Versus Sony RX100V

telefunk wrote:

FoxShutter wrote:

telefunk wrote:

FoxShutter wrote:

telefunk wrote:

FoxShutter wrote:

I have had Sony RX100V for over a year now and I had all the RX100 series previously . I also had some Canons . Last week I picked up Canon G1XIII and returned it after 2 days. The Sony beats it in every possible aspect! It has better autofocus, much sharper lens with much less chromatic aberrations , better (and here I was really shocked ) low light performance and much smaller form factor . While Sony can be charged through USB using the supplied cable and adapter , Canon can’t! It comes only with a wall charger and one has to purchase an additional adapter and a cable ! Yes! Simple iPhone adapter won’t work ! While it works with the Sony one has to buy a specific Compact Power Adapter CA-DC30/CA-DC30E and Interface Cable IFC-600PCU - both sold separately! It won’t recognize anything else . It’s a shame! While Sony has an automatic lens cap , Canon hasn’t and a cheap plastic cap is supplied. The Sony can sshoot up to 1/4000 SS in a regular mode and up to 1/32000 with an electronic shutter , the Canon goes up to 1/2000 max! Sony has fully controlled minimum shutter speed in auto ISO while the Canon has only three weird settings of Slow , 1/500 and 1/1000 only! This Cannon screen is a pain for street shooters , because it can’t be tilted 90 degrees upwards , it has to be swiveled to the left first. Those are the major differences that I found. Additionally ,the Sony holds the charge longer than the Canon and can be easily charged through the USB while shooting - the Canon can’t! 4K video I don’t really need but only the Sony has it . I can keep the Sony in my jeans pocket and forget it there , while Canon had to be on my neck or in my backpack .There are two good things about the Canon: colour rendition and weather resistance.

I expected for much more prom such an expensive point and shoot camera.

Thanks for this review. It doesn't surprise me in the least, the Sony having a state of the art sensor.

In the DPR shootout between the G1Xmk3 vs the G7Xmk2, even the not so great G7Xmk2 came out better in many respects, including low light. So the Sony which has the better lens, processing & sensor would be as good or better than the G1Xmk3.

Having said all that, if I were to chose a camera to walk around with, I would go for the Canon, no question

Yoy are very welcome!

I don’t know why would someone choose to get all his walk around shots soft . The lens is so soft at the corners and the ages, that it’s not usable at full res ., unless downsized by a good half .

That is the huge frustration with Sony: excellent IQ. Horrible handling.

I don’t find it horrible . With this canon I had a real issue with the AE button that located too close to the OK/Menue button . It cannot be reassigned to , let’s say the video button, and I kept hitting the OK instead of AE. With Sony one can assign the AE lock to any out of the 5 customizable buttons .

Another thing is the speed of the zoom -It’s SO slow!

If you choose to use the screen as a touchpad for viewfinder , you’ll keep focusing with your cheeks.

Having owned the RX100 + RX100mk3, I know how good they are. But they are designed by playstation geeks, not photographers. Canon is a pleasure to use, but often not as good for picture quality....

Playstation geeks?  really?