'The DSC-H9 achieves a good balance between the hardware controls and the software menus; providing complete functionality without overly complicating or cluttering up either.'
'fans of large prints, 100% on-screen viewing, or high ISO shooting should probably steer clear of the DSC-H9'
'The handling of the H9 is very pleasant; you can grip it much like an SLR, left hand cradling the lens'
'The ISO 200 result is remarkably good and the ISO 400 result is perfectly usable for smaller prints.'
'has a small hesitancy when focussing at the long end of its zoom reach in low contrast light.'
'Its feature set is solid, but not exceptional.'
'The H5 is definitely outclassed by the competition in the continuous shooting department: the Canon PowerShot S3 and Panasonic FZ7/FZ30 can shoot infinitely (with a high speed SD card) at over 2 frames/second.'
'Flash coverage was slightly uneven at wide angle, and the flash actually useless at telephoto (thanks to the long 12x optical zoom range).'
'conversion lens compatible so you can easily add optional telephoto and wide-angle lenses for even greater optical range'
'Just behind the shutter are two buttons: One to choose between various automatic or manual focus modes and another to toggle through drive modes and exposure bracketing'
