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title: "Sony DSCHX90V/B Digital Camera with 3-Inch LCD (Black)"
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# Wi-Fi + NFC Connectivity 18.2MP Exmor R Sensor 30x Optical Zoom Sony DSCHX90V/B Digital Camera with 3-Inch LCD (Black)

**Brand:** sony
**Price:** KSh1589
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## Summary

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- **What is this?** Sony DSCHX90V/B Digital Camera with 3-Inch LCD (Black) by sony
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## Best For

- sony enthusiasts

## Why This Product

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## Key Features

- • **Low-Light Mastery:** Capture crisp, vibrant images even in dim settings thanks to the advanced 18.2MP Exmor R CMOS sensor.
- • **Zoom into Every Moment:** Experience stunning clarity with a powerful 30x ZEISS optical zoom that brings distant details to life.
- • **Eye-Level Precision Framing:** Pop-up OLED Tru-Finder viewfinder ensures you never miss the perfect shot, even in bright sunlight.
- • **Instant Sharing, Zero Delay:** Seamlessly connect to your smartphone via built-in Wi-Fi and NFC to share your best shots on the fly.
- • **Selfie-Ready 180° Tilt Screen:** Perfect your angle with a versatile 3-inch LCD that flips up for flawless 18.2MP selfies and vlogging.

## Overview

The Sony DSCHX90V/B is a compact powerhouse featuring a 30x ZEISS optical zoom lens and an 18.2MP Exmor R CMOS sensor for exceptional image quality, especially in low light. Its 3-inch 180° tilting LCD and pop-up OLED Tru-Finder provide versatile framing options, while built-in Wi-Fi and NFC enable instant photo sharing. Ideal for professionals and enthusiasts seeking a lightweight, high-performance camera that keeps pace with their dynamic lifestyle.

## Description

Get sharp detail up close with the world’s smallest and lightest 30x zoom camera. There's even a pop-up electronic viewfinder for eye-level framing and a 180° tilt screen for 18.2MP selfies. Stunning picture quality comes from the low light Exmor R (Trademark) sensor and premium ZIESS lens with 5-axis image stabilization. Then share photos instantly with built-in Wi-Fi and NFC.

Review: Real review from real buyer - pros and cons - I've been waiting a long time for this camera. I never pre-order cameras but when I read the specs on this a few months ago I decided to risk it. The elements that caught my eye were: electronic viewfinder, purported low-light sensitivity, 30X zoom, and integration with smartphone. I'd characterize myself as an advanced amateur user. Meaning I like to learn all the functions and play with different features and mode. I've also been disappointed many times by cameras with poor low-light performance and poor focusing, so those are particularly important to me. Having said that, here's my review after 2 days of using. Interface: I've used Panasonics before so switching to a Sony took a while to get used to. There are lots of rings and dials and very tiny buttons. If you have fat fingers, don't get this camera. My fingers are average for a guy and I do have to be careful where I press. If you leave settings on full auto of course you don't need to use buttons, but if you want to control a lot of settings, then you do. One nice positive is the big control ring around the lens. It can be used to adjust shutter speed and aperture. Viewfinder: You have to manually pop up the viewfinder with a tiny slider. I'm somewhat nearsighted (-1.50) but the diopter adjustment was easy and I have no problem seeing perfectly clear through it. The viewfinder is high enough resolution that I can actually see that the image is focused. Lots of information is also presented in the display. Display: The main display is great and I like the fact that it can pivot 180 degrees up to do selfies, and also is good for taking pictures close to the ground. It also can display whether the camera is level, which is great for shooting landscapes with horizons. It is also good enough in bright sunlight, though in such situations I do prefer the viewfinder. Low light: Low light performance is above par for a camera with such a small sensor. Sony has a nice feature where it will take multiple fast exposures and blend them together to achieve a low-noise yet non-blurry low light image. I've included an example of that. Zoom: the 30X optical zoom is amazing. I've include pictures comparing full-wide to full-zoom. On other 30X cameras I've tried, the long end of the range is almost always unusably blurry. With this camera, it is quite acceptable and even impressive from the samples I've uploaded. Dynamic range: The camera has 3 modes - regular mode, expanded dynamic range mode, and HDR. Photos with HDR do look a bit odd, but the camera does a great job of blending multiple shots together without blurring. I didn't spend a lot of time playing with these modes, but most people will leave it on the expanded dynamic range mode and let the camera decide when to activate HDR and by how much. Video: The camera promises 5-axis stabilization. It does work quite well as my hands have tremors and I'm usually disappointed with handheld videos from my smartphone and previous cameras. I shot a video rapidly changing subjects far and near and moving the zoom a lot, and the camera kept up the whole time without doing that annoying "focus search" that other cameras seem to do whenever the subject changes. I'd give it high marks for being intelligent. Conclusion: I wanted a great pocket-sized camera that works for travel, indoor parties, and some fine photography such as flowers, landscapes, and portraits. I believe I've found the camera with the best of all worlds, without excessive compromise. Would I get better images from a 1" sensor? Probably, but then I'd sacrifice the zoom. If I were to have just one camera, this would be it.
Review: one of the best pocket-sized big-zoom camera - This is my second Sony HX camera. My first was a Sony HX-50 that died after several years of use (lens motor stopped working). This version is improved in a couple of important ways. Most importantly, the popup viewfinder is tremendously useful in daylight conditions. The viewscreen is often hard to see in sunlight, but that is never a problem with the viewfinder. Opening the viewfinder is a little clunky, but you get used to it. The viewfinder does have a focus lever so using it with glasses is no problem. I also like that the GPS locks on much more quickly than older cameras (that often had GPS that were too slow to be useful). Despite the features, this camera is slimmer than my old HX-50. The main downside to this camera (and probably all compact big-zoom cameras) is that the image sensor is very small, which limits the quality of your images. Even in bright sunlight conditions, my photos are always grainy when viewed on a large screen. They may look fine on a cell phone screen or a low quality viewer (like Facebook or Instagram), but when viewed full-screen on a computer screen, the image quality is noticeably more grainy and less dynamic than photos from a better camera. Photos are still much better than any cell phone camera, of course. A big zoom camera is great for sports and wildlife and if you want a big zoom in a pocket sized camera, you'll be hard pressed to find anything better than this. For sports and wildlife photos, getting closer to your subject is often not possible. I've taken usable wildlife and sports photos from hundreds of yards away, even miles away for landscape photos. If you don't need the big zoom or can tolerate a bigger camera (like a one-inch or micro-4/3 or APS-sized sensor), however, you can do much better than this (for a bigger price).

## Features

- 30x Optical/60x Clear Image Zoom ZEISS (Trademarked) Vario-Sonnar T Lens
- 18.2MP Exmor R (Trademarked) CMOS Sensor for superb low light images
- Built-in retractable OLED Tru-FinderTM viewfinder. Operating Temprature: Approx. 0-40°C (32-104°F)
- Versatile video w/ high-quality XAVC S, AVCHD and MP4 formats
- Simple connectivity to smartphones via Wi-Fi with NFC

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B00VWJOK7M |
| Aperture modes | F3.5-F6.3 |
| Aspect Ratio | 16:9, 3:2, 4:3 |
| Auto Focus Technology | Center, Continuous, Contrast Detection, Face Detection, Live View, Multi-area, Selective single-point, Single, Tracking |
| Autofocus Points | 79 |
| Best Sellers Rank | #80,098 in Electronics ( See Top 100 in Electronics ) #662 in Digital Point & Shoot Cameras |
| Bit Depth | 8 Bit |
| Brand | Sony |
| Built-In Media | AC adapter AC-UB10C/UB10D, Camera, Instruction Manual, Micro USB cable, Rechargeable Battery Pack NP-BX1, Wrist Strap |
| Camera Flash | Built-In |
| Camera Lens | ZEISS Vario-Sonnar T* Lens |
| Color | Black |
| Compatible Devices | Smartphone |
| Compatible Mountings | Zeiss |
| Connectivity Technology | HDMI, NFC, USB |
| Continuous Shooting | 10 |
| Customer Reviews | 4.0 4.0 out of 5 stars (253) |
| Digital Zoom | 2 |
| Display Fixture Type | Tilting |
| Display Resolution Maximum | 921000 |
| Display Type | LCD |
| Dots Per Screen | 921000 Dots |
| Effective Still Resolution | 18.2 |
| Expanded ISO Minimum | 100 |
| Exposure Control | Aperture Priority, Automatic, Manual, Shutter priority |
| File Format | JPEG (Exif v2.3) |
| Flash Memory Speed Class | 1 |
| Flash Memory Type | SD/SDHC/SDXC, Memory Stick Duo |
| Flash Modes | Auto; Flash On; Slow Sync; Flash Off; Rear Sync |
| Flash Sync Speed | 1/200 |
| Focus Features | Contrast detection |
| Focus Mode | Continuous-Servo AF (AF-C) |
| Focus Type | Auto Focus |
| Form Factor | Compact |
| Global Trade Identification Number | 00027242889651 |
| HDMI Type | Type D Micro HDMI |
| Hardware Interface | AV Port |
| Image Capture Type | Stills & Video |
| Image stabilization | Optical |
| Item Weight | 8.64 ounces |
| JPEG Quality Level | Fine |
| Lens Construction | 11 Elements in 10 Groups |
| Lens Type | standard-zoom |
| Manufacturer | Sony |
| Manufacturer Part Number | DSCHX90V/B |
| Maximum Aperture | 3.5 f_stop |
| Maximum Focal Length | 72 centimeters |
| Maximum Shutter Speed | 1/2000 seconds |
| Memory Slots Available | 1 |
| Metering Methods | Multi, Center-weighted, Spot |
| Minimum Focal Length | 24 millimeters |
| Minimum Shutter Speed | 30 seconds |
| Model Name | Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX90V |
| Model Number | DSCHX90V/B |
| Model Series | HX90 |
| Number of Diaphragm Blades | 5 |
| Number of Items | 1 |
| Optical Zoom | 30 x |
| Photo Sensor Resolution | 18.2 mp |
| Photo Sensor Size | 1/2.3-inch |
| Real Angle Of View | 84.1 degrees |
| Recording Capacity | 67.2 minutes |
| Screen Size | 3 inches |
| Self Timer | 10 seconds, 2 seconds, 5 seconds |
| Sensor Type | BSI CMOS |
| Series Number | 590 |
| Shooting Modes | Automatic |
| Skill Level | Professional |
| Special Feature | Zeiss Vario-Sonnar T* 30x Optical Zoom Lens; Optical SteadyShot Image Stabilization |
| Supported Image Format | JPEG |
| Total Still Resolution | 18.2 mp |
| Total USB 2.0 Ports | 1 |
| Total USB Ports | 1 |
| Total Video Out Ports | 1 |
| Touch Screen Type | Capacitive |
| UPC | 027242889651 |
| Video Capture Format | AVCHD, XAVC S |
| Video Output | HDMI |
| Video Resolution | FHD 1080p |
| Viewfinder | Electronic |
| Viewfinder Magnification | 0.5x |
| Warranty Description | 1 year coverage for labor, 1 year coverage for parts |
| White Balance Settings | Auto, Cloudy, Custom, Daylight, Shade |
| Wireless Technology | BuiltIn, NFC |
| Zoom | Optical zoom and digital zoom |

## Product Details

- **Aspect Ratio:** 16:9, 3:2, 4:3
- **Compatible Mountings:** Zeiss
- **Expanded ISO Minimum:** 100
- **Image Stabilization:** Optical
- **Maximum Aperture:** 3.5 f_stop
- **Maximum Focal Length:** 72 centimeters
- **Metering Description:** Multi, Center-weighted, Spot
- **Optical Zoom:** 30 x
- **Photo Sensor Technology:** BSI CMOS
- **Supported File Format:** JPEG (Exif v2.3)

## Images

![Sony DSCHX90V/B Digital Camera with 3-Inch LCD (Black) - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61448neKMLL.jpg)
![Sony DSCHX90V/B Digital Camera with 3-Inch LCD (Black) - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61a8rojcW-L.jpg)
![Sony DSCHX90V/B Digital Camera with 3-Inch LCD (Black) - Image 3](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61DckHQiHOL.jpg)
![Sony DSCHX90V/B Digital Camera with 3-Inch LCD (Black) - Image 4](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/6186EEE45QL.jpg)
![Sony DSCHX90V/B Digital Camera with 3-Inch LCD (Black) - Image 5](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51JVdEI9TGL.jpg)

## Available Options

This product comes in different **Color, Style** options.

## Questions & Answers

**Q: can you pick which pictures to transfer to your smart phone?**
A: Hi olarene, yes, you can select the Multiple Images option in the Send to Smartphone setting to pick out the pictures you want to transfer. Thanks_Mitch

**Q: What's in the box? Battery Charger, etc**
A: Hi DVal, here are the list of included accessories for this Sony DSCHX90V. -ElyRechargeable Battery Pack (NP-BX1)AC Adaptor (AC-UB10C / UB10D)Micro USB cableWrist StrapInstruction Manual

**Q: This camera has a power cord slot on the bottom of the case but nowhere does the documentation tell you what it is used for.**
A: The slot on the bottom of the camera is for an HDMI connection, the other end of which can be pulgged into your TV's HDMI slot so you can see your pics and movies on the television.

**Q: how does the wifi work?**
A: Hi ollarene, the camera has a built in wifi transmitter which you can use to control the camera remotely or send your files to your computer and smartphone. To know more about this, please visit http://helpguide.sony.net/dsc/1510/v1/en/index.html. Thanks_Mitch

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Real review from real buyer - pros and cons
*by T***T on June 27, 2015*

I've been waiting a long time for this camera. I never pre-order cameras but when I read the specs on this a few months ago I decided to risk it. The elements that caught my eye were: electronic viewfinder, purported low-light sensitivity, 30X zoom, and integration with smartphone. I'd characterize myself as an advanced amateur user. Meaning I like to learn all the functions and play with different features and mode. I've also been disappointed many times by cameras with poor low-light performance and poor focusing, so those are particularly important to me. Having said that, here's my review after 2 days of using. Interface: I've used Panasonics before so switching to a Sony took a while to get used to. There are lots of rings and dials and very tiny buttons. If you have fat fingers, don't get this camera. My fingers are average for a guy and I do have to be careful where I press. If you leave settings on full auto of course you don't need to use buttons, but if you want to control a lot of settings, then you do. One nice positive is the big control ring around the lens. It can be used to adjust shutter speed and aperture. Viewfinder: You have to manually pop up the viewfinder with a tiny slider. I'm somewhat nearsighted (-1.50) but the diopter adjustment was easy and I have no problem seeing perfectly clear through it. The viewfinder is high enough resolution that I can actually see that the image is focused. Lots of information is also presented in the display. Display: The main display is great and I like the fact that it can pivot 180 degrees up to do selfies, and also is good for taking pictures close to the ground. It also can display whether the camera is level, which is great for shooting landscapes with horizons. It is also good enough in bright sunlight, though in such situations I do prefer the viewfinder. Low light: Low light performance is above par for a camera with such a small sensor. Sony has a nice feature where it will take multiple fast exposures and blend them together to achieve a low-noise yet non-blurry low light image. I've included an example of that. Zoom: the 30X optical zoom is amazing. I've include pictures comparing full-wide to full-zoom. On other 30X cameras I've tried, the long end of the range is almost always unusably blurry. With this camera, it is quite acceptable and even impressive from the samples I've uploaded. Dynamic range: The camera has 3 modes - regular mode, expanded dynamic range mode, and HDR. Photos with HDR do look a bit odd, but the camera does a great job of blending multiple shots together without blurring. I didn't spend a lot of time playing with these modes, but most people will leave it on the expanded dynamic range mode and let the camera decide when to activate HDR and by how much. Video: The camera promises 5-axis stabilization. It does work quite well as my hands have tremors and I'm usually disappointed with handheld videos from my smartphone and previous cameras. I shot a video rapidly changing subjects far and near and moving the zoom a lot, and the camera kept up the whole time without doing that annoying "focus search" that other cameras seem to do whenever the subject changes. I'd give it high marks for being intelligent. Conclusion: I wanted a great pocket-sized camera that works for travel, indoor parties, and some fine photography such as flowers, landscapes, and portraits. I believe I've found the camera with the best of all worlds, without excessive compromise. Would I get better images from a 1" sensor? Probably, but then I'd sacrifice the zoom. If I were to have just one camera, this would be it.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ one of the best pocket-sized big-zoom camera
*by L***2 on November 12, 2017*

This is my second Sony HX camera. My first was a Sony HX-50 that died after several years of use (lens motor stopped working). This version is improved in a couple of important ways. Most importantly, the popup viewfinder is tremendously useful in daylight conditions. The viewscreen is often hard to see in sunlight, but that is never a problem with the viewfinder. Opening the viewfinder is a little clunky, but you get used to it. The viewfinder does have a focus lever so using it with glasses is no problem. I also like that the GPS locks on much more quickly than older cameras (that often had GPS that were too slow to be useful). Despite the features, this camera is slimmer than my old HX-50. The main downside to this camera (and probably all compact big-zoom cameras) is that the image sensor is very small, which limits the quality of your images. Even in bright sunlight conditions, my photos are always grainy when viewed on a large screen. They may look fine on a cell phone screen or a low quality viewer (like Facebook or Instagram), but when viewed full-screen on a computer screen, the image quality is noticeably more grainy and less dynamic than photos from a better camera. Photos are still much better than any cell phone camera, of course. A big zoom camera is great for sports and wildlife and if you want a big zoom in a pocket sized camera, you'll be hard pressed to find anything better than this. For sports and wildlife photos, getting closer to your subject is often not possible. I've taken usable wildlife and sports photos from hundreds of yards away, even miles away for landscape photos. If you don't need the big zoom or can tolerate a bigger camera (like a one-inch or micro-4/3 or APS-sized sensor), however, you can do much better than this (for a bigger price).

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Best for photography and zoom
*by M***E on July 21, 2015*

Purchased this DSC-HX90V and the DSC-RX100 IV with the same seller and at the same time. The following review (after this one) is about the latter. That said, I am happy with the great zoom ability of 30X - about dectuple that of the 1" sensor model. It is of course a tradeoff (in a 'lower CyberShot league') with a small 1/2.3" size, but surprisingly, in spite of such differences, the quality of photography is near that of that other model. Noise reduction is appropriate and does really well on the 18 megapixels, something that all other compact 'super-zoom' cameras come nowhere close. Pros: + Great for distance photography, such as wildlife on the lake, lunar shots - even at night. + Decent video quality during the day, and zooming is very fast (default setting is normal). + Unlike the DSC-HX60V model, the new 50 mbps codec is available, but you must have a supported card. (See cons.) + Half the price of the DSC-RX100 IV (much better overall value). * Fits easily in even a shirt pocket. * Better battery life than on the DSC-RX100 IV (this is obviously due to processing requirements, so this con is acceptable given the laws of the camera's physics). * Excellent focusing ability and accuracy (still a problem on all RX100 models). * Oustanding photo quality found on the DSC-HX60V (even though that model is 20 megapixels). Cons: - Poor video performance in low-light because of the f3.5 aperture (again, a tradeoff with the extreme zoom and small sensor size). - Cannot record 4K (this is actually UHD - 4K is true on another camera, such as Panasonic GH4). - Cannot take still photos during movie-recording as on the DSC-RX100 IV (does not have the new DRAM chip; stacked sensor). - Flash barely tilts enough for even flash lighting as on DSC-RX100 IV. - Viewfinder needs pulled out after ejection-up unlike DSC-RX100 IV (the image size is far too tiny; you do not even need to do this on that other model). - Must choose high display quality to see WYSIWYG results in photos and videos (this is misleading because the concept is like preview quality over actual render quality in a video editor on a computer). - Very low aperture of f3.5 at wide angle at night (for example, clouds passing by, stargazing, and so forth). - No internal memory (even Panasonic no longer includes it in their upscale cameras) and no memory card; same with the other model. - No still capture during movie-recording. - Need specific card class to shoot in the new 50 mbps movie-record setting (this is not a requirement on Panasonic DMC-FZ1000, even though it caused a rare malfunction yesterday afternoon). - No UHD recording support, but a camera of this type would not be powerful enough anyway. I really like this camera and recommend it over the DSC-RX100 IV if you do not do much night videography, do not need advanced video capabilities, and need great photo quality. Distance shots are the strongest selling point for me on this camera (whether at a park, buildings across a lake, amusement park close-ups of roller coaster tracks, and so on). Even though it may be great for sports shots at a ballgame, it probably won't be ideal for clouds rolling on by at night because the aperture is too small. The price is very attractive too. Given the technical compromises for such a small body and retail value, I issue this a 5-star review. Great for what it can do, and what it cannot do I have no complaints. In most respects, I prefer it over the DSC-RX100 IV for most purposes, when best quality and wide-angle-only shots (during the day) are less necessary. Be sure to read my upcoming review on that model if you have not already done so. Thanks for reading, and good luck. - Matt Eye

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