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Powerful Compact Camera Sony Cybershot DSC-H3 8.1 megapixel and 10x Optical Zoom

This compact digital camera will surely empower any hobbyist photographer experience. Sony Cybershot DSC-H3 brings you an 8.1 megapixel resolution matched with top quality Carl-Zeiss. Sony’s Super HAD CCD combined with Carl-Zeiss 10x optical zoom lens will give you flexibility on producing closer and high resolution images from your compact digital camera. For a 10x Optical Zoom digital camera, Sony DSC-H3’s size was pretty small. Of course, we all now Fujifilm Finepix S8000fd gives you an 18x Optical Zoom, but it gave us more space too If 10x Optical Zoom was not enough for you, you could tap into 51x Smart Zoom features to get more zoom via digital processing.

In this camera, Sony has embedded many powerful features too. The Advanced Sports Mode enables you to capture fast moving subjects with split-second detail by combining high shutter speed (up to 1/20000 with Continuous AF and predictive focus control that did some forecasting on subject movements during the interval between shutter and image capture. Now, capturing moments in sports or your children actions won’t become difficult anymore.

Face Detection technology enables Sony DSC-H3 to detect up to 8 faces in the scene, and makes their skin tones look more natural as well as reducing red eye with pre-strobe flash. And if you were still unsatisfied with the results, you could apply In-Camera Retouching to give them more creative effects (soft edge filter, cross filter, partial color filters, and fish-eye filter). You could also apply another in-camera editing like In-Camera Red-Eye Reduction that gives you a camera correction in one touch to reduce the red-eyes that might pass other camera system.

For handling camera shakes, this digital camera has been empowered with Super SteadyShot Optical Image Stabilization by detecting camera’s movement and produces a correcting signal to a stabilization lens to reduce any distortion in the images, this applies even for ultra-long distance digital photos.

For low light scene, Sony DSC-H3 High Sensitivity Mode (ISO 3200) combined with its SteadyShot image stabilization will work together to deliver better results without any flash. In addition, Sony’s original Clear Raw NR image processing technology will help you to suppress noises that usually exist in high sensitivity shooting.

Another cool feature in this camera is 9-Point Autofocus and D-Range Optimization. 9-point Autofocus features can measure autofocus precision at up to 9 points on the scene—gives you more details in a multi objects scene. D-Range Optimization feature was made available by Sony Bionz high speed processing engine that preserve image data in bright highlights and gives more shadow or backlit areas details. This features will enhances your shots even if you have difficult lighting condition.

If you already engage the HD technology in your life, this camera would make you happy. Sony DSC-H3 brings you high definition playbacks experience by making your photos alive in any compatible HDTV screens, and you could add visual effect of your choice or any of four presets of MP3 music selection you stored in your camera memory.

Sony DSC-H3 doesn’t have any viewfinder and gives you 2.5” LCD screen only. This camera have 31 MB internal memory and Memory Stick Duo expandable slot. It can record movie with MPEG Movie VX Fine Mode in VGA (640×480) resolution audio video clips at 30 fps. With a fully charged NP-BG1 lithium ion battery, this digital camera can run up to 330 shots, long enough to capture your weekend vacation.

Camera’s Technical Details:

• Imaging device: 1/2.5″ 8.1 megapixel Super HAD CCD
• Recording media: Optional Memory Stick DUO media, optional Memory Stick PRO DUO media, optional Memory Stick PRO DUO (High Speed), optional Memory Stick PRO HG DUO
• LCD: 2.5″ (115K Pixels TFT LCD Screen)
• Viewfinder: NA
• Lens construction: 10 elements in 9 groups, including 1 aspheric element
• Microphone: Yes
• Speaker: Yes
• Lens type: Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar
• Docking station: NA
• White balance: Automatic, Cloudy, Daylight, Fluorescent 1, Fluorescent 2, Fluorescent 3, Incandescent, Flash
• Self-timer: Yes (10 seconds, 2 seconds, Off)
• Memory Stick PRO media compatibility: Tested to support up to 8GB Memory Stick PRO DUO media capacity; does not support Access Control security function.
• Still image modes: Burst, Normal JPEG (Fine/Fine A4), Bracket Exposure
• Red-eye reduction: Yes
• Burst mode: Yes
• Erase/protect: Yes/Yes
• Date/time stamp: No/No
• Color modes: Black and White, Natural, Sepia, Vivid
• Accessory terminal: NA
• Audio-video output(s): No
• USB port: Yes (Supports USB 2.0)
• HD output: Yes: 1080i (with optional accessory)
• Focal length: 6.3 to 63 millimeters
• 35mm equivalent: 38 to 380 millimeters
• Focus: 9 Area Multi-Point AF, Monitoring AF
• Aperture range: Auto, (f3.5-f10.0)
• Shutter speed: Auto (1/2000 - 1/4), Program auto (1/2000 - 1), Manual (1/2000 - 30 )
• Exposure compensation: +-2.0 EV, 1/3 EV step increments
• ISO: Auto, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200
• Smart zoom technology: Up to 12x (5MP), 15x (3MP), 17x (16:9 2MP) 51x (VGA Resolution)
• Digital zoom: 0 to 2.0x (Precision)
• Optical zoom: 10x
• Macro mode: Yes
• Total zoom: 20x
• Face detection: Yes
• Flash modes: Auto, Forced On, Forced Off, Slow Synch
• Battery type: Lithium-Ion NP-BG1
• Battery capacity: 3.6V, 960 mAh
• Supplied software: Windows: Picture Motion Browser Vers 2.1 + USB Driver
• Operating system compatibility: Microsoft 2000 Professional, Me, xP Home and Professional, Vista; Macintosh OS 9.1/9.2/OS x (10.1-10.4)
• AF illuminator light: Yes
• PictBridge compatible: Yes
• Multi-pattern measuring: Yes
• SteadyShot image stabilization: Yes
• Scene modes: Advanced Sports Shooting, Beach, Fireworks, High Sensitivity, Landscape, Snow, Soft Snap, Twilight, Twilight Portrait
• Movie modes: MPEG Vx Fine with Audio (640 x 480 at 30fps) (MPEG Vx Fine requires Memory Stick PRO DUO media), MPEG Vx Standard with Audio (640 x 480 at 16.6fps), Presentation Mode (320 x 240 at 8.3fps).
• Power save mode: Yes (after Approximately 3 min. of inactivity)
• In-camera editing: Red-eye correction, soft focus filter, trimming, cross filter, partial color filter, fish-eye filter
• Width: 4.19 inches
• Height: 2.69 inches
• Depth: 1.88 inches
• Weight: 9.3 ounces body; 13.4 ounces including battery and optional Memory Stick DUO media
• Warranty: 1 year, parts and labor
• What’s in the box: DSC-H3, NP-BG1 rechargeable battery, BC-CSG battery charger, USB and AV multi-connector cable, power cord, shoulder strap, lens cap, lens cap, strap, lens hood, lens adaptor ring, CD-ROM software. Note: No Memory Stick DUO media or adaptors are included.