Announced at the end of summer 2018, the DSC-HX99 is the high-end version of Sony’s HX95/HX99 duo. Both devices take almost all of the attributes of their predecessors (HX90 and HX90V), simply adding 4K video recording.
Sony DSC-HX99
Introductory price €499.99
Fnac.com
€379.99Nine
Fnac.com
€379.99Nine
Sony DSC-HX99 Digital Compact Black
€499.99Nine
Miss Digital
€479.90Nine
Digit-photo.com
€479.90Nine
Darty.com
€499.99Nine
Digixo
€502.89Nine
Amazon Marketplace
€531.00Nine
Fnac.com marketplace
€531.99Nine
Rakuten
€592.29Nine
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Image quality
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Video mode
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Reactivity
Should we continue to offer compacts with small sensors when everyone today has a phone capable of taking photos of astonishing quality? Certainly, users will continue to turn to cameras when they are looking for powerful zoom. This is also a niche in which the HX99 excels with its 30x zoom stored in a pocket handkerchief. But the optical quality is not there and the image quality struggles to withstand competition from 1″ sensor devices. The HX99 remains capable of great things for a low price, but its market is shrinking at high speed .
Strong points
- Compactness.
- Lightness.
- Powerful zoom.
- Adjustable screen.
- Fast autofocus.
- WiFi, Bluetooth.
- Adjustable lens ring.
- Good autonomy.
Weak points
- Average image quality.
- Low optical quality
- Ergonomics to be reworked.
The second best quality/price ratio
Olympus Tough TG-6
Introductory price €499
Fnac.com marketplace
€463.89Nine
compact waterproof TG6 Black
€463.89Nine
Compact Olympus Tough TG-6 Red
€470.83Nine
Compact Olympus Tough TG-6 Black
€764.99Nine
Rakuten
€469.95Nine
OLYMPUS Tough TG-6 black – Waterproof compact camera
€469.95Nine
Olympus Tough TG-6 – Digital camera – compact – 12.0 MP – 4K /…
€477.99Nine
Olympus Tough TG-6 – Digital camera – compact – 12.0 MP – 4K /…
€764.99Nine
Back Market
€483.38Refurbished
Amazon
€519.00Nine
Darty Marketplace
€608.90Nine
Olympus compact waterproof camera TG6 Black
€608.90Nine
Olympus compact waterproof camera tg6 red
€608.90Nine
Olympus TG-6 RED compact camera
€865.86Nine
Olympus TG-6 BLACK compact camera
€917.02Nine
Amazon Marketplace
€619.90Nine
Olympus Tough TG-6 Waterproof Camera
€619.90Nine
Olympus Tough TG-6 Action Camera, 12 Megapixels, Digital Image Stabil…
€625.00Nine
Olympus Tough TG-6 Action Camera, 12 Megapixels, Digital Image Stabil…
€649.00Nine
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The Olympus Tough TG-6 is a successful durable compact. It feels solid and offers creative modes and welcome automation, while retaining advanced options for the most experienced photographers. If part of the ergonomics has been sacrificed on the altar of compactness and solidity, the Tough TG-6 should not pose any major problem in use. Its biggest flaw is perhaps ultimately the lack of developments compared to the Tough TG-5. Already very successful, the previous model ultimately poses itself as an alternative to a new version that is not very innovative.