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Fast ; tiltable LCD ; Hand-held Twilight mode produces better-than-average photos in low light ; zooms during movie capture

Small EVF ; no raw support ; HDMI output requires dongle ; no standard continuous-shooting mode

Tradeoffs abound in Sony's Cyber-shot DSC-HX1 megazoom: though it's fast and has some really novel, useful features, it just doesn't deliver the photo quality expected for its class.

The camera itself taught me how to use it. Th... 

I was hesitating spending an extra $400 right before my trip to China. So glad I did. People have mistaken some of my photos for postcards. Believe me, it was the camera and not expertise on my part

Didn't come with any kind of protective case. A bit more than I wanted to spend, but worth every cent

Living in Uganda, my DSLR was stolen. I had n... 

The fact that I can move from a macro shot when I come across a unique situation, to shooting non-invasiive personal shots from a distance with the great zoom, has made this camera amazingly useful. The portability is excellent

Quality levels aren't the same as DSLRs with large chips, however portability for me outweighs those factors, and I don't do large prints but use on-line photos, meaning the con doesn't impact me as much as I feared it would

The camera has a setting for almost any type ... 

Superb Zoom! I love the 10fps burst mode! Display is good, it can handle any situation

Image quality at highest zoom is not that good! But that's about it