BUT I WENT WITH THE FX-30 INSTEAD AND IT ARRIVED TODAY
Location: Henrietta Street – Bolton Street area of Dublin
Today the new Sony A7RV was launched (Euro 4500) but I had already decided to go down a different path and purchase the Sony FX-30 which is a video-centric camera but unlike the A7RV it is not a full-frame camera and it does not have an Electronic View Finder. I must admit that I am a bit disappointed by the price of the A7RV.
The FX-30 arrived today but I discovered a problem in that Lightroom or Capture One could not process the RAW files, I have yet to use it as a video camera so cannot pass any comments.
It should be mentioned that ON1 and Luminar Neo both import the RAW files.
One thing that I needed to confirm that I could use my iPhone to Geo-Tag the images and I was pleased to discover that were no issues.
At the moment [October 2022] I am in the process or re-evaluating all my camera equipment.
I cannot remember but I think that I purchased my Sony DSC-HX90V late in 2015 or early in 2016. I got a huge discount as some one returned it to my local dealer a week after the purchased it.
Sony produced two versions of the HX90, the CyberShot HX90 and the CyberShot HX90V. The only difference between the two models is that the V-version has GPS technology inside whereas the HX90 did not. I purchased the HX90V because I needed GPS but missed the fact that it did not offer RAW and for that reason I did not use the camera on a regular basis. I later discovered that the original owner had returned it because it did not have a RAW option. The other problem was that I could not get my iPhone to communicate with it.
The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX90V is a digital zoom compact camera, which can zoom up to 30x; equivalent to 24-720mm. At the time of its release, it is the world’s smallest superzoom camera (along with its sibling, the WX500). It features optical image stabilisation, an AF Illuminator, an 18.2MP BSI Active pixel sensor and has customisable settings. The camera has a pop-up OLED electronic viewfinder that has 638,400 dots and is far brighter than any other conventional electronic viewfinders. The camera’s screen is a 3″ TFT LCD (921,000 dots) that tilts upward 180 degrees. Also borrowed from the RX100 is a customisable ring around the front of the lens. The HX90V can record video at 1080/60p using the XAVC S codec, which allows for bit rates up to 50MBps. The camera has a built-in GPS; used for geotagging. The camera also has built-in Wi-Fi with NFC and Bluetooth, which means you can connect your camera to your phone or tablet by using PlayMemories Camera Apps.
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