Link for Slow Motion: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03gZqAR9SDQ
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Pricing and Availability:
Pricing is at approximately 4999 Dhs which is like a middle price of the lower rated RX100-IV and the top rated A7R-II. Its available in the market already in Sony stores.
Drawbacks:
The few drawbacks I will say are:
- No provision for Compact Flash Cards
- It requires a minimum 64GB Class 10 SD-XC cards to use the slow motion and 4K video features.
- It requires Camera Raw 9.1.1 on Photoshop CS6 and/or Lightroom 6.1 to recognize and display RAW format (.ARW)
- If not for possible overheating issue during shooting, 4K recording could have had unrestricted shooting allowance only directly related to SDXC card space.
- Lots of Menus to scroll through. Also because of a compact body the buttons look clustered.
- There was 1 instance where we tried NFC and it took too much time to get it right.
Final Verdict:
To conclude this review I will state that this camera is pretty good in what it does and what it stands for. SLR quality photographs with the added spunk of 4K recording and Slow Motion. The price though is quite discouraging at 4999 Dhs because in that much you can always get a Canon or Nikon SLR and also an extra lens for it. But for now Sony holds the edge with 4K and Slow Motion in SLRs but that is only till Canon comes with its 5D MK IV which will support 4K. So if you want to stick to Sony then this model can be considered for purchase depending on whether you are willing to shell out the stated amount.
