Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H20 Review

Review Date:

June 12, 2009

Author:

Zoltan Arva-Toth

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Specifications

Lens

Optical Zoom	10x
Precision Digital Zoom	Approx. 20x(Total)
Smart Zoom	up to 57x (with VGA)
F	3.5-4.4
Focal Length (f= mm)	6.3-63
Focal Length (f=35mm conversion)	38-380
Macro (cm)	Wide: Approx. 2-Infinity, Tele: Approx. 90-Infinity
Filter Diameter (mm)	58 (with Lens Adapter)
Conversion Lens compatibility	YES
NightShot	NO
NightFraming	NO
Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar Lens	YES

Image Sensory

CCD Type	Super HAD CCD
Size (Inches)	1/2.3

Camera

Effective Pixels (Mega Pixels)	Approx. 10.1M
Bionz Processor	YES
Face Detection	YES
Smile Shutter	YES
A/D Conversion (DXP) (Bit)	14
Clear RAW NR	YES
Auto Focus Method (Intelligent)	YES
Auto Focus Method (Continuous)	NO
Auto Focus Area (Multi Point)	YES
Auto Focus Area (Centre weighted)	YES
Auto Focus Area (Spot)	YES
Auto Focus Area (Flexible Spot)	NO
Manual Focus	NO
Focus Preset	YES
Focus Preset (m)	1 / 3 / 7 / Unlimited distance
Aperture Auto Mode	YES
Aperture Priority Mode	NO
Aperture Manual Mode	YES
Shutter Speed Auto Mode (sec)	2" - 1/2000
NR Slow Shutter	YES
Hand Shake Alert	YES
Exposure Control	+/- 2.0 EV, 1/ 3 EV step
White Balance	Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Fluorescent1, Fluorescent2, Fluorescent3, Incandescent, Flash
Automatic White Balance	YES
Light Metering (Multi Pattern)	YES
Light Metering (Centre weighted)	YES
Light Metering (Spot)	YES
Sharpness Setting	Plus / Minus 1step
Saturation Setting	NO
Contrast Setting	Plus / Minus 1step
ISO Sensitivity (REI)	YES (Auto, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200)
Scene Selection	Twilight, Twilight Portrait, Twilight using a tripod, Backlight, Backlight Portrait, Landscape, Macro, Portrait
AF Illuminator	YES
Flash Mode	Auto, Forced Flash, Slow Syncro, No Flash
Distance limitations using Flash (m)	0.2-7 (wide), 0.9-5.5 (tele)
Pre-flash	YES
Red-eye Reduction	YES
Auto Daylight Synchronized Flash	YES

Super SteadyShot

Super SteadyShot capability	NO
SteadyShot capability	NO
Optical SteadyShot capability	YES

Auto Focus System

AF Illuminator

YES

Built-In-Flash

Flash Mode	Auto, Forced Flash, Slow Syncro, No Flash
Red-Eye Reduction	YES
Auto Daylight Synchronized Flash	YES

LCD/ Viewfinder

LCD Screen Size (inches)	3
LCD Total Dots Number	230.400
LCD Monitor Type	TFT
Auto Bright Monitoring	YES
LCD Field of View (%)	100
Optical Viewfinder	NO
Electrical Viewfinder	NO

LCD screen

LCD Field of View (%)

100

Recording

Recording Media	Memory Stick™ Duo, Memory Stick PRO Duo™. Memory Stick PRO Duo™ High Speed, Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo™ (same speed as PRO Duo), Internal memory (11MB)
Recording Format	JPEG, MPEG4
Memory Stick™ Pro Interface	Parallel
DCF (Design rule for Camera File System)	YES
DPOF (Digital Print Order Format)	YES
Burst Mode (shots)	100
Burst Interval (approximately sec)	0.57
Still Image size (12 Mega 4000 x 3000)	NO
Still Image size (10 Mega 3648 x 2736)	YES
Still Image size (8.0 Mega, 3264 x 2448)	NO
Still Image size (5.0 Mega, 2592 x 1944)	YES
Still Image size (3.1 Mega, 2048 x 1536)	YES
Still Image size (VGA, 640 x 480)	YES
Still Image size (16:9 mode, 1920 x 1080)	YES
Still Image size (16:9 mode, 3648 x 2056)	YES
Still Image size (16:9 mode, 4000 x 2248)	NO
Still Image size (3:2 mode, 4000 x 2672)	NO
Still Image size (3:2 mode 3648 x 2432)	YES
Moving Image Size (MPEG VX Fine, 640x480, 30fps)	NO
Moving Image Size (MPEG VX Standard, 640x480, 16.6fps)	NO
Moving Image Size (QVGA: 320x240 30fps)	NO
Moving Image Size (QVGA: 320x240 8.3fps)	NO
Moving Image Size (1440x1080 30fps Fine Approx.12Mbps)	NO
Moving Image Size (1440x1080 30fps Standard Approx.7Mbps)	NO
Moving Image Size (1280x720 30fps Fine Approx.9Mbps)	YES
Moving Image Size (1280x720 30fps Standard Approx.6Mbps)	YES
Moving Image Size (640x480 30fps Approx.3Mbps)	YES

Playback/ Edit

HD (High Definition) Playback	YES
Slideshow Playback	YES
Slideshow with Music	YES
Trimming	YES
Resize	NO
Playback Zoom	YES
Divide (MPEG)	NO
Cue & Review (MPEG)	YES
Index Playback	YES
Image Rotation	YES
Auto Image Rotation	YES

General

Battery Remaining Indicator	YES
Histogram Indicator	YES
Exposure Warning Indicator	YES
Disk / Memory Stick remaining indicator	YES
PTP (Picture Transfer Protocol)	YES
Print Image Matching	YES
PictBridge	YES
Shop Front Mode	YES
Start up time (approximately sec)	1.7
Menu Language	English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Turkish, Greek, Romanian, Croatian
Bluetooth Function	NO

Jacks

Multi use Terminal with HD	YES
Multi use Terminal	YES
AV Out	NO
Digital I/O (USB)	NO
USB 2.0 Hi-Speed	YES

Power/ Others

Battery System	Lithium G
Supplied Battery	NP-BG1
Stamina (battery life) with the supplied battery(s) in normal shooting condition	290 shots, 145min (CIPA standard with LCD screen on)
Battery for Clock	Manganese-Lithium (MS614SE)
Weight (g)	250
Weight with Accessories (g)	279
Supplied Software	Picture Motion Browser Ver.4.2 (Windows only) + Music Transfer
Supplied Accessories	Rechargeable battery pack (NP-BG1), Battery Charger, Multi Connector Cable, Wrist Strap, CD-ROM, Lens Cap

Dimensions

Width (mm)	107.3
Height (mm)	68.7
Depth (mm)	47.1

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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H20, Sony DSC-H20, Sony H20, Cybershot, super-zoom, 10x zoom, 10 megapixel, 3 inch LCD, hd video, 720p

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