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Yes the TX30, a nice unit to be sure.  I guess after the TX7 I decided I wanted a more standard control layout, so decided on HX30 type line.  So now looking at the HX50, but those get a bit bulky...

To each his own - there's no right answer here.  I find the most important pictures to me are the ones taken in the moment, capturing things unexpectedly - equally video as stills.  Things that...

Well keep in mind you need a lot more than 2MP (HD monitor resolution) to make an 8x10 print look good!  :)  Anyway your point is correct.  Who cares what things look like at 100%?  For 99% of...

I may be mistaken but the press release didn't specify which camera the WX300 was an improvement over!  Also the new HX50 release specifically mentions a two fold IS improvement compared to HX200...

Well I just looked at the rx100 manual and it states: [Clear Image Zoom] is not available while recording movies.  Seems it just has standard digital zoom after 3.6.

I would probably, but a real EVF, not a joke version which the LF1 has (200k-dot? Really?) Compact cameras should just have a separate mount for a hi-res external EVF.  Would be simple, and I think...

Of course it would be nice to have.  Would be nice to have 200, or 1000x too - a pocket telescope.  The assumption of course, is that it affects camera size and lens quality/speed.  Wouldn't you...

Rx100 question: is that extra zoom available for movies?  If yes, I may reconsider rx100.  I think around 10x zoom is enough for most things, certainly 15x.  30 is getting ridiculous.

Well let's not get carried away.  This RX100 image: http://www.dpreview.com/galleries/reviewsamples/photos/2166277/dsc01502?inalbum=sony-cyber-shot-dsc-rx100-review-samples is ISO200 and isn't...

Hopefully HX50 improves image quality a bit? Guess we'll have to wait for the reviews. If only RX100 had all these features! That one gets crossed off my list for its lack of zoom.

What other compact super-zooms have faster lenses? They all have about this lens type, and this size sensor, as far as I know. There aren't many in this category however.

Quite a nice upgrade from HX30 I would say!  Sort of wish they'd dropped down to 14MP or something instead of upping it.  Anyway the hot shoe is nice - I'm most interested in an external mic.  The...

So minor bug fixes then.  How about fixing the massive exposure 'fluttering' that happens when zooming in video, which I see in every video on youtube that shows sky?  Also the poor auto focus in...

Obviously none of this is true.  But if it were, it would be because they sold like six of them worldwide.  :D  Who wants a $3k camera with a permanently mounted lens?  Of zero interest to me,...

Other than being thinner, I consider it a step down.  It should be since it's in the W series.  I like this site for...

Good point, and I doubt HX50 would have that.  I think they could do much better with audio on the compacts though...improve isolation on the mics, and pay attention to camera parts that make...

As a new HX30 buyer, I'm pretty sure it will go back if the HX50 becomes a reality!  I hope an external mic. would be an option.

Actually from the short times I've used my HX30 so far, the image stab. is quite incredible.  For video it appears to be fully hand-holdable at full 20x.  That said, I've always thought about 10 or...

A major reason I chose the HX30 other than for price (less than half) was the zoom for video use.

Video looks good thanks! We could use some standard handheld, moving around, up at sky and down again, zooming, testing AF/AE, etc., footage also.  (Sry to be demanding, i'm sure you plan to...