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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX5
8.2 out of 10

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX5

Best Price: £339.99

Reviews for Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX5

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Overall 9
9.0

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX5

TrustedReviews
12 July 2011
  • Summary: Sony's latest advanced compact has sweep panorama, GPS and 1080p HD video
  • Pros: Excellent image quality, Versatile, Manual controls, 1080i video with stereo sound, Inbuilt GPS, 10x zoom lens (25-250mm)
  • Cons: Prone to wind noise in video, Sow flash recharge, Heavy-handed noise reduction at high ISO
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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX5

PhotographyBLOG
27 September 2010
  • Excerpt: The DSC-HX5 is Sony's first entry into the increasingly popular travel-zoom sector, which typically offers a 10x or bigger zoom lens in a compact camera that you can
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Overall 8
8.0

Expert Review

PC Advisor
3 September 2010
  • Excerpt: With its in-camera GPS, digital compass, wireless image and video sharing via TransferJet, accelerometer-driven panorama mode, and 1080i high-definition video capture in
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Overall 7
7.0

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX5V review

Digital Arts
19 July 2010
  • Excerpt: With its in-camera GPS, digital compass, wireless image and video sharing via TransferJet, accelerometer-driven panorama mode, and 1080i high-definition video capture in
  • Pros: Panorama, low-light, backlight correction modes; GPS receiver and compass for geotagging; excellent color accuracy and low-light performance
  • Cons: No aperture-priority or shutter-priority modes; geotagging requires software on a Windows PC; images aren't always sharp
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Overall 8
8.0
Design 8
8.0
Value for money 6
6.0
Features 10
10
Picture quality 8
8.0
Overall quality 8
8.0
Photo quality - landscapes 10
10
Photo quality - macro 8
8.0
Photo quality - portraits 6
6.0
Photo quality - low light 8
8.0
Photo quality - sports 8
8.0

Sony Cyber-shot DSC HX5

digicambuyer.co.uk
1 July 2010
  • Conclusion: An excellent feature-packed compact, though the retail price is rather expensive. If you don’t want the GPS then opt for a similar, cheaper Sony compact
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Overall 8
8.0

Sony Cyber-shot HX5

ePHOTOzine
27 April 2010
  • Excerpt: Featuring 10Mp on the new Exmor-R CMOS sensor, 10x optical zoom and a GPS system that not only shows you where you took your pictures, but also which way you were
  • Pros: Back-illuminated sensor, Built-in GPS and compass, Good build quality, Great colours, Excellent noise for a small sensor
  • Cons: Higher specification cameras available for the same price, Has some white-balance issues
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Overall 7
7.0

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX5V review Review

CNET
1 April 2010
  • Summary: The Sony Cyber-shot HX5V's technology is stunning, it handles like a dream and it's both responsive and simple to use.
  • Pros: Highly effective geotagging of photos, Seamless 'sweep panorama' mode, Super-fast autofocus, 10 frames-per-second continuous-shooting speed, Can shoot 1080p movies
  • Cons: Horrible over-smoothing of subtly textured detail at all ISOs
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Overall 10
10

Sony Cyber-Shot DSC-HX5 Review

About.com
26 April 2013
  • Summary: My review of the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX5 digital camera (sometimes called the DSC-HX5V and the DSC-HX5B) shows a very impressive model with a great mix of beginner and
  • Pros: Startup is very fast, HX5's iSweep Panorama feature is among the best panoramic features around, Several different movie settings are available, along with a dedicated...
  • Cons: Price is a little high, Shots with the flash can suffer from some shutter lag, Camera is a little bigger and heaver than most beginner cameras, Can inadvertently cover...
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[REVIEW—SONY DCS-HX5V compact camera]

DPexpert
7 July 2011
  • Summary: The image quality is on a par with other compacts, but we expected it to be better. We compared the Sony with a conventional compact and could not see any reason to...
  • Pros: In ideal conditions and with ISO setting no higher than 200 the image results are good. The curious Twilight Handheld and Backlight Correction modes do improve picture...
  • Cons: The noise reduction is aggressive, smudging fine detail. It cannot be turned off and it is applied at all ISO speeds, so we were not able to test the claims made for t...
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Expert Review

Good Gear Guide.au
18 October 2010
  • Excerpt: With its in-camera GPS, digital compass, wireless image and video sharing via TransferJet, accelerometer-driven panorama mode, and 1080i high-definition video capture in
  • Pros: Panorama, low-light and backlight correction modes; GPS receiver and compass for geotagging; excellent colour accuracy and low-light performance
  • Cons: No aperture-priority or shutter-priority modes, geotagging requires software on a Windows PC, images aren't always sharp
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