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BenQ LH500 Digital Camera
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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX80 Digital Camera
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX80
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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX90V Digital Camera
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX90V
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Yakumo Mega-Image 67x Digital Camera
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Sony HX80 review, find out how the HX80 stacks up against the competition in our real-world review with in-depth image quality comparisons.Read more
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14
3.8 out of 5
9 user ratings
5 stars
11 %
4 stars
77 %
3 stars
11 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
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User rating
5
4.4 out of 5
5 user ratings
5 stars
40 %
4 stars
60 %
3 stars
0 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
47
4.0 out of 5
47 user ratings
5 stars
34 %
4 stars
38 %
3 stars
25 %
2 stars
2 %
1 stars
0 %
49
4.1 out of 5
49 user ratings
5 stars
36 %
4 stars
42 %
3 stars
14 %
2 stars
4 %
1 stars
2 %
39
4.2 out of 5
39 user ratings
5 stars
46 %
4 stars
30 %
3 stars
23 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %

Image

ISO
  • 64
  • 100
  • 200
  • 400
  • 800
  • 1600
  • Auto
  • 80
  • 100
  • 200
  • 400
  • 800
  • 1600
  • 3200
  • 6400
  • 12800
  • 80
  • 3200
  • 12800
400
White balance modes
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Custom modes
  • Daylight
  • Fluorescent
  • Shade
  • Tungsten
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Daylight
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
  • One push
  • Shade
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Custom modes
  • Daylight
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
  • Push
  • Shade
N/A
Supported image file formats
  • EXIF
  • JPG
JPEG
  • EXIF
  • JPG
N/A
Photo effects
  • Black&White
  • Sepia
  • Vivid
N/A
Black&White
N/A
Image stabilizernoyesyes
N/A
Supported aspect ratios
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
N/A
N/A
N/A
ISO Auto
N/A
yesyes
N/A
ISO minimum
N/A
8080
N/A
ISO maximum
N/A
320012800
N/A
Boosted ISO maximum
N/A
12800
N/A
N/A
White balance presets
N/A
98
N/A
Custom white balance
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Image stabilization type
N/A
OpticalOptical
N/A
Image stabilization axis
N/A
5-axis
N/A
N/A
Uncompressed format
N/A
NoNo
N/A
Maximum image resolution
N/A
N/A
4896 x 3264 px
N/A

Optics and focus

Optical zoom24.0 x30.0 x30.0 x3.0 x
Digital zoom4.0 x226.0 x120.0 x2.0 x
Maximum aperture36.43.5
N/A
Minimum aperture
N/A
3.53.5
N/A
Focal length equiv
N/A
24 - 72024 - 720
N/A
Focus adjustment
N/A
Motorised driveAuto/Manual
N/A
Brightness adjustment
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Autofocus
N/A
TTL contrast detection
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Single Auto Focus
N/A
Manual focus
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Normal focus range
N/A
1.97 in1.97 in
N/A
Macro focus range
N/A
1.97 in1.97 in
N/A
Image stabiliser
N/A
OpticalOptical
N/A
Filter thread
N/A
nono
N/A
Folded optics
N/A
nono
N/A

Screen and viewfinder

Screen size3.0 in3.0 in3.0 in1.5 in
Screen technologyLCDLCD TFTLCDLCD
Articulated LCD
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Screen dots
N/A
921600921000
N/A
Touch screen
N/A
nono
N/A
Live view
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Viewfinder
N/A
ElectronicElectronicOptical
Viewfinder screen size
N/A
0.2 in
N/A
N/A
Viewfinder coverage
N/A
100.0 %100.0 %
N/A
Flip-out screen
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Display aspect ratio
N/A
N/A
4:3
N/A
Viewfinder resolution
N/A
N/A
638400.0 px
N/A
Viewfinder magnification
N/A
N/A
0.5 x
N/A

Photography features

Self-timer delay
  • 2
  • 10
  • 2
  • 3
  • 5
  • 10
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 3
  • 10
Built-in flashyesyesyesyes
Flash modes
  • Auto
  • Forced OFF
  • Forced ON
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Auto
  • Flash off
  • Flash on
  • Slow sync
  • Auto
  • Flash OFF
  • Flash ON
  • Slow Sync
Redeye Reduction
Scene modesSelf-portrait
  • Beach
  • Fireworks
  • Landscape
  • Night
  • Pet
  • Portrait
  • Snow
  • Sunset
  • Beach
  • Fireworks
  • Landscape
  • Night
  • Night portrait
  • Pet
  • Portrait
  • Snow
  • Sports
  • Sunset
N/A
Minimum shutter speed
N/A
30.0 s30.0 s
N/A
Maximum shutter speed
N/A
1.0 s1.0 s
N/A
Maximum shutter speed (electronic)
N/A
1/2000 sec
N/A
N/A
Shutter priority
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Aperture priority
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Manual exposure mode
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Exposure compensation plus
N/A
33
N/A
Exposure compensation minus
N/A
-3-3
N/A
Expousure compensation steps
N/A
1/31/3
N/A
AE EV steps
N/A
1/31/3
N/A
AE frames
N/A
3
N/A
N/A
Subject / scene modes
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Flash range
N/A
5.45.4
N/A
External flash
N/A
nono
N/A
Continuous drive
N/A
10.0 fps10.0 fps
N/A
Self-timer
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Metering modes
N/A
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
N/A
3D support
N/A
nono
N/A
Manual settings
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Face detection
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Shooting modes
N/A
N/A
  • Aperture priority
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Scene
  • Shutter priority
N/A
WB Bracketing
N/A
N/A
Yes
N/A

Videography features

Maximum resolution1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px320 x 240 px
Video recordingyesyesyesyes
Recording resolutions
  • 640 x 480
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
N/A
N/A
HD typeHDHDFull HD
N/A
Supported video file formatsM-JPEG
  • MPEG-4
  • AVCHD
  • XAVC-S
  • AVCHD
  • MP4
N/A
Motion JPEG frame rate30.0 fps
N/A
N/A
N/A
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
1920 x 10801920 x 1080
N/A
Max frame rate (highest resolution)
N/A
60.0 fps60.0 fps
N/A
Max frame rate (regardless of res.)
N/A
60.0 fps60.0 fps
N/A

Design

Body typeCompactCompactCompact
N/A
Colour of productSilverBlackBlackSilver
Environmentally sealed
N/A
nono
N/A

Dimensions

Weight7.76 oz7.69 oz7.69 oz6.17 oz
Width4.21 in4.02 in4.02 in3.98 in
Height2.7 in1.39 in2.29 in2.2 in
Depth0.87 in2.29 in1.39 in1.53 in

Storage

Internal storage13.6 mB
N/A
N/A
16.0 mB
Compatible memory cards
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • Memory Stick
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • MS Duo
  • MS Pro Duo
  • MS PRO Duo HS
  • MS Pro-HG Duo
  • MicroSD
  • MicroSDHC
  • MicroSDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • MMC
  • SD
Maximum memory card size64.0 GB
N/A
N/A
N/A
Memory slots11
N/A
N/A
Camera file system
  • DCF
  • Exif 2.3
N/A
N/A
N/A
Storage types
N/A
  • Memory Stick Pro Duo
  • Memory Stick Pro-HG Duo
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • Memory Stick Duo
N/A

Often compared with Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX80

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Often compared with Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX90V

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX90V Digital Camera
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX80
SonyCyber-shot DSC-HX90V
SonyCyber-shot DSC-HX80