Sony revives RX1R series with 61-megapixel compact camera, and it only took 10 years

In a nutshell: Sony has introduced a new compact fixed-lens digital camera that's filled to the brim with cutting-ege imaging technology. The RX1R III is Sony's latest flagship full-frame standalone digital camera, and represents the third generation of the RX1R series (the last one came nearly 10 years ago). It's powered by an impressive 61-megapixel 35mm Exmor R CMOS image sensor that uses the company's latest BIONZ XR processing engine, and is paired with a Zeiss Sonnar T* 35mm f/2.0 lens.

Sony says the combination of sensor and image processing engine delivers high resolution and sensitivity, with low noise and a wide dynamic range. An anti-reflection coating on the sensor is used in place of an optical low-pass filter to further boost image quality, we're told.

The RX1R III also includes the latest in AI processing technology, which Sony describes as a "valued ...