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Technical information
Brand Sony
Shooting modes Movie
Optical sensor size1.0-type
Colour Black Lens type ZEISS Vario-Sonnar T*
Form factor Compact
Continuous shooting speed 24 fps
Effective still resolution 20.1 MP
Optical sensor resolution 20.1 MP
Viewfinder type Electronic
About this item
SUPER WIDE ZOOM RANGE: ZEISS Vario-Sonnar T* 24-600mm F2.4-4 Large Aperture, High Magnification Zoom Lens
BREATHTAKING IMAGE QUALITY: The large 1.0-type image sensor has a resolution of 20.1 megapixels,with back-illuminated technology achieve a wide sensitivity range
FAST AND PRECISE AUTOFOCUS: rely on 0.03s AF, Real Time tracking and Eye AF to keep your subject sharp in any situation.
NEVER MISS A MOMENT: Up to 24fps with Autofocus
PERFECT FOR VIDEO CREATORS: Internal 4K movie with Pro features and image stabilization
Magnification is Approximately 0.70 times with 0.5 centimeter lens at infinity, minus 1 meter to 1 (diopter) (3.5 centimeter equivalent)
Costumers Product Reviews
Pros
An amazing camera! In fact I sold all my Nikon full frame SLR cameras and lenses to buy this - and I don't regret it! There's no doubt full frame sensors are better and Nikon lenses are pretty amazing. But my D750 spent 4 years in a cupboard due to its weight. The D750 + 24-120 F4 lens was around 1.7kg. The Sony with a 24-600 lens is 1.1KG. To match the 600 range with the Nikon I'd need something like a Sigma 150-600mm lens which alone weighs almost 3kg. So its Sony 1.1KG vs Nikon D750 plus lenses at 4.6Kg. I'm getting lazy and 1.1Kg is really my maximum weight for a camera. If I'm guaranteed an amazing photo - say an alien spaceship landing - then I'll happily lug almost 5Kg around. But most of the time I come back from a hike having taken no photos.
I've only had this a few weeks but so far its blown my socks off - its just amazing!
My biggest fear - and what's always put me off these "super zoom" cameras - is lens image quality.
Back 9 or 10 years ago I had a Nikon D60 and bought a super zoom 28-200mm lens. Terrible image quality. Nice and sharp in the centre but outside the centre became more and more blurry. Ended up selling it on ebay.
This camera had amazing reviews for its lens sharpness. I had my doubts. But the lens truly is sharp right from wide angle to 600mm telephoto!
I've yet to take a photo with disappointing lens sharpness - even the corners are pretty good. I did some comparisons between this and my Fuji X-T20 with a 23mm ( 35mm equiv ) F2 lens. Should have been an easy win for the Fuji - after all its a prime lens and one of Fuji's better lenses. And yet when I compared the two and pixel peeped until my eyes watered, I could see no difference in sharpness or detail in the corners or centre. How is this possible?! I can only assume Sony does some computer magic that corrects any issues in camera. To be honest I was slightly gutted - the Fuji was supposed to be my super sharp, high resolution option. In fact there's little between them, despite the Sony being a superzoom.
To give an idea of how sharp all over the frame the camera is I've uploaded some photos. I could have taken it at other apertures or zoomed out - I've yet to find a combination where image quality is poor.
The main photo shows the whole photo. Then I've uploaded 100% crops of the left, middle and right parts of the frame. The photo was taken at 600mm F8 1/200 second ISO 100. F8 is not the best for sharpness - diffraction will cause some softness from F8 onwards - but still it looks pretty sharp.
Just to warn Amazon image upload produces very poor quality images - they look A LOT better in the original. So don't be put off by the fact the images look terrible!
Calling it feature packed is an understatement! In fact so many features its overwhelming. I bought the The Friedman Archives Guide to the Sony RX-10 IV book and Photographer's Guide to the Sony DSC-RX10 IV: Getting the Most from Sony's Advanced Digital Camera. The second is like the manual Sony should include for free - it explains all the menus very well but not general use. The first book a better guide to getting the most out of the camera.
Of course you don't need to use all the features but treat as a point and shoot.
Anyway early days and a lot of learning to do - but so far very impressed!
Cons
I purchased this camera and received a half built camera, the whole back was missing. I returned it for a replacement which I was sent. Amazon has billed me for this expensive camera twice and won’t refund me for the camera I sent back. I am a pensioner with limited funds and cannot cope with the loss of money or stress this has caused. Poor quality camera and service. See photo for condition camera arrived in.
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