Sony HX50V for Street Photography

Is the Sony HX50V good for Street Photography?

Sony HX50V Street Photography Score

GOOD

Sony HX50V has a score of 70 for Street Photography which makes it a GOOD candidate for this type of photography. Sony HX50V will satisfy most of your needs, but if you are looking for a camera that is even better suited to Street Photography, we recommend you to check the Alternative cameras at the bottom of this page.
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Sony HX50V Street Photography Detailed Analysis

Manual Focus Mode

You can use the manual focus mode of your camera to Zone Focus which is a popular technique used in street photography.

Live-view

Live view lets you take photos without using the viewfinder which makes you less obstrusive and this works very well during street photography where you don't want to get people's attention.

Face-Detection Focusing

Face detection focusing mode is very helpful in the street scenes where you focus on a face, since you can concentrate on framing and other adjustments while the camera handles the focus for you.

Image Stabilization

Image stabilization reduces the effects of camera shake at long exposures and long focal lengths in street photography thus ensuring sharper photos.

24 mm - Good Wide Angle Coverage

Having a good wide angle coverage becomes very important in street photography.

Small Body

Small body of Sony HX50V will get less attention from the people in streets and give you an amateur look, which is indeed an advantage for street photography.

No RAW shooting capability

An articulated screen gives you the flexibility to shoot in non traditional positions such as waist level, which helps you to be more creative and unobtrusive in the streets.

Small 1/2.3" (6.17 x 4.55 mm) sensor

JPEG files are generally more attractive direct out of the camera but RAW files contains much more color information compared to JPEGs, and gives you more room for post processing without significant quality loss. They provide wider dynamic range and option to recover shadow and highlight clipping to some degree.

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Sony HX50V Alternatives in Compact cameras for Street Photography

Olympus XZ-2 iHS Compare HX50V vs XZ-2 iHS	12 MP \| 1/1.7-inch CMOS Sensor 28-112 mm Lens	Rank in All Cameras: #314 Rank in Compact Cameras: #12
	Imaging Features Value for Money Portability 90 Overall Score	Portrait Street Sports Daily Landscape

Casio EX-10 Compare HX50V vs EX-10	12 MP \| 1/1.7-inch CMOS Sensor 28-112 mm Lens	Rank in All Cameras: #322 Rank in Compact Cameras: #10
	Imaging Features Value for Money Portability Overall Score	Portrait Street Sports Daily Landscape

Nikon P7800 Compare HX50V vs P7800	12 MP \| 1/1.7-inch BSI-CMOS Sensor 28-200 mm Lens	Rank in All Cameras: #248 Rank in Compact Cameras: #1
	Imaging Features Value for Money Portability Overall Score	Portrait Street Sports Daily Landscape

Pentax MX-1 Compare HX50V vs MX-1	12 MP \| 1/1.7-inch CMOS Sensor 28-112 mm Lens	Rank in All Cameras: #411 Rank in Compact Cameras: #25
	Imaging Features Value for Money Portability Overall Score	Portrait Street Sports Daily Landscape

Samsung EX2F Compare HX50V vs EX2F	12 MP \| 1/1.7-inch BSI-CMOS Sensor 24-80 mm Lens	Rank in All Cameras: #380 Rank in Compact Cameras: #23
	Imaging Features Value for Money Portability 93 Overall Score	Portrait Street Sports Daily Landscape

Olympus XZ-2 iHS

Casio EX-10

Nikon P7800

Pentax MX-1

Samsung EX2F