Daniel Bell reviews the Sony Cybershot DSC-HX400V, a bridge camera with 50x optical zoom, manual controls, Wi-Fi and GPS.

50x optical zoom; Has Wi-Fi and GPS; EVF which automatically switches on; Rotating screen; Good battery life; Very good panoramas

Image quality is poor at ISO 6400 and 12800; Most expensive 50x zoom camera we have tested; No RAW shooting

I love this camera, it's excellent, though the lens cap leaves a lot to be desired! No chance of getting it off if you have any nails at all. It took over a week to arrive, which wasn't great and when it did arrive the camera box was in a bigger box without any packaging so whenever the box was...

This is my 3rd Sony P&S camera and by far the best.. I have owned SLR but wanted the versatility of the 50X zoom, and the CMOS chip. I just took pictures of my grandson 's graduation shooting from the stands about a hundred feet away for a close-up of his face and the image was great but what blew...

I use the camera for my business as a consultant engineer. I have a Sony SLT but find this model more useful for my business as I don't have to carry additional lenses. It provides the quality I requires from a business tool.

Durable; Great Features; Great Picture Quality

The Sony HX400V is a bridge camera, which means it sits somewhere between a compact and SLR. However, these days there are so many cameras that occupy this territory that it feels less like a bridge and more a spaghetti junction.

I bought this camera on the spur of the moment because the demonstration seemed great. On reflection I should have done more research! As many I don't know much about cameras and since they've become digital and there are so many I'm totally confused.

Lots of impressive features but image quality from the Sony HX400V is unexceptional

Takes amazing pictures!!!! I am a total armature photographer and just wanted a nice quick point and click camera. I tried the Cannon Quick Shot camera but the photos were horrible, blurry and out of focus, I am an armature photographer but know how to operate a basic camera.

Bought last month and used a few times since. Camera was as expected but I chose also on the basis of the WiFi connection for ease of downloading while on holiday. The info provided is particularly poor and took me almost a week to finally get it working by researching a myriad of chat rooms.

I owned more than a dozen cameras of different makes and models, including several other SONYs. My last purchase was a SONY DSC-HX400V which I was the proud owner for two and a half years, during which time it ran smoothly.