I think my RX100 M3 is defective.

[unpopular]

I just checked, there doesn't appear to be any custom exposure adjustment for the metering. The only metering options are is Multi, Center & Spot. No further adjustments as far as I can tell.
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[nerwin]

I just checked, there doesn't appear to be any custom exposure adjustment for the metering. The only metering options are is Multi, Center & Spot. No further adjustments as far as I can tell.
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Yes I am aware of this. Changing either one didn't make a difference.

 

[unpopular]

That just doesn't make any sense at all!

 

[nerwin]

That just doesn't make any sense at all!

I inputed the same settings into my D610 with the 24-120 f/4 and the differences is mind boggling. Yes, I know...there is a exposure difference between a full frame sensor and a one inch sensor but I don't think its several stops of difference!!

Ugh....hope the LX100 is better! That's what I'm planning to get right now unless I find something else.

 

[unpopular]

Any difference like that should be compensated for.

Have you tried this: DSC-RX100 | Initialize | Cyber-shot User Guide

 

[nerwin]

Any difference like that should be compensated for.

Have you tried this: DSC-RX100 | Initialize | Cyber-shot User Guide

Yes I have tried that...several...times and it made no difference. The camera has metering issues or something. Indoors it mostly okay but as you seen in the video I made, three differen't settings in which one should have been underexposed was exposed normal. Its defective. Gotta be.

Its my fault for buying a used camera and I don't think I'll be buying a used one again. I'll probably just get the Panasonic LX-100 new for $697 on Amazon haha. Or I just take the risk and get another used RX100 M3 and hope this one doesn't have that problem. But I'm still thinking the LX-100 is better option.

 

[unpopular]

What about firmware? I don't think this is a firmware issue, but if an update is available, or if firmware could be otherwise re-installed, then maybe the issue can be resolved.

Being that EC has no effect, I am thinking this is a software issue.

 

[nerwin]

What about firmware? I don't think this is a firmware issue, but if an update is available, or if firmware could be otherwise re-installed, then maybe the issue can be resolved.

Being that EC has no effect, I am thinking this is a software issue.

I checked and it has the latest firmware installed. But its too late now, I've already packed it up and has label on it.

 

[CherylL]

Looking at the video, in Manual mode the Exposure Comp is locked. Bottom right icon is EV with a No Icon next to the wheel icon. If this wasn't locked it would read AV next to the wheel icon. This is set in the Custom settings. I don't know if that made a difference. I have the M3 & the M4. With the M3 I rely on the exposure comp numbers to set up a time-lapse in the bright light. I also do a test shot and check the histogram. It is usually fairly accurate depending if I am on Spot metering or Multi.

 

[nerwin]

Looking at the video, in Manual mode the Exposure Comp is locked. Bottom right icon is EV with a No Icon next to the wheel icon. If this wasn't locked it would read AV next to the wheel icon. This is set in the Custom settings. I don't know if that made a difference. I have the M3 & the M4. With the M3 I rely on the exposure comp numbers to set up a time-lapse in the bright light. I also do a test shot and check the histogram. It is usually fairly accurate depending if I am on Spot metering or Multi.

Exposure comp does nothing when in manual mode that's why it's disabled. Just like on a DSLR when in manual mode, your exposure comp does nothing to the image.

 

[nerwin]

Do I want to risk it and just get another RX100 M3? I can't find anything that comes close to it except for the LX-100 which after watching and reading many reviews and playing with the raw files, I'm just not overly impressed. But it might be alright. But there are a lot of issues with the camera that can be fixed via firmware update and since Panasonic has never updated the firmware once since the camera came out, I'd say they pretty much abandoned it.

 

[jaomul]

You got a lemon. It happens. You obviously looked initially and picked the Sony. I'd buy the same again, but off someone else on the slight chance you get the same one back.

That bigger sensors on the Panasonic though

 

[Braineack]

the chances that you buy two fubared RX100 M3s...

 

[nerwin]

the chances that you buy two fubared RX100 M3s...

Yeah I know...slim...but these things happen to me! Hahahaha. I'll probably just get another because it's exactly what I wanted, small but mighty. But then again the 4K feature on the LX-100 is very nice and the sensor is bigger...but only 12mp..actually 16mp but since it doesn't use the full m43 sensor, its only really 12mp. Then again, its a bigger sensor than the RX100 and has less megapixels which means bigger pixels!

I'm not too sure right now.

Here is the thing, I can afford to get the LX-100 brand new. But I'm not sure it's worth exactly $697 from the reviews I've read.

 

[cherylynne1]

If your budget is $697, then you can get a RX-100 IV:

Used Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 IV Digital Camera DSCRX100M4/B

Still a smaller sensor, but it has 4K.