Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H1
Review Date: October 31st 2005
Specifications
Lens
Optical Zoom
|
12x
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Precision Digital Zoom
|
24x
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Smart Zoom
|
up to 48x (with VGA)
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F
|
2.8-3.7
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Focal Length (f= mm)
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6-72
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Focal Length (f=35mm conversion)
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36-432
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Macro (cm)
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Wide: 2-infinity, Tele: 90-infinity
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Rotating Lens (degrees)
|
NO
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Filter Diameter (mm)
|
58
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Conversion Lens compatibility
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YES (via adaptor)
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NightShot
|
NO
|
NightFraming
|
NO
|
Even Brightness Picture
|
YES
|
CCD
CCD Type
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Super HAD CCD
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Size (Inches)
|
1/2.5
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Scan System
|
Interlace
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Camera
Effective Pixels (Mega Pixels)
|
5.1
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A/D Conversion (DXP) (Bit)
|
14.0
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Super Resolution Converter
|
YES
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Clear Colour NR
|
YES
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Clear Luminance NR
|
YES
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Auto Focus Method (Single)
|
YES
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Auto Focus Method (Monitoring)
|
YES
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Auto Focus Method (Continuous)
|
YES
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Auto Focus Area (Multi Point)
|
YES
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Auto Focus Area (Centre weighted)
|
YES
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Auto Focus Area (Spot)
|
YES
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Auto Focus Area (Flexible Spot)
|
YES
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Manual Focus
|
YES
|
Focus Preset
|
NO
|
Focus Preset (m)
|
NO
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Aperture Auto Mode
|
YES
|
Aperture Priority Mode
|
YES
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Aperture Manual Mode
|
YES
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Shutter Speed Auto Mode (sec)
|
1/8-1/2000
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Shutter Speed Priority Mode
(sec)
|
YES
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Shutter Speed Manual Mode (sec)
|
30-1/1000
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NR Slow Shutter
|
YES
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Hand Shake Alert
|
YES
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Exposure Control
|
+/-2.0 EV, 1/3 EV step
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White Balance
|
Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Fluorescent, Incandescent, Flash,
One push
|
Light Metering (Multi Pattern)
|
YES
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Light Metering (Centre weighted)
|
YES
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Light Metering (Spot)
|
YES
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Sharpness Setting
|
YES (3 steps)
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Saturation Setting
|
YES (3 steps)
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Contrast Setting
|
YES (3 steps)
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AE Lock
|
NO
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ISO Sensitivity Setting
|
YES (Auto, 64, 100, 200, 400)
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Scene Selection
|
Twilight, Twilight Portrait, Portrait, Landscape, Beach,
High Speed Shutter, Candle
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AF Illuminator
|
YES
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Flash Mode
|
Auto, Forced Flash, Slow Synchro, No Flash
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Distance limitations using Flash
(m)
|
Wide: 0.3-6.8, Tele: 0.9-5.2
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Pre-flash
|
YES
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Red-eye Reduction
|
YES
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Flash White Balance
|
YES
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Auto Daylight Synchronized Flash
|
YES
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LCD/ Viewfinder
LCD Screen Size (inches)
|
2.5
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LCD Total Dots Number
|
115000.0
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LCD Monitor Type
|
TFT
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Auto Bright Monitoring
|
YES
|
LCD Field of View (%)
|
100.0
|
Optical Viewfinder
|
NO
|
Electrical Viewfinder
|
YES
|
Electrical Viewfinder Total
Dot Number
|
115000.0
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Recording
Recording Media
|
Memory Stick � / Memory Stick Pro� / Internal memory(32MB)
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Recording Format
|
JPEG, MPEG1
|
Memory Stick Pro Interface
|
Parallel
|
DCF (Design rule for Camera
File System)
|
YES
|
DPOF (Digital Print Order Format)
|
YES
|
Burst Mode (shots)
|
9.0
|
Auto Exposure Bracketing (shots)
|
3.0
|
Burst Interval (approximately
sec)
|
0.8
|
Still Image size (5.0 Mega,
2592 x 1944)
|
YES
|
Still Image size (3.1 Mega,
2048 x 1536)
|
YES
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Still Image size (1.2 Mega,
1280 x 960)
|
YES
|
Still Image size (VGA, 640 x
480)
|
YES
|
Still Image size (3:2 mode,
2592 x 1728)
|
YES
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Moving Image Size (MPEG VX Fine,
640x480, 30fps)
|
YES
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Moving Image Size (MPEG VX Standard,
640x480, 16.6fps)
|
YES
|
Moving Image Size (MPEG Video
mail, 160x112, 8.3fps)
|
YES
|
Multi Burst
|
YES
|
Playback/ Edit
Slideshow Playback
|
YES
|
Trimming
|
YES
|
Resize
|
YES
|
Playback Zoom
|
5x
|
Divide (MPEG)
|
YES
|
Cue & Review (MPEG)
|
YES
|
Print Mark
|
YES
|
General
Battery Remaining Indicator
|
YES
|
Histogram Indicator
|
YES
|
Exposure Warning Indicator
|
YES
|
Disk / Memory Stick remaining
indicator
|
YES
|
Exif Private Tag
|
YES
|
Accessory Shoe
|
NO
|
Hot Shoe
|
NO
|
Advanced Accessory Shoe
|
NO
|
PTP (Picture Transfer Protocol)
|
YES
|
Print Image Matching
|
YES
|
PictBridge
|
YES
|
Shop Front Mode
|
YES
|
Start up time (approximately
sec)
|
2.1
|
Menu Language
|
English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese,
Dutch, Russian, Swedish
|
Bluetooth Function
|
NO
|
Jacks
Multi use Terminal
|
NO
|
AV Out
|
YES
|
Digital I/O (USB)
|
YES
|
USB 2.0 Hi-Speed
|
YES
|
Accessory Terminal
|
NO
|
Power/ Others
Battery System
|
AA Nickel Metal Hydride Batteries 2x, ZR6 AA Oxy Nickel
Primary Batteries 2x
|
Supplied Battery
|
AA Nickel Metal Hydride Batteries (NH-AA-DA) 2x
|
Stamina (battery life) with
the supplied battery(s) in normal shooting condition
|
145 Min and 290 Shots (Measured by CIPA Standard)
|
Battery for Clock
|
Manganese-Silicon (MS621F)
|
Weight (g)
|
438.0
|
Weight with Accessories (g)
|
591.0
|
Supplied Software
|
Picture Package, PIXELA ImageMixer, USB Driver
|
Supplied Accessories
|
AA Nickel Metal Hydride Batteries (NH-AA-DA) 2x, Battery
Charger (BC-CS2), AV Cable, USB Cable, Shoulder Strap, Lens Cap, Lens
Adapter Ring, Lens Hood, CD-ROM
|
Dimensions
Width (mm)
|
107.8
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Height (mm)
|
81.4
|
Depth (mm)
|
91.2
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