The HX30V also features built-in Wi-Fi acting as its own access point, allowing photo transfer to a smartphone even when not in Wi-Fi range.

Finally the wifi transfer to a smartphone/tablet is a great feature that is worth the $20 over the HX20V.

But the first two features are very useful, making the WiFi support of the DSC-HX30V over the DSC-HX20V definitely worth it for me.

I found my old review of the Sony hx5v which I loved (but hx30v blows it away) where I tried the comparable canon at the time and that canon had the same problem of choosing iso800 whenever you used the flash.

If you want an all-around versatile packed camera, go with this HX30V, especially if you don't need to shoot in RAW or extremely picky about pixels, don't mind being a little bulky (S100 is slimmer), need lots of zoom, easy automatic modes - it makes it an handy camera to carry.

Other key features of the Sony HX20V include a 3 inch LCD screen with 921,000-dots, fast 0.13 second auto-focusing, 10fps burst shooting mode at full resolution, ISO range of 100-12800, Optical SteadyShot with Active Mode, Intelligent Auto Plus, Program and full Manual shooting modes, artistic Picture Effect modes, Intelligent Sweep Panoramas, and support for both Memory Stick PRO Duo and Secure Digital cards.

Add in the 3D Sweep Panoramas and 3D Still Images, amazing 10fps burst shooting mode, 0.13 second auto-focusing, closer macro mode, extensive range of in-camera Picture effects and the high-resolution 921K dot LCD screen, and it's still easy for us to recommend the Sony CyberShot DSC-HX20V above all of its travel-zoom rivals.

Despite its big zoom lens, the HX20V is still quite a slender camera, measuring just over 3cms at its narrowest point and weighing 254g with the battery and memory card fitted, with a large 3-inch, 921k-dot resolution LCD screen at the rear As you'd expect with a screen of that size on such a small camera, the HX20V has no optical viewfinder to fall back on in brighter lighting conditions.

The rear of the DSC-HX20V is dominated by the large 3 inch LCD screen, with the resolution now a satisfyingly high-res 912k dots.

This is one of the best point and shoot camera in the market (super zoom), I couldn't find anything as good as the Sony HX30V when looking at the offerings of Samsung, Panasonic, Canon and Nikon.

In a nutshell, the HX30V is not the perfect pocketable superzoom, but it gets about as close to it as current camera offerings as of Summer 2012.

I am glad to add the HX30V to my arsenal of high zoom cameras, and really may come to absolutely love it over time, but I'll have to get over my few complaints first and grow, perhaps, a bit more frustrated with the size and heft of the HX1 and P100.

I have more great images in my review for that model, this camera also takes INCREDIBLE Macro pics, check out my uploaded images for the DSC-HX20V under 'View and share related images' to see those:Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX20V 18.2 MP Exmor R CMOS Digital Camera with 20x Optical Zoom and 3.0-inch LCD (Black) (2012 Model).

Offering a 20x, 25-500mm zoom lens, 18.2 megapixel back-illuminated Exmor R CMOS sensor and built-in GPS tracking complete with a compass, the HX20V also has full 1080i high-definition video recording with stereo sound and HDMI output and 3D Sweep Panoramas and 3D Still Images.