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If you examine an image like this at 100%, you'll see that there is a noticeable degree of image smoothing, resulting in a painterly-like effect. However, if you view at normal printing or web sizes, it appears to have plenty of detail – which is how you will view your images most of the time.
The HX60 is capable of producing relatively shallow depth of field effects, despite the fact that its widest aperture is f/3.5. Click here to see the full resolution image.
Shooting with Picture Effects gives you a nice amount of flexibility. Click here to see the full resolution image.
Images straight from the camera are bright and punchy, showing a good level of vibrance without being overly saturated. Click here to see the full resolution image.
With its huge optical zoom range, the HX60 is appealing to those who want to photograph subjects such as nature. Click here to see the full resolution image.
The camera's Sweep Panorama mode is quick and easy to use, merging images successfully in camera.Click here to see the full resolution image.
At high sensitivities, such as ISO 1250, you can see image smoothing taking effect where noise reduction has been applied, but again, at normal printing and web sizes it's not particularly noticeable.Click here to see the full resolution image.
The camera's metering system is a little prone to underexposure, meaning you'll need to dial in some positive exposure compensation to get a correctly exposed image at times. Click here to see the full resolution image.
Zoom range
At its widest point, the HX60 offers an equivalent focal length of 24mm, which is great for capturing a lot in a wide scene. Click here to see the full resolution image.
At the maximum telephoto zoom end of the optic, the 30x optical zoom offers an equivalent of 720mm, making it incredibly flexible for travelling and holidaying photographers. Click here to see the full resolution image.
If the optical zoom still isn't enough reach, then you can shoot with Clear Image Zoom – a sort of digital zoom. This boosts the focal length equivalent up to 1440mm, and still performs reasonably well. Click here to see the full resolution image.
