SONY Cyber-shot DSC-H5/H2 : VERSATILITY

Enhanced features for every occasion

The feature-rich H series puts the fun back into functionality. Its myriad conveniences include powerful zooming, Scene Selection modes on the mode dial that optimise camera settings to match shooting conditions, Colour modes that broaden your range of colour expression, and a powerful flash unit with advances like Rear-curtain synchro, Flexible Spot Auto Focus and an MF Peaking function. Enjoy the freedom of versatile high-resolution digital photography with the new H series.

Various Shooting modes are provided that let you explore your creativity in almost any kind of shooting situation. They give you the freedom to control shutter speed, aperture and more in your pursuit of expressive results.

Shutter Priority mode

In the Shutter Priority mode, you can select the shutter speed and the camera will automatically select the best aperture for the situation. Choose a high shutter speed to freeze fast-moving subjects or a slow shutter speed to capture the movement of the subject as if in slow motion. You can easily play with shutter settings - and explore your creativity - while obtaining excellent results.

Aperture Priority mode

When you select any aperture setting in this mode, the camera automatically chooses the best shutter speed for the scene. Opening the aperture wide can create a beautifully blurred background, while closing it will keep every detail of the foreground and background in sharp focus. By making full use of this function, you can easily achieve the type of atmosphere you desire.

Manual settings

Manual adjustment is possible for various camera settings, allowing you to realise intended results within a wide range of expression. For example, you can correct the exposure in challenging lighting situations, fine-tune the shutter speed for just the right effect, or adjust the focus for a more personalised look.

Scene Selection modes are provided, allowing you to easily create beautiful images in almost any type of setting. Whether capturing friends at twilight with illuminated skyscrapers in the background or the natural beauty of bison on a snow-covered plain, the results are as spectacular as the scene you are shooting. Just take a look at the following examples:

High Sensitivity

Twilight

Twilight Portrait

High-speed shutter

Shoot without flash in low-light reducing blur

Shoot low light scene without flash

Shoot portraits in low light with flash

Shoot fast-moving subjects outdoors

Beach

Landscape

Portrait

Shoot waterside scene with rich blue colour

Shoot landscapes with distant focus

Shoot portraits with sharply focused subjects

New Colour modes give you the power to easily express your vision in more subtle or dramatic ways. In addition to the previously available Standard, Monochrome (B&W) and Sepia modes, you can now choose Natural mode for more true-to-life colour reproduction or Vivid mode for accurate representation of vibrant primary colours (deep blue, bright red and green) like those found in negatives.



Vivid	Natural	Sepia	Monochrome (B&W)
Accurately represents vibrant primary colours.	Perfect for naturally lit scenes with subdued colours.	Adds a touch of nostalgia to anything you shoot.	Gives your photos that old black and white look.

The powerful multifunctional flash incorporated in the new H series expands your photographic horizons. Its powerful illumination reaches distant subjects (16m at wide angle, ISO1000 settings) and the output level is adjustable from EV+2.0 to -2.0 in 1/3 steps to enable precision control. In the slow synchro setting, you can choose to emit the flash in synchronisation with the front curtain or immediately before the rear curtain of the shutter closes. Rear-curtain synchronisation creates a trail behind fast-moving subjects, while front-curtain synchronisation creates a trail in front of such subjects. These features give you the flexibility to naturally express motion in almost any kind of shooting situation.

Front curtain sync creates a trail in front of moving objects.

Rear curtain sync creates a trail behind moving objects.

Flexible Spot AF

Focusing on your subject, even in crowded scenes, and achieving desired results is easy with Sony's Flexible Spot AF feature. Just center the spot on your subject, press the shutter button halfway, recompose the scene and shoot. Even small subjects and narrow spaces are automatically captured in sharp focus.



Your child stands out from the crowd with Spot AF!

MF Peaking function

Manual focusing is simplified by an MF Peaking function that highlights the focused area of the subject in blue on the LCD monitor.



Blue highlighting shows what’s in focus.

Burst mode for continuous shooting

Burst mode comes in handy when shooting fast-moving subjects. With a single press of the shutter button, Burst mode (Standard Continuous Shooting) captures 100 images at VGA size, 5 images at 7 megapixels (DSC-H5), or 7 images at 6 megapixels (DSC-H2). Multi Burst records 16 frames in sequence as a still image file and lets you select the shutter interval, which is convenient when capturing sports action.

Self-timer for delayed shutter release

A built-in self-timer provides two selectable modes for automatic shutter release. During flash photography, you can prevent any chance of camera shake by placing the camera on a stable surface and using the 2-Second Timer mode. When you want to appear with friends in group pictures, use the 10-second setting.




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