Details are smudged a little on the HX30V, but that is due to the aggressive noise reduction

Secondly, while it keeps noise at bay through ISO1600, it seems to do this through very aggressive noise reduction at ISO800 and beyond, taking a toll on fine detail

A little over-aggressive noise reduction at

It would be nice if Sony allowed the choice to use less-aggressive noise reduction; at a pixel level, there's some heavy processing going on, and it's quite noticeable

Yes, I know this is probably the worst e-mount lens, but honestly I don't see any other options taking into account the need for something really compact.

This is a great cámera