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The new models, DSC-H7 and DSC-H9, replace the existing H2 and H5 digital cameras and will be available in stores starting from April 2007. The H7 and H9 cameras debut Sony’s new advanced sports shooting mode. This mode combines high shutter speed shooting and intelligent continuous auto-focusing.
The cameras can quickly focus on fast-moving subjects by predicting where those subjects will be in the frame. This predictive technology also helps to reduce shutter lag, the time it takes for the camera to focus and shoot.

The H9 and H7 cameras incorporate Super Steady Shot optical image stabilization to minimize blur caused by camera shake, an important feature when shooting at slow shutter speeds at full zoom. Their high sensitivity, up to ISO3200, also helps to fight blur resulting from fast-moving subjects.

With Sony’s new face detection technology on both H7 and H9, it can easily identify up to eight faces in the camera’s LCD frame, and automatically adjust white balance and flash as well as focus and exposure for correctly exposed, sharp photos.
The H9 is also the only Cyber-shot model in this year’s line to feature NightShot technology. This feature allows you to take photographs in environments with virtually no light so you won’t miss the action, even at a late night game.

Equipped with Sony’s Dynamic Range Optimizer, the new cameras can analyse captured image data and instantly determine the best exposure and tonality of each picture before JPEG compression. Also, red-eye correction and photo retouching effects with filters are available functions of these new cameras.

Functions:
• Shootings Modes: Auto, Program, Shutter Priority, Aperture Priority, Manual, Scene
• Scene modes: Twilight, Twilight Portrait, Portrait, Landscape, Beach, Snow, Fireworks, High Sensitivity, Advanced Sports Shooting
• White balance: Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Fluorescent 1, 2, 3, Incandescent, Flash WB, Manual
• Flash Modes: Auto, On, Slow Synch, Off, Red-eye reduction, Front/rear synch, Auto/Daylight synch Focus: Auto, Macro, Single, Monitoring
• Metering: Multi-pattern, Center-weighted, Spot

Technical Data H7:
• 2.5-inch LCD non-articulating screen
• 8.1 effective Megapixels
• 15x optical zoom / 30x Precision Digital zoom
• ISO Range: 80-3200
• Flash Range: 0.2 - 9.8m (wide) 1.2 - 6m (tele)
• Exposure compensation +/- 2EV in 1/3EV stop increments
• File Formats: JPEG, DPOF
• Self timer: 2 or 10sec
• Continuous shooting: 100 shots, 2.2fps, 8MP (max)
• Memory Stick Pro Duo + 31MB internal memory
• Lithium-ion NP-BG1 battery (260 shots/charge)

Technical Data H9:
• 3-inch LCD flip-up screen
• 8.1 effective Megapixels
• 15x optical zoom / 30x Precision Digital zoom
• ISO Range: 80-3200
• Flash Range: 0.2 - 9.8m (wide) 1.2 - 6m (tele)
• Exposure compensation +/- 2EV in 1/3EV stop increments
• File Formats: JPEG, DPOF
• Self timer: 2 or 10sec
• Continuous shooting: 100 shots, 2.2fps, 8MP (max)
• Memory Stick Pro Duo + 31MB internal memory
• Lithium-ion NP-BG1 battery (250 shots/charge)

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