I just love the RX100 for video and this update addresses all shortcomings, except for the slow tele end of the lens and higher bitrates in 50p. @Vitaliy_Kiselev Any news on a RX100 hack?

I was wondering when BSI would finally make the move to larger sensors, it'll probably outperform 4/3s in low light

Imaging Resource says the mkll video is not as detailed...and I assume he's comparing it to the original

The glassblowing video is cute subject matter, but not really the best subject to check for accuracy. Additionally, I have only been able to find a 720p copy. There is another 720p Sony sample video at:

But it also is not really how I would be shooting that subject matter. It is almost as though Sony are trying to meet the criticism of the earlier version blowing out in highlights. I would like to see an indoors event - a wedding, a party, something without so much camera motion and with sufficient detail to allow me to see 1080p resolution. Or perhaps using a stabilizer when in the boat :)

The 24p footage is nice and smooth, however, quite promising, and I would expect that the sensor would not use so much power at 24p as 60p, so the heating issue may now be under control :)

Samples, samples

• http://www.ephotozine.com/article/sony-cyber-shot-rx100-ii-sample-photos-22350
• http://www.dpreview.com/galleries/reviewsamples/albums/sony-cyber-shot-rx100-ii

Some video starts to appear:

and more Sony advertising footage (again at 720p):

I still need to know about the overheating situation, and whether there is a 29mins video limit on the US models...

Complete test now:

http://www.focus-numerique.com/test-1713/compact-sony-rx100-II-presentation-caracteristiques-1.html

The pictures, as expected, look great. The camera did a fine job of exposing, and colors and white balance were spot on. Everything I loved about the previous RX100 is present here, too, so you can absolutely expect a top-shelf experience through and through.

http://www.engadget.com/2013/08/07/sony-rx100-mark-ii/

Like the best-selling RX100 before it, the Sony RX100 II delivers the same magic potion of large sensor performance in a compact format. When I wrote about the RX100 back in 2012 I said some people will 'complain it lacks a hotshoe, or an accessory port for a viewfinder, or that its screen isn't articulated'. These shortcomings didn't prevent the camera from selling like hotcakes, but it's uncanny those are exactly the things Sony decided to fix, along with also providing built-in Wifi with NFC and a cabled remote option. There's even the chance to mount filters via an optional accessory, although this also works on the older RX100.

Changing the sensor for a back-illuminated version of the same resolution is also a very canny move. I don't recall many folk complaining about the image quality on the RX100, but now it's genuinely better at higher sensitivities. It would have been easy for Sony to stick with the existing sensor and concentrate on the physical or software upgrades, but it's refreshing to find an upgrade in this respect. It makes the RX100 II a better complement or even replacement for a larger camera

http://www.cameralabs.com/reviews/Sony_Cyber-shot_RX100_II/

hi Vitaly, is it possible there'd be a hack for RX100 or RX100M2?

I owned both RX100M2 and NEX-6 and I found that the aliasing and moire control is much more pleasant on the RX100 series, and I am more excited to see a hack from RX than the NEX camera for now.

I got around to curating 800 clips down to 90 seconds of the better ones taken from my diving holiday. Some of these show how well the RX100 behaves underwater:

View at maximum resolution, you'll see a little rolling shutter but other than that its great for what it is.