Sony Cyber-shot HX100V review

Is Sony's 30x optical zoom HX100V the superzoom market leader?

Sony Cyber-shot HX100V
A great all-round 30x superzoom camera

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Sony cyber-shot hx100v

Back-lit blades of greenery don't excessively overexpose in this mid-zoom shot (See full image)

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A tricky one for focus as this goat marched towards the camera, but the AF system was quick enough to capture with relative sharpness. ISO 400 was used to up the shutter speed (See full image)

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Two park goers enjoy the sun with their guitars. The highlights did blow a little in the first set of these shots so a quick -0.7EV adjustment brought exposure into better order (See full image)

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The low sun caught these chimney pots and cast them with a golden light. The full extent of the 810mm zoom was able to focus in on them from afar (See full image)

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Taking full advantage of the 810mm equivalent zoom, this cropped image of the moon shows just how far-reaching the HX100V's shots can be (See full image)

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An example in 'Auto' mode where the camera has opted for a 1/20th second exposure despite the long 810mm equivalent focal length. Image stabilisation has helped to save the image (See full image)

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The tricky black and white areas in the subject caused the camera to underexpose, requiring a push in exposure compensation for the final shot. On screen there appeared to be no overexposure, though the detail is clipped in the background water (See full image)

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A real world ISO 800 landscape example shot (See full images)