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Testseek.co.uk have collected 53 expert reviews of the Sony Cybershot DSC-HX5V and the average rating is 81%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Sony Cybershot DSC-HX5V.
Award: Good Buy April 2010
April 2010
 
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53 Reviews
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103 Reviews
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The editors liked

  • Panorama
  • Lowlight
  • Backlight correction modes
  • GPS receiver and compass for geotagging
  • Excellent color accuracy and lowlight performance
  • Quality pictures and excllent results from our tests
  • Good range of features
  • Solid battery life under normal use.
  • Pluses
  • 10x zoom
  • Wideangle lens and good quality lens
  • Sensitivity wellhandled by Exmor R sensor
  • Full HD video with stereo sound and zoom
  • Powerful automatic features
  • Careully constructed
  • Versatile. Cracking low light performance. Decent optical zoom. Impressive Panorama function. Speedy burst mode
  • Speedy shooting performance
  • Compact
  • Lightweight design
  • Plenty of fun
  • Useful features
  • Very good low-light photo quality for a compact camera

The editors didn't like

  • No aperturepriority or shutterpriority modes
  • Geotagging requires software on a Windows PC
  • Images aren't always sharp
  • Geotagging works
  • But the function is tethered to your computer
  • No RAW shooting option
  • Designed for more casual photographers not pros.
  • Minuses
  • Low resolution screen with narrow viewing angles
  • Very limited manual mode
  • GPS not sensitive enough
  • Battery life a little short with GPS turned on
  • Rivals have sharper screens. Photos could be more vibrant
  • Soft photos
  • Videos
  • Limited manual controls
  • GPS can't quickly be powered on and off

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  Published: 2010-03-19, review by: imaging-resource.com

  • Compact and attractive body design, Good quality G lens with a 10x range from 25mm to 250mm, Optical Image Stabilization with "Active" movie mode, Exmor-R back-illuminated CMOS sensor, Bionz processor performs some great tricks (like the foll...
  • Zooming is too jerky for precise composition, Only two apertures, ND filter used, No contrast, sharpness or saturation controls, No Aperture Priority or Shutter Priority modes, Both Dynamic Range Optimization and SteadyShot image stabilization are auto...
  • That's a longer list of Cons than I expected. The Con items themselves represent relatively minor issues or misplaced expectations whereas the Pro items represent real value. So don't let the list fool you. Let the Sony HX5V fool you instead. Turn...

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  Published: 2010-03-01, review by: cameralabs.com

  • 10x zoom with 25mm wide angle, HD movies at up to 1080i, Built-in GPS with compass, Very fast continuous shooting at 10fps, Innovative and effective auto modes.
  • No location names on-screen from GPS, GPS often slower to lock-on than Lumix TZ10 / ZS7, Low noise claims not realised. No better than rivals, Adjustable 'aperture' of very limited use.
  • Sony's first pocket super-zoom hits the ground running with a feature-set which genuinely stands out from the competition. None of its rivals feature 10fps continuous shooting, 1080i video recording, or the same degree of innovation and consistent suc...

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  Published: 2010-01-01, review by: tipa.com

  • Abstract:  The Sony Cyber-shot HX5V is the world’s first camera that integrates GPS and Compass functions, as well as Sony's unique Sweep Panorama function. It features a 25-250mm (equivalent) lens and a 10.2-megapixel Exmor R ™ CMOS sensor. The built-in HDR (Hi...

 
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  Published: 2010-06-21, review by: goodgearguide.com.au

  • Panorama, low-light and backlight correction modes; GPS receiver and compass for geotagging; excellent colour accuracy and low-light performance
  • No aperture-priority or shutter-priority modes, geotagging requires software on a Windows PC, images aren't always sharp
  • Don't call Sony's GPS-enabled, feature-loaded DSC-HX5V a gimmick camera. It supplements its in-camera goodies with great image quality and terrific shooting modes...

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  Published: 2010-04-29, Author: terry , review by: dpexpert.com.au

  • Like: In ideal conditions and with ISO setting no higher than 200 the image results are good. The curious Twilight Handheld and Backlight Correction modes do improve pictures in some conditions.
  • Dislike: The noise reduction is aggressive, smudging fine detail. It cannot be turned off and it is applied at all ISO speeds, so we were not able to test the claims made for the Exmor sensor. In fact the extreme NR produces much the same results from the

 
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  Published: 2010-04-23, review by: cnet.com.au

  • Speedy shooting performance , Compact, lightweight design , Plenty of fun, useful features , Very good low-light photo quality for a compact camera
  • Soft photos, videos , Limited manual controls , GPS can't quickly be powered on and off
  • The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX5V has shooting options for solving common snapshot camera issues, but some users still won't be thrilled with the results....

 
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  Published: 2010-04-01, Author: Margaret , review by: photoreview.com.au

  • Abstract:  Despite designing its Cyber-shot primarily for snapshooters, DSC-HX5V Sony has included some features to appeal to photo enthusiasts. For starters, there's the new Exmor R (back-illuminated) CMOS sensor, which provides a sensible effective resolution o...

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  Published: 2010-03-11, review by: techsmart.co.za

  • If the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX5V was a cellphone it would have been one of today’s feature rich smartphones. There are an incredible amount of cool features to discover on this camera, not the least of which being its GPS geo-tagging capabilities, a coo...

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  Published: 2010-04-27, Author: Joshua , review by: asia.cnet.com

  • Speedy shooting performance; compact, lightweight design; plenty of fun, useful features; very good low-light photo quality for a compact camera.
  • Soft photos, videos; limited manual controls; GPS can't be quickly powered on and off.

 
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  Published: 2011-04-14, Author: Arturo , review by: parentesis.com

  • Tamaño compacto, zoom de largo alcance, tiene GPS y buena calidad de construcción
  • El GPS es algo lento
  • Esta cámara tiene casi todo lo que podrías necesitar cuando sales de viaje, incluido un modo de video destacable. Además, gracias al GPS todas las imágenes podrán contar por sí solas del lugar en que fueron tomadas. Lo dicho, de lo mejor para quienes g...

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