Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H55
14.1 megapixels | 3" screen | 25 – 250 mm (10×)
The Cybershot DSC-H55 offers a few cool features that help to set it apart from the competition, amongst them Sony's 'Sweep Panorama' and DRO (dynamic range optimisation) modes. In terms of critical image quality, the H55 delivers a lot of detail, and reasonable definition when viewed at 100%.
Like all of the 14Mp cameras in its segment of the market, however, diffraction means that you shouldn't expect to get significantly 'better' images than you might expect from a 10Mp or 12Mp sensor - just slightly bigger files. The most nagging frustration that we have with the H55 is its operational speed, which in some respects verges on the soporific. Overall, the H55 does exactly what it is designed to do. However, there are better cameras on the market both, in terms of critical image quality, versatility, and value for money.
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The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H55 is compact super-zoom with a 14 megapixel sensor, 10x optical range and 3 inch LCD screen. Released in February 2010, it shares the same body, lens and screen as the higher-specified HX5, but lacks many of that model's advanced features. The H55 has a different...
The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H55 is compact super-zoom with a 14 megapixel sensor, 10x optical range and 3 inch LCD screen. Released in February 2010, it shares the same body, lens and screen as the higher-specified HX5, but lacks many of that model's advanced features. The H55 has a different sensor, so lacks the HX5's fast continuous shooting and low-light modes. Other ommisions are the HX5's 1080i HD video mode and its GPS capability.
But the H55 is a very capable compact in it's own right,...
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