I used my vintage point-and-shoot for the first time in years – here’s how it compares to my Pixel phone

Sony Cybershot RX100 point-and-shoot camera in the hand.

Point-and-shoot cameras are trending, with demand for particular vintage models blowing up thanks to It-Girls and influencers on social media. The Nikon Coolpix S6900 in pink and the Canon Powershot G7X are two such cameras that have soared in popularity, and value – good luck trying to buy one of those right now.

It got me thinking about my own point-and-shoot that I bought back in 2012, the Sony Cyber-shot RX100. It’s a camera from a similar moment in time to those Nikon and Canon models, when leading brands were still producing new point-and-shoots (just about), but when smartphones were really starting to squeeze that market.