NEW Panasonic FZ200 : It can stand shoulder to shoulder with SONY HX200

Take a look at the Panasonic's Brand new launch in the super zoom category, Here's the first video with the details of the camera and visit for more Amazing sample images and tests Click-Here: PANASONIC FZ200

SONY HX200V Pros. & Cons.

Pros:

1) High-Quality build, good design and handling
2) Sharp, comfortable-to-read vertical-tilt screen
3) Good general responsiveness
4) Advanced image processing and picture quality at long focal lengths
5) Full HD video upto 50 fps with decent sound

Cons:

1) No Raw mode and jpegs will start to be over processed for some
2) Lens could be more consistent at wide-angle settings/Chromatic aberration visible at telephoto settings
3) Not enough customizable features (particularly the control ring)
4) Poor-quality electric viewfinder

Sony HX200V 18.2MP Technology

To the overwhelming beauty of the 18.2 million pixel effective (*) the best in the industry. Back-illuminated CMOS sensor "high sensitivity" Sony's "Exmor R (Exmore are)"

And here sony says how it works..

CMOS sensor "Exmor R" Enable newly developed 18.2 million pixel, high-dimensional cooperation in the engine "(Bionzu) BIONZ" image processing. In addition, noise-reduction technology has evolved by (Adaptive Noise Reduction), high-quality performance overwhelming. In addition, by "back-illuminated technology," Sony's proprietary, improved light sensitivity was the task of the compact camera. To achieve high sensitivity of (*), even in dark scenes, such as night or indoors, you can take a picture strikingly beautiful about two times compared to the previous model.

Sony HX200V What's Hot N Not

What’s hot:

• Good image quality; clean photos up to ISO 800, usable up to ISO 1600
• Versatile 30X zoom lens, now with improved optical image stabilization
• Sharp 3 inch LCD which has decent to good legibility and can be tilted up/down
• Excellent battery life
• Custom button and ability to save 3 sets of settings in Memory Recall mode
• Full manual mode, built-in ND filter, exposure/white balance bracketing and white balance shift
• Built-in GPS (though only coordinates are logged); new tracking mode reduces acquisition times
• New Photo Creativity mode is useful for beginners learning to adjust camera settings
• Sweep Panorama, HDR, 3D photo/panorama modes and many scene modes; new Picture Effects
• Top notch performance, very fast response and speeds (except the command dial and startup time)
• Great Full HD movie mode with high bitrate, stereo sound, optical zoom, autofocus, wind filter and image stabilization 

What’s not:

• Lens that starts at a wider angle and better lens cap design would have been nice
• Only 2 aperture choices at any given time; no RAW image mode
• No high-speed/slow motion movie option
• Slow startup time; laggy command dial response
• No flash hotshoe, low resolution EVF

15 Specifications of Sony Cybershot Camera HX200V

1) Camera
Camera Type : High zoom 

2) Imaging Sensor

• Imaging Sensor : 1/2.3" Exmor^® R CMOS Sensor
• Processor : BIONZ^®
• Pixel Gross : 18.9MP
• Effective Picture Resolution : 18.2MP
• Color Filter System : RGB primary color filters

 3) Optics/Lens

• Lens Type : Carl Zeiss^® Vario-Tessar^®
• Aperture : f 2.8-5.6
• Optical Zoom : 30x
• Focal Length (35mm equivalent) : Still 16:9: 29-870mm / Still 4:3: 27-810mm / Movie 16:9: 29-870mm(SteadyShot Standard), 30-1250mm(SteadyShot Active) / Movie 4:3: 36-1080mm(SteadyShot Standard), 37-1530mm(SteadyShot Active)
• Lens Construction : 11 elements in 10 groups(including 1 ED glass element and 1 aspheric element)
• Minimum Focus Distance : iAuto:AF(W:Approx.1cm(0.03') to Infinity, T:Approx.200cm(6.56') to Infinity) / Program Auto:AF(W:Approx.1cm(0.03') to Infinity, T:Approx.200cm(6.56') to Infinity)
• Aspheric Elements : 1
• Clear Image Zoom : 60x
• Steady Shot Mode:Active : Yes

 4) Viewfinder
Type : Optical (0.2 type), 201K dots equivalent)