The Sony RX100 series has long been one of the best compact cameras available, mixing a one-inch sensor with a pocketable design. But the most recent model in the series, the Sony RX100 VII, will be six years old in just a few months, the longest Sony has gone without updating the series since it first launched in 2012. It’s a concerning delay that has some fans wondering, will there even be a Sony RX100 VIII?
Unlike flagship smartphones, cameras don’t typically see annual updates – it's not uncommon for them to see updates every two or even four years instead. But up until the Sony RX100 VII, the series has always bucked that trend. After the first in the line was announced in the summer of 2012, updates followed every year like clockwork all the way through the RX100 IV in June 2015. The RX100 V launched slightly more than a year later, in October 2016. Two years passed before the RX100 VI, then Sony went back to an annual update with the RX100 VII in June 2019. You can check out the differences in our Sony RX100 VII vs RX100 VI vs RX100 V vs RX100 IV comparison guide
