jcoterhals
Tired old tire
I'm testing the Sony Cyber-Shot DSC-HX5 point and shoot camera. As far as I can see the picture quality is OK for being what it is (a pocket camera - don't expect DSLR quality), although not significantly improved compared to my old Sony T500 camera (see my photo set with photos from that cam)
I'm not an expert in optics, so I don't know why this is -- but a treat the HX5 shares with lots of other pocket cameras, which DSLR's do not have in a typical kit, is excellent macro capability.
Macro wise this camera has an edge on the T500 in the sense that you don't have to enter a special macro mode to do macros. Just shove the lens as near the object as you want and click. That's a great improvement.
Tired old tire
I'm testing the Sony Cyber-Shot DSC-HX5 point and shoot camera. As far as I can see the picture quality is OK for being what it is (a pocket camera - don't expect DSLR quality), although not significantly improved compared to my old Sony T500 camera (see my photo set with photos from that cam)
I'm not an expert in optics, so I don't know why this is -- but a treat the HX5 shares with lots of other pocket cameras, which DSLR's do not have in a typical kit, is excellent macro capability.
Macro wise this camera has an edge on the T500 in the sense that you don't have to enter a special macro mode to do macros. Just shove the lens as near the object as you want and click. That's a great improvement.