Updated 13 Feb, 2012, 1:38 pm IST

REVIEWS / POINT AND SHOOT / SONY

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H9

19 Jan, 2008, 10:30 am IST | Gagan Gupta | Point and Shoot

Sony's top end Superzoom promises big with a whopping 15x optical zoom at full resolution and a huge 3-inch tiltable screen. But is it really better than the somewhat disappointing little brother – the Cyber-shot H7? Or does it shine as a must-have among superzooms? There's only one way to find out!

The H9 has a build you can't complain about, with its comfortably deep handgrip and a good size of 110 x 83 x 86 mm. Of course you have the option to increase the macho element a bit by adding the tremendously oversized and daunting hood attachment.

At full wide

At 15x optical zoom

The back of the H9 has a very annoying navigation system that keeps switching between the jog dial and the d-pad. Makes me really wonder how the engineers found this to be the right navigation method for a camera like this one. Evolve people, evolve!

Tags: 8 megapixel , digicam , digital camera

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