Beware of buying this camera if you are expecting to get cash back via Sony's Summer Cashback promotion. Sony will only pay cashback if you are able to submit a VAT Invoice for the purchase, but Very do not issue a VAT invoice by default and are unable to provide one when requested.

My 12year old uses it at night for the stars - he thinks it's fantastic

Heavy

After much studying I settled on the Cybershot MX100. Just went to the Canadian Rockies where the camera got a good workout. Excellent pictures, great view finder, extremely portable. This camera offers all that's needed for a handheld point-and-shoot.

This really is a superb camera. I owned the Mark 1 and Mark 2, and the 3 is miles better. The much faster lens and superb OLED viewfinder just rock.

Four months into 2015, I still wouldn't give up this camera for any other in the market, because even for its price of Php44,990 (lower for cash purchases and in other retailers), there is just no camera that's near as good as this one that can fit in your pocket.

If you've been following MirrorLessons from the beginning, you might remember that we purchased a Sony RX100 II for our holiday in Wales last year. Even back then, we were highly impressed by the way Sony managed to merge high-end technology and compactness into one body.

Third Time's a Charm When I reviewed the original RX100 two years ago my closing comment was "The summary judgement for me is that the new Sony RX100 is hands-down the most appealing pocket-sized digital camera yet.

My biggest disappointment with most compact cameras is the lack of an optical viewfinder. I have a sony DSC P10 and a sony HX5V. I prefer the DSC P10 and would never buy another camera without an optical viewfinder.

The RX100 seems to promise us, ultimately, a sort of freedom: the freedom to be rid of our bulky DSLRs, and their heavy lenses, yet still reap the same potency of imaging. It's close, I tell you. Very, very close. As a compact camera the RX100-I and II are peerless; the Mark III is even better.

It's small, it's powerful, it's a new compact powerhouse.