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.
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;
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
NH-AA-DA Rechargeable
AA Batteries, BC-CS2 Battery Charger
and Cord
•
A/V Cable, USB 2.0 Cable
•
Strap
•
Software CD-ROMs: Picture
Package™ for Sony v1.6 (Windows),
Pixela™ ImageMixer VCD2 (Macintosh),
USB Driver, Cyber-shot Life tutorial
(Windows)
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.
Weight
460 g / 16.2 oz.
w/Battery, Media and Neck Strap
MSRP
US
$499.95
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