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What do reviewers say about the Sony rx100 ii?
As of October 2026, among the 15 reviews we compiled, mount compatibility drew the most discussion: 40 claims from 13 of them, which we read as 33% positive, 47% neutral, 20% negative.
Reviewers are most positive about image quality (56% positive, 25% neutral, 19% negative across 32 claims). The most criticism lands on sensor performance: 37% positive, 29% neutral, 34% negative across 35 claims. Opinion is split on dimensions (8 positive, 11 neutral, 6 negative claims).
What do reviewers praise and criticize?
Mount Compatibility
13 pos · 19 neu · 8 neg
“If you did want to put a shotgun mic on the side of this thing, I know there's cages you can buy that screw into the bottom and give you a cold shoe mount on the side of this camera.” — Davey Gravy
EVF & LCD
14 pos · 16 neu · 6 neg
“A lot of small point-and-shoot cameras just have a LCD screen.” — Faizal Westcott
Sensor Performance
13 pos · 10 neu · 12 neg
“So, despite all the fancy bells and whistles and the burst modes and the stacked sensor, I found myself just enjoying the heck out of this camera taking simple photographs.” — Micro Four Nerds
Image Quality
18 pos · 8 neu · 6 neg
“So, I'm using uh regular JPEG image quality right now.” — Jason Hermann
More detail — 8 additional axes
Video Capability
3 pos · 12 neu · 7 neg
“And as for video, it only goes up to 1080p.” — Krytan Photography
Price & Value
9 pos · 4 neu · 3 neg
“I decided that this would be a good one to check out so the camera is based on the version one which wasn't called the version one that came out Oh about a year ago and it's he came out in June of 2013 it cost seven hundred and fifty dollars u.s.” — This Week in Photo (TWiP)
Stabilization
6 pos · 5 neu · 1 neg
“So you can see that the steady shot image stabilization in this camera does reduce, you know, motion blur, anything like that by your hand shaking.” — Soldier Knows Best
Build Quality
4 pos · 2 neu · 3 neg
Connectivity
3 pos · 4 neu · 2 neg
Autofocus
2 pos · 3 neu · 3 neg
Weight & Portability
1 pos · 2 neu · 1 neg
Which reviews is this based on? (15)
Every claim above traces to these original reviews. We don't write opinions — we synthesize theirs.
📹 Pro Reviews (15)
- Is This The Best Travel Camera for 2026? Davey Gravy
- This is my favorite camera right now Faizal Westcott
- Sony RX100 II Review and Sample Video Jason Hermann
- Sony RX100 Review: Is This STILL the Best Compact Camera in 2024? Kai’s Creations
- SONY RX100 M2 : THE CATALYST Krytan Photography
- Can the Sony RX100 II Compete in 2025? (POV Street Photos) Matty DC Collins
- The most OVER-ENGINEERED tiny camera ever made Micro Four Nerds
- Sony RX100 Camera ALL Versions I-VII Compared! + Bonus DSC-RX100 II Review Prickly Pear Camera
- Sony RX100 ii in 2026 Review ShotFusion
- Sony Cyber-shot RX100M2 Review Soldier Knows Best
- I started using a point-n-shoot camera in 2025 – RX100 Mark II Spencer Reeves
- This 200 Dollar Street Photography camera is really good ( Sony RX100 II) Streetphotographyguy
- Sony RX100VA vs Canon G5xii--DISCONTINUED BUT STILL DESIRED! Tech to Remember
- Panasonic GM1 vs Sony RX100 Mark II Shootout TheCameraStoreTV
- Sony RX100 II - All About the Gear This Week in Photo (TWiP)