{"id":8319,"date":"2015-10-21T15:46:49","date_gmt":"2015-10-21T15:46:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dev.wordpress\/?p=8319"},"modified":"2015-10-21T15:49:39","modified_gmt":"2015-10-21T15:49:39","slug":"marcin-lewandowski-explores-the-sony-rx100-mk-iv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.adorama.com\/alc\/marcin-lewandowski-explores-the-sony-rx100-mk-iv\/","title":{"rendered":"Marcin Lewandowski explores the Sony RX100 MK IV"},"content":{"rendered":"

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My name isMarcin Lewandowski<\/a>and some of you might know me from series of product overviews I did with Adorama for their Youtube Channel,AdoramaTV.<\/a>In this six part monthly blog, I will look at capabilities of theSony RX100 MK IV<\/a>and present them to you from a photographer\u2019s perspective. In part one, I will concentrate on first impression and overview its technical capabilities because whatever we say about it at the end of this series, RX100 is packed with cutting edge technology with many features never available on a camera of this size before — and sometimes not available at all.<\/p>\n

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My first impression when the box arrived was that it was quite heavy, clocking just over half a kilogram, which is more than a body of Nikon D5300 or Canon EOS 1200, this raised my expectations as it felt like a quality built camera even before I saw it. The camera is very small in size, but reassuringly sturdy with a hefty and yet unconcerning weight. The RX100 all metal body weighs just under 300 grams, which is roughly the same as Nikon\u2019s 50mm 1.4G lens. On the front we can see proudly presented logos of Sony and Zeiss, and both companies already proved to be capable of creating an explosive mixture when they work as a team. For this camera, Zeiss supplies the same 24-70mm f1.8-2.8 lens as on RX100 MK III assuring great performance throughout the deceptively capable zoom range.<\/p>\n

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Main features of this little 20.1MP powerhouse include 1-inch type Exmor RS CMOS sensor, capable of calculating on the fly and recording 1000fps or 4K video (with fast enough SDXC, class U3 memory card on board), 1\/32000s electronic shutter speed (and no, these three zeros are not a mistake) and up to 16fps continuous shooting without blackout. One of the headline features for me, apart from all the above mentioned, is presence of a viewfinder. This very clear XGA OLED, retractable EVF delivers high resolution image and its optics are treated with ZEISS T* coating to reduce unwanted reflections for clear visibility even in bright sunlight. Another feature geared towards more serious photographers is ring around the lens, providing a number of manual controls like shutter speed, aperture, focus and more. Writing about this it is also worth mentioning that camera is quite customizable. The controls allow the user to set buttons, as well as the function menu in a most desired way, which is very important, adding extra layers of flexibility on such a small body. As we are looking on the back of the camera I need to mention the high resolution 3-inch screen with tilt capability, which allows high\/low shooting positions for greater versatility. The screen is very sharp and displays all the needed data ranging from just the picture to full display covered with all possible settings which some might find handy when shooting using EVF.<\/p>\n

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