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5 Responses to “Sony DSC-HX5V 10.2MP CMOS Digital Camera with 10x Wide Angle Zoom with Optical Steady Shot Image Stabilization and 3.0 inch LCD”

1. Bookgirl Says:
   April 22nd, 2010 at 4:20 am

   First, let me say that I love Sony products. . . when they don’t kill you with their proprietary software, that is. This camera was great for pictures, but I bought it for dual still image & video camera use. Unfortunately, the video portion of this camera was sorely lacking. I understand the whole HD video thing is new, but Sony couldn’t find a user-friendly way to get the videos from this camera to my Sony Vaio computer to my Sony Vegas editing software? Come on, you’re killing me here. I’m a loyal Sony fan, but I don’t have a month to learn Sony’s new software; I tried it, but I felt like I was just going in circles. Since the video portion of the camera is not drag and drop, at least give me some easy-to-follow instructions for accessing and downloading. But that doesn’t happen with camera, and so back it goes Thanks Amazon for taking it back!
   Rating: 2 / 5

2. John J. Newlin Says:
   April 22nd, 2010 at 4:58 am

   This is a great camera for the price, especially with the built-in compass and GPS capability. I have no complaint with the camera itself except for the microphone placement which is located where one naturally places fingers to hold the camera.

   My complaint is with the lousy documentation. You really have to dig in order to learn how to use the GPS information recorded with each image or movie. I own cameras from Sony’s major competitors, Nikon and Canon, and both companies provide user manuals that are far superior.

   I was considering buying this camera for a niece who will by biking through a some fantastic Colorado scenery this summer but I’m having second thoughts now because Sony has made the learning curve so steep for a digital camera novice.

   It’s a shame that such a fine instrument is sold with such deplorable documentation.
   Rating: 4 / 5

3. Robert Mohalley Says:
   April 22nd, 2010 at 6:32 am

   bought the HX5V and Im returning it–if you like a sharp, vivd picture this camera doesnt cut it—much worse than my current Olympus 750,and my Nikon D70. was looking for a 10X zoom small camera,and am a fairly knowledgable foto person, and after fooling with all the different controls, just cant get a shrp foto
   Rating: 2 / 5

4. vv111y Says:
   April 22nd, 2010 at 8:59 am

   First off:
   - I’m not a shutterbug
   - Admittedly, I am looking more for a camcorder that fits in your pocket, with a camera as a bonus
   - I can’t speak for the picture quality

   So the problem I have had is the video quality. In most ways it is good except for the colour saturation. I compared it to a Lumix ZS3. The The Sony is sharper, smoother motion with less artifacts, less grainy, more detail. However, the colour looks very washed out compared to the ZS3 which looks very rich. The result is that the 720p video on the ZS3 looks overall better. Quite a bit better.
   There is no setting that can change this AFAIK. Only the white balance has had an effect, and not much.
   Perhaps I have a bad unit, as dpreview posters have stated they are getting varied results between units. I’ll contact Sony and see what happens.

   With everything else the camera is great for this noob. Lighter and smaller than the ZS3.
   (note: using class10 card)
   Rating: 3 / 5

5. Steven N. Gehrman Says:
   April 22nd, 2010 at 9:23 am

   OK, so I get it now. I previously said the camera sucked, but I was unaware that it was possible to switch the pref to MP4. I didn’t read the manual and didn’t look for the prefs. I’m changing my review to 5 stars!
   Rating: 5 / 5