By Hector Cortez Feb 25, 2008, 17:50 GMT
Sony today announced the latest addition to its high-zoom camera line, the 9.1-megapixel Cyber-shot DSC-H50 digital camera.
This new model utilizes a Carl Zeiss 15x optical zoom lens with Super SteadyShot optical image stabilization to capture action at a distance. The camera also features a large, 3-inch tilting LCD screen so you can shoot at low and high angles.
Its improved "advanced sports" shooting mode now employs a system to apply higher shutter speeds, up to 1/4000 of a second, more frequently than on previous models. This mode combines high shutter speeds with predictive continuous auto-focusing so you can quickly focus and capture fast-moving subjects with minimal shutter lag.
The camera's long-distance flash is powerful enough to illuminate subjects more than 55 feet away (when using ISO 3200, wide angle). Noise reduction is now a user-selectable option, with high, low and standard settings.
The unit features extensive manual controls, including an exposure bracketing mode that newly includes settings for white balance and color modes. This function records three images, each with a different white balance or color mode applied, to help capture the ambience of the original scene.
Other helpful features include a new D-Range Optimizer (DRO) plus mode that applies a high image correction algorithm to retrieve more picture detail in bright highlights and dark shadows; NightShot technology to help capture photos in virtually no light as well as infrared remote access; five color modes including "real" for less in-camera processing and more faithful color reproduction; in-camera editing features; advanced in-camera image management functions; improved slide show functions with longer music files; and HD component output for viewing photos on a compatible HDTV set.
The H50 ships in May for about $400.
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