Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H3 Announced

[Ben Stafford]

The new Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H3 will fit into Sony's H line right under the H7 and H9. The H3 offers a stabilized 10x optical zoom lens to capture 8.1 megapixel images and it has a 2.5 inch LCD. Compared to the 12x optical zoom H2, the H3 certainly looks like a step back, but Sony has also made the H3 much more compact (about half as thick as the H2). Look for the H3 in September for around $300.

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Features:

• 8.1 megapixel resolution
• 10x optical zoom with image stabilization (38-380mm equivalent)
• 2.5 inch LCD
• 9-point AF
• Movie capture up to 640x480 resolution at 30fps
• HD output
• Lithium-ion battery
• Dimensions: 106.0mm x 68.5mm x 47.5mm

[altaf007]

Can we use optical zoom while capturing movie in DSC-H3 ?

[Ben Stafford]

That's not typically something that's on the spec sheet, so we may just have to wait on some reviews.

[altaf007]

i am very keen to know wether sony has changed any image compression options or its the same as H9/H7...if they have used same kind of noise reduction in H3 like H9/H7 then it won't be easy for good to compete with Tz3 (28-280mm) and SX100 IS.