No review of the RX100 VI is honest without acknowledging its fatal flaw:
Unlike extension tubes, CU lenses do not reduce light transmission.
The soul of the RX100 Mark 6 is its Zeiss Vario-Sonnar T* lens. Before the Mark 6, RX100 cameras topped out at 70mm (Mark 5) or 100mm (Mark 3/4). The jump to was seismic.
is identical to other global versions, regional suffixes are important for:
Best used at focal lengths above 60mm to avoid heavy edge vignetting. Step-by-Step Setup Guide Clean the front element of the RX100 Mark 6 thoroughly.
This is where smartphones have caught up. With Night Mode on an iPhone or Pixel, you get better results handheld than with the Sony at ISO 3200. The Sony's images at ISO 1600 are usable; ISO 3200 is noisy; ISO 6400 is emergency only.
Looking back, the RX100 VI was a transitional object. It foreshadowed the Mark VII (which added a microphone jack and real-time tracking AF) and the ZV-1 (which stripped the EVF for a side-flip screen).