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Is the Sony RX100 good for Carrying Everywhere?

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100
$218.95

Sony RX100 Carrying Everywhere Score

GOOD
Sony RX100 has a score of 73 for Daily Photography which makes it a GOOD candidate for this type of photography. Sony RX100 will satisfy most of your needs, but if you are looking for a camera that is even better suited to Daily Photography, we recommend you to check the Alternative cameras at the bottom of this page.
Read our detailed Sony RX100 Review

Sony RX100 Carrying Everywhere Detailed Analysis
Compact Body
Compact body of Sony RX100 makes it much easier to carry it with you all day.
240g
This camera is so light that you can comfortably carry it around all day.
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.
Average sized 1″ (13.2 x 8.8 mm) sensor
Sony RX100's 1″ (13.2 x 8.8 mm) sensor size is ideal for many street photographers as it provides a good level of low-light performance and depth of field control while keeping the camera body small.
3.6X Optical Zoom
Having a camera with higher zoom ratio would be more practical.

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Sony RX100 Alternatives in Large sensor compact cameras for Carrying Everywhere

Leica Q2

Compare RX100 vs Q2

47 MP | Full frame CMOS Sensor
28 mm Lens

Rank in All Cameras: #36
Rank in Compact Cameras: #1

Leica Q2
Imaging
Features
Value for Money
Portability
Overall Score
Portrait
Street 90
Sports
Daily 90
Landscape

Leica Q

Compare RX100 vs Q Typ 116

24 MP | Full frame CMOS Sensor
28 mm Lens

Rank in All Cameras: #69
Rank in Compact Cameras: #3

Leica Q
Imaging
Features
Value for Money
Portability
Overall Score
Portrait
Street 90
Sports
Daily
Landscape

Sony RX1R II

Compare RX100 vs RX1R II

42 MP | Full frame BSI-CMOS Sensor
35 mm Lens

Rank in All Cameras: #64
Rank in Compact Cameras: #2

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX1R II
Imaging
Features
Value for Money
Portability
Overall Score
Portrait
Street
Sports
Daily
Landscape

Sony RX1R

Compare RX100 vs RX1R

24 MP | Full frame CMOS Sensor
35 mm Lens

Rank in All Cameras: #178
Rank in Compact Cameras: #11

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX1R
Imaging
Features
Value for Money
Portability
Overall Score
Portrait
Street
Sports
Daily
Landscape

Sony RX1

Compare RX100 vs RX1

24 MP | Full frame CMOS Sensor
35 mm Lens

Rank in All Cameras: #174
Rank in Compact Cameras: #8

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