Even though the camera was in a plastic cover, the lens was dirty when i got the item. Then i asked for a replacement. The second product was also the same. This time they forgot to package the free carry bag. Still no idea how the lens got dirty. Any way I asked for refund.

I received the Sony DSC-H400 as a gift for Easter 2016. I was happy initially with it as a great camera to learn manual settings on and tune my photography skills. However, by December (the first day of a vacation no less) it stopped reading the memory card and I will be in the middle of taking a...

So I'm not an advanced photographer at all but I have loved using this camera as a step up into taking nicer photos. This camera is easy to use and easy to figure out. The book that comes with it leaves something to be desired but you can basically figure out all of the functions of your camera...

Not a million miles away from the chunky look and feel of one of the best bridge cameras in recent memory, namely Sony's RX10 , the H400 could be viewed as the budget version at a very affordable £249.

Pinch yourself; a 63x optical zoom for under £250! Solid and weighty build; standard manual features alongside fully automatic operation

Bulky; video resolution limited to a maximum 1280x720 pixels; no hotshoe for accessory attachment; small and pokey electronic viewfinder; non-rotating LCD screen; soft images shooting handheld

I purchased this for the zoom factor and price as it was cheaper than the Canon sx50. HOwever after using it for a couple of days I returned it and changed to the canon. The picture quality was awful, murky and grey and full zoom was blurred.

On my twice daily walks with my dog, I shoot about 30 nature pictures each day--mostly birds, odd plants, flowers, and other wildlife. To do this, I needed the greatest zoom possible, and the Sony DSC H400, with its 63x zoom seemed to fulfill my needs.

Not a million miles away from the chunky look and feel of Sony's Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 , one of the best bridge cameras in recent memory, the Cyber-shot...

63x optical zoom; Solid and weighty build; Standard manual features alongside fully automatic operation

Video resolution limited to a maximum 1280x720 pixels; Soft image quality

Useful for long distance shooting

Easy To Use

Bad Battery Life; Screen Too Small

The Sony Cyber-shot H400 ultra-zoom bridge camera with a massive 63x optical zoom lens put to the test.

63x optical zoom lens; Optical Steadyshot image stabilisation; Electronic viewfinder with dioptre correction; Intelligent Auto and backlight mode; Manual controls; Good value for money; 1cm macro mode

Poor panoramic image quality; Limited number of effects; Small electronic viewfinder; Detail lost above ISO400; 720p video recording; Purple fringing

The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H400 is an affordable super-zoom camera, offering a 63x, 24.5-1550mm zoom lens, 20.1 megapixel Super HAD CCD sensor, 720p HD video recording with stereo sound, and Sweep Panoramas.