Originally Posted by
worldlygator
I have used my Sony DSC-HX9V for several trips out of the country since May. I needed a camera that was small (point and shoot size) with a great zoom for photographing Surfers, Wildlife, etc. I can bring it to the beach, on a hike, to the bar, or really anywhere without problems - and I will always have high quality photos and videos of my trip.
Same here. I bought my wife the HX5V last year and she loved it - then we discovered, quite by accident, that it had a GPS and would geo-tag the pictures. Because of that, I bought the HX9V this year before our trip to Europe and the quality is FANTASTIC - to say nothing of the 1080p HD video.