{"id":55,"date":"2014-11-17T15:19:54","date_gmt":"2014-11-17T15:19:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.paulobizarro.com\/?p=55"},"modified":"2021-12-16T10:38:11","modified_gmt":"2021-12-16T10:38:11","slug":"sony-rx10-goes-to-abu-dhabi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.paulobizarro.com\/?p=55","title":{"rendered":"Sony RX10 goes to Abu Dhabi"},"content":{"rendered":"

I recently went to Abu Dhabi on a business trip, to attend a conference. As always, I wanted to take a \u201csmall travel\u201d camera with me. Recently, I had been looking with increasing interest at the Sony RX10. Actually, I had been looking at this camera since it was introduced in 2013, but the original high asking price cooled off my interest. With the price going down with time, I ended up getting one; after all, it is hard to resist the package: Zeiss 24-200mm f2.8 lens, 1 inch Sony sensor, good ergonomics, image stabilization, plus the other bits and bobs.<\/span><\/p>\n

So when the time came to choose a camera to take with me to Abu Dhabi, the choice was obvious. I carried the camera plus a 13 inch laptop in a shoulder bag, no problem. I know Abu Dhabi well, but being on non-leisure trip means getting up early and staying up late, to make the best of the light. I was also travelling without a tripod this time, even my small travel one, so I was totally relying on upping the ISO and image stabilization. I went out mostly to photograph along the Corniche, close to the hotel where I was staying. The skyline in getting more impressive by the day, and makes for interesting photographs at sunrise and sunset. <\/span><\/p>\n

The camera performed as expected. Zooming the lens is indeed slow, but after a while one gets the hang of it, and anticipating the focal length required makes up for it. Auto focus worked well, even in night scenes I always managed to find something to focus on, quickly and reliably. The ISO performance from the camera is acceptable, considering the size of the sensor. I was typically shooting in aperture priority mode and auto ISO up to 1600. This managed all the situations I encountered.<\/span><\/p>\n

Now, at ISO values 800 and 1600, the image starts to degrade if you examine your images at 100% on screen. Careful sharpening and noise reduction can help up to a certain point, and the images end up being acceptable for most uses. In the end, I was able to take the photos, and it is marvellous how much technology has progressed.<\/span><\/p>\n

I would say that the RX10 is a camera that will serve many photographers well, and that delivers high quality images if you understand its operational limits. It even allows you to step out a little bit from those limits and take photos that otherwise would not be possible, while maintaining a certain file integrity and quality. In the end, as a general purpose fixed zoom lens camera, it more than delivers.<\/span><\/p>\n

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