- I was going to shoot this RX100 Mark VI review
in downtown Brooklyn and it was going to be beautiful
a work of art, a masterpiece
but mother nature had a little bit of a different plan
so it looks like it's time for plan B.
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So this is the Sony RX100 Mark VI
When I'm shooting stills I'm almost exclusively
shooting on a 35 millimeter film camera
but when I'm not I'm
actually using one of these
they're super portable, they're really light
lighter than DSLR and most certainly lighter
than my 35 millimeter and the transfer speeds
are incredible, I can quickly put it on my phone
and then up to Instagram
and its video capabilities are also amazing
which obviously I can't do with my 35 millimeter.
Now, Sony comes out with a new one of these
just about every year, which is why we're already
at the mark VI when the mark I came out in 2012.
Now that's great because we've come a long way
but it also means that now that we're
at the later generations, how much is changing.
So let's figure out why you probably won't pay
1200 dollars for the mark VI.
So just like its predecessor,
the mark VI has a 20.1 megapixel one inch CMOS sensor
with 4K video at 24 30 p
and at the lower 1080 p resolution
you have that HFR mode, or high frame rate mode,
that is capable of 960 frames per second.
The ISO spans from 125 to 12800
so I find that it performs better in the lower ISO range
that's like a 125 to 800
once you get to 1600 and especially at 3200
you're going to see a lot of noise and grain
you just have to keep in mind
that this is a point and shoot camera after all
and with that comes a small flash
and small batteries that can't really handle hot days
or long recording times.
Be prepared to own a few batteries
especially if you're recording video.
And also like last years model
there's the pop up OLED EVF.
God bless the pop up EVF
I love it so much, yes, yes!
It's one of the main reasons I bought this camera
and it's so crisp and so clean
there's something really intimate
about being able to look through a view finder
and take a photo.
I mean no one else is behind you
looking at what you're getting,
it's just you and your camera
and it makes you feel really professional.
Now the big difference this year though,
is that it's a single action EVF.
So it pops up and instead of having to pull it out
like you did on previous generations
it just does that automatically
then when you want to close it
it's one single push down.
The photo burst modes and auto focus
also got a refresh on this model
the auto focus is fast
and I mean really fast
and its facial recognition is on point too
even when the face is super far in the frame
or you're really wide.
Burst mode can also now capture 230 shots
at 24 frames per second,
which is almost a 100 shots more
than the RX100 mark V 150 shots
for making gifs or capturing the perfect moment
this is really great.
For the vertically challenged among us
and the foodies, you're really going to love
the extended range on this screen
in previous models you had that 180 degree screen
which it still does, this is great for vlogging
this is great for taking selfies
but new this year, is the 90 degrees tilt down.
It typically only when to 45
but now you have that full 90
I really didn't think this was going to be super useful
but when taking shots of food
or at concerts, it actually came in handy.
So you pair that with the touch screen capabilities
that are also new this year
it's kind of banging.
You can finally touch the screen
to focus and to take shots
but I can't navigate the menu or hit okay
so in a world where touch screens are so intuitive
they're on everything we use
we didn't we go one step further
and make it completely usable via touch,
we're so close
but speaking of close, hello's eye is 24
to 200 millimeter lens.
For tourists or festival goers or bird watchers
or a parent in a high school event
this is really a great feature
and it's clean, it's crisp
and it actually flattens out the image
and gives you depth of field
much like the Canon 7200 millimeter would
it made me feel like a great photographer
even when I was just on the fly
doing something really quick
the problem is, we gave up F 1.8 aperture lens
and those built in NDs,
which I use all the time
I loved being able to get down to 1.8
especially at night
and the ND was so easy and quick to slap on
it was much easier than adjusting the shutter
and when doing video the ND
is like absolutely valuable
so this might be the difference between buying this model
and a previous cheaper model
that ND and F1.8
is a little bit more valuable to me.
Overall the RX100 continues to be a great camera
with better video options
and way more models than Canon's G7
or Lumix LX line
and with all these models have come incredible improvements
I mean this is a super powerful point and shoot,
it has great HDR features
and with added S-Log 3 support,
this model can even step up as a V cam on shoots
with an A7S, very comfortable.
The real problem though is the total
and complete lack of a mic input
and the price. I mean for 1200 dollars
there really should be a mic input
especially for how many vloggers use this camera.
Just put it in!
So if you had the money, go for it
you'll absolutely not be disappointed by this camera,
but if you're looking for bang for your buck
you might want to look at the RX100 Mark IV or V
I had the IV and I bought it on craigslist last year
and it stills works really well
and with that extra money,
you could buy an external audio recorder.
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alright we'll see you next time.