Sony Cyber-shot HX200V Digital Camera Review

Effects, Filters, and Scene modes

By our count, the HX200V has 9 Picture Effect modes and 16 scene modes.

Other Features

GPS

GPS is built into the HX200V for geotagging (theoretically a non-GPS HX200 could be available, but we've never heard of it). We spent a couple minutes testing it out, but not scientifically. It's the same experience we've had with most other GPS-enabled cameras: Finding a signal in a crowded urban area is possible, but takes time. You'll have much better luck in wide-open areas. And it absolutely ruins the battery life.

Sweep Panorama

The HX200V can capture sweep panoramas (just press the shutter and pan the camera) in any direction. It doesn't accommodate 360-degree panoramas the way that many top-notch cameras do, but you can still capture a fairly wide field of view.

3D Shooting

Yeah, whatever.