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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H55 review
Get ready for some beautiful pictures. The compact DSC-H55 Cyber-shot®
digital camera’s powerful 10x optical zoom wide (25mm equivalent)
lens takes better shots from greater distances. For breathtaking panoramic
shots of wide landscapes, just move in one sweeping motion and Sweep
Panorama mode does the rest. Your shots are clear, too, thanks to Optical
SteadyShot™ technology that helps reduce blur when your hands are less
than steady. Review the phenomenal results on the large, 3.0" (diag.)
screen.
14.1 Megapixel Super HAD™ CCD Image Sensor A powerful 14.1 megapixel
1/2.3” Super HAD™ CCD image sensor helps you capture gorgeous images
with superb contrast and clarity down to the finest detail. With 14.1
megapixels, you can create stunning, photo-quality prints up to A3+
(13x19”) size, or crop your images and still come away with high
resolution shots.
BIONZ™ Image Processor The BIONZ™ image processor delivers the high
resolution and fast performance you expect from a Sony ® digital camera.
Fast processing enables unique Sony features such as Sweep Panorama,
Handheld Twilight, Antimotion Blur, HDR, etc to take and combine multiple
images in less than a second to create wide panoramic images. Images have
reduced grain and appear less washed out..
Intelligent Scene Recognition (iSCN) Mode Intelligent Scene Recognition
(iSCN) Mode automatically detects eight different types of scenes and,
within just 1/30th of a second, selects the appropriate camera settings:
Backlight, Backlight Portrait, Twilight, Twilight Portrait, Twilight using
a tripod, Portrait, Landscape, and Macro. iSCN has two modes: Auto and
Advanced. In Auto Mode, the camera takes a single shot using the optimal
settings. In Advanced Mode, the camera takes a photo with the optimal
settings and, if in difficult lighting (low light or back light)
immediately takes a second photo with another optimized setting so you can
choose which to keep.
High Sensitivity Mode (ISO 3200) High ISO allows for faster shutter speed,
so you can take photos indoors or in low light without the need for a
flash. In addition to High Sensitivity Mode (ISO), you can select up to
eight ISO settings (Auto, 80, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200) when shooting
in Program Auto Mode to adjust sensitivity to your shooting conditions.
Anti-blink Function It’s frustrating to think you’ve captured that
perfect shot, only to review it later and discover one of your subjects
blinked just as you pressed the shutter. When the camera is set to Soft
Snap, the Anti-blink function captures two images, recording only the photo
with less squinting or blinking. If a blink is detected in other shooting
modes, a warning will be displayed after you take the shot.
Intelligent AF Thanks to Intelligent AF technology, capture fleeting
moments like a child’s adorable expression with the ultra-quick AF which
locks focus in as little as 0.3-sec.
Function Guide This beginner-friendly optional function helps navigate
through the various functions and settings displaying the description of
chosen functions or settings on the LCD screen.
In-Camera Retouching Tools Retouch and enhance your photos on the go with
in-camera Trimming, Red-Eye Correction, and Unsharp Masking functions.
Multi-purpose Resize function: The Multi-purpose Resize function lets you
change the aspect ratio of an image right in the camera, so you can adjust
images as necessary, whether you want to display them on a compatible
HDTV5, or e-mail them / upload them to a blog4.
Includes Sony ® PMB (Picture Motion Browser) Portable software 3 With the
pre-installed Picture Motion Browser (PMB) Portable software 3 the DSC-H55
makes it easy to pre-select videos and images in the camera and
conveniently upload them from the camera to a compatible PC and popular
Internet sharing sites 5 without the need for any additional software or
install.
3.0" Clear Photo LCD™ display (230k pixels) 1 Compose and show off
your images on the large 3.0” (230K) Clear Photo LCD ™ display, which
features a special anti-reflective coating for sharp visibility, even in
bright sunlight. 1
Sweep Panorama mode Reach beyond the traditional wide angle lens, and
capture more breathtaking shots with Sweep Panorama Mode. Simply press the
shutter button and sweep the camera in the desired direction and the camera
continuously shoots at a high speed, then seamlessly stitches the images
together with automatic position adjustment to create one stunning
panoramic image. Available in wide and ultra-wide options, the camera can
take panoramic shots of up to 244 degrees. Now capturing wide landscapes is
as easy as press and sweep.
Self-Portrait Timer Self-Portrait Timer helps take the guesswork out of
self portraits by utilizing Face Detection technology to recognize when
your face enters the frame. Once the camera detects your face, it triggers
a 2-second timer, and then snaps a picture.
Optical SteadyShot™ image stabilization Optical SteadyShot™ image
stabilization uses a built-in gyro sensor to detect camera shake and
automatically shifts the lens to help prevent blur without sacrificing
image quality.
Face Detection technology Sony’s Face Detection technology can
automatically distinguish between children and adults. Face Detection
technology detects up to eight individual faces and adjusts flash, focus,
exposure, and white balance to help deliver crisp, properly lit images of
family and friends.
Smile Shutter™ technology Smile Shutter™ technology captures a smile
the moment it happens. Simply press the Smile Shutter™ button and the
camera does the rest. You can also select adult and child priority and
indicate the degree of Smile Detection Sensitivity. Intelligent Scene
Recognition can be used together with Smile Shutter™ mode. This means
that beautiful smiles can be captured with settings optimized for the
particular scene, even in difficult conditions such as twilight and
backlighting.
Scene modes The DSC-H55 features 11 convenient scene modes: High
Sensitivity / Twilight / Twilight Portrait / Portrait / Landscape / Beach /
Snow / Fireworks / Advanced Sports /Gourmet / Pet.
PHOTOMUSIC PHOTOMUSIC combines images with music 4 (4 tracks, 5 minutes per
track) to produce fun and entertaining slide shows with standard visual
effects (Simple, Nostalgic, Active, and Stylish). Select from pre-loaded
tracks on the camera or transfer your own from your compatible computer
(sold separately).
PhotoTV HD Bring your photos to life and enjoy highly detailed, high
definition images with PhotoTV HD-capable Sony® BRAVIA® HDTVs. 7 PhotoTV
HD fine tunes settings on your PhotoTV HD enabled BRAVIA HDTV, such as
sharpness, gradation, and color to display images that look more like
printed
Media card slot For convenient storage and sharing of your images, the
DSC-H55 accepts Memory Stick Duo™/Memory Stick PRO Duo™/Memory Stick
PRO-HG Duo™ media (sold separately) or SD/SDHC/SDXC media (sold
separately). 11
Colors Available The Cyber-shot ® DSC-H55 camera is available in black and
silver
10x (25mm) Professional-quality optical zoom G-Lens G lenses are used in
top of the line digital single lens reflex (DSLR) cameras and advanced
pro-sumer HD Camcorders. Capture the action up close with the 10x optical
zoom, and with the 25mm equivalent wide angle lens the H55 even allows you
to capture more of the scenes in landscape or group portraits
720p MP4 HD Movie Mode 9 MP4 is ideal for enjoying and sharing HD movies on
your PC, Mac® or the Internet. You can record video up to 1280x720 at
30fps. A MP4 HD file is a compressed single file format, perfect for
uploading to computers and Web sharing sites like YouTube™.
Intelligent Auto (iAuto) mode Unlike traditional auto mode, Intelligent
Auto (iAuto) mode thinks for you, recognizing scenes, lighting conditions,
and faces, and adjusts settings resulting in clearer images, faces with
more natural skin tone, and less blur. By incorporating advanced features
such as Intelligent Scene Recognition, Face Detection technology, and
Optical SteadyShot™ image stabilization, iAuto mode lets you take
advantage of the latest Sony ® Cyber-shot ® technology without leaving
auto mode. Whether you’re shooting landscapes, capturing a beautiful
flower, or taking pictures at an in-door birthday party or wedding shower,
iAuto mode will optimize your camera’s settings to help ensure you come
away with a great shot.
Optical SteadyShot TM with Active Mode Optical SteadyShot TM image
stabilization with Active Mode gives you the freedom to shoot movies even
while walking or running. By providing up to 10x the correction of standard
mode, Active Mode can compensate for excessive camera shake so you can move
along with your subject while shooting.
Motion Detection Motion Detection, along with Face Motion Detection adjusts
ISO sensitivity and increases the shutter speed when movement is detected,
reducing blur in moving subjects and faces.
Dynamic Range Optimizer Standard and Plus Dynamic Range Optimizer (DRO)
Standard and Plus uses a sophisticated algorithm to help recover shadows
and highlights. The result is more natural images with clearer details that
more closely match what your naked eye sees. DRO is particularly effective
when shooting backlit portraits or any scene with a dramatic contrast
between background and foreground lighting. DRO Plus allows for even
greater optimization by analyzing each region of an image and performing
additional image processing.
Easy Shooting Mode With Easy Shooting Mode, even beginners can take great
photos. In Easy Shooting Mode, easy-to-understand basic instructions are
displayed on the LCD screen and the camera switches to all automatic
settings, removing several function choices and allowing you to focus on
just your subject. Since this mode works together with Intelligent Scene
Recognition, the camera selects the optimum setting for each scene. In
addition the easy mode simplifies preview mode.
Viewing modes Find your photos using the simple folder or calendar viewing
modes
Lithium-ion battery Included lithium-ion battery provides added convenience
with longer lasting power than alkaline batteries (capacity of 310 images 6
or 155 minutes 12 for shooting still images).
Includes Sony ® PMB (Picture Motion Browser) Software ver. 5.02 Sony
Picture Motion Browser software offers a simple, intuitive way to transfer,
sort, and view your video and still images on your compatible PC. In
addition, multiple output options let you burn your memories to DVD using
an external DVD burning device (sold separately), as well as take advantage
of one click upload to a number of popular video and photo sharing sites 2
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