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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H9B Digital Camera

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Product Description: Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H9B

Experience more creative power to capture life's greatest moments with the Cyber-shot DSC-H9 digital camera. This high-performance camera impresses with 8.1 megapixel clarity, 15X optical zoom, Advanced Sports Mode, and the NightShot system for shooting in darkness by infrared light. Super SteadyShot optical image stabilization and high sensitivity (ISO 3200) mode...
Experience more creative power to capture life's greatest moments with the Cyber-shot DSC-H9 digital camera. This high-performance camera impresses with 8.1 megapixel clarity, 15X optical zoom, Advanced Sports Mode, and the NightShot system for shooting in darkness by infrared light. Super SteadyShot optical image stabilization and high sensitivity (ISO 3200) mode allow low-light shots without flash to preserve the mood, Face Detection brings out the best in faces, and HD (high definition) output lets you share memories in spectacular high definition detail on compatible HDTV screens.

Product Specification: Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H9B

Megapixels:8.1 Megapixels
Optical Zoom:15 X
Digital Zoom :2 X
LCD Screen Size:3 in
Recording Method:Memory Stick Duo, Memory Stick PRO Duo
Product Line:Cyber-shot
Camera Type:Compact

User Reviews: Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H9B

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    Nice but not a H5 upgrade

    By Elvis P  Jun 1, 2007 | 43 out of 48 found this Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H9B review helpful

    Pros: Tilting screen, remote control, very quick, burst mode, night vision, good flash

    Cons: Sports mode is useless, no fine/standard setting, fiddly menu, image quality not consistent

    I sold my DSC-H5 to buy a DSC-H9 assuming that the DSC-H9 would be an upgrade. Feature wise yes it is but for image quality it is no better and the H5. To start with the positives, the H9 is a nice camera and has some fantastic features. The tilting... 3" screen is superb and along with remote control, you can take pictures that were previously impossible. The remote has quite a range to, I am able to operate the camera from the bottom on my garden - about 50 feet away. In use the camera is fast, it focuses quick and the burst mode is amazingly nippy with about 2.5 frames per second. The menu has changed from the H5 and can take a while to get used to, but there are quite a few options for those who like to do stuff manually. As with all the H series the colour in the shots is also wonderful especially with the "vivid" colours option selected. The 15x optical zoom does provide some great shots though a few had a bit of purple fringing but nothing that worried me. The zoom seems no greater than the 12x zoom on the H5 though since the H9 actually starts off from a lower angle (31mm) so at 15x zoom, it is only just a fraction more than the 12x on the H5. The camera isn't perfect (but then what camera is for this price). The option of standard / fine for image quality has vanished and so you are at the mercy of the camera's noise reduction system. Often this strips noise and strips details as well leaving a photo that appears to have watermarks or brush strokes in it. It doesn't happen on all the shots, just random ones here and there. In low light situations the noise reduction can really kick in with a vengence so you can end up with a Monet masterpiece. You can of course select the higher ISOs but in my opinion they are only suitable for printing images around 4"x6". I print images no larger than A4 and for me most shots are outdoors in good light so it isn't a problem but for people who want to print A3 it may be. The biggest mistake on this camera to me is Sports mode. Sony advertise it as an advanced sports mode with a shutter of 1/4000 second - except it is no where near that. Sports mode seems flawed as it always defaults to 1/60s - that's useful for catching your granny asleep but there is no way it will give nice sports shots. Choosing Shutter priority mode though, you can select a 1/4000 shutter but as I'm a novice, it takes a bit of thinking to select the right ISO and aperture. I never needed to know about that with the H5 but my knowledge of photography has increased with the H9 as the manual modes are better than the auto modes. The thumb wheel on the front of the H5 has also vanished and turned into a dial around the controls at the back. To me that is a step backwards as I have huge hands and preferred the old thumb wheel. With the H9 I have taken some bad shots (more to do with being a novice than the camera) and I have taken some shots that I have been really pleased with. When it comes to macro shots, the camera really excels and I always seem to get good outdoor shots. The images are not DSLR quality and probably not quite as sharp as the H5 but it does have some fun features that make it more enjoyable to use than its predecessors. For me I really like the additional features of the H9 and I can print in A4 and get images that I am happy with so I like the camera. For folks who do not really need a tilting screen, remote control and night vision - the H2 and H5 may be better alternatives. Read more Less

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    i'm liking it

    By fraggle  Jul 17, 2007 | 12 out of 12 found this Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H9B review helpful

    Pros: image quality, colors

    Cons: noise , memory, battery

    I thought why not buy a nice H9 it has lots of X-es 15 to be more precise and 8.1 mp. well i haven't told you anything you couldn't have already known. so.. lets get to it. I've had this camera for lets say a month or so. i only keep it... on manual for , in my mind neither the automatic , portrait or sports feature are of any use. in conditions of low light the picture quality is very poor. the noise is somewhat of a 1000 iso picture even if it's only at 100. the nightshot feature is useless. at least in my case. macros come out good so that's a pros. but it cannot focus correctly at over 9X. the steady shot is not that useful , at least not in my case . the colors are a big *thumbs up* especially in the vivid mode. as all the other cameras that are not dslr quality the sepia mode is ... reddish but as we all know no better effect than the one you apply in photoshop. for the same amount of money i could have bought a G7. if you want a wide lens and/or a tele lens be prepared to throw some more money at your sony dealer. the battery life is quite short. i cannot say i take pictures all the time but it still stays alive for about two days. i had to buy a reserved battery just for a 3 day mountain-field-trip. you'll have to buy a memory hard for the internal memory of the camera is 31Mb and with that on a 10*8 you can only take around 30 pictures. in 16*9 the amount is much smaller. all in all i think it's too expensive for what can it do. i paid 549 $ at my local sony photostore. that did not included a 4 Gb memory card i purchased later neither a wide lens or a tele lens. Read more Less

Pro Reviews: Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H9B

  • Steve's Digicams

    Sony Cyber-shot DSC- H9

    The cameras use 31MB of internal memory, which can be expanded further with an optional Memory Stick Duo or Memory Stick PRO Duo card, available in capacities up to 8 gigabytes. Read more

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    Sony DSC-H9

    The DSC-H9 is equipped with an automatically released pop-up flash, which, when the sensitivity is set to Auto, can cover up to 9.8 m (32 ft) when the zoom is at the wide angle end, and 6 m (19 ft) at the telephoto end. Read more

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