Sony announced new compact RX0 camera at the IFA 2017 in Berlin. We are live at the event and got our hands on the phone.
It has a 1.0″-type stacked 15.3 MP Exmor RS CMOS image sensor at the front. There is a BIONZ X processor and a wide-angle ZEISS Tessar T 24mm F4 fixed lens to capture both RAW and JPEG stills and 4K video, full HD at 240 fps and super slow motion capture at up to 960 frames per second.
Power button and camera shutter key are present on the top. Left hand side has slot for battery.
The tripod mount is present at the bottom.
The back side of the camera has a screen, buttons for settings, micro HDMI port, headphone jack to connect external mic. It has Anti-Distortion Shutter that can shoot as fast as 1/32000 second and is waterproof at depths of up to 10 meters (33 ft) on its own, and can be used at up to 100m (330 ft) depth when paired with the new MPK-HSR1 Housing.
It is also shockproof, when dropped from up to 2 meters (6.5 ft) and crushproof (1 to 200kg / 440lb / 2000N). The Sony RX0 is priced will cost about US$700 (Rs. 44735 approx.) / CA$900 when it ships in October 2017.
Images by Siraj, Sneha contributed to this post.