Sony Cyber-Shot H9 Reviewed (Video)

CameraLab has a review on the Sony Cyber-Shot H9 digital camera. The Sony Cyber-Shot H9 has a 8.1 Megapixel CCD image sensor, a Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar lens with 15x optical zoom, ISO sensitivity up to 3200, Super Steady Shot anti-shake technology. H9 has also a 3-inch LCD display and it supports Memory Stick and Memory Stick Pro Duo memory cards.

After the jump is a video tour on the H9 camera.

Verdict from CameraLab:

There’s no doubt the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H9 is a very impressive camera, but like the other super-zooms we’ve compared it against, you’ll need to carefully weigh-up the pros and cons. If you’re after a super-zoom with the biggest, most flexible screen and fastest focusing, then the Sony’s for you….Like other super-zooms though, smearing through noise reduction is a serious problem with the H9, but probably its biggest failing is not giving you a chance to do anything about it….However much we enjoyed using the H9 and were delighted by its screen and focusing speed, its often compromised image quality and inability to do anything about it prevent us from awarding our highest recommendation. There are however enough great things about the H9 though for us to confidently award it our Recommended rating. It ain’t perfect, but if the plus points are high on your shopping list, you’ll easily forgive the rest.

Good points
15x optical zoom with stabilisation.
Large and adjustable 3in screen.
Very quick focusing for a non DSLR.
Closest focusing distance of just 1cm.

Bad points
Noise becomes a problem above 200 ISO.
Coloured fringing visible throughout range.
Relatively poor battery life.
No RAW, compression or NR options.