Sony HX400V Compact Digital Camera with 50x Optical Zoom, Black

Coming from the perspective of a novice who had almost always used simple point and shoot cameras, the Sony HX400V/B is an excellent first step up to a better quality camera. I had an HX300 prior to this (stolen, may the thief and recipient find no peace) and I was a little disappointed that the HX400 didn't offer all of the HX300's features--especially the 3-D options, which I had a lot of fun with. But the HX400 more than makes up for it with a superior zoom, better quality low-light pictures at full zoom and more forgiving automatic exposure settings. It has the features you'd expect; such

Well, my journey with Sony started a few years back in 2010 with a Cybershot camera. One of the coolest gadgets I owned as a young man. However, I lost track of it as I moved around. I didn't 'need' a camera for a while.Then, I got settled where I am now and I purchased a used WX-100. Quite a step up from my 2010 Cybershot. It had plenty of processing functions and auto shoot modes. It lasted about a year, under heavy use. That camera's zoom gear's initiating gear had been worn out. I needed a replacement for my established hobby.I began looking for a new camera with better specifications, but

There are a lot of reviews online about this camera saying that the image quality isn’t good. Ignore those reviews. This is an excellent bridge camera. A lot of people are expecting the image quality from this camera to be comparable to the quality you get from a DSLR, but that cannot be. The sensor in this camera is substantially smaller than the one found in a DSLR (crop-sensor or full-frame). Because the sensor is smaller, the dynamic range and overall image quality cannot be equal to the dynamic range and image quality of a DSLR. But if you know what you’re doing, you can use this camera t

Before you read this, you need to understand that my frame of reference is as a birder, so the zoom and image quality are my most important concerns. The GOOD is not really good, it is GREAT and that is the ImageClear zoom at 100X. This is a digital zoom on steroids and you have a much better resolution than with a digital zoom. I shot the camera at 50X which is without imageclear and then at 65 same object with image clear. Could see just a little loss in sharpness.The BAD is the camera has a 2 second delay between shots ( the screen turns black). Spoke with Sony and they said this is normal

This is a phenomenal camera for the price.I bought this as a second camera for my wife to use while on safari. She's kryptonite to anything technology if it can break or stop working she will find a way to make it happen. With this camera however, she ended up taking some amazing photos on our trip of fast moving animals at distances I couldn't believe. The videos turned out even better.Reasons to buy:-This a great does-it-all camera: Enough megapixels to take photos for large print, good enough glass to make them clear and more-The 50x (1600mm equivalent) zoom takes great photos at long dista

I couldn't care less about a few silly, post-capture, in-camera picture effects. The purpose of a good camera is to take pictures out in the field, not play around with them afterward. There's plenty of time for that, after you get home.The image quality and the quick, effective functions of this model, put it far ahead of the deficient HX300 of last year. I sent that one back after 5 days, but this one is a keeper. Even at full-size, most of its photos look presentable and at normal full-screen viewing sizes, they are sparkling good. I didn't think anyone could put 21 Megapixels on a tiny sen

I've always had the hi-end Sony camera, going back to my 3.5" disc FD-91. I do concerts and am an average photo guy, but when YouTube started in 05, I began posting videos - first from my DSC-707, which had pretty krappy sound and then from my H2 and then the H9, which got decent sound and great video. So I was pissed when my HX-1 came with a microphone that couldn't handle even the quietest bands. I'm now pairing this HX400 with the ECM-XYST stereo mic and it's AMAZING. Not only that, the camera is a dream to operate; the zoom modulates the speed for how hard you push it, and the initial move

If I could give this a 1/2 star, that would be more accurate. Sony HX400 has all the specs you could want. It was easy to use and navigate through and learn. But fell down on image quality. I do not know if Nikon is still using Sony sensors, but somewhere in the algorithm, they messed up with extreme jpg artifacts. I had this camera about 3 weeks, really tried to like it and "trick" myself into liking it somehow because of all the good specs. but most every image was well - less than optimal. Also, this camera requires a lot of light. If there isn't a lot of light, it will hunt for focus until