Sony's RX100 Advanced Compact Tested; Plus a New Camera from Nikon

You are receiving this message because you signed up for the Popular Photography e-newsletter. Click here if you wish to unsubscribe. Sony's RX100 Advanced Compact Tested; Plus a New Camera from Nikon No images? View the online version. August 09, 2012 Breaking news from America's top photo magazines Tested: Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 Compact Camera An advanced compact proves powerful, in spite of its size The newly developed 1-inch sensor in Sony’s pocket-sized Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 ($648, street) measures precisely 13.2x8.8mm. To put this in perspective, it has about 2.7 times the surface area of the 1/1.7-inch sensor in Canon's S100. That is, indeed, large for a compact. But how does it stack up in our lab test? READ MORE >> Tips From a Pro: Shoot Better Mountain Bike Photos Pro Sterling Lorence tells us how to go into the woods with a camera and come out with great photos New Gear: Nikon 1 J2 and Nikkor 1 11-27.5mm F/3.5-5.6 Lens Nikon's interchangeable-lens compact family gets a few updates August Photo Challenge: Window Portraits Send us your best effort by September 1, 2012 and you could win $100 and get your photo published in the magazine Photo of the Day See the whole gallery here.  Be the first to hear about new stuff on PopPhoto.com by subscribing to our revamped RSS feed! TECH SUPPORT RAW Menu Q. Can you suggest a good HDR program that will accept a single RAW file for processing? The ones I’m familiar with seem to accept only TIFFs, and they need multiple files to create HDR images. A. No program will do what you want. For good dynamic range from a single file, just use RAW conversion software (we highly recommend Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 4) to draw out a maximum range of tones from your images. For making HDRs from multiple RAW files, a good choice is Adobe Photoshop HDR Pro, as are Unified Color HDR Express and HDR Expose. Do you have Tech Support Question? Post it on our Facebook Page.   More from PopPhoto.com:   Change your preferences | Unsubscribe | Privacy Policy | Forward this email Add newsletter@email.popphoto.com to your address book to ensure our emails reach your inbox. Copyright © Bonnier Corporation, 460 N. Orlando Ave., Suite 200, Winter Park, FL 32789 Disclaimer: The opinions expressed here are those of the sponsors and are not an endorsement nor do they reflect the opinions of Bonnier Corporation or any of its publications.