Sony Cybershot DSC-RX1R

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 11 expert reviews

Excellent:

4
Good:

7
Average:

0
Bad:

0

Pros:

Significantly sharper, more detailed JPEG images than those from the RX1, JPEG processing appears to minimize moire and aliasing artifacts, Same price as the RX1, Fullframe, 24megapixel compact camera with fast Carl Zeiss Sonnar 35mm f/2 Tlens, Blazing fa...
Solid build quality, Excellent highISO performance, Prompt write times, AWB performance

Cons:

More prone to moire, aliasing and false color than the RX1, Only subtle improvement in sharpness in RAW files, Fixedlength lens limits shooting flexibility, Viewfinders (optical or electronic) only available as optional accessories, Extremely expensive fo...
Battery Life, AF can hunt and misfocus, Moire patterning in some circumstances

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Last revision on June 11, 2015

Reviewers Liked

Significantly sharper, more detailed JPEG images than those from the RX1, JPEG processing appears to minimize moire and aliasing artifacts, Same price as the RX1, Fullframe, 24megapixel compact camera with fast Carl Zeiss Sonnar 35mm f/2 Tlens, Blazing fa
Solid build quality, Excellent highISO performance, Prompt write times, AWB performance

Reviewers Didn't Like

More prone to moire, aliasing and false color than the RX1, Only subtle improvement in sharpness in RAW files, Fixedlength lens limits shooting flexibility, Viewfinders (optical or electronic) only available as optional accessories, Extremely expensive fo
Battery Life, AF can hunt and misfocus, Moire patterning in some circumstances

Expert reviews and ratings

Whilst pundits suggest sales of compact system cameras may be peaking, a new market has been created in premium compacts with fixed lenses and large sensors. The appeal is that bags of manual control shoehorned into hymnbook-sized snapper makes for...

By Digital Arts Online on October 01, 2013

If you are looking for an excellent compact camera to shoot scenic landscapes, then the RX1R is the one to drool...

By AsiaOne on September 22, 2013

A larger sensor than most compacts, but a bigger price tag than most DSLRs The RX1R definitely has teeth for those wanting a premium snapshot camera to hold its own against much bulkier pro DSLRs, albeit at a price Whilst pundits suggest sales of...

By Macworld UK on September 19, 2013

The Sony RX1R is a diva of a camera. Clad in a haute-couture casing, it's capable of great things if you can put up with its ways. So if you can forgive its sluggish lack of responsiveness and its often under-used controls, it'll give you the very best...

By DigitalVersus on August 20, 2013

The Sony Cyber-shot RX1 and RX1R are currently unique in being the only full frame compact with fixed lens, with APS-C sized sensor (or smaller) compact cameras being developed in greater numbers. The only other option is to invest in a full-frame...

By ePHOTOzine on August 02, 2013

The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX1R is a premium compact camera aimed at the discerning photographer. The new RX1R employs an optical filter with the anti-aliasing properties removed, producing sharper images than the standard RX1 model, but at the risk of...

By PhotographyBLOG on July 11, 2013

Barely a year after it brought the first ever full-frame sensor-toting fixed lens compact camera to market in the revolutionary Sony RX1, Sony has introduced the evolutionary Sony RX1R. This is designed to sit alongside its predecessor. For, unlike most...

By T3 Magazine on June 01, 2013

This roundup contains the majority of current full-frame camera offerings available. Full-frame cameras have image sensors as large as a frame of 35mm...

By Digital Photography Review on December 08, 2014

And it is just that. The brand still has the taint of an ingénue, but the RX1R is hugely impressive. It's so small and light (482g, against a Leica M's 900g with a lens) that initially it seems a little insubstantial and unremarkable — neither of which...

By howtospendit.ft.com on July 19, 2014

Sony achieves the seemingly impossible with the Sony RX1R in surpassing the resolving power of its award-winning, full-frame RX1 compact camera by removing the optical low-pass filter and tweaking JPEG processing. Most of the gains are found in the...

By The Imaging Resource on January 31, 2014

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