Sony HX20V review

18.2MP travel compact with a 20x optical zoom, Full HD movies and GPS

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX20V
The Sony HX20V boasts GPS and an excellent zoom range

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As part of our image quality testing for the Sony Cyber-shot HX20V, we've shot our resolution chart.

If you view our crops of the resolution chart's central section at 100% (or Actual Pixels) you will see that, for example, at ISO 100 the Sony HX20V is capable of resolving up to around 22 (line widths per picture height x100) in its highest quality JPEG files.

For a full explanation of what our resolution charts mean, and how to read them, check out our full explanation of our camera testing resolution charts.

Examining images of the chart taken at each sensitivity setting reveals the following resolution scores in line widths per picture height x100:

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Sony Cyber-shot HX20V review

ISO 100, score: 22 (Click here to see full resolution image)

Sony Cyber-shot HX20V review

ISO 200, score: 22 (Click here to see full resolution image)

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ISO 400, score: 22 (Click here to see full resolution image)

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ISO 800, score: 20 (Click here to see full resolution image)

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ISO 1600, score: 16 (Click here to see full resolution image)

Sony Cyber-shot HX20V review

ISO 3200, score: 16 (Click here to see full resolution image)

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX20V review

ISO 6400, score: n/a (Click here to see full resolution image)

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX20V review

ISO 12800, score: n/a (Click here to see full resolution image)

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Gavin Stoker
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When not wrestling wild bears or leaping tall buildings in a single bound, Gavin Stoker can be found editing British Photographic Industry News, the UK's longest running and only photo trade title. He has over 25 years of camera testing and reviewing under his belt.

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