• High-Power Carl Zeiss® 15X Optical Zoom
A superb lens for bringing long-distance subjects up close, the pro-quality Carl Zeiss® Vario-Tessar® lens design of the DSC-H9 and DSC-H7 provides 15X Optical zoom design -- with 25X HD Digital zoom to enlarge the center portion of the picture so you see even more detail.

• 8.1 MP Super HAD™ CCD
More megapixels give you more detail and definition for editing, cropping, and making large digital prints. Sony’s advanced Super HAD™ (Hole Accumulated Diode) CCD design allows more light to pass to each pixel, increasing sensitivity and reducing noise.

• Large, Clear LCD Screens, Simple Controls
The Sony DSC-H9 incorporates a large bright 3.0" Clear Photo LCD Plus™ screen that tilts up for convenient low-angle shooting, while the DSC-H7 features a non tilting 2.5" Clear Photo LCD. Both cameras also feature simple camera menus, a new GUI Home button, and a Function Guide display that makes it easier to learn camera setup operations.

• NightShot® Infrared System
Sony’s NightShot system found exclusively in the Sony DSC-H9 provides infrared illumination for shooting in neardark or totally dark conditions without using a flash -- so you can capture sleeping children, nocturnal animals and creative night scenes that lie beyond the power of conventional cameras.

• Advanced Sports Mode
To capture fast-moving subjects in splitsecond detail, this innovative shooting mode combines high shutter speed (1/4000 sec.) with Intelligent Continuous AF that responds more quickly to rapid motion -- a great way to catch the perfect moment in sports, children’s games, pet tricks and more.

Long-Distance Flash A powerful flash provides extra illumination to light up subjects farther from your camera, with precise light control and the ability to adjust flash for both front and rear sync when shooting at low-speed sync setting.

• High Sensitivity Mode With Super SteadyShot® image stabilization to minimize blur.
High Sensitivity Mode (ISO 3200) lets both the Sony DSC-H9 and DSC-H7 shoot effectively in low light without flash to preserve the mood -- and Sony’s original Clear RAW™ NR (Noise Reduction) image processing technology helps suppress the color noise that can accompany high sensitivity shooting.

• Face Detection
By automatically controlling focus, exposure, color and flash, this new Sony feature reveals faces in shadow, makes skin tones look more natural and eliminates harsh facial glare -- to help bring out every expression on every face in every shot, so you’ll capture the personalities and emotions that make memories come alive.

• HD Output
Your photo album can go high-def -- with direct HD output to your compatible HDTV screen, so you can view DSC-H9 or DSC-H7 still photos in spectacular high definition clarity and detail. Your life never looked so exciting!

• HD Slide Show with Music
It’s the high-definition viewing experience that makes photos come alive on compatible HDTV screens, accompanied by your choice of visual effects and any of four preset musical selections stored in memory or your favorite MP3 tunes downloaded from PC to your camera for use as background music.

• 9-Point Auto Focus Because an off-center subject can make your shot more interesting, both the DSC-H9 and Sony DSC-H7 can measure auto-focus precision at 9 points on your screen -- giving you greater creative freedom to compose your image.

• D-Range Optimization
Powered by the exclusive Sony Bionz highspeed processing engine, D-Range Optimization preserves image data in bright highlights and reveals more detail in shadows or backlit areas -- for great results even in difficult lighting conditions.

• In-Camera Retouching
Both cameras allow you to add creative effects to your photos after you shoot -- including soft edge filter to soften backgrounds, cross filter to place starry “ dazzles” at highlight points, partial color filter to mute surrounding colors, even fish-eye filter to create interesting fish-eye lens effects.

• In-Camera Red-Eye Reduction
In-Camera Red-Eye Reduction. Irritating “ glowing eyes” can ruin even the most creative photos -- so both the DSC-H9 and DSC-H7 give you in-camera correction at the touch of a button to reduce lingering red-eye effect that other systems might miss.

• Remote Control Function Features Included handy remote control allows you to among others scroll through and view images with the camera connected to a larger TV screen. (HD 1080) Also functions as an infrared remote trigger with zoom control and shutter release.

 

Sony DSC-H7 and DSC-H9
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