Sony DSC H3 Features
The Sony DSC H3 is an 8 megapixel digital camera with a 10x optical zoom lens. The focal length of the lens is equivalent to 38 - 380mm in 35mm format. Up to 51x smart zoom is available when shooting at lower resolutions. 20x digital zoom is also available.
Basics
- Image stabilisation
- Special resolutions for widescreen television playback and 6 x 4" prints
- Self timer
- Colour options - vivid, natural, sepia and black and white
- HD TV playback (with optional cable)
- Sharpness and contrast levels can be adjusted
- Filter Diameter 58mm
- Compatible with conversion lenses
Focusing
For close up shots the DSC H3 can focus from 2cm away from the subject. There is also a face detection setting for sharper portrait shots.
LCD
The 2.5 inch LCD screen is made up of approximately 115.000 pixels.
Flash
The built in flash has the following modes: Auto, Forced Flash, Slow Syncro, No Flash. Pre Flash, Red eye reduction and Auto Daylight Synchronized Flash can all be turned on through the menu system.
The maximum flash range is 7m (wide) and 5.6m (tele). The intensity of the flash can be adjusted.
Scene Modes
There is a small selection of scene modes. These are Twilight, Twilight portrait, Soft snap, Landscape, Beach, Snow, Fireworks, High Sensitivity, Advanved Sports shooting.
Retouching Options
After a photo has been taken you can soften the focus, select an area of the photo to be in colour and make the rest black and white, add a fisheye lens effect, add a starburst effect, crop the photo and correct red eye.
Movies
The maximum resolution for a movie is 640 x 480 pixels. The top speed is 30 frames per second. Sound can be recorded, but zoom can only be applied before you start shooting the movie.
Advanced Features
In manual exposure mode the aperture can be set in the range f/3.5 - f8 (wide) - f/4.4 - f10 (tele) and the shutter speed can be set between 30 seconds and 1/2000 seconds
Other advanced features include sensitivity (Auto, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200), white balance (Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Fluorescent1, Fluorescent2, Fluorescent3, Incandescent, Flash), exposure compensation (+/- 2.0EV, 1/ 3 EV step), bracketing (+/- 1.0EV, 1/ 3 EV step) and metering (multi, centre and spot).
A burst mode allows you to fire off up to 100 shots at a top speed on 2 photos every second.
Computer - Printers - Television
All the necessary cables and software are supplied to attach the Sony DSC H3 to a computer, television set and compatible printer.
Sony DSC H3
