Best Pocket Travel Zoom Camera
Sony Cybershot HX9v - The Sony Cybershot HX9v is the modern take on the pocket zoom / travel zoom, with GPS, 16x optical zoom lens, 3 inch screen, manual controls, HDR shooting and 42.9 megapixel panoramics! Buy online for £276.
"The Sony Cybershot HX9v is an extremely well built camera, with a high quality metal body and good design. The rubber grip is good and the camera performs well in every situation, thanks to low noise, built in image stabilisation and a great lens."
There have been a lot of great cameras introduced during 2012. It is hard to keep up with them all. I had hoped to rovide some advice for Christmas camera buyers, but i am running behind. Sorry.
However, my formula has not changed much over time. Whle I am becoming better known for my vintage camera reviews, I have always tried to have the best cameras possible--being a consumate techno-freak. However as a photographer, my objective has always been to use cameras as mere tools for making the best pictures possible.
During my lifetime of photography, it was necessary to learn a lot about the physics of photography, and the machinics of cameras and other photography gear. Fortunately, I somewhat enjoyed this aspect of photography. But, had I been able to put less thought into the mechanics and physics aspects, I feel that I would have been much freer to pour myself into the actual art and documentary aspects of this preoccupation. The products that I am seeing today are aweinspiring. I am not finished by any means, but my mobility and passion has certainly waned with age and declining health. There are few excuses with todays cameras for anyone not to be able to create superb mages.
My rules for buying new digital cameras are: 1) Choose the general type of camera to fit your primary needs and budget. Don't overspend for whistles and bells yo don't need. 2) Virtually any known brand of camera makes excellent cameras. 3) Buy close-out models if they will do the job and save a bundle. 4) Be forward-thinking in order to try to keep your camera usable for as long as possible, such as lens interchangeability, etc. 5) Pick the feature-set that best suits your needs, irregardless of the brand. 6) Read the reviews, but understand that they are not the gospel. they are mere opiions, and sometimes very subjective.7) Keep in mind that while the bell curve of marketing and features is kept steeply upwardby technological advances, obsolescence happens very quickly. Don't bet the farm on a camera that is likely to be totally outclassed in a year. 8) Make do with what you have as long as it keeps you excited and keeps you taking pictures. Learn ALL the features and capabilities of your camera before goig on to something else.
