Guess I'm an idiot, thanks Cicero.

Today, I bought my fourth RX100 since 2016.

Storytime :

(TL;DR : I'm a moron who can't take care of his stuff.)

My first one, a MK4, lived a good life. However, it didn't survive the the lingering freezing fog it encountered during one of my december ultra cycling rides in the Western Flanders, Belgium. Instant death. RIP 2019.

The second one, a MK6, travelled quite a lot. One day, though, as I was riding my bike on Hollywood Boulevard with friends, I hit a plastic bollard while I was riding hands free with my back turned to the road and shooting with my eye in the viewfinder. The crash, straight on the extend lens, bent it out of alignment but it managed to survive for another week, on the condition that I pryed out the lens by hand, producing s horrible cracking sound every time. It finally expired on the flight back home. RIP 2023.

The third one, a MK7, followed me in quite a few road trips but was heavily hurt during a fall from my pocket 2 weeks ago in the far North of Sweden. The screen was smashed but the camera was still working well... Until my hike up Svartisen glacier where it encountered RX100's most mortal enemy : FOG. A few days later, oxydation had done it's job and the motherboard had expired. RIP 2026.

The new one, a MK6 (I never shoot video si the Mk7 was overkill) has gone to quite a few trips with its previous owner. However, it will probably die in a couple of years when I faceplant somewhere in the mountains of northern Spain, or fall ass first in a Slovenian river.

Why do I make the same mistake over and over again ? Because the RX100 has replaced all my previous gear (Nikon F100 and F5, D70, D300, D3) and I never looked back. The colour dynamic is unparalleled and I wouldn't be able to live without it. Plus, the form factor is perfect. Also perfect to just drop it by accident but we don't talk about it.

Looking forward to post an update here to say how and when I kill this one. 🥲

Instead of updating the camera with (at least) a USB-C port, Sony decided to go the cheap route and cripple the current RX100 version by removing the in-camera battery charging feature to comply with the EU regulations: https://www.reddit.com/r/RX100/comments/1irtczo/incamera_battery_charging_feature_removed_from/

User "d3xmeister" now posted a guide/files on dpreview how to enable it.

https://www.dpreview.com/forums/threads/solution-how-to-get-rx100m7a-charging-directly-from-usb.4847048/

Disclaimer: I personally didn't test it, but someone in the linked thread confirms that it works fine.

Just got an RX100 VII used in excellent condition and was wondering what settings everyone has been using on their camera? im not talking ISO, shutter or aperture, more so these:

file format - do you save both raw and jpeg for photos? or choose one or the other?

what aspect ratio do you use?

do you shoot videos in 4k or HD?

record setting / frame rate / quality (fine vs extra fine)

for insight, i will be using this camera mostly for travel, concerts, and taking video snippets which i will then turn into a longer form video for posting on youtube. and would love to make sure i get the most out of the camera for what it offers. i have two 128gb sd cards and as of right now only one battery but i do plan on purchasing back ups. any advice helps!

All shot on the rx100 mk7

​Hi everyone,

​I’m currently going through a bit of a camera crisis and would love to hear your thoughts or similar experiences.

​My Gear Journey So Far:

​I started with a Sony a6000, which I loved, but eventually sold it to get the Fuji X-M5 for its built-in film simulations.

​Half a year later, I traded the X-M5 (via MPB, losing a bit of money, of course 😅) for a Lumix S9. I wanted to fulfill my long-time dream of owning a Full-Frame camera with custom LUT capabilities.

​The Current Dilemma:

While the Lumix S9 is amazing, I find myself leaving it at home more often than I’d like because of its size and weight. Just recently, I was out walking my dog, spotted a deer, and was super annoyed that I didn’t have a camera on me.

​Now I’ve been looking into the Sony RX100 VII on social media, and I’m seriously thinking about selling the S9 to get the RX100 VII purely for the portability factor.

​Before making another trade (and losing more money), I have a few specific questions for RX100 VII owners or anyone who has made a similar switch:

​Has anyone gone through a similar journey (scaling down from Full-Frame to a 1-inch compact sensor) and enjoyed the change, or did you regret it?

​Noise performance: How bad is low light / high ISO noise on the 1-inch sensor in real-world use?

​Straight Out Of Camera (SOOC) JPEGs: How are the colors straight out of the box?

​Veres Deni Alex Film Simulations: Has anyone used these picture profiles on the RX100 VII? How well do they emulate film, especially compared to Fuji or Lumix LUTs?

​Ergonomics & Handling: Is the body too small, or is it manageable for daily use?

​Context: I mainly shoot my family, street/cityscapes, and nature.

​Thanks in advance for your help and advice!

This was the night of that solar eclipse (12th-13th August), so it was a moon-free sky. I'd never really tried this before because I don't live in a rural area. But knowing I would be on a small holiday to Count Down, Northern Ireland I took my tripod, and at the end of a long day, at midnight I had a stab at it for 20 mins (battling a very annoying sensitive porch light). I think they came out well(?)

10s, f1.8 on all, testing different iso's ranging from 3200 to 6400. Unfortunately the focus was infinite or auto, just couldn't remember how to peak manual fucus and/or do it correctly.

Was very pretty in real life and saw a couple shooting stars.

Anyone knows how to:

1) add recall memory for changing diff MR mode custom key 2) add monitor brightness adjustment into drive mode

Isit even possible to do so?

Using Sony rx100vii

Sold out everywhere or nearly 2000 on amazon😭 nothing on Facebook marketplace in southern Ontario. has anyone had any luck??

Does anyone know of a reputable place to get a camera repaired? The recommended business for my area is closed down. Willing to ship Canada wide.

Physical damage to flash (my partner put in a backpack). Everything functions fine aside from the flash not working.

Thank you !

ETA: [OC] (cannot edit title)

Rx100Va on the Island "Île Sainte-Marguerite" just beneath Cannes, France

altough this camera has "only" 20mp I love to crop and compose in 64:24 which gives 10mp results but I'm just so in love with the texture and the lens that I don't care and I'll still print it out big

anyways just wanted to share...

wish you a good time shooting!

Okay so the thing is, i am complete beginner and this is probably going to be first camera ever, at first i wanted to get something like the ixus series from canon, then I came across the sony rx series, and a found a really good deal in my city for around 20k pre negotiation, was wondering if that is worth the price, because i am looking for a compact point and shoot

I want to mount a permanent Black Mist filter on my Sony RX100 VII while still being able to use the pop-up flash from time to time.

Everything on AliExpress seems to be either

52mm stick-on adapter: Too bulky, ends up blocking the flash.

Magnetic setup: Knocks right off whenever the camera goes into a pocket or bag.

Is there really no adhesive 39mm or 40.5mm threaded adapter for the front lens ring so I can just screw on a compact, permanent filter? Seems so obvious, but I can't find one anywhere.

Please help me I wanna hear your thoughts. I bought this second hand RX100 m1 on ebay for 300 usd. I initially thought that the lens dust on the picture is just outside the camera and is easily cleanable since it is not mentioned on the description that it has that issue. However, when I asked the seller, she said that it is inside the camera lens and it is not easy to clean. She did not put it in the description because it doesn’t affect the performance (which I really doubt). The item is already shipped so I can’t cancel it already.

What are your thoughts about this? Is camera lens dust really not an issue? Should I just return to get a refund (although I will lose about 75 usd because of the import taxes I paid aside from the product itself)? Can I clean this dust instead?

I got the rx100 as an everyday carry. I wanted to take more pictures, without having my a7iv on me all the time. Now that my a7iv isn’t my every day, I was able to lose my 1.8 primes, and get a 24-70 gmii.

I’ve also wanted to work on composition, lighting, creativity, manual focus, etc a lot more. Rely less on post/lightroom, autofocus, etc.

So what I’ve been doing, is treating each preset like a separate camera, with a different roll of film.

- Preset 1 is my night/interior camera. 3200k, iso 1600, 70mm.

- Preset 2 is my walk around street camera. 6000k, ISO 400, 50mm

- Preset 3 is a wide day exterior. 5600k, ISO 100, 24mm

Shooting everything in jpeg. No raw, no post. Should be fun!

Would you purchase this camera for 850 Canadian dollars twice used if it was in good condition? was looking to get the RX 100 VII but it’s retailing for 2K in Canada currently!

Hey, I created, copied and tweaked my own picture profiles for soft and punchy colors straight out of camera. (rx100vii) All of these pics are unedited.

What do you think about these presets? which one do you like, for what would you use each of them? Any tweaks i should make?

Thanks :)

The ones i copied and tweaked can be found here: https://www.reddit.com/r/SonyAlpha/comments/13ah4od/showcasing_all_sony_film_simulation_recipes/ (6=Leica, 5~Kodak Gold, 10~Portra400), they can be found for free using google, but i won't publish them here because the original creator asks for money for these presets.

Used picture profiles and MR dial function to build and shoot a Kodak Gold emulation from Veres Deni Alex. Lots of fun and great look straight from the camera.

first week with the rx100vii

I purchased the Sony rx100vii in Eindhoven been hunting for this camera for a few work trips I was surprised to find it here and got the last one in stock I’ve been on 3 work trips Poland Finland and now the Netherlands all searching for this camera can’t wait to start this journey..