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In a recent survey, Sony customers said that a built-in EVF was at the top of their feature wish-list for new models, alongside a \u2018bright telephoto’.<\/p>\n
The company seems to have listened.<\/p>\n
Like its predecessors, Sony RX100 III houses a 1in-type Exmor R CMOS, back-illuminated, imaging sensor. <\/p>\n
However, the new 20.1-million-pixel model also includes a new Zeiss Vario-Sonnar T* f\/1.8-2.8 zoom, built to deliver the 35mm viewing angle of a 24-70mm lens. The previous model featured a 28-100mm f\/1.8-4.9 zoom.<\/p>\n
The lens contains nine aspherical elements and an AA lens, plus a built-in ND filter and a T* coating designed to reduce flare and ghosting.<\/p>\n
Also containing a Zeiss T* coating is the new retractable OLED Tru-Finder EVF which offers a resolution of 1,440k-dots and automatically switches the camera on when it pops up. <\/p>\n
An eye sensor is designed to automatically switch between the EVF and LCD monitor.<\/p>\n
There is no accessory shoe but there is a pop-up flash.<\/p>\n
Also installed is Sony’s latest imaging processor, the faster Bionz X.<\/p>\n
The macro setting has also been improved, now allowing close-up focusing down to 30cm, compared to 55cm on the previous incarnations.<\/p>\n
And the 3in (1,229k-resolution) LCD monitor is more flexible than before – able to tilt up by 180\u00b0 (down 45\u00b0) \u2018for easy selfies’.<\/p>\n
New features also include the ability to record video as MP4 files, at the same time as Full AVCHD, so users should more easily be able to share image files.<\/p>\n
ISO sensitivity ranges from 125-12,800.<\/p>\n
There is also a new \u2018lock-on AF’ function and a \u2018zebra’ mode. The latter has nothing to do with wildlife photography, however. As used on many video cameras, a zebra-like black & white stripe pattern is displayed on the camera’s screen and viewfinder, to help prevent overexposure.<\/p>\n
Customisation has also been refined, says Sony, adding the ability to assign settings to the control ring and function button, for example.<\/p>\n
Sony hopes photographers will use the RX100 III as a back up camera, or even to replace their system camera. It also hopes to win over those who want to upgrade their compact.<\/p>\n
Photographers can output 4K-quality still images to a compatible TV.<\/p>\n
At 290g, the RX100 III weighs nine grams more than its predecessor the RX100 Mark II.<\/p>\n
Sony has tweaked its RX100 to install a pop-up EVF in the Mark III version \u2013 spurred on by 7% annual growth in the premium compact arena.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":324,"featured_media":6030,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[39],"tags":[],"product-category":[],"class_list":["post-6029","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-photo-news"],"yoast_head":"\n