Review on 📷 Sony RX100VA (Latest Model) 20.1MP Digital Camera: RX100 V Cyber-shot Camera with Advanced 0.05 AF, 24fps Shooting Speed & Wide 315 Phase Detection - 3” OLED Viewfinder & 24-70mm Zoom Lens - Wi-Fi Enabled by Nick Beck

I have been a professional photographer for over 25 years. I have owned many digital cameras over the past two decades. Most of my cameras are big, heavy and made up of many parts. I also lead several workshops and classes during the week. One of these workshops is dedicated to street photography. For street photography, you need a small, unassuming camera. One who is calm and non-threatening. If you don't, you'll miss the "crucial moment." My Nikon P7800 will hopefully be replaced by the RX 100 MK5. The P7800 is a small camera from the Coolpix collection. It's been good for the last few years. However, it doesn't respond as it should. Focuses slowly, only 12 megapixels. limited ISO and FPS. Once I got the RX100 MK 5 from Revain. Well I thought it wouldn't work for me. Too small and the menu items were too complex and difficult to navigate. It's so small I can't hold it for long. The built-in camera buttons are too small for my medium-sized hand. The on and off buttons are tiny. I often miss turning it on. Well, you definitely understand my drift. I thought this wouldn't work for me. I won't keep it. But then I started shooting indoors and outdoors and the pictures came out pretty good. Sharp, with good natural tones. It took me some time to customize the menu to my liking. I have to say that the menus are not intuitive for a new Sony user. This thing must have at least 1000 content items. Well it didn't take long and I was kinda happy with it. I mentioned that the pictures are good, very good. That's what makes me come back to keep it. Size is an issue. Not because of its size and weight, but because it's difficult to hold. Ergonomics not suitable for male hands. I can easily "pet" it and hide it in my hands. I can put it in my jacket pocket, pants, briefcase. I ordered an extra handle and extra batteries. I will mention the disadvantages a little later. In terms of usage, taking photos is pretty easy. You can use the electronic viewfinder or the LCD screen. I turned off all sounds. Take a moment and read how you can disable some annoying default features. Like the electronic viewfinder, it turns the camera off when you use it and put it back in. Nonsense! Also read about using MR, Memory Recall. This is a good feature for your preferred settings. You can have multiple MRs. Believe it or not, I won't be using videos that much. Well, one reason is that it eats up memory cards quickly. 4K videos are limited to just 5 minutes. Another reason is that I record videos with a Canon G40 camcorder. So I don't need video from that pocket camera. By the way, for 4K videos you need an SDXC card. Or you can record in MP4 video format on virtually any SD memory card. I really need this camera for street photography. I have to concentrate quickly. Get lots of FPS. Requires 24 frames per second. It has one of the fastest shutter speeds at 1/32k, that's not a typo of 32k, that in itself is incredible. I want to quickly switch to black and white mode with one click. (This is MR mode) Efficient ISO 12,500 Ability to switch to an optical viewfinder. Capturing 20-megapixel photos is also handy for framing and editing in post-production. Zeiss 24-70mm 1.8-2.8 over the entire focal length. 315 AF points for fast focusing and tracking. I mentioned beautiful pictures. Cons: 1. Poor battery life. Buy at least 5 batteries.2. I won't blame the menu system anymore, but be aware3. It's hard to hold it in hands for a long time.4. The kit does not include a separate charger. Charges the battery in the RX 100V USB cable included Difficult to connect the charging cable to the camera. The opening is very small. (Patience required) I don't have it.5. High cost, the price should be at least $150 lower.6. For beginners, this is a short-page user guide.7. Visit Youtube to learn more about cameras and accessories8. Do not upgrade from RX100 IV version, the small difference is $200 more.9. camera shoulder strap? - I will be using a lightweight black Rapid strap for smaller SLRs. It is screwed to the tripod screw. Which then presents another problem. The strap attached to the tripod screw interferes with the SD card and battery compartment. So you have to unscrew the strap to replace SD and/or batteries.10. Why can't Sony, an innovator in all aspects of digital SLR cameras, come up with a battery that lasts longer? These Sony batteries are $40 each. They last about 250 frames, 10-15 minutes when using video. I'm sure they will sell more batteries, but let's work on better batteries in 2017.