Sony RX100 VII first impression
I’ve had the Sony RX100 VII for a few weeks now. Until today, not much more than a few pics of the cats, and testing out the settings and getting used to the feel of the camera. This morning, met my buddy Tom downtown for a very cold walk. The temps were in the high 20s, low 30s, and we were able to get in about 90 minutes of walking, talking, and me taking lots of photos with this new camera. The 1st day of winter did not disappoint, nor did the tiny Sony camera.
Tom’s dog Bentley didn’t join, he’s getting older and the colder temps meant he was likely going to be carried for most of the day. It was best that he stayed home with the others, and get in a neighborhood jaunt later when the temps warmed. We still managed to get a 3 mile walk in, up and down most if not all of downtown Huntsville and all along Big Spring Park too. I’ve not had much time with the RX100, but my first impression is that it is tiny. My hands are just too big for it, so I bought a grip for it, which helps but it is still small. And for those with fading eyesight like my own, the LCD was difficult to see and gauge what was going on. The OVF or EVF, was even worse. I guess glasses are in my future because my readers aren’t cutting it. The joys of getting older!
The images, at first blush, seem to be stellar. I didn’t do a deep deep dive on the pixels, but they were amazingly sharp upon a longer evaluation. Every shot today was in P mode, which meant most photos were made at f4 or less. I just wanted to push the shutter button and not think about much other than composition, and what I was having for lunch today. Now I have had the camera out for a walk, I’ll look into the autofocus modes, eye detect, animal detect, all of that. The photos I took of ducks were not sharp, many, if not all, were unusable. I feel as if there is a solution to this in the menu somewhere, so I am excited to get out on a sunnier and warmer day to do the same. Until then, here are a few shots I liked from this morning’s outing.
