The Sony RX100 VII is a high-end compact designed for travel, action, video and vlogging. Successor to the RX100 VI, it shares the same 24-200mm f2.8-4.5 zoom as well as essentially the same body with a touch-screen that can angle up to face you and small but detailed viewfinder that pops up and...

The RX100 series has often felt like Sony's ‘concept' compact range, a money-no-object demonstration of what it's currently possible to cram into a pocket, fixed lens camera. This is, as we found in the Sony RX100 VI, mostly a blessing – but sometimes a usability curse, too.

The RX100 VII will be available in August 2019 at a recommended price of $1200. It'll sell for around €1300 in Europe and £1200 in the UK, with both figures including tax. These are around the same prices as its predecessor was launched at, so we expect to see the Mark VI get re-positioned, to make...

While companies tend to introduce their leading-edge technologies with their flagship products, these top-tier advancements will inevitably make their way into more entry-level products.

Introduction; New sensor; High speed shooting; The zoom lens; Macro photography; Single burst shooting; Battery life; Rolling shutter; Real-time AF tracking; LCD screen and EVF; Video capabilities; Compared to smartphones; Compared to Canon G7 X III and G5 X II; Wrap-up;

Introduction; New sensor; High speed shooting; The zoom lens; Macro photography; Single burst shooting; Battery life; Rolling shutter; Real-time AF tracking; LCD screen and EVF; Video capabilities; Compared to smartphones; Compared to Canon G7 X III and G5 X II; Wrap-up;

The RX100 VII is the most capable pocket camera currently on the market. It offers a versatile zoom range and an industry-leading AF implementation, as well as good image quality and smooth, stabilized 4K. However the small maximum aperture of the lens does limit the camera's use in dim light.

Anyone wishing for a versatile zoom range in a pocket-sized cameras with rock-solid-reliable autofocus. Travel and family photographers, video-enthusiasts and Vloggers.;

Anyone who primarily shoots in dim-lighting;

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

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Impressive lens gives sharp images throughout its really useful zoom range; Very good image quality with reliable exposure and auto white balance; Sophisticated autofocus and rapid shooting means you should never miss a shot; Pop-up viewfinder and tilting screen give flexible compositional options,...

Tiny buttons and flawed control logic make for slow and frustrating operation; Poor battery life; not helped by the ill-judged default power-saving settings; Small; slippery body is far too easy to drop without an accessory grip; Tiny buttons and flawed control logic make for slow and frustrating...

The RX100 VII is a delight of a camera and an easy recommendation to make. There’s nothing that compares in this size category in terms of the range of features, autofocus capabilities, video prowess and performance as a general all-rounder.