It can be used with left hand only, as I only have limited use of my right,yet the quality of the photographs it takes is very satisfactory. Large sensor and fast lens with wide ISO range allow single handed operation in most situations.

Great Picture Quality; Lightweight

No External Flash Availab

We bought this camera to replace our older one Sony Powershot G-12 (which we lost). And to our surprise I loved it from the time I took into my hands. This is just simply one great pocketable camera that will out-run most of the bigger competitors in the yard.

Great Display; Wonderful Image Quality; Impressive at low light; genuinely pocketable; Guild build quality..

The price could slightly bite; bet this camera is well worth it

Excellent compact digital camera; photographs are true to colour and sharp (providing they are taken properly of course). Easy to carry; a camera you can always have on you.

I've just got mine, but it's definitely a great piece of kit. I've always been a point-and-shoot camera user, who travels a lot, and wanted to get better images without lugging a big chunky SLR everywhere I go. I think this camera will fill a much needed gap in the market for people like myself.

Pocketable size with superior image quality; HD Movies.

Zoom is limited (x3.6

Surpringly small for a 20.2-megapixel camera with a large (13.2x8.8mm) sensor, the RX100 is made of metal and equipped with a large stabilized Carl Zeiss T* 28-100mm (equivalent) f/1.8-4.9 lens with four aspherical elements. The RX100 is definitely shirt-pocket size when the lens is retracted.

One of the largest image sensors to be found in a compact camera; high 20MP resolution; Full HD video with stereo sound; full manual controls and intelligent auto settings; solid aluminium construction and understated design

One of the largest image sensors to be found in a compact camera; high 20MP resolution; Full HD video with stereo sound; full manual controls and intelligent auto settings; solid aluminium construction and understated design

Very expensive for a pocket camera; backplate buttons are small enough to warrant fingertip precision; image quality not exact match for DSLR or system cameras offering even larger sensor for a similar cost

The Sony DSC-RX100 has surpassed all our expectations for what a compact digital camera can do. It's tiny enough to be carried in a pants pocket (even if you prefer a tight style), yet it can produce image quality that some digital SLRs can't come close to.

Excellent image quality; High ISO performance; Small size

Menu could be a little better; Some trouble with auto exposures; Some noticeable lens distortion

Sony's RX100 created a frisson of excitement when it was announced on 6 June because of its 'winning' combination of a small camera body plus a relatively large, high-resolution sensor.

You're looking for a pocketable; large-sensor digicam with PASM shooting modes; You want raw file capture and Full HD video recording; You don't mind having to dive into menus to adjust camera settings; You want good-looking photos at high ISO settings; You'd like a built-in flash

You want an optical viewfinder; You want interchangeable lenses; You require quick access to key camera settings; You don't like  in-camera battery charging

: This is a small improvement on the much-praised RX100. The 20 megapixel sensor matched with the image stabilised 3.6X Zeiss-branded zoom (30-108mm equivalent) is still the standard setter for compact cameras.

When the Sony RX100 was announced, its one-inch sensor and f/1.8 aperture seemed too good to be true. Near-DSLR power packed into a body the size of a compact point-and-shoot camera? What's the catch? Turns out, this camera is a significant achievement for Sony.