8.1-megapixel Super HAD CCD captures enough detail for photo-quality 16 x 22-inch prints
Carl Zeiss 15x optical zoom lens; 2.5-inch LCD display
High Sensitivity Mode (ISO 3200) allows for shooting even in low-light conditions
MPEG Movie VX Fine mode captures VGA (640 x 480) audio/video clips at high frame rate
76x Smart Zoom feature gives you an amazing ultra-close crop
This review is from: Sony Cybershot DSC-H7 8.1MP Digital Camera with 15x Optical Image Stabilization ZoomOut of the box impressions: Ultimate point and shoot. There may be downsides for those into serious digital photography but for semi-advanced idiot shooters like me, this is tops. Biggest advance for me: No shoot-the-head-get-the-tail lag in sports mode. 15X zoom is great. Movie mode works seamlessly and seems of high quality. I've seen critiques of the H9 on Amazon that were long and scathing and so I was somewhat skeptical. Those with concerns about advanced color and a real need for 8 mp should check them out. They're well done. But the serious critiques seem to come from those looking for a pro SLR, not a point and shoot. Which to me is like saying a great family car isn't like a sports car. Two different animals. But for my needs, which include some shots for publication and web publishing, this is an enormously big camera at a reasonable price. Battery pack works great. Strobe is big. One annoyance: not sure if sound-effects can be shut off. Serious problem for wildlife fotogs. Updates...See comments on how sound can be turned off. Also, after a few months of use, still feel great about the camera. Con: On close photo shots, if you have the lens attachment on, the lens attachment will throw a shadow as it blocks the strobe.
This review is from: Sony Cybershot DSC-H7 8.1MP Digital Camera with 15x Optical Image Stabilization ZoomThis is by far one of the best value-for-money compact Sony Cybershot in the market, along with all the H series from Sony. Granted the H series does not perform very well optically, (there's wheel barrel distortion at wide end zoom and visible purple fringing), but the recent upgrade in terms of megapixels and increased optical zooming in the H7 (and H9) plus remote control and improved processing speed (thanks to the BIONZ processor) really makes this compact worth a second look. Surely the quality of the Carl-Zeiss lens on the H7 can in no way compare with those of either the R1 or the Alpha, but please bear in mind that the H7 is after all a compact point and shoot camera. I have previously owned a W600, a P100 and a P200 from Sony. The resolution of these cameras were of course lower than 8.1MP, and the cameras were of course slower than the H7, but generally these cameras could not out-perform the H7, especially when it comes to picture reproduction. The purple fringing is visible on all models under bright light, the wheel barrel distortion is horrible on the W600 but less visible on the P100 and P200, but most of all these compacts do not provide extensive manual handling (W600 doesn't provide any), which makes them unfavorable under alot of shooting conditions. The H7 captures and focuses at an amazing speed (with the help of the new processor I presume), and it also has enough processing power to do full resolution bursts up to 100 pictures per burst (which i find amazing considering the price of the camera). My R1 can only do 3 bursts at one click and has to stop to to clear its buffer for a few seconds (to process and store the images), and although the images are almost flawless (the T coated CZ lens is unbelievably sharp, corner to corner), the inability of the R1 to continuously capture images has cost me alot of precious "kodak" moments, and the R1 is a USD999 camera. The USD350 H7 can snap away like a crazy ADD kid on adrenaline capturing every moment in 8.1MP without needing a breather... (personally i can't hold my finger down for 100 shots) :) This camera of course has it's limitations: the burst mode limits the ISO setting to only 400 (you wouldn't want anything more than that anyway because the images tend to get really noisy after ISO 400), and certain shutter speeds (max is 1/4000 sec, impressive since even my R1 could only do 1/2000) are only available under certain aperture sizes and certain zoom ranges. Also, the images are generally noisy in darker, shadowy areas (then again it's no more than any other compact cameras and even those cameras with APS-C sensors suffer from picture noise as well; they're just a bit less visible on screen (due to the size of the sensor) but you'll see them alright) and the H7 does not come with a hot shoe for you to use external flashes to do those beautiful bounce-flash photography or super long range flash photography (it's actually pointless anyway because the optical zoom on the H7 is so powerful (up to 475mm) that there's no external flash in the market that could reach as far as the camera).If you're looking for a...
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