Product Reviews

This is a great camera, been trying it out for a couple of months now and I am very pleased with all the results. Unfortunately some of the photos I wanted to share with you are too big to upload, so just a few Close ups. Looking forward to trying other features as and when the opportunity arises to use them such as action shots.

After years of using Olympus cameras I wanted to look for an all in one camera so I didn’t have to carry a few lens with me and I heard about the RX10iv camera and decided to go to Carmarthen cameras to have a look at one and decided to buy one, it’s been 2 weeks since I bought it and I am enjoying using it. I like the long zoom range, macro setup, battery life doesn’t seem to be that good, it’s a good job I bought 2 batteries. I would have liked to a see a flip out screen. My photos can be seen at Gareth Lovering Photography on Facebook.

This is an expensive camera, however you always pay for quality and this camera is all quality. As an amateur photographer I wanted a camera that could for fill my aspirations, the RX10 IV meets and surpasses all my expectations. I have one criticism which relate to the manual. If you are going to buy this camera invest in the "Guide to the Sony DSC-RX10 IV" because the published manual is poor in my opinion. As for the camera, in my opinion it is fantastic and worth the expenditure.

This is without doubt one of the best cameras I have owned. I use it for wildlife photography, especially butterflies, birds and dragonflies. Of course being so versitile I use it for people and scenery as well. Photos are excellent, but the camera controls need to be selected correctly and the feel of the camera got used to. It is well worth studying the manual to get the best settings. I have had one photo published in a well known birdwatching magazine. This camera is a constant companion and delivers every time.

Thought long and hard before buying as this camera is expensive. First impressions are great, well built and everything in the right place. Too early to talk about image quality.

Purchased RX10 IV two weeks ago and am very pleased with the results. Combination of excellent build quality and superb Zeiss lens.

I have now had the camera for 3 weeks and have had the opportunity to test it in a variety of conditions and a variety of subjects. It really is a superb all rounder. It has behaved impeccably and the focus really is rather special, it is so quick. The make up of the camera does mean it’s quite big and heavy by comparison to other mirrorless offerings with changeable lenses but I think it’s a small price to pay for always having a zoom lens with me.

I bought this camera about two weeks ago so still in the early days of finding out what it can do, the quick answer to that is, everything! Bought specifically to use on holiday save taking a DSLR with a range of lenses. I’ve tried all the main settings A, S, P and M all are easy to use and with excellent results. The other evening I took some evening/night shots of an illuminated castle with a tripod and tried one shot on Auto without tripod all brilliant. So far can not find a fault or anything that I would like to change. If you are reading this and thinking about buying one, all I can tell you is, I am very happy I bought one with no regrets.

Only had this camera for two weeks but already I feel at home with it. I bought it to replace my Olympus EM1 Mk 2 with 2 zoom lenses, because I wanted a camera with one lens that does it all, wide angle to telephoto and the Sony fits the bill perfectly. Autofocus and tracking is as fast as claimed and shooting in raw mode gives me excellent results, despite the smaller sensor. Lots of features and options built in which take a bit of getting used to, so I recommend getting a third party manual as I have, to explain in detail the various features. I have decades of photo experience and I feel sure that I will have and enjoy this camera for years. Highly recommended.

Everything as expected more than delighted expensive but never be satisfied with second best

Long term interest in travel and street photography. Previously using a canon 5d mk2 and a variety of lenses. Not an easy amount of kit to travel with. Sold them all and bought this camera and haven’t looked back. I fee the photos it takes match my previous canon.

I've had this about a month and it is excellent. Build quality is very good. The zoom and auto focus are quick. The end photographs look great.

Having used the Sony RX10 Mk3 I was disappointed in the speed of the focusing. Now having upgraded to the Sony RX10 Mk4 this no longer disappoints and in my opinion it is the best bridge camera available. Focusing, lens sharpness and range, plus general camera ergonomics set this camera above all of its competitors. It may be a little expensive but it is worth the extra.

It came recommended to me both from a professional fine arts photographer and my local camera retail specialist, and I'm so pleased I followed their direction.

Bought this as upgrade from my Panasonic fz72 .althouugh it has not the zoom length it makes up for this with superior sensor

I have been using this camera for about five weeks and I can't find much to complain about. I would like the MENU button to be in a different place. That's it...one problem...and it's not a big one! The picture quality is better than I need. The auto focusing is very quick and accurate. The lens has a huge zoom range...see attached moon shot using Smart Zoom. The image stabilisation works well. The battery doesn't get exhausted too quickly. Multi-Frame-Noise-Reduction works well in low light. The phone app seems to be reliable.

I am very happy experimenting with my new camera as I need a new challenge to improve my photography when Time allows. I will still use my phone and waterproof camera where appropriate. This big beast will improve my options.

Exactly what I wanted. No need for me to now buy a long range specific lens for my DLSR.

I have a Sony A 9 bought this to take on holiday and the camera quality and speed almost matches the A9 I'm so pleased with it

A solid quality camera with a great lens and fast focus. So many features that I need to learn but it'll be fun! Sony just need to put the full manual as a PDF not just web based.

Great all round camera with a very fast focus. Video capability is professional quality with the added capability of high speed / slow motion. Takes some time to understand all the features and capabilities of the camera, but worth doing. The only negative is the weight and a minor point that the camera needs to be turned fully on to view photos, other Sony cameras allow photo viewing without powering up the lens

FAR too many settings, most of which are incomprehensible, incredibly niche or just plain daft

I have owned the Sony RX10 m 4 For 5 weeks now it has done everything I wanted and more. so pleased with it, so light to carry too

I bought this camera after owning many Panasonic Bridge cameras. I have found it straightforward to use & have been quickly able to take some impressive wildlife shots. Although I have not had it long I am very impressed with it.

I like to have a camera that I can carry with me when walking or on holiday, but it must be high quality and versatile, without the need to carry additional lenses. I have used bridge cameras before, but I decided that I wanted the best bridge camera. This is it. I am extremely pleased with it after one month. It's a high price, but I think it is worth it.

I bought this camera after much deliberation as it's a substantial investment but it should fulfill just about all of my requirements. The main reason for the purchase was to achieve good quality photography and video when travelling abroad without the need to carry lots of lenses. I've only had it a couple of weeks but already taken some stunning shots of wildlife. The only way this camera would have been better for me is to have a screen that flips around for ease of composing self-taken shots and perhaps having a smile shutter release function (which is only in the Face Recognition mode) that does not have to focus on the face itself. This is important when on your own and you want it to focus on something you are holding and not on your face. However the fact that it has a socket to take an air release does mean you can easily take self-taken shots without having to use the timer and then rush into position. Lots to learn yet!

I bought this camera for some purpose which is fulfilled all my expectations,

I do not think this camera lives up to its hype. f16 is too small, it should be at least f32. adjusting settings is somewhat clumsy

I bought this camera a month ago and it is a big step up from what i had before, it took me a few days to get it set up how i wanted it, which is mainly for wildlife pictures. but now i have i could not be more happy. the speed is truely impressive and all the pictures are super sharp. I have not tried the video yet.

Previously I had a Nikon D3x with all the f2.8 lenses. Fisheye, landscape,around town zoom & a long telephoto for wild life. My camera bag probably weighed around 40-50lb & whilst impressive it was very heavy. Although with this camera I can only get 24mm at the wide end (as opposed to my Nikon 14-24mm now I get 600m at f4 as opposed to my 300mm f4 with a 1.4 converter (480mm) f.5.6 & damned heavy (Not to mention the cost (around £6k for that set up & if I suddenly wanted to change to a wide angle @ f2.8...I had to change everything...now I just wind in the zoom. I loved taking various shots but it was hard work with the Nikon set up....Not any more with the RX10...Very happy chappy. Not cheap but then quality never is.

I treated myself to this excellent bridge camera as I enjoy taking photos of birds, & the fast 24fps was great, I am using & then reading the manual on line, which is very helpful, for all the features it does, haven't used the movie yet, still trying out all the features,

I’ve had this camera for five months and after I got used to it I gave my digital SLR to my niece

A good camera with a fine range of every day features that are easy to use plus plenty that I may never use but they are there for the more 'expert' photographers to utilise. 5 stars.

I bought this camera from London Camera Exchange who were most helpful. I have found it simple to use especially as I have had previous experience with the sony layouts. The Menues were a little complicated to startwith until I got the hang of them, perhaps a few more than I will use, but WOW the results are fantastic,I am looking forward to the summer, when the results should be even more amazing..

Bought this a monthe ago recommend - 100% as long as you are willing to really work at the meus and screen choices.

I bought this camera last september and sell my old camera with several lenses to have all in one. Super.

I bought this just before Christmas as one of the main features my previous Cybershot didn't have was the continuous auto focussing, which I wanted for wildlife photography. I'm still experimenting, which is why I haven't given it five stars yet as I need to be convinced that it's worth the large investment. Have had some impressive results so far but they're inconsistent and I haven't mastered the slo mo videos either, which appear to struggle to focus but are fine when taken on my Sony phone. It could be operator trouble so will continue to practise with all of the functions of the camera as a whole. The quality of the photos when it does focus properly far exceeds the ones taken with my previous HX400v camera!

Fed up with never having the right lens on your camera, i purchased the mk4 after reading virtually every review i could find, yes very very expensive for a bridge camera i paid 1700 odd pounds, but so far so good the best thing is the lens brilliant and sharp at low iso which rapidly degrades i personally wouldnt go above 1600 but most of us only use in good light anyway, you just have to be aware of the limitations of the small sensor, the auto focus is brilliant by far the best in any camera ive ever had!! the build quality seems ok but not of a £1700 camera, overall I would highly recommend the rx10mk4 and have purchased an a7 off the back of rx10 purchase for the occasional wedding etc that I do

Good all round camera. I use it for photographing birds, land and seascapes, portrait work. Tried to take pictures of moon but shows no detail - maybe a firmware update would sort this out. Great not to have to bother changing lenses. I use it more than any of my other cameras.

I bought this two weeks ago and am finding out more about it every day.

I normally use a top-of-the-range full-frame DSLR with a 400mm f 2.8 lens for wildlife photography. The performance of the RX10 IV does not match such a combination - but it's not far off. If you are travelling, it obviates need for heavy DSLRs and multiple lenses. The camera has more functions than you will ever need. I recently took on holiday - mainly for bird photography. I was stunned just how good the results were - even after heavy cropping. Four niggles: dreadful user manual; fiddly to change custom modes; battery life is poor (buy a couple more with a separate charger); and I haven't found out if I can set the camera to delay the auto zoom retraction (which is irritating if you are taking opportunistic photos like birds in flight).

I PURCHASED THIS CAMERA TO PHOTOGRAPH WILDLIFE AND SO FAR I AM VERY PLEASED WITH THE RESULTS. ALTHOUGH IT'S FAR MORE COMPLICATED THAN MY PREVIOUS PANASONIC LUMIX I'M FINDING NAVIGATING THE MENUS FAR MORE INTUITIVE. IT'S EARLY DAYS YET BUT I CAN'T FAULT IT. PLEASE BE AWARE THAT I AM A COMPLETE AMATEUR AND IF YOU WANT PROFESSIONAL REVIEWS CHECK OUT THE INTERNET.

I bought the camera to replace my Dslr setup as I was getting tired of lugging the kit around. Really pleased with results from this camera and I find I am using it more being more portable. A spare battery together with a mains charger is, I would say a must have item. The camera is well built and feels quality without being a heavy weight, have not found anything negative to say about the camera so far.

A simply stunning camera. I acquired it to replace my Leica D-Lux and I’ve been so impressed. It’s actually so good that most pictures you want are taken in Auto mode, as unlike most bridge cameras this one allows to to make many mods even when in Auto. It looks great and feels great in the hands. It’s early days but I am very impressed indeed.

It's a bit premature to give a full review after only having the camera for a couple of weeks but first impressions are certainly good. So many reviews seem to concentrate on the gimmicks and range of facilities so I thought I'd concentrate on picture quality which, after all, is critical. Using only the JPEG file type, set to maximum quality, certainly gives crystal results. I've shown some photos to friends who, without prompting, have commented very favourably on the sharpness and clarity of the pictures. That, for me, is probably the most important compliment I can pay to the camera. So, being satisfied with that, there are some features that do jump out as worthy of praise: the lens is really very good, even at maximum zoom; the zoom range is very satisfying too. The speed and accuracy of the autofocus is also something I have come to appreciate very quickly and is much better than other cameras I have tried. One particular thing that I find very helpful is that macro photography is seamlessly part of the camera's operation. On other cameras I have had to manually set a macro mode which can be a pain. So far there's only a couple of things that I wish were a little different: one is that the on/off switch isn't ideally placed - it would have been better to have had it within thumb range while holding the camera in the shooting position; the second is that the tripod fixing arrangement lacks the usual second little indent to accommodate the locating pin on most quick-release tripod mounts. The tripod fixing is also rather too far back, so the camera lacks inherent balance when on a tripod - especially with the lens towards the telephoto end of the zoom range. I think some kind of lens support adapter will be worth investigating. Overall I am impressed with this camera and would recommend it - especially to photographers who are more concerned with image quality and less with the bells-and-whistles which plague many of its rivals.

Quality Product ......... Quality Results, lots more to learn about this excellant piece of equipment.

I got it two weeks ago, so I'm still learning it. So far I'm very satisfied with it's features, picture quality, focus speed, large zoom. There are so many menu options, but I'm getting used to it and find it quite manageable. One issue that disturb me is the "running on NTSC" start up screen each time I activate the camera (it's a Pal region version), without a way to cancel it from the menu.

For the past 30 years i have used another brand of camera the last two cameras were good quality DSLR. Carrying around all that glass just got too much. So a little apprehensive changing brand and camera type. Oh boy i should have done it sooner this camera really is that he all in one solution FANTASTIC.

To be honest this review is only a first impression, which is very good. 1. I did have to lower the speed of continuous shooting as 24 frames per second is amazingly fast and found myself doing a lot of deleting. 2. I print and frame a4 and have printed one photo it was perfect easily as good as my eos 7d mk2. 3. It is incredibly versatile with the 24-600mm lens, landscape or wildlife it handles them with ease 4. The auto focus has worked really well tracking birds in flight. So far so good. I will give a more in depth review in about six months as I've only just touched the surface of what this camera can do.

Just brought this camera to upgrade from my Panasonic FZ1000. It was touch and go whether I bought this or the Panasonic FZ2000 to upgrade, especially as the Sony is twice the price of the Panasonic upgrade.. However the Panasonic is more geared towards the video user and I felt the Sony better for the photographer.

Only had the camera for a short while but very impressed with the performance overall. Super fast focus speed. Image quality for a 1 inch sensor very good. I am now of older years and find my DSLR kit is too much for me now for my wildlife photography, so I opted for the Sony after doing lots of research. With an excellent lens in all ranges I can now capture fast moving things even smaller birds in flight. The only thing I would like to see is an even longer zoom range 600mm is fine but I would like it slightly longer if at all possible. The only other thing was the price "ouch" but I suppose if you want near perfection you have to pay for it.

fantastic zoom all in one lens, so don't have to carry heavy lenses around

I bought this camera a month ago and am still working my way through all the features. So far I am extremely impressed with the versatility of this camera. I currently have a Nikon SLR analogue camera, a Canon DSLR with several lenses (one of which incidentally cost more than the RX10 IV) and I am tired lugging all this equipment around. Consequently I am much more likely to take the camera along when travelling. The RX10 IV is amazing with a zoom range that is very impressive, program choices to cover virtually all situations. Looking forward to getting to know and using this camera much more.

Very good camera. Especially for a bird enthusiast!

Swapped seven lenses and a pro camera for the RX10 IV and apart from saving my back from carrying the extra weight, this camera out performs them every time for 90% of the photos I want to take. Optical stabilisation is probably the best today. I would like to see the next RX10 with F1.4 to F22 and a higher range of ISO because night shots need a tripod for quality, and on holiday this can be a pain.

I bought the camera 1 month ago and I'm happy with the product and completely meets my expectations

Has All The Features I Need And More, It Is Easy To Use.

Still getting to grips with it, but very clever technology and great pictures. The manual that comes with it is absolutely hopeless, however. Also, although the technology is amazing, it falls short in a couple of areas: the most obvious is not having touch screen access to functions and the menu in particular. Also some of the functions assignable to a custom button may be better to be labelled directly to a button.