Sony Malaysia's acclaimed Cyber-shot series is back with a brand new RX compact camera - the RX1R II (model DSC-RX1RM2). It will be released in Malaysia on 25 February onwards with a price tag of RM14999 (with GST), customers can also make a pre-order starting from 25 January – 21 February via Sony Stores, Sony Centres, authorised Sony dealer outlets, and www.sony.com.my.
- Sensor - 35mm full frame (35.9 x 24.0mm), Exmor R CMOS sensor, aspect ratio 3:2 43.6 MP
- Pixels - 42.4 MP
- Screen type - 0.39-type electronic viewfinder (OLED), 2,359,296 dots
- ISO Sensitivity - ISO 100-25600 (1/3 EV step) (expandable to ISO 50/64/80/32000/40000/51200/64000/80000/102400), AUTO (ISO 100-102400, selectable upper / lower limit), Multi Frame NR: ISO 100-102400 (1 EV step), AUTO (ISO 100-102400, selectable upper / lower limit)
- Measurement – 113. x 65.4 x 72mm
A camera designed for professional use, the RX1R II delivers a higher picture quality than its predecessors thanks to the new 42.4 MP sensor and ZEISS Sonnar T 35mm F2 lens. ISO sensitivity is incredible, as with the powerful BIONZ X processing engine it can achieve up to 50 – 102400 (from 100 – 25600) with wide dynamic range. Additionally, the mode's wide dynamic range can be maximized with its uncompressed 14-bit RAW image capture while also supporting other existing compressed format; and rest assured, it performs 3.5x faster than the original RX1R.
What's more, the AF response speed has a 30% improvement. This is because of the Fast Hybrid AF capabilities that features 399 focal-plane phase-detection AF points that cover about 45% of the picture's area. Motion capture is hardly a problem, it can achieve up to 5fps continuous shooting with AF tracking. Other than that, there are other focusing improvements as well in the multiple AF area settings – Wide, Centre and Flexible Spot, along with Eye AF and lock-on AF.
Lastly, the RX1R II is the world’s first optical variable low pass filter, which can be set to “off”, “standard”, or “high” based on the user's preference. This allows photographers to manually adjust the balance of image resolution and presence of moiré or colour artifacts to match the subject. The purpose of this feature is to let them to achieve the desired image quality and resolution based on the presence of moiré-inducing high spatial frequency objects in the scene.
For more information about the tech specs and features of the Sony RX1R II model, visit their website to check it out.
COMMENTS