Sony Cyber-shot H20 Ratings,Reviews and Owners Manual
November 5th, 2009 • Filed Under•53 views
The Sony DSC-H20 is a full-featured point-and-shoot with outstanding high-power zoom capability and fast shutter speed. It includes Smile Shutter technology which captures smiles the moment they happen, as well as Face Detection technology to optimize focus, exposure and color for up to eight faces.
Index of Sony Cyber-shot H20 Expert Reviews
- Cameras.co.uk—”The Sony Cybershot DSC H20 gets most things right. There is plenty of competition, but this camera provides a reliable alternative to models from Panasonic and Canon. “
- CameraLabs—”The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H20 is an affordable super-zoom compact with a 10x stabilised lens and HD video recording capabilities. Slightly larger than the average compact, it’s nonetheless smaller than most cameras with zooms of this range and will fit in a jacket pocket.”
- CNET UK—”The main problem with the H20 is that it lacks a wide-angle zoom. Otherwise though, its responsiveness, handling and controls make it a great camera to use. It’s very effective at full zoom too, which is where many rival compact superzooms struggle. Finally, the rather good HD movie mode is a major selling point on its own. “
- PhotographyBlog—”The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H20 is much more than an incremental upgrade to last year’s H10. With this camera, Sony has demonstrated that it is a company which listens to user feedback, as most of the issues we criticised the H10 for have been addressed. The engineers have redesigned the handgrip and the controls, added important features like custom white balance and HD video recording with zoom, and improved those aspects of image quality that needed to be addressed, including automatic white balance, colour, noise, dynamic range and chromatic aberrations. These enhancements have transformed the Sony H20 into one of only a handful of digital cameras that manage to achieve maximum user satisfaction with a minimum of frustration.”
- CNET—”The good: First-rate design; simple operation; excellent feature-to-price ratio. The bad: Narrow lens; lens cap is a pain. The bottom line: If you don’t mind its extra bulk and narrow lens, the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H20 is an otherwise excellent compact megazoom camera.”
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TechGeek (Texas) on 5 November 2009:
I bought this camera for a two week trip I was about to take. I also purchased an extra extended battery and an 8GB memory card for the camera. The main reason I purchased the camera was for its ability to take pictures quickly. I looked through consumer reports and this one was one of the top rated cameras. The cost is very good for this quality camera. I could take a picture withing a couple of seconds after turning the camera on and I could take a picture again less than a second later. This camera also has great battery life. Even if you just use the included battery, you can still get around 3-400 pictures (assuming you are not using flash). The zoom on the camera is great. It is a 10x optical zoom and additional 7x digital zoom. This gives you the power of a 17x zoom. If you take your picture at 17x zoom, you can then zoom in on your picture another 8x under the “review your pictures” menu. This camera is also small enough to fit into a small over the shoulder camera bag. It fit into my old camera bag that I used to have a small Olympus camera in. I recommend this camera for ages 16 and up. It is a great camera that it comparable to any SLR camera. I think it is better than a SLR because it is so much smaller than any SLR you could purchase.
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Mark Harclerode (Atlanta) on 5 November 2009:
For the folks that claimed to have taken good pictures at low light with this camera, they must be using a vastly different version. This camera had more grain in pictures than I have ever seen. These weren’t even night time, just indoors on a cloudy day with lights on in the house. And it didn’t matter what mode I put it in, Flash or no Flash, 10mp , 5mp, Auto, Intelligent Auto. I was willing to put up with the cheap lens cap, and the not really wide enough angle on the lens, if and only if, it would take good pictures indoors, under normal lighting. I have a modern house I designed (which means all white walls), well with this camera they aren’t white, so much as a sea of gray specks and grain. Horrible, guess I will try the Panasonic or save for the Canon G11…Also every picture where my kids moved so much of an inch was incredibly blurry.
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D. Tran (Seattle) on 5 November 2009:
I just got this camera with my Sony reward points. I was considering this camera or DSCH50. I’m a complete novice when it comes to cameras and would generally only buying a camera in $100-200 range.
It’s a pretty good size for me; compact but not small enough to put in your pocket comfortably. The instructions are fairly substantial at about 60 pages but straightforward and easy to understand. I’ve tried out the face detection, smile detection, and various scene detection options. I haven’t tried the HD movie feature yet.
The quality of the shots looks great with various options of file size and resolution, from email to 13X19″. The construction appears fairly sturdy. The placement of the buttons is intuitive and not hard to reach. I’ve been quite happy with the shots I’ve taken and options that are available. I’ve taken action shots at sporting events, close-in low light shots of agarose gels under UV light (I’m a scientist), and snapshots of my wife, cats etc. I’ve been quite happy with the camera.
The biggest drawback is that the camera, being Sony, requires Sony’s proprietary memory sticks. I can’t really say how it compares to models from Nikon etc in the same price range.
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R. Diblasi "Book Lover"(NJ down the shore) on 5 November 2009:
I took my camera on vacation last week to Nashville for the CMA Music festival. I took pictures from a distance and the zoom was great! The video quality is amazing and in HD. When playing it back on the computer it looks like the singer was right in front of me when I was about 20 rows back. It was pretty simple to use, but just keep in mind the zoom button zooms very fast so touch it very gently to get a nice clear shot. I had to play around with that from time to time and sometimes the video started out blurry but then it readjusted itself. All in all, the lights flashing on stage did not effect the pictures. I am very happy with my purchase and how the pictures and videos turned out.
I also took some pictures of flowers close up and they came out so clear and crisp full of vibrant colors. I would highly recommend!
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