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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX1
7.9 out of 10

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX1

Cyber-Shot HX1 The Cyber-Shot HX1 is a 1/2.4-inch Exmor™ CM Read more

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Reviews and Problems with Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX1

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Overall 8
8.0
Value for money 8
7.5
Features 9
8.5
Performance 9
8.5
Picture quality 8
7.5
Ergonomics 8
8.0
Build quality 8
8.0

Expert Review

DP Review
19 November 2009
  • Conclusion: The HX1 presents a very attractive package to the potential buyer. The large and versatile zoom range that extends from moderate wide angle to extreme telephoto, the HD...
  • Pros: Decent resolution for such an ambitious lens, Good color, generally accurate focus gives a high 'hit rate' even in auto mode, Huge photographic versatility with 28-560...
  • Cons: Pixel level quality not great; visible sharpening and NR artefacts, ISO 800 - 3200 noisy and of limited use, Noise reduction destroys fine detail at anything over ISO ...
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Overall 8
8.0

Expert Review

Channel5
5 August 2009
Overall 9
8.5

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX1 Review

Digitaltrends
24 June 2009
  • Excerpt: The HX1 was one of the biggest hits from the 2009 PMA convention , the camera industry’s toned-down version of E3 .
  • Pros: Sweep panorama, 10 fps, 20x zoom
  • Cons: No RAW option
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Overall 7
7.0

Expert Review

PC Advisor
11 November 2009
  • Excerpt: The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX1 is one of the new hybrid digital still cameras that can be used to shoot good quality video.
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Overall 8
8.0

Sony DSC-HX1 review

electricpig.co.uk
30 July 2009
  • Summary: Flexible, well designed and easy to use – a stonking bridge camera that can adapt to almost any shooting situation
  • Pros: Brilliantly versatile, sweeping panoramic mode
  • Cons: Noise in higher ISO shots
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Overall 8
7.7

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX1

CNET
28 July 2009
  • Summary: As long as you don't want to make enlargements from full-sized images, the DSC-HX1 is an interesting, fully featured superzoom. Just beware of that exorbitant price.
  • Pros: Articulating LCD screen, Intuitive panorama mode, HD video recording
  • Cons: No hotshoe, No RAW, So-so image quality
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Overall 9
8.5

Sony Cybershot DSC-HX1

theregister.co.uk
10 July 2009
  • Conclusion: Apart from lacking a RAW image option and the less than Full HD video, the DSC-HX1 offers a pretty good spec.
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Overall 8
8.0
Ease of use 8
7.5
Build quality 9
8.5

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX1

PhotoReview
1 July 2009
  • Summary: An ultra-zoom digicam with HD video recording capabilities and some handy functions for still shooting.Sony has brought its Exmor CMOS technology to the super-zoom arena
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Overall 8
8.0
Ease of use 8
7.5
Build quality 9
8.5

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX1

PhotoReview
1 July 2009
  • Summary: An ultra-zoom digicam with HD video recording capabilities and some handy functions for still shooting.Sony has brought its Exmor CMOS technology to the super-zoom arena
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Overall 7
7.0

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX1 review Review

CNET
7 May 2009
  • Summary: Trade-offs abound with Sony's Cyber-shot DSC-HX1 superzoom. It's fast and has some really novel, useful features, but it just doesn't deliver the photo quality expected...
  • Pros: Speedy performance, Tiltable LCD, 'hand-held twilight' mode produces better-than-average photos in low light, Zooms during movie capture
  • Cons: Small electronic viewfinder, No raw support, HDMI output requires dongle, No standard continuous-shooting mode
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