Sony RX100V Cyber-Shot Digital Camera 20.1MP CMOS Image Sensor - DSC-RX100M5A/B

Great camera for a point and shoot that gives a slightly better photo than most cell phone cameras. It's a compact alternative to a bulky 35mm that fits the gap between a quality high end 35mm and a good cell phone camera. It's a convenient niche item. The manual that comes from Sony, however is a disgrace. Sure, you can work your way through it, however there is no reason why a major manufacturer cannot provide an up-to-date set of instructions that can be used with ease. A niche item that is technically sophisticated, is not difficult to use, but can be difficult to master.

So far my experience with the Sony RX100VA has been excellent, it was a difficult decision between the RX100VI and the RX100VA, but I chose the VA due to the faster lens even though the extra zoom would come in handy occasionally. The autofocus system on this camera is excellent and eye tracking is near instantaneous, it takes excellent images and they turn out even better when shooting RAW and post-processing in Adobe Lightroom. I would definitely recommend some form of case and an extra battery if you like to go out and shoot a lot as the camera does feel fragile (though well built) and the battery does leave something to be desired.My one note to potential buyers is to take note of my experience with Amazon on this purchase, the box arrived and appeared new, but inside was a Sony RX100, the original. Clearly, I was sold an open box item that someone had replaced the RX100VA with an RX100 in hopes it wouldn't be noticed and returned it to Amazon where they promptly listed the item as new, not as a used/open box item with a discount. Amazon accepted my return and provided a full refund, however, I missed out on being able to use the camera for a weekend event I ordered rush shipping to use it for and I now shop elsewhere for all expensive electronic equipment since I cannot trust that was I buy on Amazon is actually a new unopened product.

I'm super glad Sony keeps selling the older model rx100s, especially because they made the lens crappier (slower) after this model. I also got it for the 960fps video, which I'm using for some latency measurements on video screens, but overall it's just a great camera, my second rx100. Kind of mostly fits in a pocket.

Update 7/30/19: So I went to Costco and bought a new memory card. The card is rated at the same speed as the one I bought from Amazon. Same slow write speed so I know that the camera is defective, not the memory card. This Sony disappointment is being returned to Amazon.Original Review: I did a lot of research before buying this camera and had high hopes. I am buying a small pocketable camera to replace my big, cumbersome Canon 30D. My main requirement was that it would take better pictures than my iPhone XS Max. If it doesn't, then there would be no point in having the camera since I always have my phone with me.The Good:Build quality seems solid.Form factor is amazing. This thing is tiny and can slip into most pockets.Great specifications compared to other point and shoot cameras.The Bad:The buttons are tiny. I have no problem with it but if you have large fingers, this could be a problem.No touchscreen so navigating the extensive menu is not that convenient.The Ugly: I don't know if I have a lemon or what, but this camera is not anything like what's been described in all the reviews. I will be returning it for a refund or a replacement.Autofocus is slow and not accurate. A bunch of my pics are blurry. My iPhone has better autofocus!Write speed is the slowest I've ever seen of any digital camera that I've owned dating back over 20 years. It is slow despite that fact that I'm using a SanDisk card that is rated for 170 MB/s. It takes about two or three seconds to write each image. This is simply not acceptable. The slowness made me lose some potentially great shots. will troubleshoot to see if the card is defective but for now, given the other troubles I'm having with the camera, I'm presuming it's the camera.Auto setting is simply disappointing. I haven't dug into the manual settings yet, but I am judging the camera based on auto function since the camera will be used by multiple members of my family, some of whom wouldn't know how to use manual functions. On auto, the camera is not very smart. I was taking a pic of my daughter with a relative bright background. My iPhone did a wonderful job allowing the pic to display my daughter's face clearly (although a bit dark) and the background clearly. With the Sony, my daughter's face was seen as clearly as with the iPhone but the background was completely white so I could not make out any details in the background.Hope this review helps. I'm hoping that I just got a lemon and that a replacement would fix all of the above described problems.

This is a great camera for what it does. Sony hypes it as "staggering performance." The picture quality is great. It can record in 4k. I'm not disappointed with any of the pictures I take with this camera. I'm just not sure what market Sony is trying to target. It's too big slip into your pocket. It's more expensive than an A6000-series camera. It doesn't have interchangeable lenses. When it's on a tripod, you can't swap SD cards or batteries. And you need to swap batteries. (Sony says it can do 220 pictures on one battery. Compare that to 325 for their A6000 or 400 for their HX50, both of which are considerably cheaper than this RX100.) If you don't mind carrying this camera, if you're satisfied with its zoom range and have no desire to swap lenses, and if you don't take that many pictures between charging cycles, this is a fantastic camera.

Very fast and great image quality . Does burn through the battery but the USB recharge cord is convenient in newer cars

I'm an amateur photographer still learning to use all of the features and it has been easy to learn with all the internet resources. Pics are clear and crisp online. I've yet to print any but satisfied so far.

Great pocket camera but lack of programmable Fn buttons means you have to go through the menu system to make setting changes, which can mean a lot of missed shots. Lack of grip also means this is a “use two hands” device if you have medium to large sized hands, to prevent it slipping out of your hands and crashing to the ground.