jcwall396 Loc: Roswell, GA

Good question, and I did a bit of Googling. A Sony RX10 V was "supposed" to be released in 2021, but....COVID, etc etc etc. No date on the horizon for a new model. Unfortunately, as we all know, we can wait around forever for the "next best thing" or jump in and live for today. I'm a live for today kinda girl, so......

RVAshooter Loc: Richmond, VA

There isn't much to add to the design. The Sony RX-10 iii and iv share the same sensor and mechanics as the RX-100 iv. Very few differences except the RX-10 uses a plastic body to integrate the Zeiss 24-600 lens in place of the RX-100's slightly faster 24-70 in a metal body. The RX-100 has been updated a bit through a 7th generation with a 24-200 lens. So these three models cover a lot of ground. You can pick your favorite. In the RX-10, the silent electronic shutter is fine, the exposure control is fine, image stabilization is effective, the lens is great. Sony has made this small-sensor camera work really well.

There is one special thing about the RX-10, the in-camera processing. I use both the RX-10 and 100 because of size and weight, shooting raw stills because I have the time and desire to postprocess according to preferences I've developed over the years with the usual Nikon, Canon, and Sony APS-C and full-frame cameras that I mainly use.

Shooting Raw files, I am wasting a lot of the RX-10's potential by ignoring the in-camera processing. If you like Sony's color rendition, it is very hard to beat the processing done in camera to maximize exposure, sharpness, and detail while controlling noise. Especially at higher ISOs. In addition to the exceptional optics, the other great strength of the RX-10 is the video performance, an area where in-camera processing is even more essential and probably the reason Sony made the RX-10's in-camera processing a priority. Not much to improve overall.

jcwall396 Loc: Roswell, GA

That's good to hear about their in-camera processing. Every now and again, I just want to shoot simple JPGs (of the dog, kids, etc.) and not spend a lot of time afterward in post. Especially glad to hear that about their video and noise control.

bsprague Loc: Lacey, WA, USA

After your review, I can only hope my wife gives up photography and lets me have her RX10 IV and RX 100 VI.

a6k Loc: Detroit & Sanibel

Those are outstanding images.

I have the HX50 which was the first of the series that ended, for now at least, with the HX99. When I look at the images on Imaging Resource's samples, the 50 is as good or better than the 99. Therefore I think I am safe in saying that while the pocket camera is excellent and I never travel without it, the IQ of the RX10iv is in a whole other category. I have the RX10iv so I have compared often. Here are 3 from my HX50V.
If I did not already have the 50 I would buy the 99 because I always need a pocket camera. The 99 has raw and a VF and perhaps an even better lens(?). I am not absolutely certain but I think all 3 of these are SOOC.

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