Review Gist for Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H7 Digital Camera

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1.	"The camera's zoom capabilities are phenomenal"... Digitalcamerareview.com

2.	"the photos look very good"... Review.zdnet.com

3.	"massive 15x zoom"... Digitalcamerareview.com

4.	"The viewfinder is electronic (EVF) which in some respects is nice."... Digitalcamerareview.com

5.	"fast image processing speeds"... Steves-digicams

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lcd

1.	"The LCD is very crisp ."... Digitalcamerareview.com

color

1.	"colors look bright and saturated"... Review.zdnet.com

flash

1.	"The flash is definitely powerful enough and is able to light up subjects even at far distances."... Digitalcamerareview.com

2.	"Flash The flash is definitely powerful enough and is able to light up subjects even at far distances."... Digitalcamerareview.com

lens

1.	"Lens The lens is spectacular in terms of being able to cover such a massive range (31-465mm)."... Digitalcamerareview.com

2.	"The lens is spectacular in terms of being able to cover such a massive range (31-465mm)."... Digitalcamerareview.com

3.	"The ability of this lens to pull off f4.5 at 465mm is fairly respectable."... Digitalcamerareview.com

4.	"The top of the lens barrel flaunts its ability to keep pictures stable"... Digitalcamerainfo.com

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battery

1.	"The battery life was pretty good"... Tech2.com

2.	"Power Included is the compact and light lithium-ion NP-BG1 “G Type” battery (960mAh) which is fairly decent for general day to day shooting."... Digitalcamerareview.com

exposure

1.	"the Sony DSC-H7 can analyze captured image data and instantly determine the best exposure and tonality of each picture before JPEG compression."... Letsgodigital

zoom

1.	"an excellent image stabilization system that works well even at full zoom."... Tech2.com

2.	"The camera's zoom capabilities are phenomenal as the images show, but image stabilization (IS) is essential as can also be seen"... Digitalcamerareview.com

3.	"Its portability is astonishing considering the level of zoom it packs."... Digitalcamerareview.com

4.	"I enjoyed using this camera, especially the power the 15x zoom gave me"... Digitalcamerareview.com

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1.	"The first thing I noticed when I started using the H7 was its light weight for a camera of its size."... Digitalcamerareview.com

2.	"The H7 achieves what I believe its designers set out to achieve, that is namely, create a point and shoot camera with a massive zoom."... Digitalcamerareview.com

3.	"As with most superzooms both of these cameras offer great versatility by giving you both wide and telescopic options in a small and incredibly lightweight package."... Digitalcamerareview.com

4.	"lacks hotshoe and raw file support"... Review.zdnet.com

resolution

1.	"adjusting setting on the viewfinder is tedious."... Digitalcamerareview.com

2.	"Its 230,000 pixels do produce a very clear image and the 2.5” makes framing shots easier in some respects."... Digitalcamerareview.com

performance

1.	"fast continuous shooting, solid stabilization"... Review.zdnet.com

2.	"the H7 delivers good speed for its class"... Review.zdnet.com

3.	"The speed for its class is quite acceptable and enjoyable to use"... Digitalcamerareview.com

4.	"fast continuous shooting"... Review.zdnet.com

5.	"Continuous shooting is fixed at about two frames per second (fps), regardless of image size"... Review.zdnet.com

1.	"bloated menu"... Digitalcamerareview.com

iso

1.	"The ISO performance of the H7 is fairly satisfactory for a camera of its class as the sample pictures show."... Digitalcamerareview.com

2.	"The steady-shot inclusion is nice as it allows you to use a lower ISO in conjunction with a lower shutter speed to get the needed level of exposure without flash."... Digitalcamerareview.com

3.	"The ISO performance of the H7 is fairly satisfactory for a camera of its class"... Digitalcamerareview.com

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shutter

1.	"A rapid continuous shutter mode along with rapid focusing produced some good sport shots"... Digitalcamerareview.com

2.	"Remote shutter release option. 1080i output via optional cable."... Tech2.com

3.	"incorporates Super Steady Shot optical image stabilization to minimize blur caused by camera shake"... Letsgodigital

other

1.	"In M mode it was extremely tedious to change settings at any level of speed, making it most definitely a point-and-shoot camera."... Digitalcamerareview.com

2.	"P mode was the only real mode I could say the scroll wheel was effective."... Digitalcamerareview.com

3.	"On the left edge of the camera's front is a hand grip that is completely covered in a rubber material that is textured to look like leather."... Digitalcamerainfo.com

4.	"At times it was frustrating not being able to fine tune my pictures, however even on auto modes the pictures turned out well."... Digitalcamerareview.com

usage

1.	"tons of manual and automatic features"... Review.zdnet.com

focus

1.	"Focus The H7 sports 9 AF points that have been quite efficient at finding the correct subject and have been almost the speed of an SLR in rapidly focusing on a target (depending on the focus conditions, of course)."... Digitalcamerareview.com

2.	"reliable center-point focus"... Review.zdnet.com

3.	"Overall I've been impressed with the focusing of the camera, it's quite fast for P&S cameras and almost at the level of an SLR."... Digitalcamerareview.com

price

1.	"provides a decent set of features at a reasonable price."... Digitalcamerainfo.com

interface

1.	"the layout is simple and easy to navigate."... Digitalcamerainfo.com

viewfinder

1.	"The LCD is very crisp although it can be hard to use in bright light and I was squinting much of the time I was using it."... Digitalcamerareview.com

2.	"Small EVF"... Review.zdnet.com

3.	"surprisingly small electronic viewfinder"... Review.zdnet.com

4.	"at the small resolution adjusting setting on the viewfinder is tedious."... Digitalcamerareview.com

auto focus

1.	"There are also options for center AF or flexible spot AF."... Digitalcamerareview.com

image stabilization

1.	"Good image stabilization"... Tech2.com

aperture

1.	"The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H7 has a relatively wide angle for a megazoom"... Review.zdnet.com

digital signal processor

1.	"some processing artifacts"... Review.zdnet.com