Sony RX1R III sample photo gallery: Check out these real-life shots from the 61MP full-frame compact camera

Sony RX1R III on a wooden surface in an outdoor environment

(Image credit: James Artaius)

While putting together my Sony RX1R III review, I averaged just over 1,000 shots per day. Now, sure, there was a lot of overlap – I took multiples of the same shot with the different digital crops, for example. And I also made copious use of the burst mode while testing the AF and subject tracking.

But still – 1,000 shots is 1,000 shots, and it's pretty good going. So I figured I'd share some of the photographs I took on Sony's brilliant little full-frame compact camera to give you an idea what it's capable of. Because this is a seriously impressive little camera.

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If you missed the headline specs, this camera packs a 61MP full frame sensor inside an absolutely tiny body. If you're curious how small it actually is, check out my Sony RX1R III size comparison – suffice to say, it's about as small as the smallest Micro Four Thirds camera on the market!

Its 35mm f/2 Zeiss lens gives you that classic focal length of street photography lenses, but the 61MP sensor means that you can make use of digital zooms (read: crops) for 50mm (29.4MP) and 70mm (15MP) images.

Click or swipe through the images of the phone box below to see how that looks in real-life shooting:

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Sample image taken on the Sony RX1R III — Native 35mm (61MP) focal length…(Image credit: James Artaius)

My full review will be up shortly, but I've come away hugely impressed by my time with the RX1R III. Yes, I definitely miss things like in-body image stabilization… but not nearly as much as I thought I would.

I also fell in love with the macro mode which, coupled with the insect subject detection AF, made this a brilliant camera for getting close-up shots of bees – of which I took hundreds, and was something that gave me more fun than I've had with a camera in ages!

So, here's a look at some of the photographs I've taken with the Sony RX1R III so you can see just what this pocket powerhouse is capable of…

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James has 25 years experience as a journalist, serving as the head of Digital Camera World for 7 of them. He started working in the photography industry in 2014, product testing and shooting ad campaigns for Olympus, as well as clients like Aston Martin Racing, Elinchrom and L'Oréal. An Olympus / OM System, Canon and Hasselblad shooter, he has a wealth of knowledge on cameras of all makes – and he loves instant cameras, too.

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