The Sony Cybershot DSC HX1 is a 9 megapixel digital camera with a 20x, wide angle lens. The focal length of the lens is equivalent to 28 - 560mm in 35mm format. Zoom can be increased when shooting at lower resolutions to a maximum 108x. 2x digital zoom is available as well.
The LCD monitor is 3 inches in size and can tilt to a 90 degree angle. The screen is made up of around 230,400 dots. An electrical viewfinder is also available.
Flash Modes: Auto, Forced Flash, Slow Syncro, No Flash
Flash Range: 9.2m (wide), 5.1m (tele)
Red eye reduction can be turned on.
The power of the flash can be adjusted
There are a number of preset scene modes. These are: Twilight, Twilight Portrait, Twilight using a tripod, Backlight, Backlight Portrait, Landscape, Macro and Portrait.
You can shoot High Definition movies with a resolution of 1440 x 1080 pixels. The top recording speed is 30 frames per second. Sound can be recorded and zoom can be applied during shooting.
Among the more advanced features are:
All the necessary cables and software are supplied to attach the Sony Cybershot DSC HX1 to a computer, television set and compatible printer.
| Description: | 9 megapixels and 20x optical zoom |
| Ease of Use: | 8 |
| Features: | 9 |
| Colour: | 8 |
| Macro: | 9 |
| Indoors: | 8 |
| Value for Money: | 8 |
| Style: | 8 |
| Movie Mode: | 10 |
| Image Quality: | 9 |
| Build Quality: | 8 |
| Total: | 85 |
| Verdict: | This is one of the most advanced digital cameras you can find. Picture quality is very good and is backed up with a stunning set of features. If you are serious about photography, but do not want to step up to a Digital SLR then take a look at the Cybershot DSC HX1. |
| Review Date: | June 2009 |
| Related Pages: | Sony DSC HX1 Specification Sony DSC HX1 Sample Images Sony DSC HX1 Features |
| Comparisons: | Canon Powershot SX1 IS vs Sony Cybershot DSC HX1 |
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| Camera | Rating |
| Fuji Finepix S200EXR | 87 |
| Panasonic DMC FZ38 | 87 |
| Canon Powershot SX1 IS | 87 |
| Sony DSC HX1 | 85 |
| Canon Powershot SX10 IS | 85 |
| Canon Powershot SX20 IS | 84 |
| Olympus SP-590 UZ | 83 |
| Nikon Coolpix P90 | 83 |
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Sony DSC HX1
