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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H2 Digital Camera (6.0MP, 12x Optical Zoom) 2.0" LCD
 
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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H2 Digital Camera (6.0MP, 12x Optical Zoom) 2.0" LCD

by Sony
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Technical Details

  • Autofocus: Yes
  • Battery Model: AA, LR6, MN1500, KAA, LR6/M,AM-3, 4006, MIGNON/AM3
  • Bluetooth: No
  • Built-in Flash: Yes
  • CD-R / CD-RW: No
  • Camera Resolution Heigth in Pixel: 2112
  • Camera Resolution Width in Pixel: 2816
  • Changeable Lens: No
  • Chip Type: CCD
  • Compact Flash Card: No
  • Digital Zoom (Ratio): 2
  • Effective Pixel (in Megapixel): 6
  • Highest Focal Length in mm: 432
  • Image Stabiliser: Yes
  • LCD Monitor Resolution in Pixel: 201000
  • LCD Monitor Size in Inch: 3
  • Longest Shutter Speed: 30s
  • Lowest Focal Length in mm: 36
  • MP3 Playback: No
  • Maximum Aperture Tele: 3.7
  • Maximum Aperture Wide: 2.8
  • Maximum Pixel (in Megapixel): 6.2
  • Memory Stick / Memory Stick Pro: No
  • Memory Stick Duo / Duo Pro: Yes
  • Memory Type: Internal + External
  • Micro Drive: No
  • Mini Secure Digital Card: No
  • Movie / Voice Recording: Movie + Voice
  • Multimedia Card: No
  • Number of Batteries: 2
  • Optical Zoom (Ratio): 12
  • PC Card: No
  • Photo Resolution Heigth in Pixel: 2112
  • Photo Resolution Width in Pixel: 2816
  • PictBridge: Yes
  • RAW Format: No
  • Range Finder Type: Optical / Electronic Viewfinder + LCD
  • Reduced Size Multimedia Card: No
  • SLR / Compact: Compact
  • Secure Digital Card: No
  • Secure Digital High Capacity Card (SDHC): No
  • Sensor Size: 1/2,5'' (5,2 x 3,9 mm)
  • Serial Shot Mode: Yes
  • Shortest Shutter Speed: 1/2000s
  • Size of Internal Memory in MB: 30
  • Smart Media Card: No
  • Video Resolution Heigth in Pixel: 480
  • Video Resolution Width in Pixel: 640
  • Weight in Grams: 389
  • WiFi Connectivity: No
  • XD Card: No
  • Zoom Type: Optical + Digital
  • microSD/ TransFlash Card: No
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Product details

  • Item Weight: 422 g
  • Boxed-product Weight: 1.4 Kg
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  • Item model number: DSCH2
  • ASIN: B000F4PF4W
  • Date first available at Amazon.co.uk: 21 Mar 2006
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 32,468 in Electronics & Photo (See Bestsellers in Electronics & Photo)

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    #72 in  Electronics & Photo > Photography > Digital Cameras > 6 to 6.9 Megapixel

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Product Description

Manufacturer's Description
Why Sony? Because for superb digital imaging with greater creative freedom and enhanced convenience features, Sony technology keeps on raising the bar--with innovations the Super SteadyShot Optical Image Stabilization system that enables the DSC-H2 Cybershot camera to capture amazingly sharp, highly detailed long-distance photos even at full 12x optical zoom. With comfortable, user-friendly design and many other hi-tech features and performance advantages, the DSC-H2 provides quality, simplicity, and convenience that photo enthusiasts and serious amateurs count on when they choose Sony.

Carl Zeiss 12x Optical Zoom Lens;For sharp, high-contrast images that take advantage of the DSC-H2's CCD capabilities, a top-quality Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar lens design with 12x optical zoom lens provides finely detailed images of distant subjects--with 24x digital zoom for dramatic closeups of your subject.

Super SteadyShot Optical Image Stabilization;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 with less camera shake distortion.

6.0-Megapixel Super HAD CCD;More megapixels allow you to edit, crop, and make big prints while preserving greater image detail. Sony's advanced Super HAD (Hole Accumulated Diode) CCD design allows more light to pass to each pixel, increasing sensitivity and reducing noise.

High Sensitivity Mode;A new High Sensitivity Mode (ISO 1000) lets you shoot without flash for more natural results in low-light conditions and shoot at higher shutter speed to minimize blur from unsteady hands or fast-moving subjects--and Sony's original Clear RAW NR (Noise Reduction) image processing technology helps suppress the color noise that can accompany high-sensitivity shooting.

2.0-Inch LCD Screen;You can easily compose shots, check results, and read camera menus even in bright sunlight--and a one-touch "Play" button makes viewing your photos quick and simple.

Simple Camera Setup Features;The DSC-H2 allows you to set Color Mode (Standard, Vivid, Natural, Sepia, or Monochrome), adjust image brightness with one-touch simplicity (including EV compensation for shooting into the sun or on cloudy days), and select the image size that's best for the print size you want and the remaining capacity of your camera's 32 MB internal memory or optional Memory Stick Duo media.

Function Guide Text/Icon Display;On-screen, a simple Function Guide text/icon display makes it easy to learn the camera functions that give you greater creative freedom to adjust color sensitivity, brightness, and image size for great shots in a wide range of situations. You'll also have quick reference to camera functions like flash, macro, and self-timer settings.

Creative Manual Exposure Modes;For more creative freedom, the DSC-H2 lets you adjust shutter speed to freeze the action or shoot with long time exposures--and control depth of field with aperture adjustment to concentrate on the foreground or capture "deep-focus" background.

Manual Focus with MF Peaking;In manual focus mode, the 2.0-inch LCD screen of the DSC-H2 highlights an outline of the shooting subject in color so it's easier to make adjustments. Why focus manually? To concentrate on an off-center subject, one face in a crowd, or an unexpected creative choice in a complex scene.

Capture Images In-Camera;With 32 MB Internal Memory, the DSC-H2 allows you to capture shots in-camera for later transfer to PC or Memory Stick media--so even if you forget your flash memory card, you can always get the shot.

52x Smart Zoom Feature;Sony's Smart Zoom feature gives you an amazing ultra-closeup crop on the central portion of interest in your photo while avoiding the image degradation of other digital zooms.

MPEG Movie VX Fine Mode;The DSC-H2 can capture VGA (640 x 480) audio-video clips at high frame rate (up to 30 frames per second)--and new Optical Zoom for Movie provides high-ratio zooming for sports and long-distance subjects and allows you to adjust zoom while taking action shots.

Memory Stick Duo Media;The DSC-H2 has a built-in slot for optional Memory Stick Duo or higher-capacity Memory Stick PRO Duo media--the ultra-compact media for shooting, storing, and sharing your photo images.

Product Description
Get closer than ever with the Cyber-shot DSC-H2 digital camera from Sony.



? 6.0 Megapixel Super HAD? CCD:

Higher megapixels gives you more detail and definition for large prints and cropping in on your subject. Sony?s advanced Super

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78 of 78 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, Despite User's Ineptitude, 4 Jul 2006
By T. Watson "tobyjwatson" (Saltburn, UK) - See all my reviews
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This is my second foray into the digital camera realm, and with the DSC H2 I am mightily impressed.

Firstly, it is extremely usable intuitively. I know this as on the back of an enormous weekend in Spain I accidentally threw out the instructions prior to actually using the camera, and have had no problems using it by muddling out what to do. The pre-set modes on the camera tell you what conditions they are intended to be used in, and work very well.

Secondly, the shots taken have been great from portrait mode to macro, to sports, video, night time, at full zoom... you name it! The steady shot is very effective in most situations (zooming in night mode is NOT one of those situations - and I thought it was the alcohol making things blurry).

Thirdly, the batteries are excellent. I was a little gun shy at reading that it used AA batteries, but the Sony ones last for ages (especially if you use the view finder like an old-school camera, rather than taking photos at arms length).

My only beef (and it is minor) is that you get no protective bag whatsoever, so you need to get a camera case at the same time.

Overall, a very easy to use camera that takes great shots, and hasn't let me down in any way. Definitely worth the outlay!
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73 of 73 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Buy it - You know you want to., 27 Jun 2006
By Alan Kirby (England) - See all my reviews
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I've had this camera for a few months now and I am yet to find fault with it. The picture quality is excellent, even at A4 size, and seriously flatters my ability to take good photographs.

You can leave it in auto mode and it will do the hard work to take a good image, but like all cameras, if your taking action shots in poor light then up the ISO to 200 and get the shutter speed above 1/500th and the images are still fantastic with no sign of the dreaded "grain"

The battery life just goes on and on and doesn't seem to matter which screen you use. It uses AA's so you could use some alkaline in a pinch.

The camera has a screw fitting adaptor so you can buy a tele and fisheye converter lens. Sony do their own and the lenses for the older H1 fit.

Two extra things you will need to buy is,
1. A memory card, but these are cheap as chips anyway!!!
2. A camera case.

Sony electronic world domination continues.
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30 of 30 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars SIMPLY SUPERB, 11 Nov 2006
I have owned a number of compact digital cameras but recently decided to upgrade to a superzoom model. I have not regretted it. I did not want the bother of a full-blown SLR camera but after using this I can't see why I'd ever need to "upgrade" to an all singing, all dancing SLR. I recently used it to take pictures of a fireworks display and the quality was absolutely breath-taking - no blurry pictures at all. I'm no expert but I'm managing to get professional looking shots all the time. The sony batteries last forever and you can use standard AA batteries if they should run out. You will need to buy a case but that's no big deal given that the camera is so cheap for what you get. This is an absolute bargain and a dream to use.
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