Digital Camera Reviews

Sony’s flagship high-definition video panorama shooting starting HX1evaluation.Telephoto every year, this year is particularly high. From the 2009 spring release of new trend of digital cameras to see, telephoto camera definitely be called a hot spot of contention this year, a public company. Most companies have challenges in the DC optical zoom telephoto limit of time, Sony has introduced a 20 optical zoom performance telephoto camera – HX1, if not its ability to 1080p camera, I am afraid people have already forgotten it. However, beans tried this camera and found HX1 brought us more than just a big zoom ratio and high definition video that simple.
Wide-angle telephoto camera seems to have become the standard configuration, large zoom camera, not only in the telephoto end than to bring the feeling of the photographer artillery, in the wide-angle lens is also more emphasis on practical side, began to even wider 28mm wide-angle . Sony telephoto flagship HX1 no exception, in support of the 20 times optical variable, but also joined the 28mm wide-angle, up in the wide-generation flagship of the lack of H50. It is particularly worth mentioning is that 20 times the light Shot While this is Sony’s first consumer application of DC in the G lens. Sony G Lens on behalf of the current scene in the highest quality, do not disgrace the name of the flagship.
Said wide-angle telephoto plus the design, Sony HX1 not show the real excels. Which, 1080p HD video performance in the current consumer cameras come out on top, 10 frames / second high speed continuous shooting and the ability of panoramic photography is to develop a telephoto DC design ideas, so that only enough telephoto camera “long” has more playability. Next, let us start with the body design looks HX1.
* Sony HX1 body shape and performance characteristics

From the looks point of view, HX1 high similarity with the H50 are highlighted by the handle and the class SLR camera design and, of course, this is the current of the most popular telephoto DC body type. Small compared to the fuselage, looks to be sturdy tube many, after the lens tube for the recovery provide a strong protection, but also provides a good grip when shooting hand. Handle with rubber grip skin feeling though far from full, but feel so bad.

Sony HX1 only 453g of body weight in the telephoto camera is a “lightweight player”, battery and memory card are only 504g. In addition to outside pocket can not be HX1, their appearance and workmanship are also good.
Flip screen is the Sony H series telephoto camera has always been design, HX1 on a support with the 3.0-inch flip operation TFT LCD screen, the rollover effect, we will make a specific showing in the article page. Piece of 3.0-inch LCD display on the more general, somewhat difficult to check the details of filming. In the current 460,000 and 920,000-pixel LCD screen and gradually spread, when this electronic giant Sony has also observed the competition looks like the dynamic, waiting in the wings. We can only pin their hopes on next-generation flagship DC.
I believe many of my friends have been shot in the school year when a large group photo of the experience shook his head cameras used by photographers to bring you even more novelty. Sony HX1 also have a similar panoramic photography functions, can take 180-degree plane of the screen. Shooting, simply select the panorama shooting mode, press the shutter after the camera depending on the chosen direction of rotation, rotating the camera automatically end after the completion of filming and make the machine synthesis. In most cases, can be spliced nature, shooting under the skilful blending effect can be the perfect present. Bring 180-degree panoramic images of the impact the viewer is unmatched by wide-angle lens, I use the HX1 taken a number of 180-degree panoramic photos, including a lateral movement and vertical movement of two ways.
Taken using the Sony HX1 horizontal panoramic photo, photos, maximum resolution up to 7152 × 1080 pixels, vertical shooting up to 4912 × 1920 pixels. Although the image quality in panoramic mode and normal mode can not be compared, but its very creative way of shooting the film brings us a new experience, shooting is highly impact.
20 Contrast optical zoom: shock effect

Shutdown, Sony HX1 lens can be fully retracted within the tube, tube on the lens to form a good protection. After the camera automatically turn out, if not promptly open the lens cover does not matter if the lens can open the lens cover the top, will not affect the boot will not damage the lens. In the wide-angle end and telephoto end of the lens, the lens does not extend the same length, we show the next picture shows the wide angle and telephoto lens out under the length.

Many friends worried about the shooting telephoto camera stability, fear telephoto end of the problem difficult to steady. First of all, Sony HX1 with Optical Image Stabilizer, you can increase grip stability to some extent, on the other hand, a better environment in the optical (such as outside during the day), the higher the camera’s own shutter speed shooting, hand-held shooting naturally not a problem. When light conditions are not ideal appropriately raise the ISO so the shutter speed to achieve the security shutter speed can, of course, the best way is to use a stable tripod or steady the camera As for the object.
The file ISO night photography and 5 color modes

In addition to all the files using the Sony HX1 ISO shooting still life sets the standard, we also use its file-sensitivity shooting a night view of proofs, not difficult to see through 6-speed sensitivity with the sensitivity to changes in HX1 quality produced by color changes. Should be said that a larger difference between ISO800 and ISO1600, ISO1600 quality decreased, when the color is not as bright low ISO. Sony HX1 used Exmor CMOS image sensor with integrated A / D conversion, the analog signals and digital signals on the noise before and after processing, to achieve the dual noise reduction, so the screen shadow noise than previous generation products are visible reduced.

Sony HX1 menu, a total of 5 color modes, the camera in the default color using the standard conditions, which is closest to the naked eye can see color pattern. Bright model name suggests, adding a variety of color saturation, making the overall picture more vivid. Vivid color mode are lower than the standard color mode saturation, contrast, make the picture as a whole to create a cold-tone effect. Brown to reconcile black and white retro style for performance.
Evaluation summary

Sony Sony HX1 is released in the spring of 2009 telephoto DC flagship product, with 20 G optical zoom lens, 28mm wide-angle, 1cm macro such strong performance. It is equipped with Sony’s new Exmor CMOS image sensor developed so that the image has improved noise reduction. Panorama shooting mode is very fun HX1 on a feature that can capture the widest angle of 180 degrees panoramic image. In continuous shooting speed, HX1 reach 10 / s, easy to capture special moments. Handheld Night Scene mode is like taking photos of night are unwilling to back a friend tripod provides a convenient and easy to get a clear picture of the night shooting method. Support optical zoom and auto focus of the 1080p video capture feature provides a fairly good picture quality and flexible handling performance, availability can be called a good HD video capabilities. Of course, the quality probably is still the soft underbelly of HX1, HX1 the screen shot, though this machine sharpening, the image looks very clear, but the overall picture is slightly dry, slightly higher ISO will be apparent particles.