Sony's new RX10 III has triple the zoom range from its predecessor
Sony has just unveiled the RX10 III, their flagship superzoom camera. The main difference between the RX10 III and the previous RX10 II is that it has a brand new super-telephoto lens with 25x optical zoom, which gives it a range of 24-600mm. This is three times the zoom from the RX100 II as it had a 24-200mm lens.
To make this extra zoom possible, Sony did have to make some sacrifices. The newer camera loses the f2.8 aperture that the RX10 II had, and now the RX10 III has an aperture of f2.4-4. Sony has built a new optical image stabilization which is able to recoup for the 4.5 stops in exposure to help photographers shoot at the long end of the lens.
Other than these changes, the RX10 III is the same as the RX10 II. It still has the videographer features that were introduced with the RX10 II last year. It has the ability to shoot 1080p slow motion at 960 frames per second which is 40 times slower than normal speed, or to record in 4K at normal speeds of 30 or 24 frames per second.
Just like last year's model, it can take stills at up to 14 frames per second in silent mode, but autofocus tracking is only available for shooting speeds up to 5 frames per second. There's an articulating 3-inch LCD screen on the back and a 2.35-million-dot OLED viewfinder. Sony's SteadyShot electronic image stabilization is also available with this camera.
Sony says the new RX10 III will be available in May and cost around $1,500.
