Sony DSC-RX1RM2 Specification Guide

Specifications and features are subject to change without notice. 
*1  REI (Recommended Exposure Index)
*2  You may not be able to shoot images in Burst mode depending on the Shooting mode. 
*3  Speed decreases after some shots are taken.
*4  Self-Timer is available. 
*5   For movies, compatible Memory Stick PRO Duo (Mark2), Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo, Memory Stick XC-HG Duo, Memory Stick Micro (Mark2), SD / SDHC / 

SDXC memory card or microSD / microSDHC / microSDXC card (Class 4 or faster speed is recommended) can be used.

*6  With Adaptor (optional) 
*7  Supports Micro USB compatible device. 
*8   The LCD screen is turned on, shooting once every 30 seconds, the power turns on and off once every ten times.
*9  Continuous shooting is possible for approximately 29 minutes (limited by product specifications, default setting).
*10  Indication recording time, which is defined by repeating the cycle: Power on, start recording, stand-by, power off. 

 

*1 1  Based on non-stop recording until the limit (29 minutes or 4GB) is reached, followed by resumption of recording. 

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Image Sensor
Sensor Type

35mm full frame (35.9 x 24.0mm), Exmor R CMOS sensor, aspect ratio 3:2

Number of Gross Pixels

Approx. 43.6 megapixels

Number of Effective Pixels

Approx. 42.4 megapixels

Lens Type

ZEISS® Sonnar T*, 8 elements in 7 groups
 (3 aspherical elements including AA lens)

Max. Magnification 
Standard/Macro

0.15x / 0.26x (By Macro Switching Ring)

F-number (maximum aperture)

F2

Aperture Type

Iris diaphragm (9 blades)

Focal Length (f=)

f=35mm
[Still image 3:2] f=35mm  [Still image 16:9] f=37mm  
[Still image 1:1] f=44mm  [Still image 4:3] f=38mm
[Movie 16:9] f=44mm (SteadyShot On), f=37mm (SteadyShot Off)

Focus Range
(from the front of the lens)

Approx. 24cm to infinity (Normal mode), 
approx. 14cm to 29cm (Macro mode)

Focus Range
(from the focal plane)

Approx. 30cm to infinity (Normal mode), 
approx. 20cm to 35cm (Macro mode)

Optical Variable Low-Pass Filter Yes

Clear Image Zoom

Still Image 2x
Movie

2x

Digital Zoom

Still Image 42M approx. 4x / 18M approx. 6.2x / 11M approx. 8x
Movie

Approx. 4x

Filter Diameter

49mm

Screen
Screen Type

7.5cm (3.0 type) (4:3) / 1,228,800 dots / Xtra Fine / TFT LCD

Brightness Control

Auto / Manual (5 steps) / Sunny Weather mode

Adjustable Angle

Up approx. 109 degrees, down approx. 41 degrees, at max.

Display Selector (Finder/LCD)

Auto / EVF / Monitor

MF Assist Magnification

5.0x,12.5x

Viewfinder
Screen Type/Number of Dots

0.39-type electronic viewfinder (OLED), 2,359,296 dots

Brightness Control

Auto, Manual (5 steps)

Field Coverage

100%

Magnification

Approx. 0.74x (with 50mm lens equiv. at infinity, -1m

-1

)

Eye Point

Approx. 19mm from the eyepiece lens, 18.4mm from the eyepiece frame at 
-1m

-1 

(CIPA standard)

Diopter Adjustment

-4.0 to +3.0m

-1

Camera
SteadyShot

Electronic type (for movies)

Focus Type

Fast Hybrid AF (phase-detection AF / contrast-detection AF)

Focus Mode

Single-shot AF (AF-S) / Continuous AF (AF-C) / Direct Manual Focus (DMF) / 
Manual Focus

Focus Area

Wide (399 points for phase-detection AF / 25 points for contrast-detection 
AF) / Center / Flexible Spot (S/M/L) / Expand Flexible Spot / Lock-on AF (Wide 
/ Center / Flexible Spot (S/M/L) / Expand Flexible Spot) 

Metering Type

1200-zone evaluative metering

Light Metering Mode

Multi Pattern / Center Weighted / Spot

Exposure Compensation

+/-5.0 EV (in 1/3 EV steps), with exposure compensation dial: +/-3.0 EV (in 1/3 
EV steps)

ISO Sensitivity (still image)

*1

ISO 100-25600 (1/3 EV step) (expandable to ISO 50/64/80/32000/40000/
51200/64000/80000/102400), AUTO (ISO 100-102400, selectable upper 
/ lower limit), Multi Frame NR: ISO 100-102400 (1 EV step), AUTO (ISO 100-
102400, selectable upper / lower limit)

ISO Sensitivity (movie)

ISO 100-25600 equivalent (1/3 EV step), AUTO (ISO 100-25600 equivalent, 
selectable upper / lower limit)

White Balance Mode

Auto / Daylight / Shade / Cloudy / Incandescent / Fluor.: Warm White / Fluor.: 
Cool White / Fluor.: Day White / Fluor.: Daylight / Flash / C.Temp. / Filter / Custom

WB Micro Adjustment

Yes (G7 to M7 (57 steps), A7 to B7 (29 steps))

Shutter Speed

Program Auto (30”-1/4000* sec.) / Aperture Priority (30”-1/4000* sec.) / 
Shutter Priority (30”-1/4000* sec.) / Manual Exposure (Bulb, 30”-1/4000* sec.) 
/ iAuto (4”-1/4000* sec.)
*At F5.6 or greater aperture value. Fastest limit at F2 is 1/2000 sec.

Aperture

F2-22

RAW Output

14 bit

Uncompressed RAW

Yes

Image Control

Contrast, Saturation, Sharpness, Creative Style, Color Space (sRGB/Adobe 
RGB), Quality (RAW / RAW & JPEG / Extra fine / Fine / Standard)

Noise Reduction

Long exposure NR: On / Off, available of shutter speeds longer than 1 sec., 
High ISO NR: Normal / Low / Off, Multi Frame NR: Auto / ISO 100-102400

Dynamic Range Functions

Off, Dynamic Range Optimizer (Auto / Level 1-5), Auto High Dynamic Range: Off, 
Auto Exposure Difference, Exposure difference level (1.0-6.0 EV, 1.0 EV step)

Shooting Mode

AUTO (Intelligent Auto / Superior Auto), Program Auto, Aperture Priority, 
Shutter Speed Priority, Manual Exposure, MR (Memory Recall) 1,2,3, Movie 
Mode (Program Auto, Aperture Priority, Shutter Speed Priority, Manual 
Exposure), Panorama, Scene Selection

Scene Selection

Portrait, Sports Action, Landscape, Sunset, Night Scene, Handheld Twilight, 
Night Portrait, Anti Motion Blur

Continuous Shooting Speed 
(maximum) (Maximum number 
of recoded pixels)

*2

Speed priority continuous shooting: approx. 5fps, Continuous shooting: 
approx. 2.5fps (AF-S)

*3

Self-Timer

10 sec. / 5 sec. / 2 sec. / 3 or 5 consecutive shots with 10 sec. 5 sec. or 2 
sec. delay selectable / Bracketing shots with 10 sec. 5 sec. or 2 sec. delay 
selectable

Drive Modes

Single, Continuous shooting, Speed priority continuous shooting, Self-timer, 
Self-timer (cont.), Cont.-bracketing

*4

, Single-bracketing

*4

, White balance 

bracketing

*4

, DRO bracketing

*4

, LPF bracketing

*4

Picture Effect

[Still Image] Toy camera, Pop Color, Posterization, Retro Photo, Soft High-
key, Partial Color, High Contrast Mono., Soft Focus, HDR Painting, Richtone 
Monochrome, Miniature, Watercolor, Illustration  [Movie] Toy camera, Pop 
Color, Posterization, Retro Photo, Soft High-key, Partial Color, High Contrast 
Mono.

Creative Style

Standard, Vivid, Neutral, Clear, Deep, Light, Portrait, Landscape, Sunset, Night 
Scene, Autumn Leaves, Black & White, Sepia, Style Box

Number of Recognized Scenes

[Still Image] Superior Auto: 44, Intelligent Auto: 33  [Movie] 33

Flash

Flash Mode

Flash Off / Autoflash / Fill-flash / Slow Sync. / Rear Sync. / Wireless (with 
optional compliant flash)

Compatible Recording Media

*5

Memory Stick Duo, Memory Stick PRO Duo, Memory Stick PRO Duo (High 
Speed), Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo, Memory Stick Micro

*6

, Memory Stick Micro 

(Mark2)

*6

, SD Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, microSD 

Memory Card

*6

, microSDHC Memory Card

*6

, microSDXC Memory Card

*6

Recording Format

[Still Image]: JPEG (DCF Ver.2.0,Exif Ver.2.3, MPF Baseline compliant), 
RAW (Sony ARW 2.3 format),
[Movie]: XAVC S, AVCHD format Ver.2.0 compatible, MP4

Recording Format (Movie Audio)

XAVC S: LPCM 2ch / AVCHD: Dolby Digital (AC-3) 2ch (Dolby Digital Stereo 
Creator) / MP4: MPEG-4 AAC-LC 2ch

Color Space (Still)

sRGB / Adobe RGB

Number of Recorded Pixels 
(Image Size)

[3:2] L: 42M (7,952 x 5,304) / M: 18M (5,168 x 3,448) / S: 11M (3,984 x 2,656),
[4:3] L: 38M (7,072 x 5,304) / M: 16M (4,592 x 3,448) / S: 9.4M (3,536 x 2,656),
[16:9] L: 36M (7,952 x 4,472) / M: 15M (5,168 x 2,912) / S: 8.9M (3,984 x 2,240),
[1:1] L: 28M (5,296 x 5,296) / M: 12M (3,440 x 3,440) / S: 7.1M (2,656 x 2,656),
[Sweep Panorama] Standard (3,872 x 2,160 / 8,192 x 1,856) / Wide (5,536 x 2,160 
/ 12,416 x 1,856)

Movie Recording 
Mode

NTSC

AVCHD: 28M PS (1,920 x 1,080/60p) / 24M FX (1,920 x 1,080/60i) / 17M FH 
(1,920 x 1,080/60i) / 24M FX (1,920 x 1,080/24p) / 17M FH (1,920 x 1,080/24p), 
XAVC S HD: 60p 50M (1,920 x 1,080/60p) / 30p 50M (1,920 x 1,080/30p) / 24p 
50M (1,920 x 1,080/24p) / 120p 50M (1,280 x 720/120p), MP4: 28M (1,920 x 
1,080/60p) / 16M (1,920 x 1,080/30p) / 6M (1,280 x 720/30p)

PAL

AVCHD: 28M PS (1,920 x 1,080/50p) / 24M FX (1,920 x 1,080/50i) / 17M FH (1,920 
x 1,080/50i) / 24M FX (1,920 x 1,080/25p) / 17M FH (1,920 x 1,080/25p), XAVC 
S HD: 50p 50M (1,920 x 1,080/50p) / 25p 50M (1,920 x 1,080/25p) / 100p 50M 
(1,280 x 720/100p), MP4: 28M (1,920 x 1,080/50p) / 16M (1,920 x 1,080/25p) / 
6M (1,280 x 720/25p)

Exif Print, PRINT Image Matching (PIM3)

Input and Output Terminal

Multi / Micro USB Terminal

*7

, Micro HDMI, Microphone (3.5mm Stereo 

minijack), Multi Interface Shoe

NFC

NFC forum Type 3 Tag compatible, One-touch remote, One-touch sharing

Wi-Fi

Yes (IEEE802.11b/g/n (2.4GHz band))

Power
Power Source

DC3.6V (supplied battery) / DC5.0V (supplied AC Adaptor)

Battery System

Rechargeable battery pack NP-BX1

Power Consumption
(camera mode)

Approx. 2.5W with LCD monitor and approx. 2.7W with viewfinder 
(CIPA standard)

USB Charge / USB Power Supply Yes (supplied AC adaptor)

Battery Life

Still Images

*8

  Monitor: Approx. 220 shots / Approx. 110 min., Viewfinder: 

Approx. 200 shots / Approx. 100 min. 
Movies (actual shooting)

*9*10 

 Monitor: Approx. 30 min., Viewfinder: Approx. 30 

min. (In [MP4 28M] mode, max. continuous shooting time is approx. 20 min. 
and max. file size is 4GB.) 
Movies (continuous shooting)

*9

  Monitor: Approx. 50 min., Viewfinder: Approx. 

50 min. (In [MP4 28M] mode, max. continuous shooting time is approx. 20 
min. and max. file size is 4GB.)

*11

Others
PlayMemories Camera Apps

Yes

Shooting Functions

Smart Teleconverter (approx. 1.4x / 2x) / Eye AF / Lock-on AF / Face Detection 
/ Face Registration / Smile shutter / Grid Line / Quick Navi / Digital Level 
Gauge (pitch and roll) / Exposure Bracketing / White Balance Bracketing / DRO 
Bracketing / Flash Bracketing / LPF bracketing / MF Assist / Peaking / Zebra 
/ Marker Display / Photographer Name & Copyright / ISO Auto Minimum 
Shutter Speed / PC Remote Control / Auto Object Framing

Playback Functions

BRAVIA Sync (Control for HDMI) / Single (with or without shooting information, 
RGB histogram & highlight/shadow warning) / 9/25-frame index view / 
Enlarged display mode / Auto Orientation / Slide Show / Panorama scrolling 
/ Auto Review (10sec./5sec./2sec./off) / Forward / Rewind (Movie) / Delete / 
Protect / 4K still image playback

Dimensions (W x H x D)

113.3 x 65.4 x 72.0mm (4 1/2 x 2 5/8 x 2 7/8 in.)

Weight (CIPA compliant)

Approx. 507g (1 lb 1.9 oz.) (Battery and Memory Stick Duo included) / Approx. 
480g (1 lb 0.9 oz.) (Body only)

Operating Temperature

Approx. 0°C to 40°C (32F° to 104F°)

Supplied Accessories

Rechargeable Battery Pack NP-BX1, AC Adaptor AC-UUD11 / 12, Micro USB 
Cable, Shoulder Strap, Lens Cap, Shoe Cap, Instruction Manual, cleaning cloth, 
Battery charger (BC-DCX), Eyepiece cup