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Is the Sony HX90V good for Landscape Photography?

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX90V
$319.95

Sony HX90V Landscape Photography Score

POOR
Sony HX90V has a score of 30 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.
Read our detailed Sony HX90V Review

Sony HX90V 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.
Manual Focus Mode
With the manual focus mode, you can make fine adjustments to have the perfect focus.
Built-in GPS
Landscape photographers frequently turn back to a point where they had shoot a specific shot in different weather and light conditions. Recording these locations via GPS will help you find the exact spot later easier.
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 HX90V's 18.0MP sensor is perfect for landscape photography. It will capture a lot of fine details and let you print them larger.
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 HX90V'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 HX90V Alternatives in Compact cameras for Landscape Photography

Canon G9 X II

Compare HX90V vs G9 X II

20 MP | 1-inch BSI-CMOS Sensor
28-84 mm Lens

Rank in All Cameras: #338
Rank in Compact Cameras: #20

Canon PowerShot G9 X Mark II
Imaging
Features
Value for Money
Portability 96
Overall Score
Portrait
Street
Sports
Daily
Landscape

Panasonic ZS70

Compare HX90V vs ZS70

20 MP | 1/2.3-inch BSI-CMOS Sensor
24-720 mm Lens

Rank in All Cameras: #270
Rank in Compact Cameras: #5

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS70
Imaging
Features
Value for Money
Portability 92
Overall Score
Portrait
Street
Sports
Daily
Landscape

Panasonic ZS80

Compare HX90V vs ZS80

20 MP | 1/2.3-inch BSI-CMOS Sensor
24-720 mm Lens

Rank in All Cameras: #255
Rank in Compact Cameras: #4

Panasonic Lumix DC-ZS80
Imaging
Features
Value for Money
Portability 92
Overall Score
Portrait
Street
Sports
Daily
Landscape

Canon G9 X

Compare HX90V vs G9 X

20 MP | 1-inch BSI-CMOS Sensor
28-84 mm Lens

Rank in All Cameras: #269
Rank in Compact Cameras: #3

Canon PowerShot G9 X
Imaging
Features
Value for Money
Portability 96
Overall Score
Portrait
Street
Sports
Daily
Landscape

Panasonic ZS40

Compare HX90V vs ZS40

18 MP | 1/2.3-inch CMOS Sensor
24-720 mm Lens

Rank in All Cameras: #412
Rank in Compact Cameras: #33

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS40
Imaging
Features
Value for Money
Portability 94
Overall Score
Portrait
Street
Sports
Daily
Landscape
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