Comments on: Sony Cyber-shot H20 Ratings,Reviews and Owners Manual http://www.digitalcameras-plus.com/sony-cyber-shot-h20/ Digital Camera Ratings, Reviews,Price,Comparisons,Help With Video Show Thu, 04 Mar 2010 02:21:18 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: R. Diblasi "Book Lover"(NJ down the shore) http://www.digitalcameras-plus.com/sony-cyber-shot-h20/comment-page-1/#comment-436 R. Diblasi "Book Lover"(NJ down the shore) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:55:29 +0000 http://www.digitalcameras-plus.com/?p=505#comment-436 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! 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!

]]> By: D. Tran (Seattle) http://www.digitalcameras-plus.com/sony-cyber-shot-h20/comment-page-1/#comment-435 D. Tran (Seattle) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:54:09 +0000 http://www.digitalcameras-plus.com/?p=505#comment-435 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. 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.

]]> By: Mark Harclerode (Atlanta) http://www.digitalcameras-plus.com/sony-cyber-shot-h20/comment-page-1/#comment-434 Mark Harclerode (Atlanta) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:53:06 +0000 http://www.digitalcameras-plus.com/?p=505#comment-434 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. 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.

]]> By: TechGeek (Texas) http://www.digitalcameras-plus.com/sony-cyber-shot-h20/comment-page-1/#comment-433 TechGeek (Texas) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:50:53 +0000 http://www.digitalcameras-plus.com/?p=505#comment-433 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. 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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