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Sony Unveils The RX0, An Action Camera That Is Not An Action Camera

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At the end of August 2017, Sony announce the RX0, a camera with good specifications that is in the form factor of an action camera.  Whilst many of us would want the Sony RX0 an action camera, Sony would rather call it “a new type of camera” with “entirely new imaging possibilities.”

Indeed, the pricing for the RX0 also puts out of the usual action camera price range. At 850 Euros, it is already priced at the same level as some mid-priced DSLR cameras and already some highly capable consumer camcorders. So what does the RX0 offer at that price at such a small package?

The RX0 has an 1.0-type Exmor RS CMOS 15mp sensor and wide-angle f/4 24mm ZEISS lens. The sensor itself already sets it apart from the action cameras, which usually have smaller sensors. It is not exactly a 4K camera, as it shoots 1080p full HD internally but it has a Clean 4K HDMI output when paired with an external camera. At 1080p you can edit slow motion footages of 250fps and for super slow motion, it can go for 960fps at lower resolutions.
Sony is marketing this for videographers who require multiple cameras that that can be triggered to work simultaneously, taking footages at different angles at the same time. With the Sony FA-WRC1M remote, up to 15 RX0s can be triggered simultaneously and with the Sony mobile app, 5 RX0s can be triggered at the same time.

As for stills, this can take photos  in RAW format at shutter speeds of up to 1/32,000 sec and at up to 16 frames per second. Just like other action cameras, this is a fixed lens system so zooming is done using your feet.

Can this recommend to the airsoft player who uses action cameras to record gameplay footage? Well, not really as existing GoPros and other similar action cameras are more than enough to take footage that can be used for online viewing, which most airsoft videos end up. Even the accessories such as the cage for it can already get you the latest action camera for use in airsoft. Furthermore, the camera is expensive and the action cameras they already use can already give their money’s worth and more. But perhaps this is more for the more serious Airsoft videographer who is dead set in creating high quality video footages that can rival professionally done videos.

The Sony RX0 is already available at reputable camera stores in Europe.

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