Following the release of the newest full-frame camera α7R IV, Sony has continued to update its portable camera RX100 VII. It maintains its body design and also equipped with the ZEISS® Vario-Sonnar T* 24–200 mm F2.8-4.5 zoom lens. It now pairs it with a new 20.1-megapixel stacked CMOS image sensor and improved buffering allowing users to capture up to 20 full-frame stills per second without viewfinder blackout so it’s easier to keep a moving subject framed.

The latest RX100 has also been updated with Sony’s recent autofocus improvements. The VII now uses 357 tracking and autofocus points, compared to 315 with the VI, and it can lock onto a subject in just 0.02 seconds which is a full 0.01 second faster than its predecessor. Sony also claims the RX100 VII is the first time the company’s real-time autofocus tracking is being implemented in a compact camera, automatically focusing on the eyes of human or animal subjects.

In addition, the RX100 VII supports 3.5mm microphone input and improvements made to both digital and optical image stabilization while capturing 4K video at 30 frames per second, 120 frames per second at 1080P, or up to 960 frames per second with the video resolution dropped considerably lower than HD. It also adds real-time tracking and eye autofocus while recording video, which will be especially useful with an external mic that won’t capture the sounds of the camera’s internals in the process. Rounding out the improvements is a built-in software intervalometer for capturing timelapse photography without the need for purchasing and downloading a separate app to the camera, as well as a new shooting grip kit targeted at vloggers.

The Sony RX100 VII will ship sometime in August for $1,200 and the Shooting Grip Kit includes the camera and the VCT-SGR1, is expected to be launched later this year. Sale at $1,300.

Source: Sony Camera