Sony - Cybershot DSC-H2 Digital Camera Reviews

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Deciding on the right digital camera takes time and patience and there are many choices that span a wide range of prices. One digital camera offered for a fair price is the Sony Cybershot DSC-H2 Digital Camera. This camera is liked for its great picture taking, ease of use, 12 times optical zoom, and very good video feature. Reviewers also like the wide appeal of the Sony Cybershot DSC-H2 Digital Camera, and consider it “Easy for Beginners, Versatile for More Advanced Photographers”. Some reviewers feel that the Sony Cybershot DSC-H2 Digital Camera is a little large and they don’t like that there is no option to change lenses. But other than these minor inconveniences, the Sony Cybershot DSC-H2 Digital Camera is one of the more highly rated Digital Cameras around, and one that is highly recommended.

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Great picture quality and easy to use for a great price!

computer literate

MAY

2008

I bought this specifically for my honeymoon in Costa Rica. I made the perfect choice!

This digital camera is great for anyone who wants SLR quality without the SLR price-tag. If has enough great features to keep a tech savvy photographer happy while being easy enough to use for someone who just prefers to "point and shoot".

This camara gives you great quality pictures at up to 6.0 mega-pixels a shot and with a whopping 12x optical zoom that beats the power of a lot of higher end cameras. There are 13 automatic settings that work so well that there will be very few times when you need extra adjustments.... read full review »

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berrybunches
Fairfield, OH

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This is a high-quality digital camera that takes great photos.

married, Every day computer user, value conscious, a pet owner, expecting good, fair service, a busy person, love to travel, a scrapbooker

NOV

2007

After much research and shopping, I finally chose this camera to replace my smaller, older model. The main things I was looking for were a large zoom (this one has 10x optical) and a "sports" setting for action shots. This camera has both, plus lots more. It was very affordable at under $400, and I have gotten several great pictures from it, even though I haven't learned how to set all the manual settings myself yet.

I would highly recommend this camera for anyone who wants a great camera with lots of bells & whistles but doesn't want to go all out yet with an SLR model. This one is very...

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SouthernArt
Belmont, MS

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Easy for beginners, versatile for more advanced photographers.

value conscious, cost-conscious, love photography, a comparison shopper, practical, a sassy photographer, pc-user, technically savvy

NOV

2007

It's a good camera for a beginner or intermediate photographer. It takes high quality photos and good quality videos. I recommended it to my sister, who bought one too. I use mine every day for just taking snapshots of the kid and cats, but I take it with me and use it along with my 35mm Canon when I shoot weddings, proms, baby and family portraits, and my freelance stuff. I actually find myself using it MORE than the 35mm now, because film is expensive and the quality of these digital pix is so good.

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prljamrlz
Oklahoma City, OK

Awesome pictures

loving my digital camera

JUN

2008

I've had this camera for a little over a year and love it. I've taken a ton of pics and love the quality.

12X Zoom - The zoom is great on this camera. It's one of the reasons I bought it.

6 Megapixels - Sure, nowadays you can get much higher megapixel count for around the same price but unless you are planning on blowing up huge posters, 6 megapixels is all you'll ever need. The quality is fantastic.

Settings - This camera pretty much has all the settings you'll need. From Sports / Landscape / Portrait / Twilight / Night / etc...... you can also go manual and set your aperature, shutter...

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dagwood
Fort Worth, TX

Sony DSC-H2 is a good camera for the novice to the pro

computer literate

AUG

2008

I've had this camera for 2 years. This is the 3rd digital camera I've owned and 2nd "zoom". This camera is an improvement over the other zoom digital I owned, a Kodak 5 megapixel 10x optical zoom. The pictures are definitely better throughout the zoom range. When I bought this Sony, the only other camera I considered was a Canon S2 IS. The two are pretty close quality wise. This Sony can be used by 1st timers as a point and shoot, and others can use more maual settings. Add ons include the usual assortments. I like that this camera uses 2 aa batteries. One can always use rechargables ... read full review »

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miamhawk
Spring Hill, KS

great camera, high quality photts

somewhat tech savvy

AUG

2008

Sony has improved on the H1 with an excellent quality picture format and the lowest noise level in its class. Yes, it only takes Sony memory sticks but I bought mine at Best Buy cheaper than Sandisk. Disregard DMM from Washington's rating as this person has been on every review I have looked at before purchasing my H2, knocking Sony. If you know anything about photography, it's there is only so much any mfg. can do with a 12x optical zoom with an image stabilizer at this size. If your looking for the perfect package you need an SLR with multiple lens, which is twice the size and price. I would... read full review »

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joewc4440
San Francisco, CA

Beautiful Sharp Photos

looking for durability, love photography, remote control fiend, a person who enjoys quality, not rich, in need of a long lasting battery, reliant on my phone, willing to pay for quality

NOV

2007

The Sony DSC-H2 has a 12 zoom 6.0 mp, has scene modes and manual, aperture priorty and shutter priority modes, and is a great camera. You can add the telephoto and macro lenses. I owned the Sony DSC-H5 and the pictures were soft. The H2 the pictures are detailed, clear, sharp and crisp. Where has this camera been all my life? The sky is actually blue and I am wowing myself all the time with this camera.

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sparkle1103
Niles, IL

DSC-H2- Enjoythe versatility of it

loving my digital camera, computer literate

AUG

2008

DSC-H2 - Nice camera enjoy using it and get very good photos - Can view some at my web site

Used it in Alaska the zoom was very good for getting pictures. There are some at webshots under Mitchelmal4 if you are interested in seing them.

Easy to use an can set up different settings. I liked he time setting for use with taking ictures of the northern lights.

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Mitchelmal
Las Vegas, NV

I love this camera!

not rich, expecting good, fair service, appreciative of good service, Every day computer user, willing to pay for quality, a bargain hunter, budget conscious

NOV

2007

I love the dsc h2 camera.

I had an old Mavica and it worked great but I wanted something that could do action shots as well as having various settings that I can adjust. I also wanted a camera that could do fast shots.

It also has burst mode and that is the bomb. I was at a party and was taking pics of the kids (4 yr olds) and the camera took clean crisp shots.

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zukabaker
Valley Stream, NY

Awesome camera!

loving my digital camera

MAY

2008

I can't praise this camera enough! It is still a bit advanced for me, but it has been a wonderful camera. The Macro setting has been simply wonderful for close up still shots of flowers etc. The video camera works like a charm and is easy to use. I haven't really read the instructions at all. DH and I have mostly just figured everything out that we use on it. Fantastic camera!

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foxfire
Newark, OH

the only camera you'll ever need

a techie

JUL

2008

This takes wonderful pictures and the downloads to my laptop are a cinch. I have never enjoyed photography before this thing. I think it is really a great deal for the money. Mine was a gift but I would recommend it to anyone looking to buy. It's small and handy to carry around and fits easily into my hands for use.

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greaseisthewordusa
Rochester, NY

Great camera. Battery last forever. Good picks.

JUN

2008

Great camera. The price is unbelievable for what you get. Audio, video and good pics. Easy to use and light. I was always carry a manual camera because I did not trust digital cameras. Last vacation I did not take one. It was easy to use and lasted for 10 day vacation.

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tess777
Blue Springs, MO

awesome quality pictures

loving my digital camera

JUN

2008

This camera is the best , especially for amateur photographers. The pictures it takes are of professional quality. I wish I would have had this camera for my sister's wedding!

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dannymoe
Cincinnati, OH

Sony cyber shot is an Amazing camera very happy

loving my digital camera

AUG

2008

Me and my wife bought this camera for my mother and she loves it very reliable pretty light and easy to use she could not be happier with the Sony cybershot camera

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beary2006
Ellijay, GA

Great Camera for long shots!

JUL

2008

This camera is outstanding for taking pictures at a long distance! The zoom on it is great with great detail! I definetely recommend this item!!

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mountaindewcrazy
Jackson, MO

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Brand Name	Sony
Model	Cybershot DSC-H2
Camera Type	Point-and-Shoot Digital Camera
Key Features	Image Sensor Type CCD Resolution 6 Megapixel Optical Zoom 12x Camera Type Standard Point and Shoot Weight 0.89 lb. Family Line Sony Cyber-shot
Lens	Interchangeable Lens Not Interchangeable Lenses Optical Zoom 12x 35mm Zoom Lens 36 - 432 mm Digital Zoom 2x Focus Type Manual Focus Focus Range 19.69 in. to Infinity (w) / 35.43 in. to Infinity (t) Macro Focus Range 0.79 in. to Infinity (w) / 35.43 in. to Infinity (t) Focal Length 6 - 72 mm
Image Quality	Camera Resolution 6 Megapixel Image Resolutions 640 x 480 • 2816 x 2112 • 2816 x 1872 • 2048 x 1536 • 1632 x 1224 • 1280 x 960
Video	Video Resolutions 640 x 480 (VGA) • 160 x 112 Video Speed 30 fps Video Format MPEG
Exposure Control	Aperture Range f8/f8 (w/t) - f2.8/f3.7 (w/t) Shutter Speed 30 - 1/1000 sec White Balance Auto • Manual • Daylight / Sunny (Preset) • Cloudy (Preset) • Fluorescent (Preset) • Incandescent (Preset) •... Frames Per Second 1.4 Frames
Storage	Memory Type Memory Stick Duo • Memory Stick Pro Compression Modes Fine • Normal Compression Type JPEG • DCF • DPOF File Size (High Res.) 6 MB (21 images on 128MB card) Built-in Memory Size 32 MB
Flash	ISO Speeds Auto • 100 • 200 • 400 • 800 • 80 • 1000 Flash Type Built-In Flash Functions Flash Off • Auto Flash • Red-eye Reduction Flash • Slow Sync • Forced On
Viewfinder / Display	Viewfinder Optical (Through-the-lens) LCD Panel With LCD Panel LCD Panel Size 2 in. LCD Screen Resolution 85,000 pixels LCD Protected Position Without LCD Protected Position
Interfaces	Interface Type USB 2.0 Video Interface Video Out
Power Supply	Battery Type 2 x AA Batteries Battery Life 400 Images
Included Features	Self Timer 2 Sec. • 10 Sec. Built-in Microphone With Built-in Microphone Built-in Speaker With Built-in Speaker Tripod Mount With Tripod Mount
System Requirements	Operating System Apple Mac OS 9 • Apple Mac OS X • Microsoft Windows 2000 • Microsoft Windows ME • Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition...
Dimensions	Width 4.44 in. Depth 3.69 in. Height 3.25 in. Weight 0.89 lb.
Miscellaneous	Included Accessories Software • USB Cable • Video Cable • Shoulder Strap • 2 x AA Rechargeable Batteries • Battery Charger • Lens Cap Release Date April, 2006 Product ID 35415518 Exterior Color Silver
Warranty	Warranty 1 Year