4 of 4 people found the following review helpful  Changing to 5 stars after 3 days of use, May 12, 2012 This review is from: Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX30V DSCHX30 DSC-HX30/V 18.2 MP Exmor R CMOS Digital Camera with 20x Optical Zoom and 3.0-inch LCD (Black) BUNDLE with Sony 16GB Card, Spare Battery, Card Reader, Case, Mini Tripod, LCD Screen Protectors, Lens Cleaner, Cleaning Cloth (Electronics) I am updating my entire review after a 3 days of days with the cameras, including using at a birthday party. I initially gave it a 3 stars, saying it was an update over my DSC-HX9V but not great in terms of noise. Now that I have used it for a few days, I must say I am blown away. 1. Simplicity: The iA+ (intelligent auto plus mode) is just amazing. The decisions it takes regarding ISO and shutter speed are dead on in most cases. I have ceased to experiment with the other modes now. 2. Versatility: I bought this as my travel camera (upgrade to DSC-HX9V). At home I mostly use my Canon T2i with external flash, lenses etc. which is way superior in photos. However, this camera (DSC-HX30V) has blown me away in terms of its versatility on low light and home situations. So I use it (and expect to continue) use it more at home as well - I prefer to not use the flash and get amazing pictures with it. 3. ISO/Noise/Processing: UPDATE (May 26 2012) A little noisy. At 100 ISO... Read more Help other customers find the most helpful reviews Was this review helpful to you?  
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful  sony DSCHX30 CAMERA, May 31, 2012 This review is from: Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX30V DSCHX30 DSC-HX30/V 18.2 MP Exmor R CMOS Digital Camera with 20x Optical Zoom and 3.0-inch LCD (Black) BUNDLE with Sony 16GB Card, Spare Battery, Card Reader, Case, Mini Tripod, LCD Screen Protectors, Lens Cleaner, Cleaning Cloth (Electronics) Received this camera on time and am pleased with it. I ordered it from Amazon and it was shipped from Beach Camera. This new Sony camera has many new features in a small camera that I can carry in my pocket. Have not had a chance to use it very much, but the pictures that I have taken have turned out excellent. The add stated that it included a wireless dock to charge the battery, however, this was not true. There also is not an included manuel and with so many new features, I have been unable to figure out how to use all of them. There is a built in instruction feature that is of some help. If this 84 year old man can learn to use all of the features that this camera has, I'm sure that it will turn out to be one of the best Sony camera's that I have ever owned. Help other customers find the most helpful reviews Was this review helpful to you?
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful  Poor quality bundle - unusable sdhc card, May 25, 2012 This review is from: Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX30V DSCHX30 DSC-HX30/V 18.2 MP Exmor R CMOS Digital Camera with 20x Optical Zoom and 3.0-inch LCD (Black) BUNDLE with Sony 16GB Card, Spare Battery, Card Reader, Case, Mini Tripod, LCD Screen Protectors, Lens Cleaner, Cleaning Cloth (Electronics) The new Sony hx30v just arrived. The Beach description did not specify the speed of the card. The bundle is a waste. The 16gb card is a class 4 not the class 10 described in the user comment which made me select this bundle. The class 4 card is way to slow for this or any modern camera. So you will need to buy a class 10 or better card to get any kind of performance. The carrying case is an oversized generic case that defeats the purpose of a small camera. I am going to return this bundle and start over with the camera from directly from Sony not the crappy bundle from Beach. They really should know better than to try to get away with such an inferior bundle. This kind of behavior from a vendor will cause me not to select them in the future. Help other customers find the most helpful reviews Was this review helpful to you? | 
