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Advanced Compact Digital Cameras

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H3

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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H3 4.00

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RRP

$599.00

Review Date

Wednesday, 7th of November, 2007

Features

Camera Resolution : 8.1 MP

Digital Zoom : 20x

ISO Speeds : 100

ISO Speeds : 1600

ISO Speeds : 200

ISO Speeds : 3200

ISO Speeds : 400

ISO Speeds : 800

Optical Zoom : 10x

What's Hot

10x zoom, slim build, lots of features, nice colour balance, fast

What's Not

Noisy shots above ISO 200, pictures a touch soft

The Final Word

The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H3 is a great ultra-zoom camera. Its compact build makes it ideal for travellers and it has a boatload of features along with capturing some fairly good shots.

Digital Camera Features

Optical Zoom

10x

Camera Resolution

8.1 MP

Digital Zoom

20x

Video capture

Yes

Interchangeable Lens?

Focus Type

Autofocus

Focal Range Telephoto (cm)

90cm-Infinity

Focus Length Telephoto (cm)

6.3

Macro Focus Range Telephoto (cm)

90cm-Infinity

Lens Aperture Telephoto (cm)

4.4

Aperture Priority?

Flash Range Telephoto (cm)

0.9-5.6m

Flash Functions

Forced Flash, Auto Flash, Flash Off, Slow Sync

ISO Speeds

800, 1600, 3200, 100, 200, 400

Max Shutter Speed

1/2000th of a second

Min Shutter Speed

30 seconds

Shutter Priority?

White balance

Auto, Cloudy, Daylight, Flash, Fluorescent, Incandescent

Image Sensor Type

CCD

Image stabilization (Optical)?

Yes

Colour Viewfinder?

Tripod Mount?

Yes

Continuous Shot?

Yes

Self timer?

Yes

Internal memory

31 MB

Focal Range Wide (cm)

50cm-Infinity

Macro Focus Range Wide (cm)

2cm-Infinity

Focus Length Wide (cm)

0.63

Flash Range Wide (cm)

0.2-7.0m

Lens Aperture Wide (cm)

3.5

Digital Video

Video resolutions

640x480

Video speed (fps)

Display

Display Technology

LCD

Screen size

2.5 in

General

Available Colours

Black

Length (mm)

106

Width (mm)

68.5

Height (mm)

47.5

Weight (g)

264

Accessories

Rechargeable battery pack, Battery charger, USB, AV cable, Power cord, Shoulder strap, Wrist strap, Lens cap, Lens cap strap, Lens hood, Lens adaptor ring, CD-Rom

Media

Supported Memory Media

Memory Stick PRO Duo

Supported Picture File Formats

JPEG

Wired Connections

Wired Terminals / Ports

USB 2.0

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