Sony RX100 sensor beats Nikon V1 in DxO Mark Test

And the Panasonic GX1 in overall score

DxOMark is the image software company in France that provides us with objective tests for the Image Quality of various camera sensors. The results for Sony’s new RX100 are just in (or out), and I ran a quick comparison with a couple of other compact cameras. The Sony’s sensor beats the Nikon’s on all counts, and the bigger Micro 43rds sensor of the Panasonic GX1 on all but low light performance.

http://www.dxomark.com/index.php/Cameras/Compare-Camera-Sensors/Compare-cameras-side-by-side/%28appareil1%29/812|0/%28brand%29/Sony/%28appareil2%29/754|0/%28brand2%29/Panasonic/%28appareil3%29/745|0/%28brand3%29/Nikon

These results may not exactly reflect real-life differences between cameras, but they are a fairly reliable guide to technical Image qualitiy. A good friend has bought one of these RX100s and will lend it to me for a review after he returns from Africa. I look forward to that.

Kim