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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H9 (Silver) comparison

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Price Check Prices $299.99 to $399.99 $229.00 to $279.99 $329.95 to $399.95 $318.24 to $399.97
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Release date February 21, 2007 April 01, 2009 October 15, 2008 August 15, 2009
The Bottom Line If you shoot primarily outdoors in daytime--especially sports, 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. While the Nikon Coolpix P90 brings its performance up to speed with the rest of its class, it now falls behind in photo quality. If you don't mind its extra bulk and narrow lens, the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H20 is an otherwise excellent compact megazoom camera. A nice evolution of the megazoom, the Canon PowerShot SX10 IS delivers some improvements over its predecessor and provides an attractive option for megazoom shooters. A better-than-average megazoom choice, the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ35 delivers standout video capabilities and an excellent manual feature set. Still, it suffers from a lot of the same drawbacks as its competitors, including weak photo quality.
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Lens apertureF/2.7-4.5
F/2.8-5.0
F/3.5-4.4
F/2.8-5.7
F/2.8-4.4
Equivalent 35mm focal length31 - 465 mm
26 - 624 mm
38 - 380 mm
28 - 560 mm
27 - 486 mm
Optical zoom15 x
24 x
10 x
20 x
18 x
Light sensitivityISO 80
ISO 100
ISO 200
ISO 400
ISO 800
ISO 1000
ISO 1600
ISO 3200
ISO auto
ISO 64
ISO 100
ISO 200
ISO 400
ISO 800
ISO 1600
ISO 3200 (3Mpix)
ISO 6400 (3Mpix)
ISO auto (64-100)
ISO auto (64-200)
ISO auto (64-400)
ISO auto (64-800)
ISO auto (64-1600)
ISO 80
ISO 100
ISO 200
ISO 400
ISO 800
ISO 1600
ISO 3200
ISO auto
ISO 80
ISO 100
ISO 200
ISO 400
ISO 800
ISO 1600
ISO auto
ISO 3200 (2Mpix)
ISO 80
ISO 100
ISO 200
ISO 400
ISO 800
ISO 1600
ISO auto
ISO auto (1600-6400)
Display (projector) technologyTFT active matrix
TFT active matrix
TFT active matrix
TFT active matrix
TFT active matrix
Video input typeDigital camera
Digital camera
Digital camera
Digital camera
Digital camera
Flash memory form factorIntegrated
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Digital zoom2 x
4 x
2 x
4 x
4 x
Weight14.4 oz
14.1 oz
9.8 oz
1.2 lbs
12.9 oz
Effective sensor resolution8,100,000 pixels
12,000,000 pixels
10,100,000 pixels
10,000,000 pixels
12,100,000 pixels
Still image formatJPEG
JPEG
JPEG
JPEG
RAW
JPEG
Service & support type1 year warranty
Info unavailable1 year warranty
Info unavailableInfo unavailable
Display (projector) diagonal size3 in
3 in
3 in
2.5 in
2.7 in
Manual focusManual
Automatic
Manual
Automatic
Manual
Automatic
Manual
Automatic
Manual
Automatic
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