Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H10 Review

Review Date: August 4th 2008
Author: Zoltan Arva-Toth

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Page 1
Introduction / Ease of Use
Page 2
Image Quality
Page 3
Sample Images
Page 4
Design
Page 5
Specifications
Page 6
Conclusion

Specifications

Optical Zoom 10x
Precision Digital Zoom 20x (Total)
Smart Zoom up to 51x (with VGA)
F 3.5-4.4
Focal Length (f= mm) 6.3-63
Focal Length (f=35mm conversion) 38-380
Macro (cm) Wide: 2-infinity, Tele: 90-infinity
Filter Diameter (mm) 58
Conversion Lens compatibility YES
NightShot NO
NightFraming NO
Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar Lens YES
Image Sensory
CCD Type Super HAD CCD
Size (Inches) 1/2.5
Camera
Effective Pixels (Mega Pixels) 8.1
Bionz Processor YES
Face Detection YES
Smile Shutter NO
A/D Conversion (DXP) (Bit) 14
Clear RAW NR YES
Auto Focus Method (Single) YES
Auto Focus Method (Monitoring) 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
Aperture Auto Mode YES
Aperture Priority Mode YES
Aperture Manual Mode YES
Shutter Speed Auto Mode (sec) 1/4-1/2000
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
Sharpness Setting YES
Contrast Setting YES
ISO Sensitivity (REI) YES (Auto, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200)
Scene Selection Twilight, Twilight portrait, Soft snap, Landscape, Beach, Snow, Fireworks, High Sensitivity, Advanved Sports shooting
AF Illuminator YES
Flash Mode Auto, Forced Flash, Slow Syncro, No Flash
Distance limitations using Flash (m) 0.2-7m (wide), 0.9-5.6m (tele)
Pre-flash YES
Red-eye Reduction YES
Auto Daylight Synchronized Flash YES
Super SteadyShot
Super 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 230.000
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 (31MB)
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) 100
Burst Interval (approximately sec) 0.5
Still Image size (8.0 Mega, 3264 x 2448) YES
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 (3:2 mode, 3264 x 2176) YES
Moving Image Size (MPEG VX Fine, 640x480, 30fps) YES
Moving Image Size (MPEG VX Standard, 640x480, 16.6fps) YES
Moving Image Size (MPEG Presentation, 320x240, 8.3fps) YES
Playback/ Edit
HD (High Definition) Playback YES
Slideshow Playback YES
Trimming YES
Resize NO
Playback Zoom YES
Divide (MPEG) NO
Cue & Review (MPEG) YES
Image Rotation YES
Auto Image Rotation NO
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) 1.8
Menu Language Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish
Bluetooth Function NO
Jacks
Multi use Terminal YES
AV Out NO
Digital I/O (USB) NO
USB 2.0 Hi-Speed YES
Power/ Others
Battery System Lithium N
Supplied Battery NP-BG1
Stamina (battery life) with the supplied battery(s) in normal shooting condition 310 shots, 155min (CIPA standard with LCD screen on)
Battery for Clock Manganese-Li (MS614)
Weight (g) 264
Weight with Accessories (g) 380
Supplied Software Picture Motion Browser Ver.3.0, Picture Package Music Transfer
Supplied Accessories Rechargeble battery pack (NP-BG1), Battery charger, Multi connector cable, Power Cord, CD-ROM, Lens Cap, Lens Cap Strap, Lens Hood, Lens Adaptor Ring
Dimensions
Width (mm) 106
Height (mm) 68.5
Depth (mm) 48.9
   
Page 1
Introduction / Ease of Use
Page 2
Image Quality
Page 3
Sample Images
Page 4
Design
Page 5
Specifications
Page 6
Conclusion

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