Typical price: £200
What is it: 8-megapixel superzoom with 15x optical zoom
What we think: It's excellent for outdoor shooting, but doesn't improve much on its H9 sibling
What you need to know
Reviewed on: 24 January 2008
Tags: Sony, Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H7, noise, shutter lag, landscape
We like:
Wide angle for a megazoom; loads of manual and automatic features; 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 sports, children, and animals--the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H7 is a good choice. The more expensive DSC-H9 has a larger, flip-out LCD, 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 H5 and this year's megazooms, the Cyber-shot DSC-H9 and DSC-H7. An f/2.7-4.5 31mm-465mm 15x supersedes the 12x zoom 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...
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