2lou

Love my Sony Cyber-shot HX50V except for the glare on the screen. Makes it hard frame a shot. Am looking to possibly going to a Sony HX400V or something similar. Like the fact that it goes from wide angle to 50x telephoto. No need to carry extra lenses. Am retired and 81 y.o. Really do not need a lot of big bodies, lenses, etc. Any suggestions ? Just love nice shots and have gotten them with my HX50V.

chapjohn Loc: Tigard, Oregon

The HX400V is a good choice. I have only played with it in the store.

James56 Loc: Nashville, Tennessee

Thats a good choice and a great General purpose camera. I chose mine for the exact same reason, I have severe Arthritis and can't carry extra gear. Since I don't need wifi or GPS, I went with the Sony HX300. It is basically the same camera but with less bells and whistles. It does have a viewfinder which helps in bright sunlight. Your welcomed to look at my images that I get with this camera by clicking the blue links below in my signature line.

2lou

Thanks James56 for the info re: the HX300. Your pictures are outstanding. I'm somewhat confused after looking at so many choices but certainly will consider the 300.

lev29 Loc: Born and living in MA.

I own and use Sony Interchangeable Lens Cameras (ILC's), not P&S (aka bridge aka compact) cameras. It sounds like you've already got your reasons for not getting an ILC.

You may already know the answers to the questions I'm going to ask you. Why must you buy another Sony P&S camera? Is this out of:
- brand loyalty?
- brand logic and intuitive of understanding of its controls, etc.?
- the batteries are the same for the new model you want as they are in your current model?

What if the glare on the LCD you complain of is on the new Sony you're lusting for? If the glare problem could be solved by other means, e.g. a Hoodman loupe, would you still buy a new camera anyway?

Finally, depending on your answers above, are you or would you consider a P&S model of a different brand? My motive is simply to help you consider your alternatives, in case you're one to suffer from "buyer's remorse."

Good luck.

WessoJPEG Loc: Cincinnati, Ohio

Great Pictures, Great camera. :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:

WessoJPEG Loc: Cincinnati, Ohio

James are your pictures right out of the camera? Have they been PP.? If not I want one of these cameras.

aellman Loc: Boston MA

Google "Best point and shoot cameras," and you will get a wealth of helpful info.

bimmer124 Loc: Woodstock, New York

You might try a Leica c Typ 112.
Easy to carry, great pictures. Screen plus EVF.

INshooter Loc: Indiana

Nice pictures.

James56 Loc: Nashville, Tennessee

Not SOOC, but not a lot of extreme processing. Mostly with Microsoft Photo Gallery, Photoshop Elements and Topaz plug-ins.

James56 Loc: Nashville, Tennessee

Strong rumors that in March the HX300 will be replaced with the HX350. If that's the case, HX300's should fall in price.

mas24 Loc: Southern CA

I have seen some amazing photos on this site taken by point and shoot cameras. The last one was an exotic bird taken with a Canon SX50. My backup grab and go camera is a Nikon Coolpix L840/38X with tilt screen Wi-Fi NFC 16 megapixels, Nikkor lens. $225.00.

katkase Loc: Grapeview, WA

I have 5 cameras at the moment all point and shoots and a bridge camera. The smallest I have is a tiny Nikon Coolpix I27 point and shoot, it takes nice photos but it did not get the zoom factor I wanted. Then I bought a Fuji FinePix S2980 18x zoom. It worked for a while but I was not getting the wildlife I wanted at The Theler Wetlands and trails in Belfair, WA. I bought an Olympus SP62OUZ bridge camera with a little more bells and whistles but not much and with an 21x zoom. I wanted the zoom to take nature and animal photos and get the close-ups. Then I wanted to try the video on the cameras and I was only getting 720 fps. The video is grainy and not to my liking. I then bought a Fuji FinePix XP75 a weather and waterproof point and shoot that took 1020 fps video and that is what I bought it for and I can say it does not disappoint. It takes killer video but it is only a 5x zoom which is OK as I use the video for scenery and it does a great job. The last camera I bought is a Panasonic DMZ70 bridge camera which I love as it does have 50x zoom and it shoots raw and jpgs and I am having fun dealing with the raw feature. I do use the other cameras. Why five? I wanted features and I got better ones with each purchase. They are all good and if you go to my flickr site you will see a macros I took years ago with an Olympus 3.2 MP I bought second hand used. It took millions of photos and died five years later.

lev29 Loc: Born and living in MA.

katkase,

Wow. That's quite a few! I take it all five of these cameras still function as expected? Please tell me, IF you do TRAVEL by air, bus, or rail (i.e. not using an automobile,) to a destination, how many different cameras do you take with you, with how many different types of batteries? I don't ask the preceding out of whimsy. Rather, I'm endeavoring to know something about people's habits with respect to portable electronics, in particular cameras.

Thanks, lev29