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June 2011
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70 Reviews
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The editors liked
Good image quality even in dark conditions
Fast shooting
Full HD video with stereo sound capture and autofocus plus optical zoom
Published: 2011-12-20, Author: Christopher , review by: reviewed.com
Abstract: Sony is out for blood with their HX9V, a relatively expensive, high performance travel zoom that aims to be nothing less than the best camera in the category. Optical zoom has been upgraded to 16x, and it's likely Sony stuck with the same 16 megapixel se...
Published: 2011-12-20, Author: Christopher , review by: reviewed.com
Abstract: Sony is out for blood with their HX9V, a relatively expensive, high performance travel zoom that aims to be nothing less than the best camera in the category. Optical zoom has been upgraded to 16x, and it's likely Sony stuck with the same 16 megapixel sen...
Excellent zoom range, decent pictures, GPS, affordable, well built & good finish
No Aperture or Shutter Priority, menus can be a little slow to react
The Sony Cyber-shot HX9V is a feature-packed and affordable 16x zoom compact camera. There’s little to complain about as the HX9’s focusing system, 10fps burst mode, GPS technology, manual controls and variety of scene modes all come up trumps. This is...
The HX9V is a powerful compact but faces stiff competition from its cheaper rivals such as the Panasonic Lumix-DMC TZ20 and Canon PowerShot 230HS. But, for the extra money, the HX9V does offer an array of intelligent features, as well as a longer zoom len...
Restricted aperture control, No Raw shooting, Expensive
Overall, the Sony HX9V produces some of the best image quality we've seen in some while. Images are consistently crisp, sharp and punchy with pleasing colour and good levels of contrast. Using the camera in either Program or Manual mode there are plenty o...
The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX9V holds a lot of appeal for photographers who won't mind a camera that does things differently from the norm. If you're willing to trade away RAW shooting, aperture-priority mode, and shutter-priority mode for a range of inno...
Pleasant to use, good auto modes, Consistent lens quality, even when zooming, Full HD video mode recording 50 full frames per second, Improved sound quality, as good as Panasonic TZ cameras, Advanced image processing (accentuation of specific zones and detials)
Limited manual mode (only two aperture settings), GPS isn't sensitive enough, Using the GPS runs down the battery, Images can look overprocessed (block colours heavily smoothed)
The Sony Cyber-shot HX9V is a decidedly top-of-the-range camera. It's nice to use, user-friendly, reliable and has a selection of manual settings for users who don't want to rely on auto modes. The quality of the lens is a cut above most competitors an...
