“G Lens” — the culmination of Sony optical expertise.

What is the “G Lens”? The “G Lens” is Sony’s original camera lens, designed and manufactured to the highest standards of optical performance. Through original Sony technologies, the “G Lens” achieves superb clarity and sharpness that maximises the performance of Sony’s advanced imaging sensors and camera systems.

Wide angle and zoom

Wide-angle 28 mm “G Lens” with 20x optical zoom The HX1 lens covers a wide range of focal lengths from 28 mm to 560 mm (35 mm film equivalent), making it suitable for various types of shooting including landscapes, portraits and snapshots. In particular, it offers a wider minimum focal length, starting at 28 mm with a lens speed of F2.8

Extend your reach with powerful optical zooming

The breathtaking quality of “G Lens” extends to powerful 20x optical zooming. You’ll enjoy smooth, seamless zooming from 1x to 20x without the aberration and distortion that spoils high-magnification zooming in conventional lenses. Even the finer details of faraway objects can be captured with utmost clarity.

1x 20x optical zoom

Capture more of your world with wide-angle shooting

Capture the world around you in stunning wide-angle images. The “G Lens” combines a minimum focal length of 28 mm and a large F2.8 aperture to deliver wide-angle images of crisp, razor-sharp quality. Whether shooting dramatic landscapes or groups of friends in small rooms, the “G Lens” is the right choice for outstanding results.

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Chromatic aberration

Effective correction of chromatic aberration You may have noticed an unnatural colour fringe on the edges of objects in photos taken with regular glass lenses. This phenomenon, called chromatic aberration, is significantly reduced in photos taken with Sony’s sophisticated “G Lens”. Extra-low Dispersion lens The HX1 corrects chromatic aberration through various advances, including an extra-low dispersion lens element (ED lens) composed of ED glass. Through reduced and irregular dispersion, as well as reduced refraction, ED lens significantly reduces chromatic aberration in comparison with regular lens.

High contrast

High contrast brings out the details One of the leading determinants of lens quality is lens contrast, which refers to the ability of a lens to differentiate between small details. Thanks to an ultra-high refractive index lens element and aspherical lens element, the sophisticated “G Lens” delivers exceptional lens contrast. Low contrast High contrast Ultra-high refractive index lens element This lens element contributes to exceptional lens contrast at all focal lengths from wide-angle to telephoto. A much higher refractive index than regular glass is what makes the difference. Aspherical lens element The aspherical lens element in Sony痴 敵 Lens?achieves much higher lens contrast than conventional spherical lenses. It effectively corrects spherical aberration, minimises bleeding, and prevents distortion during zooming.

Superb limiting resolution

The HX1 lens features excellent limiting resolution. Since lens contrast increases in proportion to limiting resolution, the HX1 lens also delivers beautiful high-contrast images. This limiting resolution is clearly illustrated in the following charts, with distance from centre measured on the horizontal axis (image centre: 0%, 4 corners: 100%) and limiting resolution (LPH*) measured on the vertical axis. The “G Lens” exhibits high resolution from centre to periphery. * Lines per image height

Beautiful bokeh

What is bokeh? Bokeh refers to the out-of-focus areas in photographs captured with a shallow depth of field. Photographers often purposely blur backgrounds and foregrounds to enhance image quality and bring out the subject. Nearly round apertures create an especially beautiful bokeh effect.