Ahead of my full review of the Sony HX300 which had a small place in my camera bag for my trip to the FWI in the Caribbeans, and to answer some of your questions and comments about the huge and insanely wide focal range fo its lens, here are significant images that show what it looks like to spread from 24mm wide-angle position to 1200mm super telephoto on the same camera.
Yes, the tiny little yellow frame shows what you would crop when using the HX300 at 1200mm compared to 24mm which is the focal length I took this image at. I shot this image in Sainte Anne, Guadeloupe, French Western Indies, from the deck of the La Toubana hotel, well located as you have a great sea view, you can see the small Island of Marie-Galante and also the volcano La Souffrière.
On the 24mm image, you can barely spot this ship which actually was there… The main con of a 1200mm lens… it is very senstive to smear and you will certainly not get a lot of sharp and clear photos with the HX300 at 1200mm (and I am not talking about the blir / image stabilization issue at this point)
The oroginal image at 24mm with the HX300. Clicking on each image will let you display a 1000px large image.
