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Review Summary
2007-07-09T21:00:00
This is one great camera! 30-465mm zoom (35 mm equiv.), LCD screen that's actually big enough to evaluate your shot, sports mode & full resolution burst for great in-motion pics, (movies look great too), image stabilization, outstanding image quality! What more could you want? Spend time with the manual, learn the controls & menu options, & have fun taking great photos! This is the camera I was waiting for to trade in my 35mm SLR & its heavy zooms!
Pete
3.0" Flip-up Clear Photo LCD plus
0.2" 201k LCD, TTL EVF
13 Elements in 8 Groups, 4 Aspheric Elements/ 1 ED
Yes/ Yes
Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar
31 MB internal Flash Memory, optional Memory Stick DUO Media, optional Memory Stick DUO PRO Media
1/2.5" Super HAD CCD
8.1 MP
30x
15x
0-2.0X (Precision)
+/-2.0 EV, 1/3 EV Step Increments
5.2 - 78 mm
31 - 465 mm
9 Area Multi-Point AF, Monitoring AF, Flexible Spot AF
Auto, 80, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200
1/4-1/4000 sec. (Auto), 1-1/4000 sec. (Program Auto), 8' - 1/2000 (Aperture Priority), 30" - 1/4000 (Manual/Shutter Priority)
Auto, (f2.7-5.6W) / (f4.5-8T)
Yes
Up to 100 shots at 2.2 fps (all resolutions)
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Tested to support up to 8GB Memory Stick DUO
Black & White, Natural, Sepia, Vivid
Yes (On/Off all modes)
Yes (10 seconds, 2 seconds, Off)
Burst, Normal JPEG (Fine/Standard), Bracket Exposure
Automatic, Cloudy, Daylight, Fluorescent 1, Fluorescent 2, Fluorescent 3, Incandescent, Flash, Manual
MPEG VX Fine with Audio (640x480 at 30fps) (MPEG VX Fine requires Memory Stick DUO PRO media), MPEG VX Standard with Audio (640x480 at 16fps), Presentation Mode (320x240 at 8.3fps)
Yes (after approx. 3 min. of inactivity)
Advanced Sports Shooting, Beach, Fireworks, High Sensitivity, Landscape, Portrait, Snow, Twilight, Twilight Portrait
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Black
Yes via Multi-Use Connector
Yes (Supports USB 2.0)
Auto, Forced On, Forced Off, Slow Synch
3.6V, 960 mAh
Lithium-Ion NP-BG1
Microsoft 2000 Professional, Me, XP Home and Professional; Macintosh OS 9.1/9.2/OS X (10.0-10.4)
Windows: Picture Motion Browser Vers 2.0 + USB Driver
Sony 1 year limited parts & labor warranty
The high-performance Cyber-Shot DSC-H9 camera impresses with 8.1 megapixel clarity, 15x optical zoom, Advanced Sports Mode, and the NightShot system for shooting in darkness by infrared light. Super SteadyShot optical image stabilization and high sensitivity (ISO 3200) mode allow low-light shots without flash to preserve the mood, Face Detection brings out the best in faces, and HD (high definition) output lets you share memories in spectacular high definition detail on compatible HDTV screens.
Bring long-distance subjects up close with the superb, pro-quality Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar lens design with 15x optical zoom. For more power, the 25x HD digital zoom enlarges the center portion of the picture so you see even more detail. The 8.1 megapixels give you more detail and definition for editing, cropping and making large digital prints. The advanced Super HAD CCD design allows more light to pass to each pixel, increasing sensitivity and reducing noise.
View your subjects with a huge, bright 3.0" Clear Photo LCD Plus screen that tilts up for comfortable low-angle shooting and presents you with on-screen instructions that make it easier to learn camera setup operations. Shoot in near or total darkness to capture nocturnal animals and creative night scenes without a flash with the NightShot infrared system. To capture fast-moving subjects in split-second detail, the DSC-H9 provides a sports shooting mode.
A powerful flash provides extra illumination to light up subjects farther from your camera, with precise light control and the ability to adjust the flash for both front and rear sync when shooting at low-speed sync setting. Other image stabilization systems crop in to compensate for "camera shake" - but with the Super SteadyShot system, optical sensors detect camera movement and send correcting signals to a stabilization lens that allows even ultra-long-distance digital photos to capture more detail.