Who says RX1 AF speed is slow?

I was comparing the performance on the Sony RX1, as reported by Imaging Resources, against the micro four third Panasonic GX1 which I also own:

RX1: http://www.imaging-resource.com/PRODS/sony-rx1/sony-rx1A6.HTM

GX1: http://www.imaging-resource.com/PRODS/GX1/GX1A6.HTM

• Full Autofocus, Single-area AF mode
  0.271 second (RX1), 0.259 second (GX1)
• Full Autofocus, Multi-area AF mode
  0.272 second (RX1), 0.260 second (GX1)
• Full Autofocus, Single-area AF mode Auto Flash Enabled
  0.379 second (RX1), 0.477 second (GX1)
• Continuous AF
  N/A (RX1), 0.250 second (GX1)
• Manual Focus
  0.038 second (RX1), 0.082 second (GX1)
• Prefocused
  0.016 second (RX1), 0.072 second (GX1)



And compare those numbers to the OM-D, probably the fastest M43 camera:

http://www.imaging-resource.com/PRODS/omd-em5/omd-em5A6.HTM



• Full Autofocus, Center AF mode, 12-50mm kit lens
  0.277 second
• Full Autofocus, Multi-area AF mode, 12-50mm kit lens0.175 second
• Full Autofocus, Center AF mode, Auto Flash Enabled, 12-50mm kit lens
  0.438 second
• Continuous AF, 12-50mm kit lens
  0.158 second
• Manual Focus
  0.102 second
• Prefocused
  0.056 second
• Prefocused, Auto Flash Enabled
  0.190 second

I agree to Imaging Resources findings as I really do not see that much difference between the RX1 and GX1 AF performance during normal use. I also agree CDAF on the RX1 and M43 cameras is not as fast as PDAF on the DSLRs; however, i can't help but feel the AF speed issue on the RX1 had been greatly exagerated.

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