Average Camera Review Rating [2 reviews]
The Sony DSC-H20 was launched by Sony early this year and is the
company's budget ultra-zoom Cyber-shot with
performance features. The 10 megapixel gets superior Carl Zeiss 10x
optical zoom lens to support 38-380mm (35mm equiv) ) focus
distances, and can record 720P HD movies with a 3-inch LCD screen. It
also comes with Intelligent scene recognition feature with Face
Detection, and an Optical SteadyShot image stabilization
to reduce motion blurs. The camera is currently selling at around $224 from
online shops, see below price listing for more details. Here is the
summary of the camera review by PhotographyBLOG, who gives the camera a rating
of 4.5 out of 5:
"The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H20 is much more than an incremental upgrade to last year's DSC-H10. The engineers have redesigned the handgrip and the controls, added important features like custom white balance and HD video recording with zoom, and improved those aspects of image quality that needed to be addressed, including automatic white balance, colour, noise, dynamic range and chromatic aberrations. Is it a Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ7 beater then? In some respects, yes. The full-manual exposure mode is a real competitive advantage, even with the inevitably limited aperture control provided; the flash is more powerful and the lens provides more telephoto range. On the other hand, the H20 lacks true wide angle, where the TZ7 goes out to a nearly ultra-wide 25mm equivalent. Furthermore, the TZ7 is more solidly built, has a dedicated exposure compensation button and arguably produces sharper images with less distortion (though the H20 is not that far behind).
If it weren't for the lack of wide angle and quick access to ISO and exposure compensation, we would be tempted to award our highest 'Essential!' rating to the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H20. With these few deficiencies, we feel more comfortable giving it our second-best rating, 'Highly Recommended', which is well deserved and a step up from the 'Recommended' award we gave to its predecessor last year."
The Sony DSC-H20 was launched by Sony early this year and is the
company's budget ultra-zoom Cyber-shot with
performance features. The 10 megapixel gets superior Carl Zeiss 10x
optical zoom lens to support 38-380mm (35mm equiv) ) focus
distances, and can record 720P HD movies with a 3-inch LCD screen. It
also comes with Intelligent scene recognition feature with Face
Detection, and an Optical SteadyShot image stabilization
to reduce motion blurs. The camera is currently selling at around $224 from
online shops, see below price listing for more details. Here is the
summary of the camera review by PhotographyBLOG, who gives the camera a rating
of 4.5 out of 5:"The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H20 is much more than an incremental upgrade to last year's DSC-H10. The engineers have redesigned the handgrip and the controls, added important features like custom white balance and HD video recording with zoom, and improved those aspects of image quality that needed to be addressed, including automatic white balance, colour, noise, dynamic range and chromatic aberrations. Is it a Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ7 beater then? In some respects, yes. The full-manual exposure mode is a real competitive advantage, even with the inevitably limited aperture control provided; the flash is more powerful and the lens provides more telephoto range. On the other hand, the H20 lacks true wide angle, where the TZ7 goes out to a nearly ultra-wide 25mm equivalent. Furthermore, the TZ7 is more solidly built, has a dedicated exposure compensation button and arguably produces sharper images with less distortion (though the H20 is not that far behind).
If it weren't for the lack of wide angle and quick access to ISO and exposure compensation, we would be tempted to award our highest 'Essential!' rating to the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H20. With these few deficiencies, we feel more comfortable giving it our second-best rating, 'Highly Recommended', which is well deserved and a step up from the 'Recommended' award we gave to its predecessor last year."
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Sony DSC-H20 Camera Reviews Roundup
| Camera Labs: "The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H20 is a 10 Megapixel budget super-zoom camera with a 10x stabilised zoom and a 3in LCD panel. It provides full manual exposure control as well as a choice of automatic modes, scene recognition and a range of scene presets. It also provides an Easy mode for point-and-shoot picture taking, making it an attractive option for photographers of all abilities. The Cyber-shot DSC-H20 doubles up..." - Nov 05 2009 More » | |
| CNET UK: "The H20 is different. If there's one thing Sony does well it's AF systems, and this one is almost as quick at full zoom as it is at normal focal lengths. And as soon as you half-press the shutter release, the SteadyShot optical image stabilisation cuts in and the jiggling stops dead... The main problem with the H20 is that it lacks a wide-angle zoom. Otherwise though, its responsiveness, handling and controls m..." - May 20 2009 More » |
Sony DSC-H20 Reviews Roundup [Total 2 Reviews] »
Sony DSC-H20 Camera Recent User Reviews
sorry to say.., lg - May 20 2013
I returned this unit, it was ok, but for the money you could do better. Sony has improved recently, might give them a try again....
Sony camera, Dalia Arevalo - Mar 31 2013
I had previously purchased a camera just like this so I pretty much new what I was buying. Works excellent!!!...
Great camera I ever had, Johny Vattathara - Mar 27 2013
Great camera I ever had.. we bought this over 3 years back still going strong with better pics than any newer ones...
Compact and Good Performance, Mallik - Mar 13 2013
Best camera for its size. Easy to do the settings. Takes best pictures and gets natural colors brightly. I recommend it....
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