Sony RX100 Product Launch in Malaysia

Let's rest awhile on my Taiwan experience shall we? =P

Thanks to Sony Malaysia I was invited to the Sony RX100's launching at Ecoba Bar at Damansara Perdana. When this camera was announced last month it made huge waves in the photography world by possessing the largest sensor in camera which can fit into your jeans pocket, paired along with a great Zeiss lens with T* coating. I won't go into detail about the camera's specs as usual as there are many other websites out there doing much better reviews than me.

Some product shots:

Lens when fully extended

back view of the camera. The LCD screen is amazing with the White Dot technology!

Top view

Flash 

Generally I am really impressed with this camera. It's amazing how much detail the sensor can capture. Since it has a bigger sensor, it easier to get bokeh (out of focused areas), and by bokeh i mean really good bokeh, unlike the crap bokeh from my Sony TX10. The high ISO performance is also stunning. Autofocus performance seems pretty decent for a compact, even in low light conditions. I also love a new fancy feature called 'Drop Sensor'. Basically if you activate it, the camera will automatically retract the lens once it detects the camera falling to the ground. Very cool feature which may save the lens one day.

Alright enough talk, I will let the pictures do it instead. Another thank you to Sony for providing 2 lovely models and some props for us to take photos of!

Two models of the day. Check out the details on their face!

Cute model =P ISO1600. The details on her face is still retained very well!

This was shot f1.8! Wide open! Still very acceptable sharpness!

High ISO test. Not very standardised so please take it with a grain of salt.

ISO 1600

ISO3200

ISO6400 f1.8. Still looking good!

And time to test the bokeh! 

Not too bad! Certainly not too far behind a m43 sensor!

And last but not least, testing the creative styles! For the RX100 they have added two new features: water painting and illuminate.

Water painting

Illustration!

I really love this new creative style! It actually works!! Picture of the drinks

Partial red!

The only real setback for this camera is the price which retails at RM2499 D: Street prices may drop to about 2.2k though. Those who can afford it will certainly enjoy this tiny little camera very much! Also, manual focusing with this camera seems a bit challenging. Or maybe I am doing it wrongly? :/ I didn't really have much time to go through and dig out the faults of this camera but generally you won't regret getting this tiny little gem! :D