billnikon Loc: Pennsylvania/Ohio/Florida/Maui/Oregon/Vermont

Julian, I lived in Pennsylvania for years and I am aware of lake Erie. On windy days you can get a lot of sand in the air. BEWARE. Protect your camera, nothing can ruin plastic gearing faster than a few grains of sand, just a few specks can shut you down, for good. Be safe and enjoy. One of my favorite places was the light house at Township Park at Conneaut, Ohio.

Logan1949

I have an HX400V. I liked it so much that I bought one as a gift for my nephew's wedding. They like it also. It makes the best moon shots (low ISO, manual focusing etc.), cropping and printing up to 8.5x11". Some of the best photographs I have were made with the HX400V and printed up to 13x19 inches. These prints are as good as others I have taken with the A7Rii or A9 cameras.

I like that it focuses from (seemingly) 1mm to infinity. I once had it autofocus on the raindrops on the UV filter on the front of the lens.

The main weakness of this camera is the small sensor size --- it requires good, strong light; it has too much noise in dim light, so maybe it is not so good with star shots or night photography, or in dim buildings --- but it does have a built-in flash. Otherwise this is a great camera with a great/sharp lens. The quality per price is the best.

James56 Loc: Nashville, Tennessee

I have both the HX300V and HX400V. Loved them but retired the 300 for a RX10III. I got superb images when I used it, but didn't like the noise in low light. But I always got beautiful and sharp images with it. Below is my portfolio of a few images taken with the HX300 if you care to look.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/james-frazier/albums/72157646216293167

julian.gang

I am aware of that park, but take most of my shots at Marblehead and Cedar Point...Julian

julian.gang

I use a Phottix Micros flash...Julian

mas24 Loc: Southern CA

Very nice photos taken by your Sony HX300. You really know how to get the very best from a Bridge camera.

julian.gang

On my first 35mm I used Zeiss also, the camera was a Yashica FX2 it was recommended to me by a grade school teacher who also worked as a photographer for the local newspaper (Canton Repository)...Julian

Spirit Hawk Loc: Michigan,Sunrise side

Julian, I have a camera like yours Sony HX400 V and really like it...in good light it gives nice pics,,at the long end a monopod helps,,the viewfinder is NOT very good but this is NOT a Dslr!! i have a Canon 7D and some nice glass,,but the little Sony is my take along camera
Cheers Ron

julian.gang

Thanks for the info, I noticed that too about the viewfinder! But this camera is worth the price!...Julian