Review
Updated – 08/19/12
We went to the local fair last night and I managed to get a few longer exposure photos that came out pretty cool. I simply rested the camera on the top edge of a bench and wedged a folded piece of paper under the lens to fine tune the angle a bit. What would have been perfect is This Joby Gorillapod I reviewed a few months back, and I wish I had it last night!!
In any event, these shots came out sharper than I was expecting considering my support rig.
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Sony RX100 @ 10.46mm, f/10, 3.2sec, ISO 100
Sony RX100 – 100% Crop – Top Right@ 10.46mm, f/10, 3.2sec, ISO 100 |
Sony RX100 – 100% Crop – Center area @ 10.46mm, f/10, 3.2sec, ISO 100 |
Sony RX100 – 100% Crop – Spotlight and shadows @ 10.46mm, f/10, 3.2sec, ISO 100 |
Sony RX100 – 100% Crop – Left Side @ 10.46mm, f/10, 3.2sec, ISO 100 |
Sony RX100 @ 19.1mm, f/10, 3.2sec, ISO 100
Sony RX100 – 100% Crop – Center area @ 19.1mm, f/10, 3.2sec, ISO 100 |
Sony RX100 – 100% Crop – Top Right @ 19.1mm, f/10, 3.2sec, ISO 100 |
I also took a few pics in Illustration Mode last night, so be sure to check them out below!!
RX100 – Illustration Mode
The Sony Rx100 has a ton of picture effects including : Toy Camera, Pop Color, Posterization, Retro Photo, Soft High-key, Partial Color, High Contrast Monochrome, Soft Focus, HDR Painting, Rich-tone Monochrome, Miniature, Watercolor, Illustration
Most of them are a lot of fun and basically what they do is add some Post processing effects to your images after you take them. The one that stood out in the bunch this go around was the New Illustration Mode. It’s incredible to say the least and it seems to have an artistic touch that I cannot duplicate in any program I’ve tried. It can be done by hand in Painter X, but will take a long tome to get a result like this unless your pretty skilled.
Layla and Austin Having a blast!!
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Sony RX100 – Illustration Mode
My Michele and John
Sony RX100 – Illustration Mode
Michele and layla
Sony RX100 – Illustration Mode
I got really lucky with this capture as it took about 10 tries and the ride did not go much longer:) The Sony Rx100 AF performed plenty fast enough, but it was still hard due to the coaster speed and over lapping directions of the composition from my vantage point. The front of the coaster was moving right directly in front of me, and also going to the left in the distance on the opposite side of the track. Michele and Layla were ultimately the goal, but I really wanted this composition!! Check them out in the last row of the coaster.
Sony RX100 – Illustration Mode
Sony RX100 – Illustration Mode
Take a look a this standard scene below as a Photograph, then the same exact scene with Illustration Mode On and set to High.
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Sony RX100 – Standard Photograph
Sony RX100 – Illustration Mode On set to High
Sony RX100 – Standard Photograph
Sony RX100 – Illustration Mode On set to High
I took this shot on the way to work the other day and the composition has been staring at me for some time! Only for a split second a day in the mirror and in my peripheral vision. Well, I finally stopped the car and put it all together as I’ve been seeing it for a few years now 
Sony RX100 – Standard Photograph
Sony RX100 – Illustration Mode On set to High
Layla, the young artist just finder her medium of choice. Today it appears to be the washable crayons and large chalk 
Sony RX100 using Illustration Mode on High
Theses next few shots are my Nephews who is a really great kids!! All of them were a blast to visit with and I can’t wait to see them again
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Sony RX100 using Illustration Mode on High
Sony RX100 using Illustration Mode on High
Sony RX100 using Illustration Mode on High
The Illustration Mode picture effect is very powerful and I took so many pictures using this mode I have a whole article dedicated to it over Here>>. I have a ton more samples under all sorts of lighting conditions and scenes. Definitely take a look at those as the artistic interpretation by the Sony RX100 is always a surprise and at the very least interesting to look at.
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Great review, Jason. Very thorough as befitting a month-long torture test. It’s definitely on my list of cameras to get now, instead of a mirrorless ILC.
Hi Al,
Thanks so much for the comments and kind words
I really would like to have one as well to complement the A99 when it comes out 
I will have to sell the Canon 5D Mark II though which, according to the A99 Rumors, won’t be missed!!
Jay
CNET’s recent review of the RX-100 panned the accessibility of Macro mode. What kind of testing did you do re Macro mode? And how easy/difficult was it to switch into that mode?
P.S. Thanks for all the great Sony related testing you do — I’m the recent owner of an A57 and your site’s postings were very helpful — especially the menu tutorial.
Hey David,
Thanks for the kind words and your support!!! Sry I did not reply sooner, but I’ve been building the new SonyAlphaLab – Forum behind the scenes for the past few days
The Macro abilities are pretty decent, but not amazing by any means. Your able to get pretty close to subjects, and with the 20mp sensor you also have the ability to crop. I just took this photo below the other day at the minimum focus distance. Pretty much as close as I could get to the flower.
Best,
Jay