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Is the Sony RX1R II good for Street Photography?

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Sony RX1R II Street Photography Score

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Sony RX1R II has a score of 77 for Street Photography which makes it a GOOD candidate for this type of photography. Sony RX1R II will satisfy most of your needs, but if you are looking for a camera that is even better suited to Street Photography, we recommend you to check the Alternative cameras at the bottom of this page.
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Sony RX1R II Street Photography Detailed Analysis
Electronic Built-in Viewfinder

Using a viewfinder during a street photography shoot allows the photographer to stabilize the camera and reduce the camera shake since it is closer to the body. Besides, it comes handy where LCD screens are very hard to read under bright sunlight.

Manual Focus Mode

You can use the manual focus mode of your camera to Zone Focus which is a popular technique used in street photography.

Live-view

Live view lets you take photos without using the viewfinder which makes you less obstrusive and this works very well during street photography where you don't want to get people's attention.

Face-Detection Focusing

Face detection focusing mode is very helpful in the street scenes where you focus on a face, since you can concentrate on framing and other adjustments while the camera handles the focus for you.

Tilting LCD Screen

An articulated screen gives you the flexibility to shoot in non traditional positions such as waist level, which helps you to be more creative and unobtrusive in the streets.

Fast Lens at Wide: f2.00

Wideangle is used more common then the tele angle in street photography. A larger aperture will give you extra shutter speed without boosting the ISO in order to reduce blur in low light conditions which is a common scene in street photography.

RAW shooting capability

RAW files contains much more color information compared to JPEGs, and gives you more room for post processing without significant quality loss. They provide wider dynamic range and option to recover shadow and highlight clipping to some degree.

Small Body

Small body of Sony RX1R II will get less attention from the people in streets and give you an amateur look, which is indeed an advantage for street photography.

Large Full frame (35.9 x 24 mm) sensor

Large sensor in Sony RX1R II ensures a good low light image quality compared to smaller sensor, and it also provide shallow depth of field and a nice blurry background when needed.

No Image Stabilization

Lack of Image stabilization may result in blurry photos especially in long exposures and at long focal lengths

35 mm - Poor Wide Angle Coverage

Having a good wide angle coverage becomes very important in street photography.

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Sony RX1R II Alternatives in Large Sensor Compact cameras for Street Photography

Panasonic LX10

Compare RX1R II vs LX10

20 MP | 1″ BSI-CMOS Sensor
24-72 mm Lens

Rank in All Cameras: #212
Rank in Compact Cameras: #11

Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX10
Imaging
Features
Value for Money
Portability 92
Overall Score
Portrait
Street
Sports
Daily
Landscape

Canon G1 X III

Compare RX1R II vs G1 X III

24 MP | APS-C CMOS Sensor
24-72 mm Lens

Rank in All Cameras: #169
Rank in Compact Cameras: #5

Canon PowerShot G1 X Mark III
Imaging
Features
Value for Money
Portability
Overall Score
Portrait
Street
Sports
Daily
Landscape

Sony RX100 VA

Compare RX1R II vs RX100 VA

20 MP | 1″ BSI-CMOS Sensor
24-70 mm Lens

Rank in All Cameras: #285
Rank in Compact Cameras: #32

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX1 VA00
Imaging
Features
Value for Money
Portability 92
Overall Score
Portrait
Street
Sports
Daily
Landscape

Canon G5 X MII

Compare RX1R II vs G5 X MII

20 MP | 1″ Stacked BSI-CMOS Sensor
24-120 mm Lens

Rank in All Cameras: #209
Rank in Compact Cameras: #7

Canon PowerShot G5 X Mark II
Imaging
Features
Value for Money
Portability 91
Overall Score
Portrait
Street
Sports
Daily
Landscape

Sony RX100 V

Compare RX1R II vs RX100 V

20 MP | 1″ Stacked BSI-CMOS Sensor
24-70 mm Lens

Rank in All Cameras: #286
Rank in Compact Cameras: #29

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 V
Imaging
Features
Value for Money
Portability 92
Overall Score
Portrait
Street
Sports
Daily
Landscape

Sony RX100 VI

Compare RX1R II vs RX100 VI

20 MP | 1″ Stacked BSI-CMOS Sensor
24-200 mm Lens

Rank in All Cameras: #258
Rank in Compact Cameras: #24

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VI
Imaging
Features
Value for Money
Portability 92
Overall Score
Portrait
Street
Sports
Daily
Landscape

Ricoh GR III

Compare RX1R II vs GR III

24 MP | APS-C CMOS Sensor
28 mm Lens

Rank in All Cameras: #369
Rank in Compact Cameras: #39

Ricoh GR III
Imaging
Features
Value for Money
Portability 94
Overall Score
Portrait
Street
Sports
Daily
Landscape

Leica Q2

Compare RX1R II vs Q2

47 MP | Full frame CMOS Sensor
28 mm Lens

Rank in All Cameras: #233
Rank in Compact Cameras: #17

Leica Q2
Imaging
Features
Value for Money
Portability
Overall Score
Portrait
Street
Sports
Daily
Landscape

Sony RX100 VII

Compare RX1R II vs RX100 VII

20 MP | 1″ Stacked BSI-CMOS Sensor
24-200 mm Lens

Rank in All Cameras: #187
Rank in Compact Cameras: #6

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VII
Imaging
Features
Value for Money
Portability 92
Overall Score
Portrait
Street
Sports
Daily
Landscape

Leica Q2 Monochrom

Compare RX1R II vs Q2 Monochrom

47 MP | Full frame CMOS Sensor
28 mm Lens

Rank in All Cameras: #234
Rank in Compact Cameras: #19

Leica Q2 Monochrom
Imaging
Features
Value for Money
Portability
Overall Score
Portrait
Street
Sports
Daily
Landscape
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