lens for a while now.. (a perfect kit right.. )and it does take great pics....but it feels wrong .. too big and heavy..for me and lens doesn't look right on a small camera . and.. I feel something is missing..I don't enjoy it like I did with my old bridge cameras.. and it's about having fun.. not striving for perfection..

28.7.2018

I have owned this for 3 months now and used it on holiday, photographing wild life and at drag racing events.The wide zoom range is very useful and pictures at the telephoto end are pleasingly good, though focusing at long zooms can be a bit slow.The viewfinder is good and bright with all the relevant information displayed. Having migrated from a DSLR with 3 lenses I find that I use this camera much more as it's much lighter and you always have sufficient zoom.With the multiple lens camera I often had the wrong lens on and would then try and juggle camera and two lenses to get the right one on with the risk of dropping something.

17.9.2018

We are probably going to spend the rest of our lives trying to get to grips with all the things that this camera can do - there is a multitude of menus and options and I have to say that we haven't tried most of them yet despite having had this camera for some time. What we have used, however, has been brilliant and well above what we expected.This isn't an SLR camera. That means that it doesn't have detachable lenses so you are limited to the one provided. Truthfully, unless you are wanting to undertake specialist photography I think this lens will do very nicely for most occasions. We've used it for landscape and portrait photography mainly and the quality is great with a wide range of options,

12.10.2016

It's early days, but purchasing this camera may prove to be the smartest move I've made, photographically, for a very long time. It replaces a Sony A77 that I also rated highly, but just got fed up with changing lenses, and the product quality is almost as good. I say almost because the plastic, particularly on the top surfaces, looks and feels cheap. However, the lens is awesome and my first batch of photos has gone a long way to justifying the purchase price. It will probably take me some time to get the camera set-up to an optimum level for me, but the user-defined selections under the Fn button certainly helps. So far I've probably only scratched the surface of what this camera is capable of and that,

2.1.2020

First up, I'm a professional photographer working mostly on shoots abroad. I work with very distant wildlife and have to hike a lot to get to my shooting locations. On the recommendation of a fellow pro, i picked up this camera to use as a spare. In the six weeks I was away I did not take more than 10 shots with my full frame kit. This has entirely replaced my canon + sigma 150-600 setup. The autofocus is faster, the bust speed and buffer is quite frankly, ridiculous and the weight saving... Yes, the image quality is marginally lower than what I'd get with my SLR, but not noticeably so in any of the print sizes I use and the pros so far outweigh that it's crazy.

26.6.2018

I have only had the RX10m3 for a couple of weeks but I'm already very impressed. It has great build quality and looks and feels like a serious bit of kit.I find the controls fairly intuitive and haven't had the problems that other users have hinted at. If you're reasonably used to complex control systems then this camera won't prove a problem in that regard. The lens is outstanding, even at the 600mm equivalent. I took some of my first shots with the camera of the moon. Great crater definition on the edges and pretty good detail on the fully illuminated areas. Almost as good as I get visually observing through my Televue Renaissance (4") telescope.

10.6.2018

In truth I wanted to buy a new RX10 IV but was trading in my Canon EOS M5 and various lenses and couldn't afford the gap. There were no second-hand Mark IVs on the market so in the end I decided to go for a top condition used Mark III from Wex and I am so pleased that I did. Although the Mark IV has advantages over the Mark III, they key thing for me was that the III has the same lens and that is what swung it for me. As a long time DSLR and then Mirrorless user (with a Sony RX100 III in between which I just could not get on with as it was too small and fiddly), I have to say that I was wary about 'downgrading' to a bridge camera, but the RX10 III blew away all my concerns as soon as I got it.

27.7.2017

This is the second RX10 that I have owned, and the only thing wrong with the first one was the limited reach in telephoto mode.I like taking pictures of wild birds, so 400mm is the minimum telephoto length that I require, the RX10 mk 3's 600mm is just great for this sort of photography, but it is not just the reach, the quality is also very good, the pictures it produces are directly comparable to my Canon 7d mk2 with it's 400mm lens and teleconverter. In fact it is easier to take a good shot with the RX10, since the Canon lens is not stabilised, and it's size and weight make it challenging to hold still enough to take a good shot. If I could only have one camera, this would be the one,

18.8.2017

This is the second Sony camera I now own the other being the HX90V. I brought this camera to replace a fall frame system and am very impressed with the results. Small sensors have come a long way in the past five years while full frame appears to have stood still. So far I have had no issues with auto focus and the camera is plenty fast enough for all normal photography. From my point of view the lack of an instruction book is not an issue but I think for some of the people who are being attracted to this camera a proper printed instruction book would be of use.Do I have any regrets only that I did not buy it sooner.Sony do you read these reviews?

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