Sony Cyber-shot HX5

Sony Cyber-shot HX5, one of the best camera of spring?

HD video, wide-angle, reverse sensor, compass, GPS … There are almost all in the new Sony camera!

The promissing

It is due out in late March, early April at the latest. But since its announcement in JanuaryThe HX5 is one of Sony digital cameras the most anticipated. 01net. A prototype has been trying for two weeks, and if we except the GPS module, which was inactive, its performance is astounding to say the least!

The reality

The first of its qualities, and not the least is the quality of his photographs. They lend a few old stars of the compact camera like the Panasonic TZ.

A sensor very feline

In concrete terms, settings and situations identical compared to recent TZ8, yet very goodThe HX5 is systematically brighter! This results in images or videos obviously less bleak, especially indoors, but also blurs less pronounced. And for good reason: With its sensor “backlit” (Sony’s technology is revolutionizing the digital photo), the camera captures more light and may simply shorter exposure time. Ideal to freeze movement.

Another advantage of the Sony HX5 is its focal range convincing, 25-250 mm, an ultra-wide angle (like the Panasonic TZ6, TZ7, And TZ8 TZ10) And a 10x zoom significantly smaller (especially in the face of TZ8 x16!). However, it is wonderfully stable (no tremor to use), but unfolds too slowly for our taste. Painful, including whether you want to liven up your videos with shots in or out fast.

Videos in 50 fps

Exactly, Videos: Sony welcomes the offer 1080i resolution, in truth, which we do not see the usefulness in everyday life, except to broadcast its videos on giant flat-screen show. But the relatively light recording format (AVCHD), the sound in stereo and the fluidity of the records convinced us. Slow Zoom also has an advantage: the camera’s focus slowly. In addition, the video is directly accessible by a shortcut button well highlighted. Its USB cable (unfortunately owner, do not lose it!) Can finally output the signal to HDMI via a small adapter. Sony has done things.

One could also cite the instantaneous burst, the dozen scene modes for beginners always practical, intelligent processor that chooses the best of them and developed rather quickly. It remains only to test the effectiveness of its GPS module to validate definitely interest. Off on the prototype that was used for this test, it should allow to burn coordinates shooting pictures in their files to see them on a map or classify them by location. As it stands, only the compass worked.

Review conclusions

A 350 € to its output, 50 € less than the TZ10 Panasonic, this is a compact advanced to try it. Despite a zoom lens with short hair (and again), the Sony HX5 has everything to convince. In addition to HD video is very fluid, his great wide angle, its multiple functions and excellent finish, it cracked especially for its light sensor, which facilitates the pictures and reduces the risk of blurring. Too bad that, like most Sony devices, it loads a wholly owned connectors. However, it is compatible with SD and SDHC.