Epson R-D1

The Epson R-D1 is a mirrorless camera launched on 11/03/2004.

Technically speaking, the Epson R-D1 ranks well below the category average, scoring 36 overall. The Epson R-D1 weights 620 gr and spans 142 x 89 x 40 mm. This means that it is one of the largest and heaviest cameras within its category.

Going into details, whatever the technical specification to be considered, the performance of Epson R-D1 is below the category average:

• Image Quality - Score 46, ranks among the worst 34% of its category.
• Speed Performance - Score 21, ranks among the worst 6% of its category.
• Comfort - Score 67, ranks among the worst 43% of its category.
• Versatility - Score 2, ranks among the worst 1% of its category.

However, the technical performance of your camera should be put in context. Indeed, depending on the type of photography you are interested in, each individual camera feature can impact your pictures to a different extent. This is the reason why we developed the iCamRank. iCamRank has been designed to weight all the individual technical specifications of each camera in the camerarace database, depending on different shooting conditions. Thus, here is what we suggest, depending on the photography type you like most:

• Portrait - Suboptimal, score 37, ranks 6% in its category. Epson R-D1 is not the best choice for Portrait photography; if Portrait is your priority, you should definitely look for alternatives.
• Landscape - Suboptimal, score 36, ranks 6% in its category. Epson R-D1 is not the best choice for Landscape photography; if Landscape is your priority, you should definitely look for alternatives.
• Sport - Suboptimal, score 29, ranks 2% in its category. Epson R-D1 is not the best choice for Sport photography; if Sport is your priority, you should definitely look for alternatives.
• Street - Suboptimal, score 44, ranks 2% in its category. Epson R-D1 is not the best choice for Street photography; if Street is your priority, you should definitely look for alternatives.
• Everyday - Suboptimal, score 40, ranks 2% in its category. Epson R-D1 does not work well for daily photography, you may want to consider some alternatives.

Last but not least, the price. You can find the Epson R-D1 sold on Amazon for a price comprised between 5.39 GBP and 7.19 GBP, which is well below what you could expect for this camera category.

Overall, Epson R-D1 is a good value for money. However, alternatives are also available, which you may want to take into consideration before taking the final decision. Click here to see alternative options.