Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX1 (Digital Compact Cameras)

The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX1 is one of the new hybrid digital still cameras that can be used to shoot good quality video.

If you want an advanced compact with a big zoom and if don't plan on making big prints of your photos then the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX1 is worth considering. However, you will have to get used to its odd physical characteristics (such as the poor...

Can HD video and smart shooting modes turn Sony's new bridge camera into a crossover hit?

Average both as a big-zoom camera and as a hi-def camcorder, but in one box that's not half bad

Trade-offs abound with Sony's Cyber-shot DSC-HX1 superzoom. It's fast and has some really novel, useful features, but it just doesn't deliver the photo quality expected for its class

Speedy performance ; Tiltable LCD ; hand-held twilight' mode produces better-than-average photos in low light ; Zooms during movie capture

Small electronic viewfinder ; No raw support ; HDMI output requires dongle ; No standard continuous-shooting mode

While it's always a good rule to work out what you're most likely to be shooting before choosing a digital camera, it's never been more important than with the HX1

This megazoom camera has dSLR-like functions and can record HD-quality movies. But is it any good?

Fast performance; tilting LCD; Hand-held Twilight mode produces good photos in low light; able to zoom during movie capture

Small EVF; no RAW format support; HDMI output requires dongle; no standard continuous shooting mode

Though it's fast and has some really novel, useful features, the HX1 just doesn't deliver the photo quality expected for its class.

The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX1 with its 20x zoom lens f/2.8 can take 224-degree panorama shots in one easy press-and-sweep motion. It is also the company's first compact camera to use the Exmor CMOS sensor technology. This technology allows it to achieve...

With an impressive feature set, the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX1 should be all things for all people; but lacks at some of the basics.

The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX1 is one of the new hybrid digital still cameras that can be used to shoot good-quality video. It has a massive 20x zoom lens and lots of manual features.

The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX1 is a 9.1MP superzoom with CMOS sensor and stabilised 20x (28-560mm equivalent) zoom lens. It has a three-inch folding LCD, 10fps continuous shooting, sweep panorama, low noise and anti-blur modes. As well as a 1080p...

This Sony’s 20x zoom lens isn’t just a lens, it’s a force of nature. From a wideangle that can accommodate Jonathan Ross’s ego to a telephoto that can (just) make out the Jonas Brothers’ talent, the stabilised optics are crisp and sharp. A high-speed...

How often do you zoom in to the inside of someone’s nose? If you don’t need the longer reaches of the huge lens, a budget SLR like the Nikon D60 costs and weighs about the same, but with a crystal clear optical viewfinder instead of a cramped EVF,...

Japanese Sony’s most American camera yet: the big, brash HX1 chews gum and deafens cowering compacts with its 20x zoom and endless feature list. However, average picture quality is all mouth and no (plaid) ‘pants’.

The Sony DSC-HX1 is the big S's all new bridge camera, designed to span the gap between a compact snapper and a full-on interchangeable lens DSLR. It comes equipped with an epic 20x optical zoom lens and a brand new Exmor CMOS sensor, meaning it easily...

Brilliantly versatile, sweeping panoramic mode

Noise in higher ISO shots

Flexible, well designed and easy to use – a stonking bridge camera that can adapt to almost any shooting situation

A super zoom camera with a good sprinkling of features, including a few novel ones. Shame about the video performance though.

Apart from lacking a RAW image option and the less than Full HD video, the DSC-HX1 offers a pretty good spec. Features such as a powerful optical image stabilisation system, Sweep Panorama and a lightning fast continuous shooting mode are great to...

The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX1 is one of the new hybrid digital still cameras that can be used to shoot good quality video.

If you want an advanced compact with a big zoom and if don't plan on making big prints of your photos then the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX1 is worth considering. However, you will have to get used to its odd physical characteristics (such as the poor...