I’ve posted two other examples comparing the Sony HX-100 wide angle to zoom (on Amazon). I think the first example was the best, so I should probably stop after this.
We saw a bird land in the dead cottonwood in the middle of the following frame. Do you see it?
Full zoom reveals a great blue heron. At the time, I could barely see the heron on the electronic viewfinder (EVF) .
The final photo is cropped from the second. That’s the full size. (To see the full size of the first two photos, click each.) Yes, it’s a little soft, but still pretty cool. Love this camera. (Can’t wait for Sony to put a larger sensor in one of these non-DSLRs.)
Sony HX-100 Wide (27mm) to Zoom (30X, 810mm) in photos and video Wed 07/06/11 (with a video)
More examples of Sony HX-100 Zoom / Super-zoom Wed 07/13/11