Sony DSC-H3

DSC-H3 Cyber-shot digital camera

Manufacturer
Sony
SKU
DSC-H3B
01-09-2007
Features:

- 8.1 effective megapixels.
- 10x optical zoom, 20x digital zoom, up to 51x smart zoom.
- Face Detection automatically tracks and focuses on faces in the picture.
- Photo TV HD output with music (using optional cable).
- Bright 2.5-inch (6.35cm) LCD screen.
- Carl-Zeiss Vario-Tessar lens.
- BIONZ processor for improved picture quality and very high speed operation.
- Stylish compact black aluminium body with two layer lens ring and firm grip.
- Double anti-blur solution:Super SteadyShot and ISO 3200 High Sensitivity (REI).
- 2cm macro for close-up shooting.
- DRO technology to automatically correct contrast and exposure.
- MPEG Movie VX (VGA 30 fps movie mode with audio).
- Worry-free 31MB internal memory.
- Scene selection menu for automatically adjusting camera settings to suit the scene.
- In-camera retouching, including red-eye correction and trimming.
- Easy operation with an on-screen function guide.
- STAMINA battery life, up to 330 shots (CIPA standard with LCD screen on).
- On-screen menu in choice of 17 languages: Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish.
- Supplied with: rechargeable battery, charger, lens adaptor ring, flower type lens hood, lens cap, strap, AV & USB cables and software.
- Compatible with a wide range of optional Sony accessories.

Video

Maximum video resolution 
640 x 480 pixels
Video resolutions 
320 x 240, 640 x 480 pixels
Video formats supported 
MPEG-1
Motion JPEG frame rate
30 fps

Technical details

Material 
Aluminium
Interface 
USB 2.0
Colour of product 
Silver
ISO sensitivity 
100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200, Auto
Weight 
264g
Aperture range (F-F) 
3.5 - 4.4
Focal length range (f-f) 
6.3 - 63 mm
Auto focusing (AF) modes 
Centre weighted Auto Focus, Monitoring Auto Focus, Multi Point Auto Focus, Single Auto Focus, Spot Auto Focus
Bundled software 
Picture Motion Browser 2.1<br />Picture Package Music Transfer
Camera file system
DCF 2.0, DPOF 1.1
Camera shutter speed 
1/4 - 1/2000s
Compatible memory cards 
Memory Stick (MS), MS Duo, MS PRO Duo, MS Pro-HG Duo
Display 
LCD
Flash modes 
Auto, Flash off, Flash on, Forced off, Forced on, Pre-flash, Red-eye reduction, Slow synchronization
Histogram
Y
Internal memory 
31 MB
Light exposure control
Program AE
Light exposure correction
± 2EV (1/3EV step)
Megapixel 
8.1 MP
Memory slots 
1
On Screen Display (OSD) languages
CZE, DAN, DEU, DUT, ENG, ESP, FIN, FRE, GRE, HUN, ITA, NOR, POL, POR, RUS, SWE, TUR
Optical zoom 
10x
PictBridge 
Y
Scene modes 
Beach, Fireworks, Landscape, Night portrait, Portrait, Self-portrait, Snow, Sports, Twilight
Self-timer 
Unspecified
Sensor type 
CCD
Video capability 
Y
White balance 
Auto, Cloudy, Daylight, Flash, Fluorescent, Incandescent

Ports & interfaces

Built-in microphone 
Y

Power

Power source type 
Battery
Battery type 
NP-BG1
Battery life (max) 
2.45h
Number of batteries supported 
1

Display

Display resolution (numeric) 
115000 pixels
Field of view
100%

Technical details

Display diagonal 
6.35 cm (2.5")

Audio

Voice recording
Y

Lens system

Extra/Smart zoom
51x
Focus adjustment
Auto
Closest focusing distance
0.02m
Digital zoom 
20x
Focal length (35mm film equivalent)
38 - 380 mm
Image stabilizer 
-

Camera

Camera type 
Bridge camera
Photo effects 
Unspecified
Camera playback
Movie, Single image, Slide show
Image editing
Rotating, Trimming
Image quality adjustment
Contrast, Sharpness
Start-up time
1800 ms
Built-in processor
BIONZ

Focusing

Macro focusing range (tele)
0.9 - ∞
Macro focusing range (wide)
0.02 - ∞

Light exposure

Light exposure modes 
Auto, Manual

Flash

Built-in flash 
Y
Flash range (tele)
0.9 - 5.6m
Flash range (wide)
0.2 - 7m

Battery

Battery life (CIPA standard)
330 shots

Packaging content

Battery technology 
Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion)
Cables included
Power
Batteries included
Y
Battery charger included
Y

Picture quality

Image sensor size
25.4/63.5 mm (1/2.5")
Maximum image resolution 
3264 x 2448 pixels
Image formats supported 
JPG
Still image resolution(s) 
640 x 480, 1920 x 1080, 2048 x 1536, 2592 x 1944, 3264 x 2176, 3264 x 2448
Supported aspect ratios 
3:2, 16:9

Weight & dimensions

Filter size 
5.8 cm
Weight (including battery)
380g
Width 
10.6 cm
Depth 
4.75 cm
Height 
6.85 cm

Other features

USB 2.0 ports quantity 
1
Lens system 
Carl-Zeiss Vario-Tessar