The Sony
Cyber-shot DSC-RX1 is a premium fixed-lens compact camera made by
Sony as part of its
Cyber-shot line of digital cameras. The DSC-RX1 is notable for being the world's first
fixed-lens,
full-frame digital
compact camera
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, and as of its announcement, it is the world's smallest full-frame digital camera but is also considerably more expensive than most other compact cameras.
It was announced on September 12, 2012.
Notable features
The DSC-RX1 features a 35 mm
f/2
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Sonnar lens with
leaf shutter capable of a minimum shutter speed of 1/2000 s (for apertures 2.0 to 4.0), 1/3200 s (for apertures down to 5.6), and even 1/4000 s (for smaller apertures down to 22). The camera is equipped with a 24.3-
megapixel full-frame
CMOS sensor, and it includes a new
Multi Interface Shoe that is physically compatible with the ISO 518 standard
hot shoe, with electrical contacts for newer Sony shoe-mounted accessories as well as compatibility with the proprietary
iISO flash shoe via the ADP-MAA adapter.
DxO Mark
Based on
DxOMark Sensor Scores (performance), the Sony DSC-RX1 got the best overall score among high-end compact cameras and mirror-less cameras tested with 93 scored, and even the Sony DSC-RX1's overall score is just behind the full-frame DSLR of
Nikon D800, Nikon D800E and
Nikon D600, with 96 and 94 respectively.
The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX1R, released in 2013, is a variant of the Sony DSC-RX1 without
anti-aliasing filter in front of the image sensor. This can slightly increase the effective resolution at the expense of possibly more
moiré in areas with fine repeating textures.
In 2015, both models were succeeded by the
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX1R II.
References
Full-frame mirrorless fixed-lens cameras
RX1
Cameras introduced in 2012
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