The Sony RX100 Mark VII is an amazing technical achievement, but so was the Apollo space program, and look what...

Ultra-high-speed shooting; Fast; high-tech AF; Great 4K video

Fiddly EVF; Slippery finish; Small controls

With smartphones becoming the camera of choice for most users today, it takes a special compact camera to make an argument for its inclusion in your holiday packing list.

The Sony Cyber-shot RX100 VII may look identical to the RX100 VI that goes before it, but there are a number of updates that make this camera one of the fastest available.

High quality 8.3x optical zoom lens; Excellent image quality; High-speed continuous shooting (90fps; 4K UHD video with improved image stabilisation; Microphone socket; Built-in pop-up electronic viewfinder

Price - £1200 for a compact camera; NTSC / PAL switch to change frame rates; Menus could be easier to use; Touch-screen could be better utilised

Hi sony should create Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX 200 with 64 bit raw photo format and HDR 10 for photos and with a quad full frame studeo sensors and quad full frame exmor cmos sensors for the best picture quality ever

Please

The best compact on the market The best compact in history Certainly, it's one of the most powerful. It's easy to quantify that in terms of its sheer ability to gather and process high-resolution imagery, but it's the camera's features that really elevate it.

Great video features; Beautifully made; beautifully small; Excellent stills gathering performance

Image quality good rather than great; Relatively poor low-light images

The RX100 VII could be a great choice for travellers with strict weight requirements - and deep pockets

Great video features; Beautifully made, beautifully small; Excellent stills gathering performance;

Image quality good rather than great; Relatively poor low-light images;

The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VII point-and-shoot is a modest update to the RX100 VI, offering better autofocus and video stabilization for a bit more money.

Sharp 8x zoom lens; Electronic viewfinder; 1-inch sensor design; 20fps capture with subject tracking; Eye detection for people and pets; Tilting touch screen; 4K video with external microphone port.

Expensive; Can't start video while images are writing to card; Limited touch functions.

About as perfect as small-scale, high-end compact cameras get. If you can afford one, that is, as this has never been a budget series.

Powerful video/stills quality; Image stabilisation; Mic input; Fast and accurate autofocus; Decent low-light performance; Tiny size considering its 1in sensor; Useful pop-up viewfinder

Battery doesn't last all that long; Shutter button needs more feedback/travel and buttons are too small; Zoom limits maximum aperture at longer focal lengths; It's really expensive