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like it's sibling the rx100 the sony cybershot DSC RX 102 is a fast performer equipped with a relatively large sensor a bright fast lens and it's all wrapped in a small sleek body in addition to a new sensor that delivers even better photo quality the rx100 2 improves on the rx100 with a hotshoe Wi-Fi connectivity and a tilting LCD Sony hasn't changed the fundamental design of the camera so my big complaint about the lack of a grip stands combined with the slippery metal body I'm constantly in fear of dropping it sony now offers a $15 plastic piece that you can affixed to the camera but that's kind of a chintzy solution as with other cameras that have one I like the control ring which you can program to operate for one default settings such as zoom or shutter speed and to use in conjunction with the function button in order to program and access up to seven more settings plus there are plenty of other customization options and you can tilt the flash for better results which is one of my favorite features given its size the addition of a tilting LCD and hotshoe are pretty impressive the addition of NFC makes connecting the phone to your mobile device a lot less annoying than with most Wi-Fi camera connections provided your device has NFC that leaves out Apple folks but they can still use the clunky manual process to connect it's still not the most streamlined operation for instance you have to invoke the connection differently if you want to transfer photos that you initiate from the playback menu in the camera then if you want to remotely control the camera in which case you initiate from the PlayMemories mobile app on the phone on the flip side there are too many functions that are annoyingly only available in auto mode for example this model adds a control ring step soom 428 35 50 70 and 100 millimeters that would be really great for people like me who need to replicate exact framing but it's only available in complete auto mode for effects junkies the rx100 2 offers a handful with a few very nice and unusual one's but you've got to scroll through every variation rotating cornucopia of 33 slots when really there are only 13 basic filters and that gets seriously annoying plus you can't save an unfiltered version of an image over all the photos look better than those of the rx100 with about a stop more latitude you can safely shoot JPEGs up to about ISO 1600 ISO 3200 if you're not really picky it's got a decent tonal range though like it's sibling it Clips highlights and it produces saturated contrast images for this price point though I'd really like a neutral color preset option video also looks good it's bright and saturated and reasonably sharp with no noticeable artifacts in bright light and it's relatively noise free and dim this model isn't quite as fast as the rx100 but it's still faster than most of the competition for most situations the rx100 choose combination of looks speed flexibility and photo quality make it a great choice for enthusiasts who can afford the price tab I'm Laurie Brennan and this is the sony cybershot DSC RX 102