Sony just announced its latest update for the RX1 line! According to The Verge, the Sony RX1R mark II is set for a November release date.

The post also noted that this newest addition is the smallest full-frame camera to be available in the market. The Sony RX1R II also boasts some powerful specs such as a 42.4-MP, full-frame Exmor R CMOS sensor. The camera is also backlit, thus, providing an ISO range of 100 to 25,600, and also expandable to ISO 50-ISO 102,400.

Another remarkable feature of the Sony RX1R II is the better speed for data transmission, as this version is now 3.5 times quicker than the original version.

Describing the Autofocus capacity of the upcoming camera model, Asia PC Mag noted that the RX1R II "is much snappier" compared to the first model of the RX1 line. Specifically, Sony claimed that the Autofocus for the RX1R II is 30 times faster.

"The sensor incorporates 399 phase detect points, covering 45 percent of its surface area, and the only delay I noticed in a short hands on was the time it takes to physically move the lens elements to lock onto a target," the report explained.

When in macro mode, the Sony RX1R II, with its 35mm lens, is able to focus from 0.2 meters to 0.35 meters. Meanwhile, with the standard range, the upcoming camera model can focus from 0.3 meters to infinity.

Similar to the original RX1 model, users can change the modes by twisting the control ring. There's also manual focus ring at the front of the lens and a physical ring to allow adjustments in aperture.

Available for a premium price of $3300, the powerhouse full-frame camera also features tiltable LCD screen. According to Sony's official product page for the RX1R II, the camera, at maximum, can roughly tilt up 109 degrees, and tilt down 41 degrees, giving photographers more flexibility in terms of shooting angle.

The product page also revealed that the Sony RX1RII is the first to offer optical variable low-pass filter. Accordingly, there are three effect settings for the optical variable low-pass filter - Off, Hi and Standard.

The "Off" setting's priority is the resolution of the image while "Hi" works to "to reduce moiré and color artifacts." The third one, "Standard" is effective if users want to have a balance between the aforementioned priorities of the first two settings.

"Each in its own way takes optimal advantage of the image sensor's 42.4-megapixel resolution to deliver the ultimate image quality according to shooting intention and situation," the description for the optical variable low-pass filter settings further noted.