yo what's going on friends it's Jonathan and welcome back to the JC production
where I deliver your daily dose of hotness and in this video we're gonna be
taking a look at some micro sized hotness this is the RX zero mark ii from
sony it's an interesting little camera that tries to fill the void between
action camera and vlogging camera an area that i didn't know existed but
apparently it does and I guess you buy this if you want the best of both worlds
in this video I'm gonna give you what I like about it what I don't like about it
and how Sony could improve this little thing moving forward because it does
need to definitely elevate the user experience and also the functionality
for someone like me personally to run out and buy one so let's not waste any
more time and jump straight into this so let's go ahead and kick this thing off
with what I don't like about the RX 0 mark 2 because there's fewer things that
I don't like about it then what I do like about it the first thing that I
really don't like about this camera are the controls the ergonomics and the
button layout these buttons are way too small and I'm gonna go ahead and steal
one of the everyday dad's terms here and say that the FID leanness on this camera
is pretty bad here's what they could do to get rid of all these problems and
it's my next issue with this camera and that's the fact that there's no
touchscreen if they would just put a touchscreen on this camera it would
really change the way you operate this camera you could swipe up to go to the
menu you could change different functions just by tapping on them
that alone would change the entire user experience now I really appreciate the
fact that behind this door they included a 3.5 millimeter mic jack you also have
a micro USB port and a micro HDMI port and then a micro SD card slot the issue
with the mic jack is there's no cold shoe or hot shoe mount on this camera
they did include 1/4 20 on the bottom so technically if you just wanted to
handhold this thing you could put like a little cold shoe down here and then
mount the microphone straight to the bottom of this or if you're using the
vlogging tripod that Sony makes you could get like an extension bracket and
mount it on the bottom but regardless there's really no way to mount a mic
straight out of the box onto this camera at least they're giving you the
functionality and the ability to add on to this but unless you're planning on
getting a cage a bracket or some type of mounting solution it's just not gonna
work straight out of the box outside of the hardware and its physical
limitations there are a few things with the usability and user experience that I
really don't like about this camera especially when we're talking about
video and the first thing that comes to mind is the auto focusing when using
auto focus and video with the rx 0 mark 2 you're given three different choices
you have manual focus preset focus and AFS or where you have to half press the
shutter to focus there's no continuous auto focus which is a big deal if you're
using this as a vlogging camera now with the preset focus you can pretty much use
like a GoPro type focusing system where there's no focus at all it just keeps
everything in focus which is ok but if you're trying to get any kind of depth
of field you have to use AFS or manually focus which is definitely not practical
if you are vlogging the next thing is stabilization and the sony RX 0 mark 2
it does feature electronic image stabilization and it processes it inside
of the camera however it doesn't work at 120 frames per second in 1080p and the
4k is still really bouncy like it doesn't look good in order to get better
stabilization you have to bring that footage into the PlayMemories app on
your phone or tablet and then process it that way you're better off just taking
the footage and dropping it into your favorite NLE such as Premiere Pro or
Final Cut and using the built-in stabilization in those programs like it
just doesn't make any sense so you should be able to adjust the amount of e
is within the settings on this camera just like you can with Canon cameras
another issue I ran into with the rx 0 mark 2 is the display if you're shooting
in 4k or 1080p at 120 frames per second the screen is really dim and you can't
adjust the brightness whatsoever and it's to the point where like you can't
make out anything on the display if you're shooting and direct sunlight also
after like 2 minutes the screen just shuts off battery life on the rx 0 mark
2 really isn't that good I mean it is to be expected the batteries are really
small it's the MP bj1 style batteries so they're very small however I was
expecting to get a little bit more out of the battery considering how
small this thing is and how small the display is but I was able to average
like between 40 maybe 45 minutes of use out in the Sun you know using this as
like a vlogging and action camera combo so I'm just bear that in mind you're
definitely gonna need to pick up some extra batteries with this finally the
biggest reason that I won't run out and buy this camera is the price at six
hundred and ninety nine bucks I feel it's just too expensive for what you're
getting at $700 you can get a used DSLR or maybe even a brand-new one depending
on what sales are going on I know you can get a brand new mirrorless camera
with an interchangeable lens system and the kit lens for 700 bucks there is
still a market for this camera so now let's go ahead and transition into what
this camera got rights and what I really enjoyed when I was using it so first and
foremost I gotta give it to its compact size and form factor this thing is ultra
portable it's easy to toss in your pocket pull it out start recording at
any time any place anywhere and that's really where this shines because you
know what they say the best camera that you can get is the camera that you have
on you always and that's where this comes in handy to go along with that the
durability of this thing is just phenomenal being able to bring a camera
with you on vacation or to a theme park and not having to worry about it
breaking because of the ruggedness of this thing you can hand it to your kids
have them run around like crazy this thing's gonna be okay you can you know
go in the water out of the water you could do tons of like action sports with
this and that is just phenomenal making this pretty much like the ultimate
vacation travel camera because you're gonna be able to accomplish all of the
family videos and photos that you need to accomplish with this to go along with
that the image from this is gorgeous it has a one-inch sensor which is the same
size sensor that's in the rx100 you have picture profiles and you even get s log2
which is great if you're trying to really push your image it reports for K
up to 30 frames per second at 100 megabits per second which is good for
you know editing but if you want more you can output a clean HDMI signal in
ProRes 8-bit 4 to 2 so if you're trying to use this
a professional workflow it can definitely be done by hooking this up to
something like the Animus ninja beef
another great thing is the fact that this does feature Sony's new processor
meaning that there's no record limits and it doesn't overheat at least from my
experience it does get really hot though especially if you're outside recording
4k and it's like 100 degrees outside it almost gets like uncomfortable to hold
hot just like all modern Sony cameras there's no crop in 4k it's using the
full width of the sensor and it's oversampling meaning that it's actually
shooting in a higher resolution and then compressing it to a 4k image giving you
a super sharp and pristine image this little guy can also shoot at 960 frames
per second or 1000 frames per second if you're shooting in PA L or pal and it
looks okay I don't recommend that you run out and buy this and just record
everything in 960 frames per second like it's definitely not that good
480 frames per second is definitely doable and usable in most situations
just make sure you have a lot of lights but the fact that it's on here is
definitely a great addition finally I really like the fact that Sony put clear
image zoom on this little camera it really comes in handy it gives you like
a 1.5 times zoom there's no loss and image quality or image degradation it
still looks nice and sharp and it's enough of a zoom to help you reframe
your shot and get a different field of view and if you hook this up to the
little Sony vlogging grip you can actually zoom in and out from the two
buttons right there on the grip now let's talk about some ways Sony could
improve the rx0 lineup moving forward first and foremost that price needs to
come down I don't think that this camera should be any more than 550 bucks I
think that's an ideal price point for a camera of this caliber I know there's
probably a ton of R&D that went into the manufacturing of this product but
regardless 550 bucks I think is a stellar price for this camera also you
need to add some better stabilization or add a setting for the user to adjust the
amount of e is that is being put into the footage even if that means you know
really punching in and turning that 24 millimeter
field-of-view - like a 28 millimeter that's fine as long as the user has that
choice also Indies I mean the rx100 mark 5 rx100 mark 4 I don't know if the mark
3 had it I'm pretty sure it did they have electronic indi filters this could
really benefit from a touchscreen it would improve the functionality and the
overall user experience to be able to change your settings and scroll to the
menu using a touchscreen instead of these small buttons would make a huge
difference and also being able to touch to focus I mean that is something that
this camera is really missing and speaking of focus you gotta add
continuous autofocus especially with face tracking
I really hope Sony can improve this camera because I like it I really really
like this form factor I like what this camera brings to the table if you're not
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