Sony Time Mag names RX100 as a invention on the year

[donlaw]

If you had not already seen this, very interesting to read that some of the other inventions of the year that the RX100 keeps company with.

Sony RX100 Digital Camera | Best Inventions of the Year 2012 | TIME.com

 

[Luke]

hmmmmmm. A camera that takes photos with a little bit less "noise" than the ones that preceded it is a great invention? That is pure crazy.

That indoor cloud is WAY cooler!

 

[Andrewteee]

Uh huh, sure.

 

[petemasty]

Have to say it's a wholly inaccurate little article. 1" sensor (2.5cm). now readers of the article will think the sensor in it is huge!. Only 20% slimmer than a digital SLR? surely not, surely more than that!

well its nice that its being 'bigged up' I suppose.

 

[bartjeej]

I do agree that it's a huge leap forward in consumer camera development, probably the biggest leap since m4/3. Maybe even bigger in the sense that you can now carry a camera with DSLR-like performance (in most situations) in your pants and really have it with you at all times without thinking about it.

But ofcourse, the camera world as a whole isn't really THAT important, in the big scheme of things...

 

[Pelao]

An award that stretches my understanding of 'invention'. It seems like a good camera, but I am not sure I see the invention aspect.

It makes me wonder are we in an invention slump, or is Time simply pandering to advertising dollars?
Cynical me; they would never chase dollars over being an informative source of news.

 

[lenshoarder]

"20% slimmer than your average digital SLR". What DSLRs are they comparing it to?

 

[bartjeej]

maybe they mean the thickness / depth is 20% of the average DSLR's?

 

[drd1135]

That's just odd. It's a nice camera but hardly revolutionary. Must have been a slow year for new tech.

 

[Boid]

I'd buy a "drifting fish farm" over the Rx100 any day.

 

[lenshoarder]

I like the solar water distiller. That has the potential to change a lot of lives for the better. I'm thinking about getting one for emergencies. I have access to plenty of ocean water. Not so much potable water.