I deliberately chose the older HX 300, although some users have rated it poor. My decision I have not regretted. The camera meets all my expectations, as far as I can tell at the moment. You will accompany me in the coming holidays and then afterwards I can make a objektievere assessment. Anyway, I have tried almost all the functions, and these are not few, but everything was positive. A very important criterion for me is the weight with very good performance for a bridge Camera.Warum I did not take the newer HX 400V? This will always depend on what you want to do with the camera and what you need and appropriate place. I need eg no WiFi, no JPS and the proximity sensor for the optical viewfinder are already garnicht.Ansonsten the Parameters of both devices are identical. When some people speak of a bad image, so I think they can anlegen.Man wrong standards not compare with a reflex camera, this camera class. You can also compare any mountain bike with a bike although both are just bikes. I am very happy in any case with the device, it has many options at an affordable price. For many who are still undecided, I can only say: Buy !!