Sony FE PZ 16-35mm f/4 G Lens

I am a casual amateur user who wanted a quality single lens zoom camera to replace my aging X-S1.Like the X-S1 at the time, the RX10 seemed the obvious choice. I am after taking quick memories and getting on with the walk, visit or whatever, not artistic masterpieces. My subject matter is varied.I have now owned it for over 2 years.For what it does it is very compact: I did not have to buy a bigger camera bag.There’s no point in having a camera that is back in the car or still in its case so it spends a lot of time hung across my shoulder or around my neck. I protect the lens with an additional filter, no lens cap used. It appears pretty robust.I have been amazed by the quality of some of the shots I have taken, although I have created more duff ones then ... MoreI am a casual amateur user who wanted a quality single lens zoom camera to replace my aging X-S1.Like the X-S1 at the time, the RX10 seemed the obvious choice. I am after taking quick memories and getting on with the walk, visit or whatever, not artistic masterpieces. My subject matter is varied.I have now owned it for over 2 years.For what it does it is very compact: I did not have to buy a bigger camera bag.There’s no point in having a camera that is back in the car or still in its case so it spends a lot of time hung across my shoulder or around my neck. I protect the lens with an additional filter, no lens cap used. It appears pretty robust.I have been amazed by the quality of some of the shots I have taken, although I have created more duff ones then with my previous camera: mainly focus. I find 10Mb resolution perfectly adequate.The user interface/menu system is a 1 or 2/10 job particularly if used casually. Finding things you know are there is not intuitive, I have been put off exploring much by this as it is doubly frustrating knowing something is there but not being able to find it quickly. With my level of use I find it hard enough trying to find what I have placed on the programmable buttons.Under normal conditions the composition is set using the eyepiece making the touch screen a potential liability as it is possible to touch it before it disables.I find the AUTO setting is of dubious use as it removes control of what the user focuses on, this is particularly frustrating when trying to take a quick snapshot. It seems to prioritise peripheral objects in the foreground rather than more distant in the center. This can only be fixed by taking multiple shots which causes it to change the focus. There’s little to be gained from taking 0.03s to focus on the wrong object. I assume this could easily be fixed for the casual consumer by allowing more than touch screen control of the focus area in AUTO mode, otherwise the default setting becomes P.The diopter adjustment is actually quite loose and exposed to catching on bag/strap putting the eye piece out of focus. This is inconvenient and was worrying until I realized the reason. I also have the same issue with the exposure compensation dial which is less easy to spot at the time.Slow start up: The camera may focus in way less than a second but I have found it taking around 13s from switching on to being able to take the first shot. This occurs after either replacing the memory card or changing the battery. Not something you want when in the middle of shooting. On one occasion it didn’t start taking photo’s at all, I didn’t notice that it was showing ---- rather than the storage space available usually 9999 with my card. Several hours of no pictures.I don’t like the Sony memory card system. I still review and delete items on my PC, rebuilding the database in the camera when I have done so.I have bought an aftermarket charger and 2 additional batteries. It needs this as all that brain power needs juice and the battery drains when off unlike my previous camera.My daughter has sold her Sony because she doesn’t get on with the Sony menus. I won’t be selling mine but I struggle to recommend it for casual use because of the menu system.

I decided to sell all my Canon Digital SLR kit as carrying around a multitude of lenses was becoming tiring and I decided to opt for a bridge camera. Reading all the reviews, the Sony RX10M4 came out on top, time and time again. The investment was well worthwhile. The camera's flexibility and ease of use is amazing and the speed and accuracy of the focusing system is stunning. The zoom range of the lens is a 35mm equivalent of 24 - 600mm (actual = 8.8 - 220mm).The photos are of Happisburgh Lighthouse in Norfolk. The first one is taken at a focal length of 44mm (35mm equivalent), the second at 600mm and the third was cropped in computer from the 600mm photo. The final photo was of the moon at 600mm. The detail and resolution is amazing which shows the quality of the ... MoreI decided to sell all my Canon Digital SLR kit as carrying around a multitude of lenses was becoming tiring and I decided to opt for a bridge camera. Reading all the reviews, the Sony RX10M4 came out on top, time and time again. The investment was well worthwhile. The camera's flexibility and ease of use is amazing and the speed and accuracy of the focusing system is stunning. The zoom range of the lens is a 35mm equivalent of 24 - 600mm (actual = 8.8 - 220mm).The photos are of Happisburgh Lighthouse in Norfolk. The first one is taken at a focal length of 44mm (35mm equivalent), the second at 600mm and the third was cropped in computer from the 600mm photo. The final photo was of the moon at 600mm. The detail and resolution is amazing which shows the quality of the Zeiss lens! I have no regrets being a Sony owner and wish I had done it sooner!

I've used this camera for just over a year now. I think this is probably one of the most versatile cameras on the market. I've used it for action shots, nature photography, portraits, landscapes, online selling and so on. It's good at a lot of things, but it's not brilliant at anything. Since I wanted a single camera that would be passable in any role, this is exactly what I wanted.In particular it offers a lot of bang for the buck for amateur nature photography. I've taken some shots I'm pretty happy with. The 200mm (600mm equivalent due to sensor size) lens gives you a bit of distance to play with, altough I find to get good shots you still need to get quite close. I've found it to be fairly hardy in the great outdoors, although I do avoid letting it get soaked ... MoreI've used this camera for just over a year now. I think this is probably one of the most versatile cameras on the market. I've used it for action shots, nature photography, portraits, landscapes, online selling and so on. It's good at a lot of things, but it's not brilliant at anything. Since I wanted a single camera that would be passable in any role, this is exactly what I wanted.In particular it offers a lot of bang for the buck for amateur nature photography. I've taken some shots I'm pretty happy with. The 200mm (600mm equivalent due to sensor size) lens gives you a bit of distance to play with, altough I find to get good shots you still need to get quite close. I've found it to be fairly hardy in the great outdoors, although I do avoid letting it get soaked or using it in sand-storms. Nonetheless freezing temperatures, general beach-use with a bit of blown sand and some fog and drizzle don't seem to have hurt it at all. I chose this camera knowing I'd do some nature photography because I didn't want to spend thousands assembling a DSLR and lens combo that I couldn't carry in the field anyway due to the weight.That said, this camera is still not light at around 1.2kg. I find my back hurting if I carry it on hikes in a shoulder bag. I've modded my camera bag with a three-point sling thing that puts some of the weight on my hips, but for long hikes I've taken to carrying it in a backpack.The low-light performance is far better than the cheaper Fuji bridge camera I used for years, but I'd still describe it as so-so from what I understand higher end cameras are capable of. At dusk you're up to max ISO 12800 if you want to shoot free-hand. In certain circumstances you can work around this to still get usable shots. When taking shots at my nephews indoor and dimly lighted wedding, I found the high ISO shots looked really good converted to black and white. The noise would make them unusable in full colour though.If you can use a tripod and aren't shooting fast moving objects, the low light situation changes dramatically of course.If you want a do-anything camera I'd heartily recommend this. If you want stellar performance at something specific, I'd suggest looking elsewhere.