DSC-H9/B
Shoot long distance, fast action, even night scenes. The 8.1 MP
Sony® Cyber-shot® DSC-H9 provides Carl Zeiss® 15X Optical
zoom, Advanced Sports Mode, even NightShot® infrared
capability. Also: tilt-up 3.0”
SteadyShot® image stabilization, high sensitivity, Face Detection,
HD Output
Bullets
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, up to 250-shot3 Stamina® power.
• 8.1 MP resolution, black or silver styling
• Powerful Carl Zeiss® 15X Optical zoom lens
• Tilt-up 3.0”
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screen for low-angle shooting
• NightShot® Infrared system for shooting in darkness
• Face Detection to make faces look their best
• HD Output
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to compatible HDTV
• Advanced Sports Mode
• Super SteadyShot® Image Stabilization
• 31 MB Internal Memory
• Up to 250-shot
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power
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LCD screen for low-angle shots, Super
Cyber-shot® Digital Still Camera
Features
High-Power Carl Zeiss® 15X Optical Zoom
A superb lens for bringing long-distance subjects up close, the pro-quality Carl Zeiss® VarioTessar® lens design of the DSC-H9 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 denition 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.
3.0”1 Tilt-up Screen, Simple Controls
The DSC-H9 provides a huge, bright 3.0”1 Clear Photo LCD Plus™ screen that tilts up for
comfortable low-angle shooting -- plus simple camera menus, a new GUI Home button, and
Function Guide display that makes it easier to learn camera setup operations.
NightShot® Infrared System
Sony’s NightShot® system provides infrared illumination for shooting in near-dark or totally dark
conditions without using a ash -- 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 split-second detail, this innovative DSC-H9 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 ash provides extra illumination to light up subjects farther from your camera, with
precise light control and the ability to adjust ash for both front and rear sync when shooting at
low-speed sync setting.
Super SteadyShot® Optical Image Stabilization
Other image stabilization systems crop in to compensate for “camera shake” -- but with the
Super SteadyShot® system, optical sensors detect camera movement and send correcting
signals to a stabilization lens that allows even ultra-long-distance digital photos to capture more
detail with less camera shake distortion.
High Sensitivity Mode
With Super SteadyShot® image stabilization to minimize blur, High Sensitivity Mode (ISO 3200) lets
the DSC-H9 shoot eectively in low light without ash 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 ash, 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
Thanks to Sony, your photo album can go high-def -- with direct HD output2 to your compatible
HDTV screen, so you can view DSC-H9 still photos in spectacular high denition clarity and detail.
Your life never looked so exciting!
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HD Slide Show with Music
It’s the high-denition viewing experience that makes photos come alive on compatible HDTV
screens, accompanied by your choice of visual eects 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 o-center subject can make your shot more interesting, the DSC-H9 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™ high-speed 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 dicult lighting conditions.
In-Camera Retouching
The DSC-H9 lets you add creative eects to photos aer you shoot -- including so edge lter to
soen backgrounds, cross lter to place starry “dazzles” at highlight points, partial color lter to
mute surrounding colors, even sh-eye lter to create interesting sh-eye lens eects.
In-Camera Red-Eye Reduction
In-Camera Red-Eye Reduction. Irritating “glowing eyes” can ruin even the most creative photos
-- so the DSC-H9 gives you in-camera correction at the touch of a button to reduce lingering redeye eect that other systems might miss.
Electronic Color Viewnder
In addition to its bright 3.0”1 LCD screen, the DSC-H9 has a built-in electronic color viewnder that
lets you shoot in traditional camera style and save battery power by turning your LCD screen o.
Remote Control Function
Remote Control Function. In both shooting and play mode, you can use a supplied remote
control unit to control basic camera functions -- including zoom, menu settings, etc. -- so you can
put yourself in the picture when shooting with a tripod or sit back and enjoy the show when you
share images on your home TV screen.
Wheel Dial for Manual Exposure Modes
For more creative freedom, a simple wheel-dial control lets you quickly change camera settings
in manual modes (shutter speed priority, aperture priority, manual exposure) and also control ISO
sensitivity, focus area, and exposure value. In play mode, the wheel dial provides a quick way to
view your next or previous shot.