Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX5

10x, f/3.5, 25 mm
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        Summary Sony DSC-HX5

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        Specifications Key specs
        Zoom
        Help 10x
        Screen size
        Help 3"
        Aperture
        Help f/3.5
        Screen resolution
        Help 230k dots
        Wide angle
        Help 25 mm
        Movie format
        Help 1080p @ 30fps
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        Also known as: Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX5v

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        Replacement

        Sony has replaced the Cyber-shot DSC-HX5 with the DSC-HX7v and DSC-HX9v.

        Sony Cybershot DSC-HX7V
        Sony Cybershot DSC-HX7V announced January 2011
        Screen resolution Much higher resolution screen
        Size Slightly smaller
        True resolution Slightly higher true resolution

        Compare the new Sony DSC-HX7v vs the DSC-HX5
        Sony Cybershot DSC-HX9v
        Sony Cybershot DSC-HX9v announced January 2011
        Screen resolution Much higher resolution screen
        Wide angle Better wide angle
        Zoom More zoom

        Compare the new Sony DSC-HX9v vs the DSC-HX5

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        Pros

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        The Sony DSC-HX5 vs other recent compacts

        GPS Built-in GPS Help
        Great for travel
        Longest exposure Long exposures Help
        30 seconds
        Movie format Full HD Help
        1080p @ 30fps
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        The Sony DSC-HX5 vs other recent travel zooms

        Screen size Above average sized screen Help
        3"
        Sensor type CMOS Sensor Help
        Better in low light
        Size Quite small Help
        Compact (102×58×29 mm)

        Cons

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        The Sony DSC-HX5 vs other recent compacts

        Aperture Slightly narrow aperture Help
        f/3.5
        Light sensitivity Poor maximum light sensitivity Help
        3,200 ISO
        Screen flips out Fixed screen Help
        Less flexible
        Announced Old Help
        January 2010
        Popularity Not so popular Help
        Among snapsort users
        Screen resolution Very low resolution screen Help
        230k dots
        True resolution Lower true resolution Help
        9 MP
        Sensor size Slightly smaller than average sensor Help
        1/2.5" 6.31x4.21mm
        Viewfinder Can only preview photos on the screen Help
        None
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        The Sony DSC-HX5 vs other recent travel zooms

        Zoom Poor zoom Help
        10x
        Touch screen No touch screen Help
        More buttons
        Movie format Full HD Help
        1080p @ 30fps
        Fastest shutter speed Slow shutter speed Help
        1/1600 of a second

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        Discussion

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        AMy (2:05 PM, June 13, 2012)
        I've owned it for a couple of years, and while the photos are good, I HATE the menus. (I had a Canon previously.) I find the quick settings much more clumsy, difficult to choose, impossible to get no flash in many settings, and the colors just aren't very good. I like that it's got a decent zoom, and quick to take the next photo--but I'm in the market for a new camera already. I hoped i was going to like it better as I got to know it and it never happened!
         
        Avatar for Snapsort Snapsort (5:46 PM, September 27, 2010)
        Hi David, Sony reports the camera records at 1920x1080 at 59.94 fps interlaced (or 60i):

        http://www.sonystyle.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId=10151&catalogId=10551&langId=-1&productId=8198552921666077169#specifications

        From what I've read, this is the same as 30p, its not lower quality interlaced video like we used to see on early digital camcorders.

        Read the section titled "30P or 60i – Which Is It?" here: http://www.luminous-landscape.com/reviews/camcorders/vg10.shtml

        "Most people interested in video know that interlaced is old tech, that all modern TVs are progressive devices, and that therefore Progressive video recording is to be preferred, because it potentially offers twice the vertical resolution of interlaced. But Sony AVCHD video cameras (at least until one gets to their higher-end prosumer and pro gear) is speced as recording 60i. But, when you read the fine print you discover that qt least some of these cameras (such as the VG10) really aren't recording 60i, they're capturing 30P and placing it in a 60i "wrapper"."
         
        David (8:11 PM, September 22, 2010)
        You may wish to update this listing. This camera does not conform to 1080p standards, which demands 1920x1080 to be compliant.