Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H9 review

What you need to know

Reviewed by: Lori Grunin

Reviewed on: 28 June 2007

Tags: Sony, Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H9, camera, noise, continuous shooting

We like:

Relatively wide angle for a megazoom; tonnes of manual and automatic features; large, flip-up LCD; fast continuous shooting

We don't like:

Small EVF; lens aberrations and vignetting; image noise and some processing artefacts; lacks hotshoe and raw file support

CNET UK judgement:

If you shoot primarily outdoors in daytime -- especially sport, children and animals -- the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H9 is a great choice. The cheaper DSC-H7 has a smaller LCD, lacks infrared shooting, and has a few interface differences, but is otherwise identical

Full review:

Sony changed quite a few details, inside and out, between last year's DSC-H5 and its latest megazooms, the £310 Cyber-shot DSC-H9 and £250 DSC-H7. An f/2.7-4.5, 31mm-465mm, 15x zoom supersedes the 12x on last year's, and the resolution kicks up a notch from 7 to 8 megapixels. Say goodbye to AA batteries and hello to a proprietary lithium ion. Continue Reading...