Product Reviews

This is my third RX 100 starting with the III, then the Va and now the VI. Arguably the best and most reliable compact camera you can buy despite the keen competition. The solid metal frame combined with a quality sensor, stellar lens , breeds conffidence and guarantees great results. For me a must have travel and street camera..

I had been a huge Sony advocate all my life. I have spent thousands of $s on Sony predicts from from TVs to Camcorders, surround sound systems etc. I purchased the Sony RX100 VI. I used it for 2 weeks in Europe. I came back to the States. I had it sit in the drawer for about 3 months. The next time I started using it, after an upgrade, it generated Error Code E91.01. My viewfinder and the flash stopped working. I had the unit reset, re-initialized, followed all possible fixes found on the internet, and none worked,. I contacted Sonya support and was told that the only way to have it fixed is to send it in and pay over $300. Having paid over $1200 to buy the camera and then after a year ( but only 2 weeks of use,) paying another $300 was extremely unreasonable. Consequently I stopped using this camera and went on to purchase 2 Leica cameras. Sony lost close to $8000 of my business. I have also stopped over 30 people from buying Sony products. Your company mistreated me as one of your most loyal clients.

The RX100 has always been a great little camera, offering complete manual control or fully automatic operation. It's easy to carry around and takes great photos. Though the M6 isn't quite the latest version, it offers great autofocus and other features. Carry it with me everywhere for those important moments you want to capture.

Love this camera. As a professional I like to have good kit. This little beast is packed with features and performances are incredible . The zoom is awesome and video in log are good. Size is tiny and perfect for the pocket whilst traveling or just street photography. First day with it I shot a lingerie brand with it and the shots looked beatiful.

Purchased about 2 weeks ago based on reviews and the rx100 m6 certainly delivers quality results.

Bought as a small and compact camera that could also do 4K video. While the photos are very good, and 1080p works OK the 4k mode is next to useless. You get a maximum of 5 minutes before it stops. Try recording again and it's a complete lottery as to how long it will work for, might get a minute or two. This needs to be fixed in a firmware update. Simply not worth the price point with this major flaw.

I bought this camera from Amazon and after taking my time getting used to the settings I found that it wasn't taking pictures as good as my old Sony camera that was a quarter of the price that I paid for this one. By then too much time had passed for me to return it to Amazon. I am sure it is a great camera as I have never had a problem with Sony products but I am unable to afford to pay for repairs. I wish Sony could replace it.

The small size means I can carry it in a pocket (though I do put it in a lens pouch to keep dust out). The optional AGR2 grip is essential to stop me dropping it if I use it one handed. The image quality is excellent and 20Mp is more than enough, so images can be cropped quite heavily if necessary. The zoom range is from 24mm (unnecessarily wide, I would settle for 28mm) to 200mm which will pick out detail in landscapes or buildings. Not enough for bird photography but it will do nearly everything else. There is no macro setting on the lens and the maximum aperture is a bit low for hand held low light photos. I haven't used the viewfinder as much as I thought I would - probably because I wear glasses - but the tilting screen is so useful for waist level, ground level or above your head shots. Also the brightness can be set to 'sunny day' for better visibility. Also useful are the memory recall options for favourite settings. These include zoom length, reducing the time it takes to go from 24 when it's switched on to wherever on the range you actually want for the shot. I've reprogrammed the buttons to get quickly to all the menu settings I need - the only one which can't be changed unfortunately is the 'Movie' button, which I don't use. A spare battery is essential when you're out for the day and they are very small and light. I use an off-camera charger so I don't ever have to stop using the camera. I'm still practising with the focussing - it seems very fast and accurate.

I absolutely loved this camera. It was great for travel and hiking. It does not have such good protection against dust and dirt. Also, the zoom lens broke after 2.5 years of owning it. The cost to repair was $600. Since my insurance company paid for it, I fixed it. The repair also broke again after 6 months. Having said that, I just purchased the RX100 VII. Hopefully I will have better luck.

I spent much more on this camera than I intended to as an upgrade to my lost Sony HX90V. I love the photos it produces but I am very disappointed with the battery life. I am only getting around 60 'ordinary' shots before I have to recharge and have had to resort to buying 2 back up batteries.

I bought this after a mid-range Lumix camera lense focus failed, in under a year and was denied repairs under warranty (an experience many others have also suffered, judging from online enquiries). So I decided to change brand and was attracted to the RX100 by its superior optical performance, and despite some press reviews commenting about small controls and hard to understand menus. Well, I'm no photo geek, but I have found the controls and menus far easier and more intuitive to use than my previous Lumix, and the image quality and the accuracy of the automatic setting under all conditions is outstanding. Other control options are all easy to bring into play, understand and adjust. In short, it is a joy to use!

I initially bought this camera for my upcoming holiday and thought I would give it a go at my daughters dance competition, seen as though "Professional Cameras" aren't allowed (interchangeable lens essentially)! I really can't complain. Speed shots isn't its forte but I thought it coped extremely well. I really can't wait to see the landscape shots this little gem can produce!

Love pop up viewfinder, zoom lever, self closing lens cover, & ring control for aperture etc. Disappointed only 20 not 24 pixel, not happy with download arrangement, but hope there is a better means yet to discover Hate lack of secure holding, flat polished surface totally unsuitable, fold out pistol grip? Instructions supplied pathetic. Tell you to go online spending ages searching. Why can't we have clear written handbook?

Lost my camera. It would be nice to have findmyphone kind of feature :(

I bought this camera to replace a larger camera that I couldn't be bothered to carry around on walks etc. The picture quality is excellent even on digital zoom and it does everything asked of it. Even when photographing into the sun there are very few internal reflections to spoil the view. I found all it's features a little difficult to follow until I got used to them. The high price was worth it!

I am really satisfied with this camera, using it in best JPEG mode. Although I often use extra sharpening afterwards. Missing a good adaption of the 'auto ISO' function when taking pics at high shutterspeed ("S") . The ISO too much in bright weather (bad for the quality).... often have to adjust the shutter time 4x speed.... instead of lower ISO. No possibillity to adjust the ISO quickly. Functions are not good working together. Still think this is one of the best options for an easy to take pocket camera with good/ almost professional (and important) 200 mm zoom. Would have given it a 4,5.... but not a 5. .

Wanted a quality zoom camera with a zoom. This fits the bill perfectly. For an amateur photographer it's a little complicated but I just use the auto. U Tube is best to check out how it works and how to customise settings.

I've had an original RX100 (Mark I) for years and upgraded for the better zoom. Still learning about all the additional features but very pleased so far. Battery life doesn't seem as good as the Mark I but I've got some spare batteries.

This is a great camera, once you get the hang of the menu system and customise it to your needs it is quick to operate and not too fiddly, the pop up viewfinder is very good, the lens is sharp even at the telephoto, better than the Lumix TZ200, which zooms more but is soft at the long end. I am selling my much larger RX10 as this camera does it all

its a Superb little Everyday Pocketable Camera. Image Quality is spot on.

I bought this recently as I wanted a small Sony camera to supplement my ZVI. I did not need the microphone jack or extra features of the much more expensive VII. I am not disappointed as this is a brilliant camera. Just one downside is no grip and the body is smooth. I bought a lightweight aluminium grip to take care of this.

I Bought this camera based on reviews of image quality in February 2021. The lens on this camera is an absolute dream clear and sharp. The zoom is 24-200 packed in a small camera with a clear flip up touch sensitive screen. The camera has lots of menus that are accessible by rotary dial on the back. This camera has more options and capabilities that will keep me going for a long while. Some options are great such as manual fine focusing and easily adjusting of the sensitivity. The view finder is small but nice in use. The only issue is to get a good grip of the camera without touch the touch screen by accident especially if your hands are big . This is a consequence of being such a small camera but a external grip made all the difference. This camera was a replacement for my compact camera with full manual control. I wanted to still have manual control able to shoot RAW, good zoom (10X), good sensor size and a quality lens. What Sony has done it has replaced the compact camera and also my DSLR. The photo quality is limited by me not the camera.

I'm very glad I bought this camera. I wasn't using my DSLR so much due to the portability and size, and I wanted to move away from a dependency on smartphone - so in my own time I'm not tempted to take work calls or check email - but be able to quickly share images and view on a larger screen. My Dad has the mk ii, which is good, but the updated features of this version - with the added zoom gives even more flexibility in my pocket. It's so small. One summer in, and we have a fantastic collection of family photos to look back on. The manual features are excellent, as are the extensive array of presets if my family are using it. Battery life is pretty good and quick to charge, but I always carry a spare. If only it had water resistance, or better still was waterproof, but that's a big ask for a proper camera with a zoom lens (and I use a GoPro hero 9 for water-based activities)

Superb ease of use and build quality. Plus takes really good pictures. Battery life is miserable though. I have bought two spares. It goes flat in the camera when it's not used. So it's best to check levels before going out the door. But don't let that deter you too much, it's a lovely thing.

This camera is beautifully-made probably the best compact on the market. Downloading an image into photoshop gives me a 40 cms X 27 cms at 350 pixels an inch picture which is plenty. (Actually it's better than many DSLR s ) It's ideal if you don't want to take a larger camera with you. The price you pay for using a very small camera is the controls are fiddley. It has enough functions and programmes to cater for all tastes- fortunately you cancel and customise it down to something more straight forward.

After only a limited amount of use, the thing I like best is the long zoom. This allows me to take close-up portraits unobtrusively. But I needed a grandson to help me navigate the menus.

Good compromise of lens quality, zoom range and camera features. Only criticisms would be the size of buttons, a bit smaller than they could be (particularly the on/off button) ...and price, a bit too high for what you get.

Great camera but the battery needs to be a bigger size for longer battery life

I have extensively explored the menu and yes there are a lot of excellent features but Sony do not make much effort to explain how they can be programmed and used. The best i could find were tube and independent experts who were prepared to share their knowledge. As to the Wi Fi, forget it it, it is useless and I have yet to find a way to make it work.

Great to benefit from a larger sensor while keeping the camera hardly any bigger than a typical compact camera. I found the geo-taggging worked very efficiently and quickly with my smart phone. Only problem is that the camera user guide doesn't help much in using it in conjunction with their laptop or smart phone apps. What exists relates to an app Sony have discontinued. Sony needs to write a guide to the same standard as the guide for the camera itself.

A cracking lens throughout the focal lengths. It's not that useful in dim light given the constraints of the design but I'll live with it. Processing is fast but Sony's focusing choices are confusing. It would be nice to have in camera Raw conversion or have picture effects and Raw together. Overall a great travel camera if you're happy with a 1 inch sensor.

I chose the RX100 VI to compliment my RX100 III. I also own a Alpha77 II. I bought the MK3 for my son's wedding and was amazed to find that it rivaled/beat the picture quality of my A77II, depending on the lens I was using on the A77. It didn't take me long to realise that carrying the A77 with a bag full of heavy lens was unnecessary, so I took to carrying the A77 with a 70-300 and my RX100III instead. The Lockdown has resulted in me taking regular walks around my local countryside, when I always take my MK3 and on some occasions my A77II with 70-300. However due to the A77s bulk, I didn't take it most of the time and missed many shots which needed a long lens. This was the reason I bought my RX100 IV, and I'm very happy to say that it has lived up to all my expectations. The combination of fast 1.8-2.8 fast lens on the MK3 and the 70-200mm equiv. lens on the MK6 give me everything I need to cover the vast majority of the photographic opportunities that pass my way. The 8x zoom doesn't compare well on paper with other compact cameras, however the quality of the Ziess lens, coupled with the superb 1" sensor means that acceptable picture quality is maintained even after heavy cropping. I'd advise anyone thinking of spending up to £1500 on a system camera to seriously consider buying a MK3 and MK6 instead. I managed to pick them both up for less than £1200 including Sony's Cashback promotions.

I was a committed phone user for photographs. This camera has dramatically demonstrated the benefits of a proper camera. It is also a worthwhile upgrade from my original rx 100. Only downside is very poor battery life. The optical zoom lens is fantastic and opens up so many more photo opportunities.

I bought this to obtain a high quality, easily portable camera, which I could take out when cycling and walking. My phone camera has too wide a lens to be always useful. It has proved highly satisfactory, ideal for my purposes.

Sony have done it again! Brilliant really pocketable compact camera, excellent lens over all ranges, lovely little bounceable flash, more menu's then you could shake a stick at! Also love the pop up view finder, for me the perfect camera love it.

I wanted a small, do everything camera so I didn't have to lug around my SLR. I was disappointed in myself when I accidentally ran over the camera with my car. I was absolutely delighted when it still worked, albeit with a broken screen (which also still worked). I replaced the screen bought online, and it works perfectly. Tough little camera.

I selected this camera after first considering a DSLR then deciding I would be better having a quality camera that i could take with me on bike rides. After reading countless reviews of this one and its rivals i opted for the m6. It does take very good photos especially in good light. But is still much better than the phone in poor light. So far i have only used it on auto but will eventually fathom out the more manual methods. I wanted something that would be much better than the phone so new i would have to spend a significant amount. I also wanted a decent zoom. So this fitted the bill and i am very pleased with it.

Still playing around with this, but so far it's just what I wanted. Got tired of carting around my ancient DSLR. The RX100 VI takes amazing shots. Would recommend the Sony leather-look case for it.

As a camera, the Sony RX100 VI packs a huge amount of facilities into a small space. Provided you are happy to work through a fairly complex menu structure the camera itself delivers a wide range of features to a high standard. Having owned an earlier version of the RX100, one of my reasons for buying this model was its heavily-promoted ability to use Wi-Fi and Bluetooth functions to save, transfer and view images, as well as adding smartphone location information to images. All of this is supposed to be done through Sony's app PlayMemories Mobile. The app simply does not work. This is confirmed by the dismal experience of other users which is evident from user forums. I wish I had checked the user forums before I made my purchase. I tried Sony's other imaging app, Imaging Edge Mobile, with no better results. Having believed Sony's marketing literature, and read a number of product reviews before I made my purchase, I am surprised that the product reviews were silent on the performance of these apps. I can't believe that the brand as big and trusted as Sony has let itself down by a combination of over-hyped marketing claims coupled with dismal apps. Sony should face up to this and urgently fix their apps so that they work as intended. For me, I have to face the hard fact that I am now left with a new camera which does not do the one thing which I wanted it to do.

Having owned the original version for 8 years since it was first released, I know that the Zeiss lenses can capture superb images, equivalent to an DSLR but in pocket size. This camera has no external mic socket or GPS which I don't use, but are now available on VII. These cameras are so easy to transport in a pocket or handbag and even using them on point and shoot, you can guarantee fine images. I bought the VI because of the extended zoom knowing that I might sacrifice a little in very low light circumstances, but the 24-200 zoom more than compensates. Great for street photography, I use mine in RAW mode and can easily get great A3 size images as good as my full frame DSLR.

I'm a professional documentary photographer. This SONY camera is the best compact camera I've ever used. The optics are superb and the RAW files have remarkable range of tonality. I'l taken award-winning photos with this camera. The focus is rapid and 10:1 zoom range permits well-defined framing of distant people and objects. Two items worth addressing. I periodically by accident activate the not-recessed enough video button. This button could be better protected or recessed. The second is the battery. More work should be done to develop higher power batteries in this size configuration. I never go out to a long shoot without at least two to three fully charged batteries. This design has been so successful that my last desire is for the same configuration in a full-frame camera.

Bought a couple of weeks ago, after a fairy steep learning curve, this little camera has a lot to offer and is a fairly accomplished piece of photographic equipment.

I bought this camera just over a week ago and I am thrilled with it. I wanted a compact camera which shot in RAW, with a viewfinder and a long zoom. It has all these things and more. This is the first Sony I have used so I'm finding my way around the controls. It has a one step viewfinder and live view histogram. The only extra wish I have for this camera is that I would like to be able to adjust the settings via the touch screen, rather than the Fn button. I love using it, small and light, it fits into my pocket and handbag and the images are so much better than those taken on my phone. I'm seriously thinking about changing my other camera to Sony.

Bought at a very good price, still quite expensive but worth the money.

I bought this model to replace my older one. It lives up to the reviews and hype. However, I was VERY disappointed to learn that Sony had not yet amended the image transfer software to cope with the latest MAC software.

Bought to replace a Canon G7X. Good move on my part.

Love the range and features, I actually recommended Sony extend the range on my MK5 review years ago. My version of the MK6 loses edge sharpness if stopped down from f2.8 to f4 or f5.6. This is very odd it tells me that the aperture blades are either not centered or defective.. For a $1,000 point and shoot this should not be the case, otherwise it is sharp enough wide open and a perfect camera. perhaps Sony should go back to manufacturing in Japan not China. My MK1 was made in Japan and is tack sharp everywhere.

I got this for a trip so that I would not have to carry as much gear. Image quality in RAW and JPEG was great. 4k video is very good as well. Mostly I use it for photos though. The menus are deep though and you have to use them a lot to navigate effectively. My father bought one as well but it got stuck in shutter delay mode and he was unable to figure it out. He was frustrated. I find the low light vision stuff is strange since the delays in pictures are long and I don't know what I will get. My wife prefers her iPhone since it just magically does it all. I prefer a real lens and sensor and take my time.

Impressive variety of ways to control the photo you want to take. Superb lens quality. Fantastic remote control from you phone with WiFi and Bluetooth.

Be very careful with this camera! I love this camera. It takes amazing pictures, but it's easy to damage. I damaged my first one by... I don't know. One day the lens would not open and I found a tiny dent on the edge of the exterior shutter that covers the lens when the camera is turned off. I do not recall dropping it or banging it against anything, but obviously it hit something. The camera was not repairable and the damage was not covered by warranty. I had no choice but to buy another one. Soon after I bought the second one I received an email from Sony Protect, advertising a 3-yr accident policy for the camera. At first I thought no, because from now on I was going to be very careful with the camera. Then I decided to purchase the plan. Less than thirty days later, while kneeling down and examining an animal track in the dirt, it slipped for my hand and fell maybe six inches face down (while off and lens was closed) into soft powdery sand. I picked it up and shook and brushed as much of the fine dirt off the camera as I could. At first it would not open properly. After a couple more cycles it opens, but there is no view through either the viewfinder or on the scree, other than menus, etc., and I get a message that says to turn the camera off and then on again. Still doesn't work so I'm sending it in for repair. So yes, it's an amazing camera, but IT IS FRAGILE! Be very careful with it. I wold give it a 5 rating, except for this one weakness.

The RX100 VI ticks all the boxes for a general pocket-able go anywhere family camera. Great for general use, holidays and just about anything you could think of. Think of it as sitting squarely in the middle ground between a full DSLR and your Phone.

So portable for when an SLR would be impractible yet all you need to get almost any picture without any loss in quality for the majority of situations. Ideal for travel when travelling light is a consideration

My one disappointment is that the phone app is no longer available, or if it is then it is impossible to find

I was worried a bit about losing the aperture from the previous model but it turned out not needed nightpictures were great after I found the superior auto. The only negative point is the price and the fact that iPhones by now are astonishingly good. But still the details in bigger screens and the zoom are a huge difference.

I have been taking photos for most of my life using SLRs and then DSLRs usually taking 2 or more different lenses with me in a camera bag. However, just over a year ago I retired and started travelling more. Taking a large bag was not always easy and you could often say goodbye to spontaneity as it took too long to prepare. My delight was complete when I read the reviews of the RX100M6. It was expensive but worth it as it did the job of a DSLR with several lenses in a small compact, put in your pocket camera. I must say I got excellent results. I went to the Czech Republic in the Autumn for a festival and I got excellent results with over 300-400 photos taken; many of them spontaneously. It was a real delight to take and use. At the other extreme, on my daily walk with my dogs through the Welsh forests I can take wonderful macro shots of mosses which when blown up look amazing. Imagine my dismay when just 6-8 weeks out of warranty the camera failed: it would not turn on. I got a new battery and charger and they were okay. It so it looks like it's down to the camera. A big disappointment as I have a number of Sony products and all have been reliable and given excellent service. Apart from this disappointment I am delighted with the camera. I can slip it in to my pocket and use it very quickly and get wonderful shots.

I bought this camera on the recommendation from a friend, and what an amazing camera it is. Stunning picture quality, fast auto focus, this has it all. In fact I very often use it in preference to my DSLR, it’s so good. If you’re looking for a top quality compact camera, look no further as you’ve found it!

I've had the camera for a few weeks now and whilst the performance is generally quite good I do think the out of camera JPEGs are over sharpened and slightly unrealistic. The price is too high for this type of camera. The agent dealing with the cashback process seem to everything in there power to avoid paying out.

light weight and easy to carry around. good handling

I bought the Sony RX100 VI a month ago and have had no issues with it and stunned by the results.

Have not been able to transfer photos to my iPhone. Disappointing expreince! Photos are not exceptional.