Sony RX10 III Hands on Review

On this video Chris Niccolls and Jordan Drake from from the Camera Store in Canada take a look at the third iteration of the popular RX10 large-sensor super-zoom (or bridge) camera from Sony.

So what is new with the RX10 III compared to the second version? There are quite a few changes – maybe the biggest one is the much longer lens (but with a somewhat slower aperture of f/2.8-f/4). Image quality seems great and there are some interesting ergonomic changes (the grip is better but the new ring isn’t a fevorite of Niccolls).

At the end of the day, Niccolls found it to be a great all around family-like camera/camcorder replacement (for more serious video – note that  although it has some nice features it lacks the built in ND that the two previous models had which is a downside and the f/4 aperture already on 100mm compared to f/2.8 all the way is also not a plus for video work). Also, don’t get fooled by the marketing hype – the super slow motion really works well up to 120fps (or very short 240fps of up to 3 seconds at 1080p, and of course no slow-motion at 4K).

Here is a quick reminder of the RX10 III main specs:

  • Sensor: 20.1MP 1″ Exmor BSI CMOS.
  • Processor: BIONZ X
  • Lens: Zeiss Vario-Sonnar T* f/2.4-f/4 with  a 24-600mm (35mm Equivalent).
  • Viewfinder: 2.36m-Dot OLED EVF.
  • Screen: 3.0″ 1.228m-Dot tilting LCD
  • Video: UHD 4K30 Video, Full HD 1080p up to 960 fps
  • Connectivity: Built-In Wi-Fi with NFC
  • Shooting speed: up to 14 fps
  • Stabilization: Optical SteadyShot.
  • Pricing: RX10 III sells for around $1500.

You can find many more previews and reviews on our Photography review section here on LensVid. You can find many of TheCameraStore videos here on LensVid.

Iddo Genuth
Iddo Genuth is the founder and chief editor of LensVid.com. He has been a technology reporter working for international publications since the late 1990's and covering photography since 2009. Iddo is also a co-founder of a production company specializing in commercial food and product visual content.

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