Handheld Twilight mode

Sony's Handheld Twilight mode has generally been excellent for grabbing handheld low-light pictures with reduced noise and blur from hand shake. That's the case with the HX30V, even with the lens extended some. The bottom is a 100 percent crop from the top picture. It's soft, but with a little bit of sharpening applied -- either in camera or with editing software -- you can get some very nice low-light photos.