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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H5

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3.9 out of 5
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3 stars
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4.1 out of 5
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Pros

  • make it easy to shoot compelling lifestyle images
  • solid and well-built
  • H5 also comes equipped with a nice lens hood as well

Cons

  • slightly pared down from its original design following an
  • Memory has gotten so cheap that
  • burst rate to be pretty slow for a camera

Key specs

  • CCD
  • 5.744x4.308 mm
  • 7 Mpx
  • 3072, 2304 px
  • 3.7
  • Centre weighted Auto Focus, Continuous Auto Focus, Flexible Spot Auto Focus, Multi Point Auto Focus, Single Auto Focus, Spot Auto Focus
  • 3.0 in
  • no

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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H5 - Pros & Cons

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H5

Pros

  • make it easy to shoot compelling lifestyle images
  • solid and well-built
  • H5 also comes equipped with a nice lens hood as well
  • The camera feels solid and well built and the buttons have a
  • the build quality is amazingly good
  • effortless to navigate and even without any instructions
  • high quality color fidelity and sharpness
  • quick
  • easy and works very well
  • The function dial is oversized and very easy to read and use
  • low price and good performance

Cons

  • slightly pared down from its original design following an
  • Memory has gotten so cheap that
  • burst rate to be pretty slow for a camera
  • it's not a FULL manual mode
  • quite choppy and should be a last resort for video
  • Very modest purple fringing turned up in high-contrast areas
  • long zoom) was also tortuous
  • Sony DSC-H5 has no orientation sensor
  • fog-obscured Golden Gate Bridge
  • camera LCDs are not 24-bit color displays
  • lack of an auto rotate function

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H5 - Technical Overview

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IconScreen size
3 in
Best:
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W710
Screen size: 6.7 in
IconISO maximum
1000
Best:
Pentax KP
ISO maximum: 819200
IconEffective pixels
7 Mpx
Best:
Hasselblad H6D-100c
Effective pixels: 100 Mpx
IconMax resolution
3072 x 2304 px
Best:
Leica M11
Max resolution: 9528 x 6328 px

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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H5 - Full Specifications

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Sensor
Sensor typeCCD
Sensor size0.23 in
Sensor photo detectors7.0 Mpx
Effective pixels7.0 Mpx
Image ratio w:h
  • 4:3
  • 3:2
Max resolution3072 x 2304 px
Other resolutions
  • 2592x1944
  • 1280x960
  • 640x480
ProcessorReal Imaging Processor
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Optics and focus
Optical zoom14.0 x
Digital zoom24.0 x
Minimum aperture2.8
Maximum aperture3.7
Focal length equiv36 - 432
Contrast adjustmentyes
Autofocus
  • Centre weighted Auto Focus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Flexible Spot Auto Focus
  • Multi Point Auto Focus
  • Single Auto Focus
  • Spot Auto Focus
Manual focusyes
Normal focus range19.69 in
Macro focus range0.79 in
Number of focus points3
Image stabiliserOptical
Filter threadyes
Folded opticsno
Filter diameter2.28 in
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Photography features
Minimum shutter speed30.0 s
Maximum shutter speed1.0 s
Shutter priorityyes
Aperture priorityyes
Exposure compensation plus2
Exposure compensation minus-2
Expousure compensation steps1/3
Auto exposure lockno
Continuous shootingyes
Histogramyes
Built-in flashyes
Flash modes
  • Auto
  • Flash OFF
  • Flash ON
  • Forced OFF
  • Forced ON
  • Pre-flash
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
External flashno
Scene modes
  • Beach
  • Portrait
  • Twilight
  • Landscape
Self-timeryes
3D supportno
Manual settingsyes
Self-timer options10
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Audio features
Microphone typeMono
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Dimensions
Weight14.32 oz
Width4.46 in
Height3.27 in
Depth3.7 in
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Power
Battery life (CIPA)340
Battery life (max)2.8 h
Battery technology
Nickel-Metal Hydride
Rechargeable batteryyes
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Other features
Timelapse recordingno
GPSno
Orientation sensorno
On Screen Display (OSD) languages
  • DEU
  • DUT
  • ENG
  • ESP
  • FRE
  • ITA
  • POR
  • RUS
  • SWE
Image editing modes
  • Resizing
  • Trimming
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Image
ISO
  • 80
  • 100
  • 200
  • 400
  • 800
  • Auto
ISO Autoyes
ISO minimum80
ISO maximum1000
White balance presets5
White balance modes
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Daylight
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
Custom white balanceno
Supported image file formatsJPG
Image stabilizerno
Image stabilization typeOptical
Uncompressed formatNo
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Screen and viewfinder
Screen size3.0 in
Articulated LCDno
Screen technologyLCD
Screen dots230000
Touch screenno
Field of view100.0 %
Live viewyes
ViewfinderElectronic
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Videography features
Maximum resolution640 x 480 px
Video recordingyes
Supported video file formatsMPEG
Camera playback
  • Movie
  • Single image
  • Slide show
Max frame rate (highest resolution)30.0 fps
Motion JPEG frame rate30.0 fps
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Design
Body typeBridge
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Silver
Environmentally sealedno
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Storage
Internal storage30.0 mB
Compatible memory cards
  • MS Duo
  • MS Pro Duo
Storage types
  • Memory Stick Duo
  • Memory Stick Pro
  • Internal
Camera file system
  • DCF 2.0
  • DPOF 1.1
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Connectivity
HDMIno
USB version2.0
Remote controlNo
PictBridgeyes
NFCno
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)no
AV outputyes

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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H5 Sony - Editorial Reviews (7)

4.1
Based on 7 reviews
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CNET
Published: 26.05.2006
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H5

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Photo Review
Published: 17.02.2012
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H5
4.3

A pleasing long zoom digicam with above-average performance for both still shots and video.Sony has replaced last year's DSC-H1 long-zoom model with two new cameras, the 7.2-megapixel DSC-H5 and the 6-megapixel DSC-H2. The H5 sits at the top of the range, offering not only higher resolution but a larger LCD and 30 MB of on-board memory. As the built-in memory only holds nine high-resolution shots, you need additional storage in the form of a Memory Stick Duo card (a 1GB card was supplied for our tests).

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Good Gear Guide
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H5
3.5

A solid advanced ultra-zoom from Sony that takes high quality pictures and offers a variety of advanced functions that should please.

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H5 Camera Review: Cyber-shot DSC-H5
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Popular Photography
Published: 21.03.2019
Camera Review: Cyber-shot DSC-H5

This 7MP EVF is reasonably priced and produces high quality images, but its slow autofocus and response time can be maddening.

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H5 Sony DSC-H5 Review - Steve's Digicams
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Sony DSC-H5 Review - Steve's Digicams

Review posted 6/26/2006 Click on the H5 for a 360° QTVR tour The Cyber-shot DSC-H5 is a compact and stylish 7.2-megapixel camera with an extra-large, three-inch LCD screen, a powerful Carl Zeiss 12x optical zoom lens (36-432mm in 35mm equivalence). The H5 incorporates Sony's Super SteadyShot

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H5 Sony DSC-H5 Review
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Imaging Resource
Published: 14.07.2006
Sony DSC-H5 Review
4.5

Sony DSC-H5 review, find out how the DSC-H5 stacks up against the competition in our real-world review with in-depth image quality comparisons.

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H5 Sony DSC-H5 Review - Steve's Digicams
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Sony DSC-H5 Review - Steve's Digicams

Review posted 6/26/2006 Click on the H5 for a 360° QTVR tour The Cyber-shot DSC-H5 is a compact and stylish 7.2-megapixel camera with an extra-large, three-inch LCD screen, a powerful Carl Zeiss 12x optical zoom lens (36-432mm in 35mm equivalence). The H5 incorporates Sony's Super SteadyShot