Sony RX10 review

A premium bridge camera with the RX100 II one-inch sensor and f/2.8 constant aperture lens.

Sony RX10
A bridge camera with a one inch sensor and f/2.8 constant aperture throughout the zoom range

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As part of our image quality testing for the Sony RX10, we've shot our resolution chart.

For a full explanation of what our resolution charts mean, and how to read them, check out our full explanation of our camera testing resolution charts.

Examining images of the chart taken at each sensitivity setting reveals the following resolution scores in line widths per picture height x100:

JPEG

JPEG 100

Full ISO image. See the cropped (100%) versions below.

ISO 80 crop

ISO 80. Score: 24 (Click here to view the full resolution image)

ISO 100 Crop

ISO 100. Score: 24 (Click here to view the full resolution image)

ISo 200 crop

ISO 200. Score: 24 (Click here to view the full resolution image)

ISO 400

ISO 400. Score: 24 (Click here to view the full resolution image)

ISO 800

ISO 800. Score: 24 (Click here to view the full resolution image)

ISO 100. Score: XX (Click here to view the full resolution image)

ISO 1600. Score: 22 (Click here to view the full resolution image)

ISO 3200 crop

ISO 3200. Score: 20 (Click here to view the full resolution image)

ISO 6400

ISO 6400. Score: 18 (Click here to view the full resolution image)

ISO 12800 crop

ISO 12800. Score: 12 (Click here to view the full resolution image)

Raw

ISO 80 crop

ISO 80. Score: 24 (Click here to view the full resolution image)

ISO 100 crop

ISO 100. Score: 24 (Click here to view the full resolution image)

ISO 200 crop

ISO 200. Score: 24 (Click here to view the full resolution image)

ISO 400 crop

ISO 400. Score: 22 (Click here to view the full resolution image)

ISO 800 crop

ISO 800. Score: 22 (Click here to view the full resolution image)

ISO 1600 crop

ISO 1600. Score: 20 (Click here to view the full resolution image)

ISO 3200 raw

ISO 3200. Score: 20 (Click here to view the full resolution image)

ISO 6400 raw

ISO 6400. Score: 18 (Click here to view the full resolution image)

ISO 12800 crop

ISO 12800. Score: 16 (Click here to view the full resolution image)

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Amy Davies

Amy has been writing about cameras, photography and associated tech since 2009. Amy was once part of the photography testing team for Future Publishing working across TechRadar, Digital Camera, PhotoPlus, N Photo and Photography Week. For her photography, she has won awards and has been exhibited. She often partakes in unusual projects - including one intense year where she used a different camera every single day. Amy is currently the Features Editor at Amateur Photographer magazine, and in her increasingly little spare time works across a number of high-profile publications including Wired, Stuff, Digital Camera World, Expert Reviews, and just a little off-tangent, PetsRadar. 

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