What a great camera!!! With the RX100 Mark III Sony really hit it. The pop up viewfinder is great and activates the camera when you open it. I would say, almost the perfect camera to carry every day. For some SAMPLES: mehrals1000wort...
I'm thinking of getting into photography and am getting tired of using my iPhone. I was thinking that this would be a good starter camera for me as its not a DSLR and I can bring it more places. I'm going on an trip to New York and Washington D.C. with my Architecture class in a few weeks and know I wouldn't be able to carry around a DSLR all day because I will be walking everywhere. Would this be a good first camera for me?
As far as image quality is concerned the RX100 is a great camera and it will give you a lot above your phone! What I can suggest is based on my experience and use so if you look of something easy to carry around all the time you should be happy with this. If you look into developing your photography further you may look into a mirrorless system camera. But as an every day carry solution the Sony is great!