August 22nd, 2008 Sony DSC H9 review
You’ve probably noticed the pictures from my last projects… they look pretty cool. That’s because i got a new camera, a Sony DSC H9. The macros are great, i can see the particles of dust on my circuit boards, the landscapes are great, i took some stuning pictures in my vacation in the mountains.
I’m not gonna go trough all of the aspects in this review, I’m just gonna tell you what impresses me about this camera. I payed for it at a local retail store about $520 complete with a 2 GB memory stick pro duo. The camera was nicely packed and accesorized. For example i got a cool remote control, that i can use to take pictures remotely. I also got a shoulder strap which you don’t get on most cameras.
The battery, is sony, as expected and it last actually more than they say it will. They guarantee that it will last you 300 photos, but i take aprox 600 photos with one charge.
If you plan on getting one, i suggest you take no less than 2 GB memory card. Because on 2 Gb it rarely gets full, and you’ll alaways have room for more pictures when you’re away from your computer and you can’t download them.
Another good thing about the camera, it’s the 15x zoom complete with image stabilization, which helps you get more acurrate details into your pictures when shooting at a distance.
The camera also has other nice functions like many shooting resolutions, the i prefere beeing the widescreen mode. In my opinion this is the best choice in digital camera before moving into the SLR category.
I hear that digital photo frames are they way to show your pictures arround the house these days, maybe one from Sony will work ok together with my H9.
August 22nd, 2008 at 12:33 pm
Congratulations on your purchase!
August 22nd, 2008 at 12:35 pm
Thx Anarion, I really think it was a good choice according to my budget. And also, i didn’t wanted to go into the SLR segment because currently i don’t have that much experience with photography and to buy a SLR just to use it on automatic mode it’s a bit crazy
August 22nd, 2008 at 6:22 pm
I have the a Sony DSC H7 and could not agree more. Great camera - good for kids, can take many shots in a row (without flash) so as long as they are not moving out of focus it will help you get the smile. The H7 is decent at low light.
The only annoyance is if you want a clear filter to protect the lense, i believe you need to keep an adapter on which makes it bulky - interested to hear of other solutions.
Otherwise it is great
August 22nd, 2008 at 7:06 pm
yup Steven, that’s right, you need to keep that adapter ring, but that wont be a problem in my case, because i do not plan on adding accessories on the camera. The quality is fine as is.
September 4th, 2008 at 12:35 pm
Hi there, I have a PIC 16F877 from Microchip and I’m required to come up with a portable device that measures heart rate. Do you think you can help?