Sony HX80 for Landscape Photography

Is the Sony HX80 good for Landscape Photography?

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Sony HX80 Landscape Photography Score

POOR

Sony HX80 has a score of 31 for Landscape Photography which makes it a POOR candidate for this type of photography. If Landscape Photography is important for you, we strongly recommend you to consider the Alternative cameras listed at the bottom of this page.
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Sony HX80 Landscape Photography Detailed Analysis

Manual Exposure Mode

A correct exposure of a landscape shot is very important. Even though modern digital cameras features advanced algorithms to calculate the right exposure, they still may fail some difficult conditions. Manual exposure mode in these conditions helps a lot in order to achieve correct exposure.

24 mm - Good Wide Angle Coverage

Even though there are very good examples of landscapes photos taken with tele lenses, most of the landscape photos are taken with wide angle lenses.

Very High Resolution Sensor: 18.0MP

Sony HX80's 18.0MP sensor is perfect for landscape photography. It will capture a lot of fine details and let you print them larger.

No Manual Focus Mode

Manual focus in landscape photography is very useful in order to have a sharp image and minimize the areas that are out of focus. Autofocus may not consistently give you the best results.

No RAW shooting capability

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.

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

Sony HX80's small sensor struggles in low light situations compared to larger sensors.

No Environmental Sealings

Landscape photographs are taken outdoors and you should be prepared for all kind of weather conditions.

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Sony HX80 Alternatives in Compact cameras for Landscape Photography

Panasonic ZS70 Compare HX80 vs ZS70	20 MP \| 1/2.3" BSI-CMOS Sensor 24-720 mm Lens	Rank in All Cameras: #262 Rank in Compact Cameras: #5
	Imaging Features Value for Money Portability 92 Overall Score	Portrait Street Sports Daily Landscape

Panasonic ZS80 Compare HX80 vs ZS80	20 MP \| 1/2.3" BSI-CMOS Sensor 24-720 mm Lens	Rank in All Cameras: #247 Rank in Compact Cameras: #4
	Imaging Features Value for Money Portability 92 Overall Score	Portrait Street Sports Daily Landscape

Canon G9 X II Compare HX80 vs G9 X II	20 MP \| 1" BSI-CMOS Sensor 28-84 mm Lens	Rank in All Cameras: #330 Rank in Compact Cameras: #20
	Imaging Features Value for Money Portability 96 Overall Score	Portrait Street Sports Daily Landscape

Panasonic ZS40 Compare HX80 vs ZS40	18 MP \| 1/2.3" CMOS Sensor 24-720 mm Lens	Rank in All Cameras: #404 Rank in Compact Cameras: #33
	Imaging Features Value for Money Portability 94 Overall Score	Portrait Street Sports Daily Landscape

Canon G9 X Compare HX80 vs G9 X	20 MP \| 1" BSI-CMOS Sensor 28-84 mm Lens	Rank in All Cameras: #261 Rank in Compact Cameras: #3
	Imaging Features Value for Money Portability 96 Overall Score	Portrait Street Sports Daily Landscape

Panasonic ZS70

Panasonic ZS80

Canon G9 X II

Panasonic ZS40

Canon G9 X