Sony Cybershot DSC-HX5V a Great Camera!
Check out the Sony Cybershot DSC-HX5V! This camera is Sony’s answer to Nikon and Canon cameras at the same price point. The Sony Cybershot is reasonably priced at about $220. Take a closer look at the HX5V as both novices and professionals alike are giving it two thumbs up.
Both Sony’s DSLR camera and their camcorders have a G lens and the HX5V also has this lens in common. This point and shoot camera offers a 10X optical zoom (this is about a 25mm equivalent). This is not too bad for a point and shoot camera. The HX5V also has a 10.2 megapixel capability. The optical sensor is a back side illuminated Exmor R CMOS sensor. This sensor allows in more light then traditional sensors. To assist this camera in taking spectacular features, the Cybershot also has bother optical and digital image stabilization. Unlike many other point and shoots the HX5V offers a lot of manual control. You can select your ISO manually with a range of 125 to 1600. You can also choose from many different white balance settings to help control your picture quality. Bright days are always an issue for cameras with an LCD display. The Cybershot tries hard to deal with this on their 3 inch display by making it an antireflective surface. The three inch screen is large enough to be able to more easily compose your photographs along with viewing your video filming. Like many other cameras, the cybershot offers a dedicated video button. This is a great feature as you don’t have to do a lot of menu changes to take movies. The videos are captured at 1080i and are saved into a MP4 format. One great thing about this camera is you can view the media directly on your television because the camera offers an HDMI out. There are many other features that really make this camera a great buy. This camera offers the ability to take breath taking panoramic photos with its sweep panoramic option. If you like sharing exactly where your photograph was taken, you can tag your photos using the cameras built in GPS function. Over all this is a very nice camera for the price it is at. This camera has even more features then listed in this short review making it jam packed for the price. If you are a novice or a professional this is a great point and shoot for all user levels.
