Video of the pictures and a Video using the HX9
I bought the camera for £300 and have claimed £40 from Sony – Thus bringing it down to £260 once I get my cheque in the post from Sony!
Here is a link to where I bought it from
SD card I have in (8GB Class 10)
I also have purchased an additional battery, which will come in useful when I want to take more shots/videos
I bought the SD card + the extra battery + a LCD protection + case for a combo deal @ £49 @ Jessops :D!
Was cheaper than any internet price I found at the time!
I also got a 3 year additional cover for the camera, protecting it from accidental damage too – which cost another £49.
So all together I paid £398 – £40 (back from Sony) = £358 for the whole package.
I find this camera very nice indeed, especially in the video capturing department! In the still shots, I found it a little less impressive, but lovely nonetheless.
I hope this review touches upon anything you need to know about the camera before you buy it.
My overall rating for the camera would be 8/10
Losing out on: (cons)
-Charging/accessories which came with the camera
-Lack of support for the AVCHD file MTS clips
-Movie button a little too concealed for my liking
-Scroll wheel at top hard to change preset
-Picture quality nice, but not that impressive vs. My old DSCW300
Enjoy the guide!
PS.
Longest video I’ve posted on YouTube to date!
Enjoy!
–TotallydubbedHD
Thank you for sharing this article. I just bought this camera a month ago but have really get chance to look into each functions. However, one question I have so far is that how do I download the video from the camera? When I plug in the USB and go through the folder, I don’t see any video except pictures. Should I download any program to convert the file to review it on PC as well?
Thank you,
Amanda
Nop, you just have to go into MP root – to find your videos 🙂
Hi, thanks for the review. I bought a HX9V as well and have a problem with the GPS. I read that I can download assisted GPS-data to the camera to have a quicker SatFix but I don´t know how to do it. I can´t find anything in the PMB-Software. Do you have a solution?
Thanks a lot
Chrisi
Unfortunately not – I have never used the GPS data/feature.
My advice would be to go into Sony and ask them about it.
Hello ,
I too faced the exact problem of skin color not showing real in the auto mode.
So u have mentioned in the video that u have changed the settings in the Program mode(P).
Can u mention in a mail giving all the values u changed to achieve good color of the skin(overall Humans) ?
Thanks a lot in advance.
Also tell me how to remove that smudge effect which comes on even the lower ISO level ?
I haven’t used it really at different ISOS’s
Just put the colour to real, and the saturation down 🙂
Hi,
How to disable the keypad tone? Its really irritating me. I dint find any option in the setting to disable the tone. Help me…
Go into the audio settings in settings, and untick the option.