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This H Series Cyber-shot digital camera features a powerful 10.1 megapixel image sensor, a professional Carl Zeiss® Vario-Tessar® lens with 10x optical zoom, and a 3.0" LCD display for composing and viewing your shots.
Intelligent Auto (iAuto) mode goes beyond traditional auto settings by recognizing and adjusting to scene conditions and lighting, enhancing natural skin tones, and reducing blur.
Face Detection technology detects up to eight faces and controls flash, focus, exposure and white balance to deliver natural skin tones with reduced red-eye while Smile Shutter™ technology allows you to capture a smile the moment it happens. Simply activate by pressing the Smile Shutter button.
Eliminate the guesswork of choosing the right camera setting by using Intelligent Scene Recognition (iSCN) which recognizes up to 8 scenes, or manually select from among 11 different scene conditions using Scene mode.
Record movies in smooth, stunning high definition (720p) in MPEG4 format, ideal to view and share on your PC or upload to the web. There's even a stereo microphone to capture clear, crisp sound.
Easily retouch and enhance your pictures with 10 in-camera tools or have fun decorating with pre-loaded stamps and frames. Quickly find your images via convenient Image Management feature.
Experience a simple way to transfer, manage, archive and share your images and video with the supplied PMB (Picture Motion Browser) PC software.
( Rated 4.9 out of 5 Stars AVERAGE RATING | 21 REVIEWS Ratings Snapshot)
21 of 21 (100%) customers would recommend this product to a friend
Rated 5.000000 out of 5 Stars Ratings Snapshot
Pros: Good Picture Quality, Less Noise, High Zoom
Cons: NO
Rated 4.000000 out of 5 Stars Ratings Snapshot
Pros: Great colors, image quality, camera quality.
Cons: No viewfinder
Reviewer: DDautsun (Duluth, MN)
Date: Oct 21, 2009
I've had this product for 3-6 months
65of 65 people found this helpful
This is my second digital camera, and the second Sony I have owned. My first was just a simple point and shoot and I was looking for a camera that had more options in the shooting modes with a high zoom, but didn't want to break the bank with a DSLR. The Sony H20 turned out to be the perfect camera for me. It still has the point and shoot capabilities when needed as well as some manual modes for shutter speeds and focal ranges to take some fantastic pictures. The feel of the camera just screams quality with the smartly placed padded thumb and hand grips, as well as the Carl Zeiss lens that trumps the Canon and Nikon's comparable cameras. I would recommend this camera to anyone who wants to bridge the gap between a point and shoot with one that has some composition control options. .
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Rated 5.000000 out of 5 Stars Ratings Snapshot
Pros: Easy to use, Excellent picture quality
Cons: Nothing
Reviewer: irishflgirl74 (Florida)
Date: Oct 1, 2009
I've had this product for less than a month
4of 4 people found this helpful
I've owned many camera's, and this one by far is one of the best camera's I've owned. The ease of using this camera is amazing considering you almost get a DSLR in a point in shoot. The pictures are always clear, the steady shot is a great feature, low light pictures come out great. I wish I would have purchased this one first and save myself some money.
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Zoom in on the 10.1-megapixel DSC-H20 Cyber-shot® digital camera and get the best shot. With its impressive Carl Zeiss® Vario-Tessar® wide-angle lens with a 10x optical zoom, it's easy to capture the moment with impeccable detail. A 3.0" Clear Photo LCD™ makes reviewing your shots a breeze and the ingenious iAuto mode takes the guesswork out of choosing the best camera settings when you're not sure which one to pick. There's also built-in technology like Optical SteadyShot® image stabilization that reduces blur and Smile Shutter™ mode that automatically captures a smile as it happens. Feel like recording HD video? The H20 captures crisp, 720p video that can be viewed on your HDTV. There's even an anti-blink function to help everyone look their best and in-camera photo retouching tools.
A powerful 10.1 megapixel 1/2.3” Super HAD™ CCD image sensor helps you capture gorgeous images with superb contrast and clarity down to the finest detail. With 10.1 megapixels, you can create stunning, photo-quality prints up to A3+ (13x19”) size, or crop your images and still come away with high resolution shots.
The BIONZ™ image processor delivers the high resolution and fast performance you expect from a Sony® digital camera.
Capture more of your memories in high definition (720p) video. Record HD movies in 720p high definition MPEG4 format for stunning large-screen home movie playback. Record up to 29 min in 720p format (or up to 2GB) per movie6.
Optimizing focus, exposure, and white balance for a specific face is easier now with selectable facial memory, even when the subject leaves the frame. This feature is perfect at weddings and other events the goal is always to focus on a certain person.
The popular Smile Shutter™ technology automatically detects and captures a smiling face. Simply activate by pressing the Smile Shutter™ button and the camera will capture a smile the moment it happens. You can also select subject priority (Adult or Child Priority or using the cross key buttons on the camera) and indicate the degree of Smile Detection Sensitivity to high (small smile), medium (laugh) or low (grin). Great substitute of self timer, smile once all are ready and the camera will capture the smile.
High ISO allows for faster shutter speed, so you can take photos indoors or in low light without the need for a flash. In addition to High Sensitivity Mode (ISO), you can select up to eight ISO settings (Auto, 80, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200) when shooting in Program Auto Mode to adjust sensitivity to your shooting conditions.
Automatically detects changing subject brightness and zoom ratio and pre-focuses the camera making it far more responsive.
This beginner-friendly optional function helps navigate through the various functions and settings displaying the description of chosen functions or settings on the LCD screen.
Using the 16:9 High Resolution Mode, you can record high resolution images in the 16:9 aspect ratio favored by HDTVs. This setting is ideal if you plan to view your images on a compatible HDTV6and invite friends and family members over for a slideshow.
Easy Image Management takes the hassle out of sorting through large volumes of image data, so you can quickly select and view your desired photos. Photos can be browsed in four convenient ways: by Standard Folder view, Date view, Event view, and Favorites showing only user-selected images. You can also harness the power of Face Detection technology to filter by face type (choices include All People, Children, Infants, and Smiles).
View your photos and videos in glorious high definition on a Sony® BRAVIA® or similar HDTV using the optional VMC-MHC2 HD output adapter cable (sold separately).
PHOTOMUSIC3 combines images with music (5 minutes per track) to produce fun and entertaining slide shows. The standard visual effects (Simple, Nostalgic, Active, and Stylish). Select from pre-loaded tracks on camera or transfer your own from your compatible PC (sold separately).
Generous 3.01 (230K pixels) Clear Photo LCD™ plus display features sharp, natural color that makes it easy to compose shots, read menus, and view photos, even in bright sunlight..
Intelligent Auto (iAuto) mode goes beyond traditional auto settings by recognizing and adjusting to scene conditions and lighting, enhancing natural skin tones, and reducing blur. By incorporating advanced features such as Intelligent Scene Recognition, Face Detection, and Optical SteadyShot, iAuto lets you take advantage of the latest Sony Cyber-shot technology without leaving auto mode. Whether you’re shooting expansive landscapes, capturing playground action, or taking pictures at a birthday party or wedding shower, iAuto will optimize your camera’s settings to help ensure you come away with a great shot.
Face Detection technology detects up to eight individual faces and controls flash, focus, exposure, and white balance to deliver accurate, natural skin tones with reduced red-eye. It can also give priority to children or adults. Newly added Face Motion Detection adjusts ISO sensitivity and accelerates the shutter speed when facial movement is detected, reducing blur in the subjects face.
Red-eye Reduction helps reduce common red-eye problems.
Optical SteadyShot™ image stabilization uses a built-in gyro sensor to detect camera shake and automatically shifts the lens to help prevent blur without sacrificing image quality.
Choose from 14 convenient photo modes to quickly adjust for specific shooting conditions. Photo modes include iAuto, Easy, Program, Manual and Scene Selection such as High Sensitivity, Advance Sports Shooting, Landscape, Soft Snap, Twilight Portrait, Twilight, Beach, Snow, Fireworks and Gourmet Mode. Gourmet Mode lets you capture mouth-watering culinary creations with all the color and clarity of images you see in gourmet magazines.
You can fire up to 100 shots at approximately 0.62 second intervals (at any resolution; VGA to high resolution mode. Results may vary based on settings and Memory Stick™ media being used).
With Easy Shooting Mode, even beginners can take great photos. In Easy Shooting Mode, easy-to-understand basic instructions are displayed on the LCD screen and the camera switches to all automatic settings with iSCN so you can just take the photo without worrying about settings. The menu is also simplified on playback to provide limited but straight forward operating functions for those afraid of choosing wrong settings.
Provides extended battery life and shooting capacity when using a fully-charged lithium-ion battery. The included battery supports up to 290 shots7.
The Multi-purpose Resize function lets you change the aspect ratio of an image right in the camera, so you can adjust images as necessary, whether you want to display them on a compatible HDTV5, or e-mail them / upload them to a blog4.
To use the entire image area of the compatible HDTV screen (sold separately), Wide Zoom display automatically expands standard 4:3 and 3:2 images to 16:9.
The professional-quality Carl Zeiss® Vario-Tessar® 10x optical zoom lens brings distant subjects closer for great outdoor, sports, and travel photos.
The Cyber-shot® DSC-H20 camera is available in black.
Intelligent Scene Recognition (iSCN) Mode automatically detects eight different types of scenes conditions (Backlight, Backlight Portrait, Twilight, Twilight Portrait, Twilight using a Tripod, Portrait, Landscape, and Macro) and within 1/30th of a second selects the appropriate camera settings:. iSCN has 2 modes: Auto and Advanced. In Auto Mode, the camera takes a single shot using the optimal settings. In Advance Mode, the camera takes a photo with the standard automatic settings and, in difficult lighting (low light or back light) immediately takes a second photo with optimized setting so you can choose which to keep.
It's frustrating to think you've captured that perfect shot, only to review it later and discover one of your subjects blinked just as you pressed the shutter. The Anti-blink function works to help counter blinking and squinting. When the camera is set to Soft Snap, the Anti-blink function captures two images, recording only the photo with less squinting. If a blink is detected in other shooting modes, a warning will be displayed after you take the shot.
The combination of Optical SteadyShot™ image stabilization and High ISO sensitivity helps compensate for shaky hands, minimizes blur, and allows flash-free shooting to preserve the mood.
Dynamic Range Optimizer (DRO) Standard and Plus uses a sophisticated algorithm to determine the best exposure and contrast settings for almost any shooting environment. The result is more natural images with clearer details that more closely match what your naked eye sees. DRO is particularly effective when shooting backlit portraits or any scene with a dramatic contrast between background and foreground lighting. DRO Plus allows for even greater optimization by analyzing each region of an image and performing additional image processing.
Because an off-centered subject can make your shot more interesting, a 9-point auto focus system measures nine precision focus points, giving you greater creative freedom to compose your images.
Buttons and menus have been simplified to get the fastest and easiest customer experience. Shooting dial focus on the type of customer: Easy, intelligent Auto, Scene, Program and Movie. Also most common used functions such as Zoom, Play and Delete are handy in hard buttons. All other functions can be found under one menu button
The Cyber-shot® DSC-H20 camera accepts Memory Stick PRO Duo™ media (sold separately).
Retouch and enhance your pictures on the go with 10 in-camera editing functions: Trimming, Red-Eye Correction, Soft Focus, Partial Color, Fisheye Lens, Cross Filter, Radial Blur, Retro, Happy Face and Unsharp Masking effects.
Bring your photos to life and enjoy highly detailed, high definition images with PhotoTV HD-capable Sony® BRAVIA® HDTVs2. PhotoTV HD fine tunes settings on your HDTV, such as sharpness, gradation, and color to display images that look more like actual printed photos.
Sony® PMB (Picture Motion Browser ) PC software7 provides a simple, easy-to-use way to transfer video and still images to your PC, as well as sort, edit, and output to data disc and the Web (compatible PC with internet connection required). Finding your images with PMB is easy with Calendar view and Face Search. Face Search allows you to filter by faces (one or many) and also a specific person’s face. Share images and videos on popular sharing sites with Media Services function.
REFURBISHED - 2GB Memory Stick PRO Duo™ Mark 2 Media
$20.99
REFURBISHED - NP-BG1 Lithium-ion Rechargeable Battery Pack
$31.95
REFURBISHED - 4GB Memory Stick PRO Duo™ Mark 2 Media
$33.99
REFURBISHED - Carrying Case
$36.95
REFURBISHED - Soft Carrying Case
$24.99
REFURBISHED - 58mm High Grade 1.7x Telephoto Lens
$89.99
( Rated 4.9 out of 5 Stars AVERAGE RATING | 21 REVIEWS Ratings Snapshot)
21 of 21 (100%) customers would recommend this product to a friend
Rated 5.000000 out of 5 Stars Ratings Snapshot
Date: Nov 25, 2009
I've had this product for 1-3 months
Pros: Good Picture Quality, Less Noise, High Zoom
Cons: NO
This is the best Camera I have ever used. I had a Canon before. But SONY changed everything. This is a semi-DSLR Camera. Its worth... Holywars, Bangalore, INDIA
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Rated 4.000000 out of 5 Stars Ratings Snapshot
Reviewer: DDautsun (Duluth, MN)
Date: Oct 21, 2009
I've had this product for 3-6 months
65of 65 people found this helpful
Pros: Great colors, image quality, camera quality.
Cons: No viewfinder
This is my second digital camera, and the second Sony I have owned. My first was just a simple point and shoot and I was looking for a camera that had more options in the shooting modes with a high zoom, but didn't want to break the bank with a DSLR. The Sony H20 turned out to be the perfect camera for me. It still has the point and shoot capabilities when needed as well as some manual modes for shutter speeds and focal ranges to take some fantastic pictures. The feel of the camera just screams quality with the smartly placed padded thumb and hand grips, as well as the Carl Zeiss lens that trumps the Canon and Nikon's comparable cameras. I would recommend this camera to anyone who wants to bridge the gap between a point and shoot with one that has some composition control options. .
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Rated 5.000000 out of 5 Stars Ratings Snapshot
Reviewer: irishflgirl74 (Florida)
Date: Oct 1, 2009
I've had this product for less than a month
4of 4 people found this helpful
Pros: Easy to use, Excellent picture quality
Cons: Nothing
I've owned many camera's, and this one by far is one of the best camera's I've owned. The ease of using this camera is amazing considering you almost get a DSLR in a point in shoot. The pictures are always clear, the steady shot is a great feature, low light pictures come out great. I wish I would have purchased this one first and save myself some money.
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Reviewer: SeriousAmateur (San Jose, CA)
Date: Sep 18, 2009
I've had this product for 6-12 months
23of 25 people found this helpful
Pros: Great tone, sharpness, and zoom. dSLR quality. This lens is the real deal.
Cons: None.
I did my research when I last shopped for a still camera, and boy was I right on the money for this one! This is the only digital still on the market to offer a true 10x zoom and 10.1 megapixels. I have owned many a Canon digital camera, I own many SLRs and rangefinders that I still love to use. But, in terms of its small size and excellent picture quality (especially when I need it in a hurry), this camera is now a constant companion of mine. All I have to say is, this camera not only carries on, but it furthers the legacy of Carl Zeiss lens. I would say more, but I will let the pictures speak for themselves.
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Reviewer: FelixDerKater (VA)
Date: Sep 13, 2009
I've had this product for 1-3 months
7of 8 people found this helpful
Pros: Excellent image quality, powerful flash.
Cons: Low-light shots.
This is an all-around excellent camera. Unlike previous Sony models, there is no tendency toward a blue hue in the photographs. Color accuracy is wonderful. The flash on this camera is amazing. It can fill a dark room and produce beautiful, clear images. The only issue I have with this camera is the low-light shooting without a flash. The 1/1600 and 1/3200 speeds don't seem to benefit anything. Shots are grainy and full of noise. Another quirk is the lens cap recognition. If the lens cap is on when the camera is powered up, you will have to cycle the power to get an error message to go away. This can be annoying, but is not a deal-breaker. Overall, I'm very impressed!
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Reviewer: blkav8tor (Orlando, Florida)
Date: Aug 26, 2009
I've had this product for less than a month
Pros: Automatic settings, easy set-up
Cons: none
I took this picture of a wasp on my pool screen from 12 feet away with only the natural camera zoom and no external lenses....I was very, very impresses as I have owned all models of digital cameras. This is by far the best I've owned.
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Reviewer: YevgeniyC (San Diego, CA)
Date: Aug 14, 2009
I've had this product for 1-3 months
2of 3 people found this helpful
Pros: Tons of features, High zoom, small and attractive size and design
Cons: had to buy a lense adapter to install lense filters, no viewfinder
This is my first camera and so far i am amazed. I can get great shots with the intelligent auto mode and I can record video in 720P! I purchased n 8gb card so I have nothing to worry about when it comes to video or photo count. <br> <br> I am starting to get into photography more so i found that you can take time exposure shots with this camera of up to 30 seconds. This gets me great, bright, vivid pictures of the ocean at 1 am, with no crowds at the beach... just great. <br> <br> There is no viewfinder on it but that is ok i guess... its really not that important to some people, the three inch screen is bright enough for me and can go even brighter.... I just asked an older guy to take a picture for us once and he smushed the camera into his face and said i cant see anything... lol. <br> <br> I am getting a lense adapter soon so that i can put a polorized filter onto the camera to get better photos., it was 30 dollars I would not have to spend on most dslr cameras and even some regular cameras, but its ok... <br> <br> anyways... all in all i love the camera and everything about it... the size is perfect, could put it right into my pocket and not worry about it, the quality is great too, 10X optical zoom and 10X digital zoom is great as well... <br> <br> buy it.
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Reviewer: sn0n (Antioch,CA)
Date: Jul 31, 2009
I've had this product for less than a month
2of 2 people found this helpful
short review, just wanted to say this camera is EXCELLENT for starting the hobby, the price is right, and specs are well worth the price.. i cant find a single fault in this camera, it really is that good..
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