3D features are in the mix, too, as the camera can capture MPO-format still images. Supplementing Sony's normal Sweep Panorama mode is a special 3D Sweep Panorama that creates wide-angle 3D photos. You'll need a compatible 3D TV and glasses to see the effect during playback, though. Along with the panoramic 3D images, the HX100V uses its fast-burst bracketing capabilities to create 3D shots without your having to pan the camera. A lets you change your viewing perspective of an image by tilting the camera back and forth during playback.

The HX100V's video resolution is outstanding, producing 1080p AVCHD video at 60 fps at the camera's highest-resolution setting. Automatic features in the HX100V's movie mode include intelligent auto, intelligent scene selection, and face detection; and you can use the zoom lens (while stabilized) in movie mode. The unit records sound in stereo, but the camera's speaker is mono.

The HX100V's in-camera GPS features are fairly bare-bones: The camera captures location (and shooting direction via an electronic compass) and records the information into the EXIF data. It's a handy feature for travelers or anyone who wants to track where images were captured, but you don't get an in-camera mapping and location database, as you do with the .

Not surprisingly, the HX100V doesn't pick up a signal indoors. In fact, I couldn't acquire a signal standing close to a single-story building. But when I moved about 20 feet away from the building, the camera acquired the GPS signal in less than a minute, which is faster than the signal acquisition times I've measured for other GPS-equipped cameras I've used.