Sony’s DSC-H9 and DSC-H7
27 februariy 2007, Sony is introducing two new cameras: DSC-H9 and DSC-H7. The new advanced sports shooting mode at this cameras made me very interested, especially at this price( 480$ H9 and 400$ H7). What does this advanced sport shooting mode? It combines high shutter speed shooting and intelligent continuous auto-focusing. The cameras can very quickly focus on fast moving objects by predicting the future position of the object in the frame. This way, the time thta camera nedds to focus and shoot is reduced.
Both cameras have Carl Zeiss® 15x optical zoom lenses for up-close shots of big plays on the field. Sony’s new face detection technology can identify up to eight faces in the camera’s LCD frame, and automatically adjust white balance and flash as well as focus and exposure for correctly exposed, sharp photos.
The shooting speed is up to 1/4000 of a second, again very helpful when shooting sports events. The H9 and H7 cameras incorporate Super Steady Shot® optical image stabilization in order to reduce the blur caused by camera shake, very good for shooting with slow shutter at maximum zoom.
The sensitivity goes up to ISO3200.
The H9 camera takes fast-action shooting a step further. It sports a 3-inch, flip-up LCD screen so that you can shoot comfortably from nearly any position. You can hold the camera low to the ground for eye-level shots of kids, without having to contort yourself or crawl on the ground, or hold it high for shots of the crowd. The H7 camera has a non-articulating but large 2.5-inch LCD screen for easy sharing and viewing.
The H9 camera is the only Cyber-shot model in this year’s line to feature NightShot® technology. This feature allows you to take photographs in environments with virtually no light so you won’t miss the action, even at a late night game.
Both Sony cameras available from april.
Sony press release.
