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Sony RX1R III Compact Digital camera

Sony  |  SKU: DSC-RX1RM3  |  UPC: 027242933675
$5,098.00
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  • 61MP Full-Frame Exmor R BSI Sensor
  • BIONZ XR & AI Processing Unit
  • 4K 30p 10-Bit & FHD 120p Video
  • 3.0" 2.36m-Dot Touchscreen LCD
  • Updated Design
  • Improved Battery Life
  • ZEISS Sonnar T* 35mm f/2 Lens
  • 693-Point PDAF & Real-Time Tracking AF
  • 2.36m-Dot 0.7x OLED EVF
  • Step Crop Modes
  • Creative Looks
  • SD UHS-II Slot; USB-C
  • HDMI
  • Mic Ports

Stunning image quality through fixed-lens design

The innovative synergy between the ZEISS® 35mm Sonnar T* lens and the full-frame 61.0-megapixel back-illuminated CMOS image sensor ensures exceptional detail and breathtaking clarity. This precision is further enhanced by the BIONZ XR™ image processing engine, which optimizes performance for true-to-life color reproduction and dynamic range. This cutting-edge integration not only provides professional-grade imaging capabilities but also achieves unparalleled portability, making it a perfect companion for creators who demand both excellence and convenience.

Full-frame 61.0-megapixel Exmor R™ image sensor

The Sony RX1R III stands as a testament to technological innovation in the field of photography, offering unparalleled image quality through its remarkable 61-megapixel Exmor R image sensor. This full-frame sensor is designed to capture extraordinary details, delivering vibrant, true-to-life images with exceptional sharpness and dynamic range. Its backside-illuminated architecture ensures superior low-light performance, allowing photographers to push creative boundaries in any lighting condition. With the RX1R III, Sony continues to redefine compact cameras, blending cutting-edge advancements with a sleek, portable design to provide professionals and enthusiasts alike with an exquisite photographic experience.

Powerful BIONZ XR image processing engine

The BIONZ XR processor represents a remarkable advancement in imaging technology, designed to maximize the capabilities of the image sensor with unparalleled precision. By rendering details and textures with extraordinary clarity, it ensures that every image reflects the true vibrancy of the scene. Its lightning-fast processing speed not only delivers breathtaking results but also guarantees seamless responsiveness, allowing photographers and videographers to capture fleeting moments effortlessly. This blend of speed and fidelity sets a new standard for performance, making every shot an extraordinary one.

Fixed-lens design with ZEISS® Sonnar T* lens

The integrated fixed-lens configuration is a marvel of precision engineering, enabling the seamless optimization of the top-tier ZEISS® T* lens and its focal plane to micron-level accuracy. This meticulous alignment not only guarantees unparalleled optical performance but also ensures a remarkably compact and elegant design. Such synergy between technology and craftsmanship exemplifies modern innovation, delivering both functionality and sophistication in a single, refined package.

Creative Look modes for expanded in-camera expression

The Sony RX1R III offers an exquisite variety of creative look modes, designed to elevate your photography to an entirely new level of artistic expression. From vivid and richly saturated tones to subtle monochromatic elegance, these modes allow photographers to tailor the mood and atmosphere of their shots effortlessly. Whether you're capturing vibrant cityscapes, dreamy portraits, or dramatic landscapes, the creative look modes provide a versatile toolkit to enhance your imagery directly in-camera. With intuitive customization options, the RX1R III encourages exploration, making it a perfect companion for photographers with a passion for storytelling through visuals.

Instantly switch between three angles of view with Step Crop Shooting

The Sony RX1R III redefines versatility and precision for photography enthusiasts by combining cutting-edge technology with user-friendly features. The innovative Step Crop Shooting function is a standout, allowing photographers to seamlessly switch between focal length equivalents of 35 mm (60 MP), 50 mm (29 MP), and 70 mm (15 MP) with the ease of a single touch. This feature is particularly invaluable when capturing distant subjects, ensuring that even at 70 mm equivalent, images retain a stunning resolution of 15 MP. Whether shooting landscapes, portraits, or distant details, the RX1R III empowers creatives to explore their vision without compromising on quality or detail.

Lifelike colour

Stable and accurate Automatic Exposure (AE) technology revolutionizes photography and videography by ensuring consistent brightness and tone across various challenging lighting conditions. This advanced feature excels at detecting facial skin areas and dynamically adjusting exposure, delivering optimal results whether the subject is backlit, illuminated by strong direct sunlight, or positioned at an angle. By compensating for complex lighting scenarios, this innovation enhances image quality, ensuring every captured moment is natural, vibrant, and visually striking.

High sensitivity, low noise, and outstanding resolution

The ISO range provides remarkable flexibility, allowing photographers and videographers to adapt seamlessly to varying lighting conditions. With a standard range of 100-32000 and an expandable option up to ISO 102400 for stills, it ensures superior performance in low-light scenarios without compromising image quality. This impressive capability is further complemented by a dynamic range of 15 stops at lower sensitivities, delivering stunningly smooth tonal gradations and natural transitions that captivate with their richness and depth.

Human pose estimation technology

The RX1R III redefines precision and adaptability in photography through its state-of-the-art AI processing unit. By employing advanced human pose estimation, it goes beyond traditional recognition capabilities to analyze learned human forms and postures with unmatched accuracy. This technology enables the camera to identify not only eyes but also the position of the head and body, ensuring seamless subject tracking. Impressively, the RX1R III excels at maintaining focus on subjects even in challenging scenarios, such as when they are turned away from the camera or obscured by sunglasses, helmets, or other accessories. This level of ingenuity opens new possibilities for capturing dynamic and unpredictable moments with confidence and ease.

A wide variety of subjects accurately recognised

The advanced AI processing unit ensures seamless subject recognition across diverse categories, enhancing both usability and performance. Whether identifying humans, animals, birds, insects, vehicles such as cars and trains, or even airplanes, the system delivers remarkable accuracy and efficiency. This cutting-edge technology applies consistently to both photography and videography, ensuring optimal results regardless of the medium. With the intuitive [Auto] mode, users can trust the camera to autonomously determine the subject type, streamlining the process and empowering photographers to focus entirely on their artistic vision and the perfect shot.

Smarter Real-time Tracking

The advanced AI-based Real-time Tracking technology redefines efficiency and precision in capturing the perfect shot. By leveraging cutting-edge algorithms, the RX1R III ensures seamless subject tracking, adapting effortlessly to diverse scenarios. Whether you're photographing fast-moving athletes, pets in motion, or even wildlife partially obscured from view, this feature empowers photographers to focus purely on creativity. Its ability to follow subjects, like people wearing helmets or animals turned away, makes it an invaluable tool for dynamic storytelling and complex compositions.

Wide, high-density AF reliably captures subjects

This state-of-the-art autofocus system ensures unparalleled performance, making it ideal for capturing fleeting moments with precision and clarity. The extensive coverage of 693 phase-detection points allows for exceptional subject tracking, even in challenging shooting conditions. Whether photographing fast-moving action or intricate details, Sony’s Fast Hybrid AF system seamlessly adapts, delivering sharp, high-quality images. This innovative technology unlocks creative possibilities, catering to both professional photographers and enthusiasts alike.

Accurate AF in low EV -4.0 light

The latest autofocus (AF) algorithms set a remarkable standard by delivering exceptional precision even under challenging lighting conditions. With the ability to maintain accurate focus down to light levels as dim as EV-4.0 in AF-S mode (ISO 100 equivalent), these innovations ensure performance that is both precise and dependable. This outstanding capability empowers photographers to confidently capture sharp, detailed images, even in environments with minimal light, enhancing creative possibilities across a wide range of scenarios.

Solidity in design

The intuitive design ensures a seamless user experience with controls that respond precisely to creative demands. Every detail, from the flat top panel to the tactile refinement of the button placement, has been optimized for both aesthetics and practicality. The unobtrusive layout encourages unobstructed access to essential features, empowering creators to focus entirely on capturing the perfect shot, no matter the environment. This harmonious blend of form and function delivers an exceptional tool for professionals and enthusiasts alike.

Functional tactile grip

The innovative integration of rhombic-convex textures is a testament to meticulous craftsmanship, marrying functionality with design elegance. These precisely engineered patterns ensure not only a visually appealing surface but also deliver an enhanced grip, adapting seamlessly to the user’s hand. Complementing this are the newly developed micro square spindles adorning the sides, which further amplify the tactile experience. Together, these features bring a refined balance of comfort and practicality, defining a new standard in ergonomic design.

Iron black coating

The newly developed matte coating represents a harmonious blend of innovation and artistry, designed to elevate both functionality and aesthetics. By meticulously balancing composition, density, and tactile feedback, this finish creates a refined surface with uniform, dense roughness that exudes sophistication. This thoughtful craftsmanship enhances the sense of solidity and offers a tactile richness, making the camera feel both robust and intimately personal to the user. It personifies a deeper connection between the device and its owner, embodying durability, elegance, and character.

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Sony

Sony RX1R III Compact Digital camera

$5,098.00

Stunning image quality through fixed-lens design

The innovative synergy between the ZEISS® 35mm Sonnar T* lens and the full-frame 61.0-megapixel back-illuminated CMOS image sensor ensures exceptional detail and breathtaking clarity. This precision is further enhanced by the BIONZ XR™ image processing engine, which optimizes performance for true-to-life color reproduction and dynamic range. This cutting-edge integration not only provides professional-grade imaging capabilities but also achieves unparalleled portability, making it a perfect companion for creators who demand both excellence and convenience.

Full-frame 61.0-megapixel Exmor R™ image sensor

The Sony RX1R III stands as a testament to technological innovation in the field of photography, offering unparalleled image quality through its remarkable 61-megapixel Exmor R image sensor. This full-frame sensor is designed to capture extraordinary details, delivering vibrant, true-to-life images with exceptional sharpness and dynamic range. Its backside-illuminated architecture ensures superior low-light performance, allowing photographers to push creative boundaries in any lighting condition. With the RX1R III, Sony continues to redefine compact cameras, blending cutting-edge advancements with a sleek, portable design to provide professionals and enthusiasts alike with an exquisite photographic experience.

Powerful BIONZ XR image processing engine

The BIONZ XR processor represents a remarkable advancement in imaging technology, designed to maximize the capabilities of the image sensor with unparalleled precision. By rendering details and textures with extraordinary clarity, it ensures that every image reflects the true vibrancy of the scene. Its lightning-fast processing speed not only delivers breathtaking results but also guarantees seamless responsiveness, allowing photographers and videographers to capture fleeting moments effortlessly. This blend of speed and fidelity sets a new standard for performance, making every shot an extraordinary one.

Fixed-lens design with ZEISS® Sonnar T* lens

The integrated fixed-lens configuration is a marvel of precision engineering, enabling the seamless optimization of the top-tier ZEISS® T* lens and its focal plane to micron-level accuracy. This meticulous alignment not only guarantees unparalleled optical performance but also ensures a remarkably compact and elegant design. Such synergy between technology and craftsmanship exemplifies modern innovation, delivering both functionality and sophistication in a single, refined package.

Creative Look modes for expanded in-camera expression

The Sony RX1R III offers an exquisite variety of creative look modes, designed to elevate your photography to an entirely new level of artistic expression. From vivid and richly saturated tones to subtle monochromatic elegance, these modes allow photographers to tailor the mood and atmosphere of their shots effortlessly. Whether you're capturing vibrant cityscapes, dreamy portraits, or dramatic landscapes, the creative look modes provide a versatile toolkit to enhance your imagery directly in-camera. With intuitive customization options, the RX1R III encourages exploration, making it a perfect companion for photographers with a passion for storytelling through visuals.

Instantly switch between three angles of view with Step Crop Shooting

The Sony RX1R III redefines versatility and precision for photography enthusiasts by combining cutting-edge technology with user-friendly features. The innovative Step Crop Shooting function is a standout, allowing photographers to seamlessly switch between focal length equivalents of 35 mm (60 MP), 50 mm (29 MP), and 70 mm (15 MP) with the ease of a single touch. This feature is particularly invaluable when capturing distant subjects, ensuring that even at 70 mm equivalent, images retain a stunning resolution of 15 MP. Whether shooting landscapes, portraits, or distant details, the RX1R III empowers creatives to explore their vision without compromising on quality or detail.

Lifelike colour

Stable and accurate Automatic Exposure (AE) technology revolutionizes photography and videography by ensuring consistent brightness and tone across various challenging lighting conditions. This advanced feature excels at detecting facial skin areas and dynamically adjusting exposure, delivering optimal results whether the subject is backlit, illuminated by strong direct sunlight, or positioned at an angle. By compensating for complex lighting scenarios, this innovation enhances image quality, ensuring every captured moment is natural, vibrant, and visually striking.

High sensitivity, low noise, and outstanding resolution

The ISO range provides remarkable flexibility, allowing photographers and videographers to adapt seamlessly to varying lighting conditions. With a standard range of 100-32000 and an expandable option up to ISO 102400 for stills, it ensures superior performance in low-light scenarios without compromising image quality. This impressive capability is further complemented by a dynamic range of 15 stops at lower sensitivities, delivering stunningly smooth tonal gradations and natural transitions that captivate with their richness and depth.

Human pose estimation technology

The RX1R III redefines precision and adaptability in photography through its state-of-the-art AI processing unit. By employing advanced human pose estimation, it goes beyond traditional recognition capabilities to analyze learned human forms and postures with unmatched accuracy. This technology enables the camera to identify not only eyes but also the position of the head and body, ensuring seamless subject tracking. Impressively, the RX1R III excels at maintaining focus on subjects even in challenging scenarios, such as when they are turned away from the camera or obscured by sunglasses, helmets, or other accessories. This level of ingenuity opens new possibilities for capturing dynamic and unpredictable moments with confidence and ease.

A wide variety of subjects accurately recognised

The advanced AI processing unit ensures seamless subject recognition across diverse categories, enhancing both usability and performance. Whether identifying humans, animals, birds, insects, vehicles such as cars and trains, or even airplanes, the system delivers remarkable accuracy and efficiency. This cutting-edge technology applies consistently to both photography and videography, ensuring optimal results regardless of the medium. With the intuitive [Auto] mode, users can trust the camera to autonomously determine the subject type, streamlining the process and empowering photographers to focus entirely on their artistic vision and the perfect shot.

Smarter Real-time Tracking

The advanced AI-based Real-time Tracking technology redefines efficiency and precision in capturing the perfect shot. By leveraging cutting-edge algorithms, the RX1R III ensures seamless subject tracking, adapting effortlessly to diverse scenarios. Whether you're photographing fast-moving athletes, pets in motion, or even wildlife partially obscured from view, this feature empowers photographers to focus purely on creativity. Its ability to follow subjects, like people wearing helmets or animals turned away, makes it an invaluable tool for dynamic storytelling and complex compositions.

Wide, high-density AF reliably captures subjects

This state-of-the-art autofocus system ensures unparalleled performance, making it ideal for capturing fleeting moments with precision and clarity. The extensive coverage of 693 phase-detection points allows for exceptional subject tracking, even in challenging shooting conditions. Whether photographing fast-moving action or intricate details, Sony’s Fast Hybrid AF system seamlessly adapts, delivering sharp, high-quality images. This innovative technology unlocks creative possibilities, catering to both professional photographers and enthusiasts alike.

Accurate AF in low EV -4.0 light

The latest autofocus (AF) algorithms set a remarkable standard by delivering exceptional precision even under challenging lighting conditions. With the ability to maintain accurate focus down to light levels as dim as EV-4.0 in AF-S mode (ISO 100 equivalent), these innovations ensure performance that is both precise and dependable. This outstanding capability empowers photographers to confidently capture sharp, detailed images, even in environments with minimal light, enhancing creative possibilities across a wide range of scenarios.

Solidity in design

The intuitive design ensures a seamless user experience with controls that respond precisely to creative demands. Every detail, from the flat top panel to the tactile refinement of the button placement, has been optimized for both aesthetics and practicality. The unobtrusive layout encourages unobstructed access to essential features, empowering creators to focus entirely on capturing the perfect shot, no matter the environment. This harmonious blend of form and function delivers an exceptional tool for professionals and enthusiasts alike.

Functional tactile grip

The innovative integration of rhombic-convex textures is a testament to meticulous craftsmanship, marrying functionality with design elegance. These precisely engineered patterns ensure not only a visually appealing surface but also deliver an enhanced grip, adapting seamlessly to the user’s hand. Complementing this are the newly developed micro square spindles adorning the sides, which further amplify the tactile experience. Together, these features bring a refined balance of comfort and practicality, defining a new standard in ergonomic design.

Iron black coating

The newly developed matte coating represents a harmonious blend of innovation and artistry, designed to elevate both functionality and aesthetics. By meticulously balancing composition, density, and tactile feedback, this finish creates a refined surface with uniform, dense roughness that exudes sophistication. This thoughtful craftsmanship enhances the sense of solidity and offers a tactile richness, making the camera feel both robust and intimately personal to the user. It personifies a deeper connection between the device and its owner, embodying durability, elegance, and character.
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