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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H1
Review Date: October 31st 2005
Specifications
Lens
Optical Zoom
12x
Precision Digital Zoom
24x
Smart Zoom
up to 48x (with VGA)
F
2.8-3.7
Focal Length (f= mm)
6-72
Focal Length (f=35mm conversion)
36-432
Macro (cm)
Wide: 2-infinity, Tele: 90-infinity
Rotating Lens (degrees)
NO
Filter Diameter (mm)
58
Conversion Lens compatibility
YES (via adaptor)
NightShot
NO
NightFraming
NO
Even Brightness Picture
YES
CCD
CCD Type
Super HAD CCD
Size (Inches)
1/2.5
Scan System
Interlace
Camera
Effective Pixels (Mega Pixels)
5.1
A/D Conversion (DXP) (Bit)
14.0
Super Resolution Converter
YES
Clear Colour NR
YES
Clear Luminance NR
YES
Auto Focus Method (Single)
YES
Auto Focus Method (Monitoring)
YES
Auto Focus Method (Continuous)
YES
Auto Focus Area (Multi Point)
YES
Auto Focus Area (Centre weighted)
YES
Auto Focus Area (Spot)
YES
Auto Focus Area (Flexible Spot)
YES
Manual Focus
YES
Focus Preset
NO
Focus Preset (m)
NO
Aperture Auto Mode
YES
Aperture Priority Mode
YES
Aperture Manual Mode
YES
Shutter Speed Auto Mode (sec)
1/8-1/2000
Shutter Speed Priority Mode
(sec)
YES
Shutter Speed Manual Mode (sec)
30-1/1000
NR Slow Shutter
YES
Hand Shake Alert
YES
Exposure Control
+/-2.0 EV, 1/3 EV step
White Balance
Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Fluorescent, Incandescent, Flash,
One push
Light Metering (Multi Pattern)
YES
Light Metering (Centre weighted)
YES
Light Metering (Spot)
YES
Sharpness Setting
YES (3 steps)
Saturation Setting
YES (3 steps)
Contrast Setting
YES (3 steps)
AE Lock
NO
ISO Sensitivity Setting
YES (Auto, 64, 100, 200, 400)
Scene Selection
Twilight, Twilight Portrait, Portrait, Landscape, Beach,
High Speed Shutter, Candle
AF Illuminator
YES
Flash Mode
Auto, Forced Flash, Slow Synchro, No Flash
Distance limitations using Flash
(m)
Wide: 0.3-6.8, Tele: 0.9-5.2
Pre-flash
YES
Red-eye Reduction
YES
Flash White Balance
YES
Auto Daylight Synchronized Flash
YES
LCD/ Viewfinder
LCD Screen Size (inches)
2.5
LCD Total Dots Number
115000.0
LCD Monitor Type
TFT
Auto Bright Monitoring
YES
LCD Field of View (%)
100.0
Optical Viewfinder
NO
Electrical Viewfinder
YES
Electrical Viewfinder Total
Dot Number
115000.0
Recording
Recording Media
Memory Stick ™ / Memory Stick Pro™ / Internal memory(32MB)
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
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
Moving Image Size (MPEG VX Fine,
640x480, 30fps)
YES
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
Height (mm)
81.4
Depth (mm)
91.2
DIWA organisation. Our test results for the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H1 have been submitted to DIWA for comparison with test results for different samples of the same camera model supplied by other DIWA member sites.
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