Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

Love this little camera. I have DSLR cameras - and I wanted a tiny camera to complement such - i.e. when out shooting nature with a DSLR and long lens - I would also like to have a little pocket camera to capture the near scene and scenery. This HX80 fits in the pocket of your trousers with a 30x zoom and a view-finder - and can take amazing shots. With the tiny small sensor in the HX80 - will photos be as clear as a DSLR with a $2000 lens? No. Of course not. But this camera for what is does - is genius. The electronic viewfinder is critical for the images that I will attach here. I was out bird watching with my SWAROVSKI binos - and spotted this iguana (St. Maarten) sunning itself on a dead snag far in the distance. Decided to try out my new HX80 to see what the zoom could do. Zoom is really good - but it would be worthless in this case without a view finder. See attached hand-held images for wide angle - and the 30x zoom on the iguana. The red arrow in the wide angle shows where the iguana is sunning itself. Highly recommend as a nice pocket point and shoot.