Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H20 10.1 MP Digital Camera with 10x Optical Zoom and Super Steady Shot Image Stabilization Reviews

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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. Capture detailed images with 10 megapixel resolution, and get in close to the action with the 10x optical zoom Carl Zeiss lens. Intelligent Scene Recognition helps you avoid failure picture, while Sony’s Double Anti-Blur solution (Super SteadyShot optical image stabilization plus High ISO) helps keep your images blur-free. The DSC-H20 completes the package with a 3.0-Inch Clear Photo LCD Plus Display that lets you easily view your images and menu options.

Technical Details

- 10.1-megapixel Super HAD CCD image sensor
- 10x optical zoom Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar lens; Optical SteadyShot image stabilization
- 720p high-definition movie capture; BIONZ image processor
- 3.0-inch (230K pixels) LCD; Face Detection and Smile Shutter technology
- 11MB built-in memory; capture images to Memory Stick Duo/PRO Duo Media (not included)
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 "Great Camera for the $" 2009-10-22
By D. Skare
This camera is easy to use, takes great pictures, and I love the zoom. Our previous camera was a Sony but had the smaller optical zoom. This 10 x makes a big difference! Using it for vacations, sporting events, and taking pictures of our horses. I will see how it does in a gym when basketball starts. I really like the burst feature which takes 10 pictures by just holding down the button and the smile feature is also nice. So far, the only thing I would change would be to have a viewfinder. I miss that from my other camera. Also would be nice to have a neck strap. I am going to purchase another battery to carry along because although the battery life is good, if you're taking a lot of pictures and will be gone longer than a day, I'd suggest a second one. I had debated on purchasing the next up camera with 20x optical zoom (can't remember the model #)but it was $400 and thought the reviews on this camera were better regarding the quality of pictures and the lens.


 "Great point to Shoot" 2009-10-22
By Ruc S
It's great camera with the given price tag, the only con I can see is sport shots (stabilization is poor)
rest its a great point to shoot, like this camera for response time which is far better than Cannon and Nikon
I think Sony is better in point to shoot category than big players.


 "everyone moves the image when using the camera" 2009-10-21
By Sandip Uprety (Tucson, AZ)
the camera is good except that when i give it to anyone else to take a picture, they don't press the click button halfway down to stabilize the image, so always a blurry picture. i didn't see where the settings were to change it.


 "I love it!!" 2009-10-17
By Sonia G. Molinari (NY USA)
The cyber shot H20 takes great pictures and videos, can~t be any better for the price. I was sorry I did not take with me at the concert I went just recently, I did not want to drop it. The only negative thing about this beauty is that it won`t fit in your pocket and is a bit heavy it would be great if it came with neck strap.


 "Nice Camera, pretty pictures but slow in low-light" 2009-10-16
By D. Daley (Springfield, PA United States)
I was looking to replace my older 3MB Sony Cybershot which served me faithfully for years with no problems. I narrowed my selection down to cameras with 10X optical zoom or higher. I checked the Canon, Sony and Panasonic. All were reviewed well. I was on the verge of buying the Panasonic Lumix 12x Optical when this H20 camera went on sale at Office Depot for $229 so I bought it.

I like it and have taken hundreds of shots with it. Most likely you are interested in the negatives I've found so here they are: Camera lens not builtin so you must manually remove/replace the lens cap (irritates more than I thought it would), camera is slow in low-light and takes several seconds to take the shot (caused me to miss shots), video can be a bit choppy, just barely fits in my pocket and proprietary cable for pc/tv (not really bad but you cant use someone elses USB cable).

Keep in mind I only used the AUTO mode so far...Now the good things I found: Pictures are beautiful, zoom works smoothly in and out, menu is easy to use, automatically takes two shots when not sure of exposure and one of them is usually very good, nice hand grip, battery life good and easy to charge (bought cheap backup on eBay), easy playback with PLAY button on back of camera, fast to boot up (if cap is off), flash is bright and LCD is bright and easy to see.

One other thing, this camera feels solid...not cheap.

You may wonder why I originally chose Panasonic. It was the size, AVCHD video mode and the 12X optical. I hava used Canon and love the quality of the Canon pics but there were a few features that were lacking which I can't remember at this time.

I suspect the next round of hi-zoom, HD video cameras will be really nice and I can't wait to see the quality of the pics and video. For now, I am very happy with my Sony H20.




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