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Sony - DSC-HX300 20.4-Megapixel Digital Camera - Black
Average customer rating
3.9
(43 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 43 reviews
5 Stars
22
4 Stars
8
3 Stars
4
2 Stars
3
1 Star
6
81%of customers recommend this product.
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21 out of
26)
Customer Reviews for Sony - DSC-HX300 20.4-Megapixel Digital Camera - Black
Customer Rating
4
Meets my needs
on March 13, 2015
Posted by: Beardedbirder
This camera was first used on a birding trip to Colombia. Prior cameras did not do well in low light levels found in the forest. This camera did well on cloudy days and in the low light levels of the forest. The zoom allowed me to get good images of fairly distant birds in open country. Close images of flowers and non birds were good. On the down side the camera is a bit bulky and takes time to transition from one event to the next.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Response from sony.comBy Joffrey, SonySupport, March 16, 2015
Hi Beardedbirder,
We do appreciate providing us these feed backs for the betterment of our product. We will pass this to the proper department. Thank you for your time.
We do appreciate providing us these feed backs for the betterment of our product. We will pass this to the proper department. Thank you for your time.
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Posted by: Jezjez
Verified Purchase:Yes
Beautiful pictures!
I would recommend this to a friend!
Response from sony.comBy -Jen, Sony Support, June 6, 2015
Hi Jezjez, We’re glad to hear that you are satisfied with the outcome of this camera . Thanks for posting your review.
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Posted by: Anonymous
Verified Purchase:Yes
Took it to Europe for vacation and was amazing for catching the beautiful minutiae detail of the architecture on the buildings.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Posted by: Littleone
Gender:Female
Verified Purchase:Yes
Got it as early Christmas present. Great camera for so small of a camera. Really light.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
2
Awkward
on June 26, 2017
Posted by: EELPA
Gender:Male
On the camera the case fits perfectly, easy to carry and protects the camera. The problem is when you take the camera out......it is a tangled mess of straps and in the way. Unlike the old style 35mm body cases that just folded down in front. The hand strap gets tangled in the dangling case. Poorly designed.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Response from sony.comBy Jerome, Sony North America Customer Support, June 30, 2017
Hi there! We do appreciate providing us these feedbacks for the betterment of our products. Thank you for taking the time in sharing your review with us.
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Customer Rating
5
BEST CAMERA THERE IS
on November 4, 2020
Posted by: sbb950
Gender:Male
I have had mine for 6 years , and if I could I would have 3 on the side as my back up, I have 1000's awards for mywork and this camera is my main go to.Yes I have other cameras Nikon and Cannons but nothing compares to this Sony
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
4
First Impressions
on September 29, 2013
Posted by: USAPatriot
(I've owned the HX100V for 2 years and have taken slightly more than 8,000 photos with it.)
I JUST got the HX300B a few days ago and while I have yet to put it through it's paces, I'm so far amazed at how good this camera is. The zoom is amazing though I've not yet investigated this 100x aspect of it. At 50x I'm getting results as good or better than my HX100V at it's max of 30x. Crystal clear telephoto from a tripod...important...and the color is very close to actual. I played with a few of the features...such as watercolor...and found them interesting though not especially useful to me at this time. I did find that once I selected one of those special features, I was unable to undo it and shut it off without first shutting the camera off and then re-entering the menu system. I've not yet tried the video. The battery looks smallish, and I have an extra, but the specs imply that there's at least as much power as the battery of the HX100V, if not more. It would have been nice if the camera came with a harnessed lens cap. I'm not used to removing the cap and either having to palm it or pocket it. The HX100V allowed you to just remove the cap and drop it, attached to the strap, it wasn't going anywhere. Ergonomically, like all of the DSC's, this camera can't be beat, but once again, Sony manages to mess it up with a misplaced button. Somehow, they need to find a better place to put the power button, that or change the method of opening the battery/memory card hatch. A show of hands, please, for all who have turned the camera on accidentally while opening that hatch. And how many times? I thought so. Where to put it, then? How about where the MENU button is, then move the menu button back up where it was on the HX100V?
If I had to buy this camera again, I certainly would. I've owned 5 cameras in 50 years: A Yashica 35mm SLR for 20 years, A Kodak DC210 was my first digital in roughly 1992, that I still have but may or may not work. After that, a Sony DSC-S60, which is still have and still works, a Sony HX100V, which I also still have and still works and now the Sony HX300B. If nothing else, I'm brand loyal, and will continue to be as long as the products give me good value for my money and accomplishes what I need them to accomplish.
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Customer Rating
3
Not up to Sony's high standards
on June 1, 2014
Posted by: TravlynWomyn
After enjoying my 30x zoom Sony for two years, I was excited to see the 50X zoom which I treated myself to last Christmas. Its response is not as quick as the 30x was, and if I'm not using a burst, it is much slower in recovering, often causing me to lose better images - especially with birds and waves.
The stabilizer is weak when the zoom is fully extended - photos of an eagle family near me in the Catskills are shaky - one of my major reasons for the upgrade to this model.
One other aggravation is having to reset the camera to default about once a month. I prefer shooting in manual. The camera is super for awhile for the most part, then it seems to forget how to focus - in both auto and manual mode - and only resetting the thing brings it back. After several Sony camera of my own, and purchasing them for others - who are still getting stellar images, this one just does not make the grade on a consistent basis.
I do like the fact that I can pull stills from Video, but even those don't quite come up to the Sony standards I've always enjoyed - not even in post-editing.
I'm enclosing 2 photos of the South Haven Light I took in Michigan in early April. The winds were fierce that day and the weather so bitterly cold that I had to shoot from my truck. With the truck shaking in the wind, the stabilizer was unable to give me the clarity I was after for these images, even using a tripod.
The stabilizer is weak when the zoom is fully extended - photos of an eagle family near me in the Catskills are shaky - one of my major reasons for the upgrade to this model.
One other aggravation is having to reset the camera to default about once a month. I prefer shooting in manual. The camera is super for awhile for the most part, then it seems to forget how to focus - in both auto and manual mode - and only resetting the thing brings it back. After several Sony camera of my own, and purchasing them for others - who are still getting stellar images, this one just does not make the grade on a consistent basis.
I do like the fact that I can pull stills from Video, but even those don't quite come up to the Sony standards I've always enjoyed - not even in post-editing.
I'm enclosing 2 photos of the South Haven Light I took in Michigan in early April. The winds were fierce that day and the weather so bitterly cold that I had to shoot from my truck. With the truck shaking in the wind, the stabilizer was unable to give me the clarity I was after for these images, even using a tripod.
Response from sony.comBy Amanda, Sony Support, June 10, 2014
Hello TravlynWomyn. For further assistance and technical support please visit http://esupport.sony.com/
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