The RX100 Mark V is pretty crazy – at its full burst speed of twenty four frames per second, shooting full JPEG and Raw, I actually tended to dial it back to its ‘medium’ 10 fps burst-shooting speed. Think about that: you can literally make movies out of these 24 fps (importantly: long) bursts. With 315 on-sensor phase-detection autofocus points, I almost felt bad for doing so – but our 128GB cards were filling up fast. And though the buffer is huge, allowing you to keep shooting even as it’s clearing, it does have to clear completely (a slow process) before you can switch from photo to video mode. And given the variety of activities at Sony’s shooting experience, we wanted to shoot both.
Rishi and I have enjoyed a hands-on shooting experience with the RX100 V, and have a variety of straight-out-of-camera samples for you to peruse (no Raw support yet). We’re looking forward to uploading some more samples in the near future. This camera may well be the only serious photographic tool one would ever need. To get an idea of if the Mark V is right for you, take a look through our preliminary gallery.
Note: This is a preliminary gallery that we will be adding to. Keep in mind this was an indoor action shooting scenario, meaning all images in this gallery are taken at very high ISO, with default parameters, including default sharpening and noise reduction, and auto white balance. Given the high ISOs, detail retention is impressive, with apparently increased default noise reduction well balanced by smart sharpening. All images are straight-out-of-camera JPEGs with accompanying Raw files.
Click to see our RX100 Mark V real-world samples gallery
Articles: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)
