Sony DSC-HX100V mini review

Posted by justinhub2003 on December 14, 2011 03:19 pm 0

So a week ago I received my Sony DSC-HX100V in the mail and have to say, after to mild usage I am very happy with my purchase. I wanted a versatile camera that could shoot decent in low light, have great Zooming, had GPS, and obviously took great shots, all while not forcing me to lug around a bunch of lenses. The Hx100v fit the bill and I chose it over the Canon SX40, mostly for the GPS, sweep panarama, better reviews and much better LCD.

Some Key specs of the HX100v are :

16mp Backlit CMOS Sensor

30x Zoom

GPS

Sweep Panorama Mode

DSLR like shape and feel

Etc.

What I love:

absolutely great looking photos
Very Accurate GPS tagging
Really great Auto and Intelligent Auto mode
Really cool features like HDR and Background Defocus which works fantasically
great sharpness
movie mode is absolutely great! 1080p with image stabilization, zooming and auto focus
really great manual features with ability to create presets
amazing macro shots
fairly decent in low light

What I don't like:

Battery like could be better, I get 2 hours and 40 minutes of usage generally
Wish it had some fun features like color swap and color pop like my Canon sx210 has.

Sample Shots below: