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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H90

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The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX90V is a new premium travel-zoom camera with a 30x Zeiss Vario-Sonnar T-star zoom lens. The HX90V also features an 18 megapixel CMOS sensor, pop-up electronic viewfinder, lens barrel control ring, flip-up LCD screen, built-in wi-fi, NFC and GPS, full 1080p high-definition video with stereo sound, manual shooting modes, 10fps continuous shooting, ISO range of 80-12800 and fast auto-focusing. Read our Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX90V review to find out if it's the best travel-zoom camera on the market...Read more
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Pros

  • Battery life is pretty good for its size
  • rated
  • relatively sharp with a decent amount of fine detail and low noise

Cons

  • doesn't have any connections for external microphones and headphones
  • doesn't have a viewfinder and no option for external viewfinder
  • Lack of a viewfinder can be problematic

Key specs

  • CCD
  • 6.17x4.55 mm
  • 16 Mpx
  • 4608, 3456 px
  • 3.3
  • Centre weighted Auto Focus, Face detection, Multi Point Auto Focus, Spot Auto Focus
  • 3.0 in
  • no

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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H90 - Pros & Cons

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H90

Pros

  • Battery life is pretty good for its size
  • rated
  • relatively sharp with a decent amount of fine detail and low noise
  • HX90V is capable of capturing plenty of detail
  • looks and feels good too

Cons

  • doesn't have any connections for external microphones and headphones
  • doesn't have a viewfinder and no option for external viewfinder
  • Lack of a viewfinder can be problematic
  • Sony H90 is not the highest resolution Small Sensor camera
  • Does the Sony H90 have Weather Sealing
  • Sony H90 is less heavy than other rivals
  • quite sluggish and not ideal in low light conditions
  • RAW format is not supported so you have less room to maneuver in post
  • Sony H90 has no manual focusing
  • no optical or electronic viewfinder on the H90
  • dim conditions will slow things down considerably

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H90 - Technical Overview

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IconScreen size
3 in
Best:
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W710
Screen size: 6.7 in
IconISO maximum
3200
Best:
Pentax KP
ISO maximum: 819200
IconEffective pixels
16 Mpx
Best:
Hasselblad H6D-100c
Effective pixels: 100 Mpx
IconMax resolution
4608 x 3456 px
Best:
Leica M11
Max resolution: 9528 x 6328 px

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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H90 - Full Specifications

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Sensor
Sensor typeCCD
Sensor size0.24 in
Sensor photo detectors16.0 Mpx
Effective pixels16.0 Mpx
Image ratio w:h
  • 4:3
  • 16:9
Max resolution4608 x 3456 px
Other resolutions
  • 4608x2592
  • 3648x2736
  • 2592x1944
  • 1920x1080
  • 640x480
ProcessorBIONZ
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Optics and focus
Optical zoom16.0 x
Digital zoom115.0 x
Minimum aperture3.3
Maximum aperture3.3
Focal length equiv24 - 384
Focus adjustmentAuto
Autofocus
  • Centre weighted Auto Focus
  • Face detection
  • Multi Point Auto Focus
  • Spot Auto Focus
Manual focusNo
Macro focus range1.97 in
Image stabiliserOptical
Folded opticsno
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Photography features
Camera shutter typeElectronic
Minimum shutter speed30.0 s
Maximum shutter speed1.0 s
Shutter priorityno
Aperture priorityno
Manual exposure modeyes
Exposure compensation plus2
Exposure compensation minus-2
Expousure compensation steps1/3
Self-timer delay
  • 2
  • 10
Histogramyes
WB BracketingNo
Subject / scene modesyes
Built-in flashyes
Flash range3.7
Flash modes
  • Auto
  • Flash OFF
  • Flash ON
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
External flashno
Continuous drive1.0 fps
Scene modes
  • Beach
  • Fireworks
  • Night portrait
  • Snow
  • Sports
Self-timeryes
Metering modes
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
3D supportno
Manual settingsyes
Self-timer options
  • 2
  • 10
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Audio features
Built-in microphoneyes
Microphone typeMono
Speaker typeMono
Voice recordingyes
Supported audio file formatsMP3
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Dimensions
Weight6.77 oz
Width4.12 in
Height2.35 in
Depth1.33 in
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Power
Power source type
  • AC
  • Battery
Battery life (CIPA)290
Battery life (max)4.8 h
Battery technologyLithium
Battery capacity960.0 mAh
Rechargeable batteryyes
Battery voltage3.6 V
Number of batteries supported1
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Other features
Timelapse recordingno
GPSno
Orientation sensoryes
DLNA certifiedno
Energy Star certifiedno
On Screen Display (OSD) languages
  • BUL
  • CZE
  • DAN
  • DEU
  • DUT
  • ENG
  • ESP
  • FIN
  • FRE
  • GRE
  • HUN
  • ITA
  • NOR
  • POL
  • POR
  • RUM
  • SWE
  • TUR
Image editing modesTrimming
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Image
ISO
  • 80
  • 100
  • 125
  • 160
  • 200
  • 250
  • 320
  • 400
  • 500
  • 640
  • 800
  • 1000
  • 1250
  • 1600
  • 2000
  • 2250
  • 2500
  • 3200
ISO Autoyes
ISO minimum80
ISO maximum3200
Maximum image resolution4608 x 3456 px
White balance presets6
White balance modes
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Daylight
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
Custom white balanceyes
Supported image file formatsJPG
Image stabilizerno
Image stabilization typeOptical
Supported aspect ratios16:9
Uncompressed formatNo
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Screen and viewfinder
Screen size3.0 in
Articulated LCDno
Screen technologyLCD
Screen dots460800
Touch screenno
Live viewyes
ViewfinderNone
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Videography features
Maximum resolution1280 x 720 px
Video recordingyes
Recording resolutions
  • 640 x 480
  • 1280 x 720
HD typeHD
Supported video file formats
  • M-JPEG
  • MPEG
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 typeCompact
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Red
  • Silver
Environmentally sealedno
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Storage
Internal storage27.0 mB
Compatible memory cards
  • MicroSDHC
  • MS Duo
  • MS Micro
  • MS Pro Duo
  • MS PRO Duo HS
  • MS Pro-HG Duo
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
Memory slots1
Storage types
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • Memory Stick Duo
  • Memory Stick Pro Duo
  • Memory Stick Pro-HG Duo
Camera file system
  • DCF 2.0
  • DPOF 1.1
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Connectivity
HDMIno
USB version2.0
DC-in jackyes
Remote controlNo
PictBridgeno
NFCno
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)no
Bluetoothno
AV outputyes

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