Don't let its small size fool you. The Sony Cyber-shot RX100 II is capable of capturing beautiful photos and movies. It's not cheap, but it's the best compact camera you can buy if image quality is your main concern.

Beautiful photos and movies; f/1.8 3.6x zoom; Tilting 3-inch LCD screen; Wi-Fi with NFC

100mm on tele-end a bit limited; Full aperture range only at wide-angle; Slow shutter speed; Poorly placed red-dot video button

Pros There's plenty to like about the Sony RX100 Mark II, from its small, pocketable size to its excellent image quality. We're most pleased about the improvement to low light performance, which is significantly better than its predecessor, thanks to that new backlit sensor.

Tilting screen; Full manual controls, Wi-Fi and NFC, Excellent low-light performance

No touchscreen; Steep Price

This is a great little camera, the only con is that the auto focus is a bit on the slow side in low light conditions (especially when using the flash). Pictures are amazing though, even in lower light. Video is great too. Best of all, this is a pocketable camera, which was important to me.

Easy To Use; Good Image Quality; Good in Low Light; Large Clear LCD; Small / Compact

Lag / Shutter Delay

So far the camera is taking great pictures. Camera bag is nice, but bigger than I would like.

This camera is for the serious photographer. The quality of the images and the handling is superb. It offers a range of features that make capturing high quality photos easy, and the results a joy to see. Highly recommended.

We tipped the original Sony RX100 as the best compact camera of its class available on the market today. That is, a premium compact camera with a smaller than APS-C sized sensor.

Sony broke away from the conventional 1/2.3" sensors to make way for a 1" sensor with its RX100 and earned rave reviews for its high-end point and shoot camera. That snapper came in packed with goodies to the brim, along with DSLR-like image quality, but in a compact form factor.

Handles low light shots well; 1" sensor gives low-noise shots at ISO 3200; Pocketable; Incredible amount of DoF at f1/1.8; Wi-Fi/NFC compliant

Optical zoom limited to 3.6x; Heavy; Steep learning curve; Expensive

While you probably wouldn't want to use the Sony RX100 II for your serious professional work, during our testing, it proved to be more than adept at capturing high-quality still images and video that rival some DSLRs. And that's saying a lot.

Excellent still and video quality for a pocket camera; very fast autofocus and shot-to-shot speeds; surprisingly good at high ISOs in low light; small form factor lets you take it anywhere; handy, tilting, 3-inch rear display

Pricey; slow start-up and shutdown speeds; slightly bigger and heavier than previous model; Wi-Fi features difficult to set up

Welcome to Mark II of the Sony Cyber-Shot RX100, a neat, surprising camera that could sit happily alongside an upper...

Great picture quality yet small and convenient to carry around when I am traveling. Size does not draw unwanted attention in crowds like an SLR when traveling abroad. I did have some trouble with the auto-focus when significant glare was present.

HD video; size; picture quality

More complicated than typical point and shoots; Some knowledge required to get the best out of the camera; (but that could be said of any camera