Jock Elliott
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- Location
- Troy, NY
Not long after I first joined SeriousCompacts (now Cameraderie) some 5 years ago, someone there said "Take a camera everywhere and see what happens." That sounded like good advice to me, and since then I have been on the hunt for the "perfect" every day carry camera. I think I may have found it.
The HX90V combines a highly pocketable package with a ton of reach . . . 24-720mm (e).
The HX90V is small, really small. The body is roughly the size of the GM5, but lens is much smaller than the 12-42 EZ. The total body/lens package is even smaller than the Sony RX100 IV.
The HX90V also offers digital zoom in additional to its optical zoom.
So here's what you get.
24MM
720mm:
2x "intelligent" zoom . . . 1440mm
3x digital zoom 2160mm
4x digital zoom 2880mm
The HX90V boots up quickly, deploying the 3-section lens, when you press a small button on the top deck or when you slide a switch on the left side that deploys the pop-up electronic viewfinder. Once it has popped up, you have to pull the eyepiece toward the back of the camera. Using the back screen works pretty well for short focal lengths, but pressing the EVF to your face is pretty much a necessity at long focal lengths.
Here are some shots taken indoors early this am.
P mode:
Handheld low light mode (four shots taken automatically and combined):
and using the tiny pop-up flash:
So far, I like the HX90V pretty well. It travels easily in almost any pocket and does pretty much what I need it to do. Updates to follow.
Cheers, Jock
The HX90V combines a highly pocketable package with a ton of reach . . . 24-720mm (e).
The HX90V is small, really small. The body is roughly the size of the GM5, but lens is much smaller than the 12-42 EZ. The total body/lens package is even smaller than the Sony RX100 IV.
The HX90V also offers digital zoom in additional to its optical zoom.
So here's what you get.
24MM
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720mm:
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2x "intelligent" zoom . . . 1440mm
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3x digital zoom 2160mm
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4x digital zoom 2880mm
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The HX90V boots up quickly, deploying the 3-section lens, when you press a small button on the top deck or when you slide a switch on the left side that deploys the pop-up electronic viewfinder. Once it has popped up, you have to pull the eyepiece toward the back of the camera. Using the back screen works pretty well for short focal lengths, but pressing the EVF to your face is pretty much a necessity at long focal lengths.
Here are some shots taken indoors early this am.
P mode:
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Handheld low light mode (four shots taken automatically and combined):
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and using the tiny pop-up flash:
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So far, I like the HX90V pretty well. It travels easily in almost any pocket and does pretty much what I need it to do. Updates to follow.
Cheers, Jock