Overview of the Sony DSC HX300

The camera Sony DSC HX300, whose review is presented in more detail below, is considered an advanced camera with a powerful sensor of 20 megapixels. Its functionality, in comparison with its predecessor (model HX200V), remained the same. Together with this novelty has got modern, more powerful components. It can be safely called a universal device, which allows you to display pretty much any objects at a close or long distance.

general description

In general, the design of the Sony DSC HX300 is typical of a hybrid type of camera with rather massive shapes. The exterior is dominated by black, and all the inscriptions are white. The device has an impressive size lens and a large grip. The adjusting wheel provides eleven modes of the user interface. In addition, it provides the ability to directly access the most used functions by pressing one button. The ring for adjustment is located in the upper right corner. Programming can be called well-designed, but many users complain that fluidity is characteristic for navigation. The device is equipped with a standard open flash. The company-manufacturer provides five scenarios for its work. The range of the flash is between 0.3 and 12.4 meters.

Ergonomics and build quality

The design of the body is mainly made of plastic. High ergonomics is considered one of the strengths of the Sony DSC HX300. The feedback from camera owners suggests that the developers have thought through the location of the basic controls of the device. In addition, there is ample room for fingers in the provided structural depressions. In general, this compact camera looks very solid and solid. The only thing that causes certain doubts is the protection of the battery, which can be easily opened during operation.

Matrix

The camera is equipped with an Exmor R type CMOS matrix. Its resolution is 20.4 megapixels. As for the range of sensitivity, its value is in the range from 100 to 12800. The camera software allows to realize a fourfold digital approximation of the photographed objects. In this case, it should be noted that the nuance is that because of the high resolution, the noise level also increases .

Creating snapshots

Photographs made with the Sony DSC HX300 camera can not be called spectacular. This is due in large part to the fact that the device is not very good at dealing with noise even with a minimum ISO value. On the other hand, for uninitiated users and amateur photographers, the image quality seems quite acceptable. It should be noted that blurring the background for images created with this camera is not typical. As for the possibilities of the lens, they deserve only laudatory exclamations: the images do not overstay, and the shady places are revealed in sufficient detail.

It takes about 3.5 seconds to start the device and create the first image. As for the serial shooting, its speed in the maximum resolution is 11.5 frames. This is a very impressive indicator. However, if desired, the user can set the mode slower. In addition, the device is equipped with an optical stabilization system, which is characterized by an average performance.

Display

The model Sony DSC HX300 is equipped with a liquid crystal display equipped with a mechanism for turning it. The diagonal size of the screen is three inches, the resolution is 921.6 thousand pixels, and the sides are correlated as 4: 3. The viewing modes are selected at the expense of a separate button. It should be noted that the color scheme is reproduced quite clearly. Among other things, the owners of the device can use the viewfinder.

Video recording

Like many other modern similar devices, the Sony DSC HX300 is equipped with a video recording function. Rollers are created in a resolution of 1080 / 50p and are accompanied by stereo sound. One of the interesting possibilities of the device is the possibility of scaling directly during recording. The quality of the created videos can be called quite acceptable. There is no need to worry about the strong noise or blurriness of the contours of objects in motion. One can not but note the presence of several original artistic effects.

Autonomy

In the role of power supply Sony DSC HX 300 uses a lithium-ion battery, the capacity of which is 1240 mAh. Its full charge is enough to create about 310 photos. As the experience of the owners of such cameras shows, this type of power supply can be called a quite good solution for the model, since it is also enough to record short films and actively use other compact functions.