Simply sublime image quality; Genuinely useful upgrades over the original RX1; Outstanding build quality;

Seriously expensive; Battery life could be better; Autofocus feels slow against cheaper competition;

Did the RX1 really need more resolution? Maybe not, but we're not going to sniff at any camera that's rocking a 42MP full-frame sensor, let alone one you can squeeze into a pocket. Just about. Sony's other tweaks are excellent, though.

Simply sublime image quality; Genuinely useful upgrades over the original RX1; Outstanding build quality

Seriously expensive; Battery life could be better; Autofocus feels slow against cheaper competition

Released in mid-November 2015, Sony's Cyber-shot DSC-RX1R Mark II is a fixed-lens compact camera with capabilities that match many of Sony's more sophisticated mirrorless interchangeable-lens cameras.

The original Sony Cyber-Shot DSC-RX1 was more important than you might think. Despite being a niche product and, at the time of release, probably also an experiment, it opened up the floodgates to more full-frame mirrorless products that the company would introduce later on.

When it first launched at the end of 2012, the Sony Cyber-shot RX1 was a camera like no other. Its full-frame sensor and fixed 35mm lens made it a distinctive shooter for the high-end market.

Huge scale images; that Carl Zeiss lens is great and produces superb bokeh at f/2.0; great aperture and focus controls; built-in electronic viewfinder that is retractable if you want to hide it

Poor battery life; auto white balance sometimes off; not the fastest of autofocus; close-up focus limitations; high ISO limitations (uneven gradients beyond ISO 1600); some barrel distortion

Overkill for most, with a few flaws, but that doesn't stop us wanting one - the RX1R II is a phenomenal luxury compact camera.

The camera I received in April 2016 has a serial numbers that was part of the recall announced by Sony in 2015. Kind of disappointing for a camera at this price.

It is a great camera; I'm ugrading from the RX1R which is very good

I didn't pay this kind of money for a camera that has a known defect and has to be reconditioned or replaced . Have not yet called Sony but will soon; I don't relish the hassle and wasted time

Superb in every respect but battery life (stock up on X batteries, and get a 3rd party dual charger!). Image quality, dynamic range, high ISO performance, colours and bit depth absolutely flawless.

Beautiful Zeiss Lens; Durable; Dynamic Range; Eye Detect Af; Great Features; Great Picture Quality; High Iso Performance; Lightweight; Nfc And Wifi; Option To Install Apps; Sharp Even Wide Open; Simple Controls; Tilt Screen; Variable Low Pass Filter; Wonderful Evf

Battery Life Very Poor

The Sony RX1R II takes what made the original so remarkable -- compact size, full-frame sensor and stunning image quality -- and takes it up to a new, even more impressive level.

Excellent image quality; Extremely high resolution; Surprisingly good high ISO performance; Outstanding dynamic range; Handy variable low-pass filter; Fast phase-detect AF; Built-in EVF

Fixed, single focal length lens; Poor battery life; No built-in flash; No touchscreen LCD; Slow buffer clearing; No 4K video; Expensive

After a flurry of camera announcements from Sony towards the end of 2015 we were not expecting any big launches. However, as the year drew to a close Sony surprised us with the Cyber-shot DSC-RX1R II – a replacement for the RX1R.