Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX90 / HX90V

portability, usability, zoom, screen, size

price, focus, reliability

91% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

usability, portability, performance, zoom, size

optics, contrast

92% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

portability

image quality, price

100% of the reviews on Amazon.ca give this product a positive rating.

Sharp, 30x zoom lens. Quick focus. Compact design. Excellent pop-up EVF. Solid control layout. Sharp, tilting rear LCD. 10fps burst capture. GPS. Wi-Fi.

Images suffer at high ISO. No Raw support. Long delay after burst shooting. Lacks continuous autofocus setting for still images. Pricey.

Performance and Conclusions Like most compact cameras with long zoom lenses, the HX90V takes a while to turn on. It does so in about 2 seconds, which is slower than the 1.4-second mark managed by the Panasonic ZS50. Focus, however, is very quick; at...

iAuto and Program shooting modes are accurate and easy in all situations ; Dedicated Video Capture Button is always ready to record ; 30x optical zoom lens is great for all shooting situations, near and far ; Great overall image quality ; 5-axis image...

Some noise in all sample images, common with an 18-Megapixel sensor of this size ; Lower Resolution EVF doesn't give you the realistic feel that many of Sony's other EVFs do ; Higher ISO images show very high levels of noise ; Burst shooting stops at...

The Sony CyberShot HX90V is an incredibly versatile and compact digicam. A powerful processor and Zeiss 30x optical zoom lens are great compliments to the 18-Megapixel CMOS imaging sensor. Its versatility and great collection of features make it an...

We liked last year's HX60V, but with slightly underwhelming image quality and no EVF or lens barrel control ring like the competition from Panasonic, it couldn't quite compete. Sony has clearly listened though and the Cyber-shot DSC-HX90V addresses...

Still images are stored only as sRGB JPEG-compressed files. Raw capture and the Adobe RGB color space aren't supported on this camera.

30x stabilised optical zoom ; Excellent built-in EVF ; Good Wifi features with NFC and GPS ; Flip up and over screen

Poor screen visibility. Screen not touch-sensitive ; Noise starts at low ISO sensitivies ; Small EFV overlays ; No RAW mode, but it's of limited use on this type of camera

These days it's not enough to simply cram a massive zoom range into a tiny form factor, a successful compact super-zoom has to accommodate a lot more besides. With its earlier HX50(V) and HX60(V) Sony was already doing pretty well, but reducing its...

Compact, high-quality frame ; Super-versatile lens

Limited dynamic range at higher ISO ; No RAW support ; Noisy, low-detail images at higher ISO

30x zoom range ; Tilting screen ; Manual control

No raw shooting ; No touchscreen ; Low light performance could be better

On paper this looks like a great travel zoom camera and it feels very nice in the hand. The viewfinder is a real bonus when shooting in bright light. The HX90V is a solidly performing all round travel compact camera that offers a lot but doesn't...

The Sony Cyber-shot HX90V will be available in June for $430/AU$599 (that converts to about £300). If you want to save yourself $100, the WX500 is the same as the HX90V minus the viewfinder and GPS. It will be out in June, too, for $330 or AU$479...