If you already own the RX100 IV, there’s no real need to buy the RX100 V – it’s just too similar. However, it’s also an improvement, if a slight one, over that already superb compact camera, which makes it one of the best point-and-shoots on the market, boasting a flexibility that few pocket cameras can muster. You do pay a hefty sum for that versatility and all-round performance, which is the only real criticism I can find about the RX100 V. If you’re willing to drop a grand on a point-and-shoot camera, though, this is the one to do it on. Buy the Sony RX100 X here from Amazon

Versatile; Viewfinder AND a tilting screen; Powerful for a compact;

Expensive for a compact; Limited zoom range;

Versatile; Viewfinder AND a tilting screen; Powerful for a compact;

Expensive for a compact; Limited zoom range;

Sony's Cyber-shot RX100 Mark V is arguably the most powerful premium compact camera to date, packing unparalleled speed and high-end features into a pocketable body. It's the first fixed-lens camera in its class to sport embedded phase-detect AF points in the 1inch sensor, allowing smooth and...

The Sony Cyber-shot RX100 V is a very compact and stylish camera with loads of power "under the hood." It features a 13.2x8.8mm (aka 1-inch type) sensor with an image resolution of 20 megapixels.

In my full review of the RX100 mark IV , I stated in the title that it was the most powerful compact camera ever created. Well, with the RX100 V, Sony managed to do even better. Perhaps the improvements are not as significant as they were when they upgraded the mark III to the IV but some of them...

More importantly, it's a camera designed for the digital shooter more so than the one who may want to make big prints from a vacation. And to be honest, that seems to be most of us these days.