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Beginner to Serious Amateur
The Sony DSC-H1 Cyber-shot is Sony's first
foray into the popular ultra zoom category. It
features 12x optical zoom with Super SteadyShot®
Optical Image Stabilization, 5.1 MP resolution,
and exposure flexibility.
The Sony H1 has a Sony lens with a maximum aperture
of F2.8, shutter speed range from 1/8 - 1/2,000
sec. (30 - 1/1,000 sec. in Manual mode), and 2cm
(0.8 in.) macro. Exposure control includes Programmed
AE, Shutter-Priority and Aperture-Priority modes,
plus 7 Scene Modes. It has an AF Illuminator for
low-light shooting, and provides a number of focus
modes: 3 Area Multi-Point AF, Center AF, and a
limited (5-Step only) Manual focus.
The Sony H1 will record 640x480 MPEG VX movies
with sound at 30fps when using the Memory Stick
PRO™ media or at 16fps with regular Memory
Stick media. There is an extra large 2.5 in. LCD
monitor (resolution 115K pixels).
The Sony H1 is targetted principally to beginner
amateur photographers. More serious amateur photographers
will find enough options to grow into, including
the availability of optional 0.7x wide-angle and
1.7x telephoto conversion lenses (adaptor
ring is required), though they may miss
the availability of a hotshoe for external flash
attachment and Manual WB.
The Sony DSC-H1 Cyber-shot will appeal
to beginner (and serious) amateur photographers
desiring a long zoom digital camera with image
stabilization, a large hand grip, live histogram,
and flexible exposure control.
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Sony
DSC-H1 |
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Image
Sensor |
5.1
effective megapixels
1/2.5 in. Super HAD™ CCD |
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Lens |
Sony (Filter Diameter:
58mm, requires Adaptor Ring) with Super SteadyShot®
Optical Image Stabilization |
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Focal
Length |
6-72mm (36-432mm,
35 mm equivalent) |
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Aperture
Range |
F2.8-F8.0(W), F3.7-F8.0(T) |
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Optical
Zoom |
12x |
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Macro |
2 cm / 0.8 in. |
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Auto
Focus |
3 Area Multi-Point
AF, Center AF, 5-Step Manual; Monitoring Focus;
AF Illuminator |
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Shutter
Speed |
1/8 – 1/2000 sec. (Auto); 2 –
1/2000 sec (Program Auto); 30 – 1/1000
sec (Manual)
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Exposure Control |
Auto, Programmed
AE, Shutter-Priority, Aperture-Priority, Manual |
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Shooting Modes |
Scene Modes: Twilight, Twilight Portrait,
Candle, Beach, High-speed Shutter, Landscape,
Soft Snap;
MPEG VX Fine with Audio: 640 x 480 at 30fps
(MPEG VX Fine requires Memory Stick PRO™
media), MPEG VX Standard with Audio: 640
x 480 at 16fps, Video Mail: 160 x 112 at
8fps with Audio;
Burst: 9 Shot 5MP (JPEG fine), 100 Shot
VGA (JPEG std.), 0.7fps;
Self-Timer: 10 Sec
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Exposure Compensation |
+/- 2.0 EV, 1/3
EV Steps |
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Light
Metering |
Multi-Pattern |
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White Balance |
Auto, Daylight,
Cloudy, Fluorescent, Incandescent |
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Viewfinder |
EVF |
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LCD |
2.5"
115K Pixel TFT LCD Screen |
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ISO Sensitivity |
Auto, 64, 100,
200, 400 |
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Storage
Media |
32MB
internal flash memory, Memory Stick® Media,
Memory Stick PRO™ Media;
Memory Stick PRO™ Media Compatibility:
Tested to support up to 2 GB media capacity;
does not support Access Control security function
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Battery |
“AA"
NiMH, “AA" Alkaline, “AA"
Nickel-Metal Manganese |
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Included
Accessories |
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No memory card supplied |
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NH-AA-DA Rechargeable
AA Batteries, BC-CS2 Battery Charger
and Cord |
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A/V Cable, USB 2.0 Cable |
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Strap |
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Software CD-ROMs: Picture
Package™ for Sony v1.6 (Windows),
Pixela™ ImageMixer VCD2 (Macintosh),
USB Driver, Cyber-shot Life tutorial
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Dimensions (W
x H x D) |
107.8 x 81.4 x
81.7 mm /
4 1/4 x 3 1/4 x 3 1/8 in. |
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Weight |
460 g / 16.2 oz.
w/Battery, Media and Neck Strap |
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MSRP |
US
$499.95 |
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Product technical specifications (including MSRP and Included Accessories)
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Recommended Accessories:
- Larger MemoryStick (512MB)
- Second Battery
- External Battery Charger
- Soft Case
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