Sony Cybershot DSC-HX1

It would be apt to say that a camera is what its lens does. A camera that comes with a superior type of lens will always perform better. The Sony Cybershot DSC-HX1 comes with a G branded lens that was originally developed for the Sony Alpha DSLR family. This super zoom camera comes with a resolution of 9.1 mp and a zoom capacity of a whopping 20x.

For a super zoom camera, the kind that are never pocket sized unless one is wearing a cargo, the Sony Cybershot DSC-HX1 is rather lightweight and easy to grip. It comes with 20x zoom that spans focal lengths ranging from 5mm to 100mm the 35mm equivalent of which is 28-560mm. Like any other good compact camera, it comes with a viewfinder, which aids in better composition than an LCD. The ISO ratings that it responds to extend from 125 to 3200, and its shutter speed ranges from a maximum of 1/4000th of a second to a minimum of 30 seconds during the manual mode. Other features that are notable are a sweeping panorama for clicking pictures with a larger view and anti-shake modes for Image Stabilization. It comes with an internal memory of 11MB and is compatible with SD/SDHC cards.