Our Overall Score:
8.9/10
Thanks for stopping by to read our SONY Cyber-shot HX400VB Bridge Camera review. Here we’ll take a look at a range of the key features, benefits, positives and negatives to help you decide if SONY Cyber-shot HX400VB Bridge Camera is right for you, or if you should be looking for a different product in the Compact and bridge cameras category.
Latest price search at Currys PC World: £349
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There are many factors that we consider when buying, and reviewing products like SONY Cyber-shot HX400VB Bridge Camera. In this review we will take the 4 main considerations and look at how they stack up against the competition, be it other products from the same brand, Sony or alternative products in the Compact and bridge cameras category. The 4 factors that we’re going to explore now are, Quality, Price, Reviews and the overall score.
Quality of SONY Cyber-shot HX400VB Bridge Camera
SONY Cyber-shot HX400VB Bridge Camera scores 9.9/10 for quality in our review.
Quality is a very important factor when it comes to buying any product, but it’s particularly important with Compact and bridge cameras. It’s never going to be easy to get a real feel for the quality of a product without being able to see or even test it.
This is why it’s so important to read lots of customer reviews, where you will be able to get an understanding from many of the customers of SONY Cyber-shot HX400VB Bridge Camera, just how good it is, in terms of quality. Take your time to read through the reviews looking for specific comments about the quality. It’s worth spending time looking for reviews from customers that have owned the product for some time as that will give you a really good idea of the product’s durability.
Our best advice for checking out the quality is reading reviews, but also use some of these to help you get an idea of the quality:
- Price: The old saying “you get what you pay for” is a good indication as to how good quality you should expect from a product.
- Specification: Check out the specs for SONY Cyber-shot HX400VB Bridge Camera and see how they compare to your expectations and other products.
- Brand: Some brands are known for delivering amazing quality products, it’s a case of trying to find the Rolex equivalent for Compact and bridge cameras, but at a realistic and reasonable price.
- Previous experience: Have you ever owned any Compact and bridge cameras? Think about your experience of the product and how good it was. What brand was it? How much was it? What was it made from? All of these can help you when considering your options.
Price analysis
SONY Cyber-shot HX400VB Bridge Camera scores 8.2/10 for price in our review.
Price is normally the most important factor when considering a purchase. Especially when you’re shopping online, it’s really easy for us to shop around now so we can easily compare prices of the same product against many retailers with just a few clicks. In fact here at Review Pros we do that leg work for you, by comparing many different retailers to find you the best price. But price is also a big factor for which product we choose too, not just which retailer.
To give an example, the most expensive product that we found in the Compact and bridge cameras category was £2199.00, whilst the cheapest we found was £7.99 so there’s a significant variance in the prices that different products are available for. For this reason we always recommend that you set yourself a budget before you spend too much time shopping around for a product. It’s easy to get carried away and buying a much more expensive product than you really need, but setting a budget will help to avoid this.
As part of our price analysis we’re going to break the price of SONY Cyber-shot HX400VB Bridge Camera down and compare it and analyse it in the following ways.
- Compare to other products in the same category
- Compare to other products from the same brand
- Compare to other products that fit both of the above (the same category and the same brand)
Prices of products in the Compact and bridge cameras category
Here we’re going to look at the prices you can expect to pay for products from the Compact and bridge cameras category. we’re opted to use Currys PC World for this comparison, as they offered the most competitive prices for SONY Cyber-shot HX400VB Bridge Camera.
To start with, we look at the average price of a product in the Compact and bridge cameras category. This was £264.38 from the 165 products we found in that category. So SONY Cyber-shot HX400VB Bridge Camera actually comes in above average at £349.
We then looked at the most expensive product in the category, which was £2199.00 and the least expensive, which was £7.99. In total we found that of the 165, 38 were more expensive and 123 were less expensive, some products may have then had exactly the same price as SONY Cyber-shot HX400VB Bridge Camera.
Prices of products from Sony
Next up, we wanted to look at products from the brand, Sony. Again we looked at the average price you can expect to pay for a product from Sony, which was £453.54 of the 318 products we found. So SONY Cyber-shot HX400VB Bridge Camera price is below average for the brand.
The cheapest product we managed to find from Sony was £6.99 with the most expensive coming in at £9999.00.
Prices of products from Sony and in the Compact and bridge cameras category
Then finally on our price analysis we wanted to dig a little deeper by looking at products from Sony that sit specifically within the Compact and bridge cameras category.
For this we found that the average price was £500.63, making SONY Cyber-shot HX400VB Bridge Camera at £349 actually below average price.
Then we looked at the highest priced item that falls under this criteria, the price of this was £2199.00 with the lowest priced item being £69.00. In total there were 10 items that were more expensive and 12 that was less expensive.
Reviews of SONY Cyber-shot HX400VB Bridge Camera
SONY Cyber-shot HX400VB Bridge Camera scores 8.7/10 for customer reviews in our review.
Perhaps one of the most important steps in choosing a product that you’re going to be buying online, is reading reviews. The more reviews you can read the better. Take your time to look through a range of different reviews, both good and bad as these will really give you the best insight into how good SONY Cyber-shot HX400VB Bridge Camera is.
Overall score
SONY Cyber-shot HX400VB Bridge Camera scores 8.9/10 overall in our review.
This part of the review takes the various scores for quality, price and customer reviews and combines them in order to provide you with one simple score to help you determine how good the product is overall. This score can then easily be compared to other products and be used as a benchmark.
There are of course many alternative products from Sony so feel free to take a look at some of the alternatives, but in the meantime check out the many reviews for SONY Cyber-shot HX400VB Bridge Camera by clicking the View Reviews button at the bottom of your screen.
Additional information: SONY Cyber-shot HX400VB Bridge Camera
- Brand: Sony
- Model Number: HX400VB
- 20.4 megapixelsSensor type: 1/2.3″ / 6.17 x 4.55 mm CMOS sensorOptical zoom: 50 x3″ tiltable LCD screenBuilt-in WiFi / GPS / NFC
- EAN: 4905524981483
- Description: Top features:- Advanced image sensor and lens help you capture images with lifelike detail- Steadier focus for clean and sharp images even with zoom- Premier processing means your shots will look more natural- Wireless bridge camera features such as WiFi and NFC help you share images Advanced image sensor and lens A responsive Exmor R CMOS 20.4 megapixel sensor allows the Sony Cyber-shot HX400VB Bridge Camera to capture high resolution images with lifelike detail and colour reproduction. This back-illuminated sensor keeps noise levels lower for enhanced photographic beauty. The first-class Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar T lens provides you with stunning photographic power, giving you the freedom to capture between wide-angle 24 mm and 1200 mm telephoto focal lengths. Its 50x optical zoom lets you get even closer to distant or out-of-the-way subjects, maintaining superb quality for compelling, natural-looking results. When combined with 2x Clear Image Zoom, the lens can reach levels of 100x digital zoom for breathtakingly close shooting. Steadier focus The Sony DSCHX400VB features Optical SteadyShot image stabilisation technology that keeps your images clear and sharp by detecting even the smallest movements and rapidly compensating to uphold a pristine resolution – even if you’re zooming close or shooting in low-light conditions. While new Intelligent Active Mode cleverly analyses backward and forward frames to correct any camera shake blur for exceptionally smooth footage. Its Intelligent Active Mode works to intelligently correct movement-related blur in your movies and photos. Premier processing All of these great features are driven by the BIONZ X image processing engine, delivering three times the speed of previous BIONZ models for jaw-dropping realism in your images. Image resolution remains reliably high, while both photographs and videos benefit from accurate texture reproduction. Every shot will look more natural as detail reproduction technology cuts down emphasised outlines and increases detail emphasis. Smart noise reduction ensures images remain clear, even when you’re shooting in dim conditions. Blurring is diminished with diffraction-reducing technology, maintaining excellent levels of detail even while you’re shooting at deep focus levels. Wireless bridge camera features Take the shot, get creative and share what you’ve made with the Sony HX400 Bridge Camera, equipped with built-in WiFi and one-touch NFC capabilities. Share new photos and movies you’ve captured either on your favourite websites or by email as you pair the camera with your mobile devices. It’s possible to access extra functions and connectivity options when you download apps from the PlayMemories Camera Apps service. Explore the possibilities of Time-lapse, Photo Retouch, Portrait Lighting, synch to smartphone, and much more.
- Product ID: 3089288631
