Sony Cyber-shot DSCH20 Digital Camera - Black (10MP, 10x Optical Zoom) 3 inch LCD

The H20 offers serious performance in a compact design, giving you everything you need for high quality images in a camera that’s comfortable to handle and easy to use. Among its features are a powerful 10x optical zoom to bring far-away subjects up close, and a resolution of 10.1 megapixels, providing plenty of flexibility with how you use your pictures. The H20 also offers a range of automatic functions to help you achieve better-looking images with less effort. Add to that the capacity to record HD video, and you're ready to catch every moment in brilliant detail.

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Focusing on quality images
Great images start with a great lens. Unlike many other digital cameras, the H20 is equipped with an optical rather than just digital zoom which means that you get excellent image quality at all settings, even high magnifications. With the 10x zoom, you’ll be able to fill the frame with distant scenes and because the lens is by the renowned optical specialists Carl Zeiss, every detail of that scene will be crisp and clear. This powerful lens is complemented by a BIONZ processor, which enhances image quality by reducing noise and enabling a faster shooting response.

Even with this kind of support, camera shake can ruin what was otherwise a great photograph. Optical SteadyShot stabilises the image, using sensors to compensate for the blur created by hand movement, even in low light conditions. And once you’ve taken a shot that you’re proud of, a resolution of 10.1 megapixels means you can make a quality poster print at up to A3 size, or crop the image without losing any of its crisp detail.

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Choosing the right settings
Taking great pictures doesn’t have to be difficult. The H20 is equipped with a number of functions to take the guesswork out of matching your camera settings to your chosen subject. Take twilight landscapes or sun-drenched backlit portraits, for example. Intelligent Scene Recognition will automatically choose the correct exposure and adjust other settings to give you a perfect picture. Or how about catching friends or family at the very moment when a smile lights up their face? Smile Shutter delays your camera shutter action until your subject has started smiling, making it ideal for party scenes and portrait shots. It has an adjustable smile threshold so you aren’t kept waiting too long, and you can change the setting from adults to children, and back again. This works alongside Enhanced Face Recognition, which adjusts the camera’s settings to make sure faces look sharp and clear, with natural skin tones. Put the three technologies together, and you’ve got beautiful portraits, whatever the location.

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Moving pictures too
The H20 isn’t just about great still pictures. Just flip the mode dial to video and you’re ready to capture all the action in full 720p HD at 30 frames a second. The wide angle and high zoom capabilities of the H20 mean your movie clips will be crisp and detail-packed, and you can enjoy all the accompanying sound, thanks to the built-in microphone.

The big screen
Spin the camera round and you’ve got a 3" Clear Photo LCD screen, which can be used for scene composition as well as playback. Press Menu and it’ll help you pick the right settings with clear icons and simple menus. In playback, its higher resolution and increased contrasts mean viewing and editing pictures is easier and clearer than ever. And because of its size, it’s big enough to be viewed by more than one person, so you can share the fun.

Easy sharing and quality viewing
Managing your growing photo collection is hugely simplified by PMB (Picture Motion Browser) software included with the H20. Just install it on your PC and it provides a perfect archive for your shots which are all just a click or two away. You can arrange them by date, by person, and search through them quickly. From here you can burn them to disc, send them to friends or upload them to sites in a matter of seconds. If you connect your H20 or computer directly to an HD Ready TV you can view your shots in spectacular HD on the big screen. If your TV is a BRAVIA which supports PhotoTV HD, you’ll be able to experience even more lifelike HD images, bursting with detail and colours.

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• BIONZ processor
• 720p HD movie recording and Optical SteadyShot image stabilization
• 3-inch Clear Photo LCD Plus screen
• Enhanced Smile Shutter and Face Detection