Sony RX 100 - help me decide!

[buzzer]

my compact camera is currently a Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ6 and I am thinking about replacing it with a Sony RX100.

My main reason to want to change is image quality, so first question is, will the RX100 be "that" much better?

also, the features I want are Wi-Fi connectivity to download to my Ipad and PC, and importantly for me is a remote shutter release via my IPhone. Will the RX100 I and II do this? I cant stretch to a III version....

[GetCarter]

The sensor in the RX100 is over four times the size, so, yes, the image quality will be much better. Can't comment on wifi

[Golaboots]

Was in a similar boat a while back, looking to upgrade my Wife's Panasonic TZ10 travel zoom camera.

Looked at the RX100 but decided to go Micro 4/3 in the end. Only slightly larger than the TZ10/RX100, much larger sensor/better image quality. Interchangeable lenses etc.

Haven't looked back to be honest. We got a Panasonic GX1 with the 14-42mm powerzoom lens which fits coat pockets if not trousers.
There's one at camera world 2nd hand for £210 at present which is a bargain.

Edited by Golaboots on Wednesday 6th May 15:13

[JustinP1]

GetCarter said:

The sensor in the RX100 is over four times the size, so, yes, the image quality will be much better. Can't comment on wifi

I agree.

Compared to a standard point and shoot, the RX100 is much better. It really is a step above. You're also able to shoot in RAW which gives you more options for post processing.

I've got the Mark I and have used it whenever I don't want to lug a DSLR around for the last few years. Days out with the family and holidays etc.

I've got some great photos that I simply wouldn't have got as I just wouldn't have bothered to carry the DSLR around. The Auto settings do the job most of the time. The video from it is also really quite good, and you can watch it on a big 1080p TV and still be quite impressed.

For balance, I am sometimes frustrated with it, and always seems a little slow, and for me, I can tell the difference between it and the photos I take with the DSLR, but that's being picky, as of course a small camera is not going to match a Canon 6D and a top of the range prime lens.

The other option in that price range is the Ricoh GR, which I'm currently looking at to replace/compliment the RX100. The benefit of that is that the output is sharper, and the sensor is bigger than the RX100 and the same size as a crop frame DSLR.

The downside is that it's a fixed lens at about 28mm IIRC which may be limiting dependent on how you like to shoot.

Edited by JustinP1 on Wednesday 6th May 15:05