Sony's original RX100 — the camera that created the 1-inch compact category with f/1.8 Zeiss zoom.
The Sony Cyber-shot RX100 launched in 2012 as a genuinely revolutionary camera — the first compact with a 1-inch sensor. It proved that a pocket camera could deliver near-DSLR image quality and created an entirely new product category.
The 20.2MP 1-inch Exmor CMOS sensor delivered dramatically better image quality than any previous compact camera. 28-100mm equivalent f/1.8-4.9 Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar T* zoom. The f/1.8 aperture at wide was fast for any compact. RAW shooting.
Compact body at 240g — genuinely pocketable. 3-inch fixed LCD — no tilt, no EVF. WiFi not built in on the original. 1080p Full HD video. No hot shoe. Ring control around the lens. Manual exposure controls.
Available used at budget prices — the original that created a category. Seven generations followed, each improving. The lack of EVF, WiFi, and tilt screen feel dated. But the 1-inch sensor with Zeiss zoom still produces excellent results. A landmark camera in photography history.