Olympus dsc-h9 User Manual

 

DSC-H9/B

Cyber-shot® digital still camera

 

 

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A superb lens for bringing long-distance 

subjects up close, the pro-quality Carl 

Zeiss® Vario-Tessar® lens design of the 

DSC-H9 provides 15X Optical zoom design -- 

with 25X HD Digital zoom to enlarge the 

center portion of the picture so you see 

even more detail.
8.1 MP Super HAD™  CCD 

More megapixels give you more detail and 

definition for editing, cropping, and making 

large digital prints. Sony’s advanced Super 

HAD™  (Hole Accumulated Diode) CCD 

design allows more light to pass to each 

pixel, increasing sensitivity and reducing 

noise.
3.0” Tilt-up Screen, Simple Controls 

The DSC-H9 provides a huge, bright 3.0”

Clear Photo LCD Plus™  screen that tilts up 

for comfortable low-angle shooting  -- plus 

simple camera menus, a new GUI Home 

button, and Function Guide display that 

makes it easier to learn camera setup 

operations.

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Sony’s NightShot® system provides 

infrared illumination for shooting in near-

dark or totally dark conditions without 

using a flash -- so you can capture sleeping 

children, nocturnal animals and creative 

night scenes that lie beyond the power of 

conventional cameras.
Advanced Sports Mode

To capture fast-moving subjects in split-

second detail, this innovative DSC-H9 

shooting mode combines high shutter 

speed (1/4000 sec.) with Intelligent 

Continuous AF that responds more quickly 

to rapid motion  -- a great way to catch the 

perfect moment in sports, children’s games, 

pet tricks and more.
Long-Distance Flash

A powerful flash provides extra illumination 

to light up subjects farther from your 

camera, with precise light control and the 

ability to adjust flash for both front and 

rear sync when shooting at low-speed sync 

setting.

Other image stabilization systems crop in 

to compensate for “ camera shake”  -- but 

with the Super SteadyShot® system, 

optical sensors detect camera movement 

and send correcting signals to a 

stabilization lens that allows even ultra-

long-distance digital photos to capture 

more detail with less camera shake 

distortion.
High Sensitivity Mode

With Super SteadyShot® image 

stabilization to minimize blur, High 

Sensitivity Mode (ISO 3200) lets the DSC-H9 

shoot effectively in low light without flash 

to preserve the mood -- and Sony’s original 

Clear RAW™  NR (Noise Reduction) image 

processing technology helps suppress the 

color noise that can accompany high-

sensitivity shooting.
Face Detection

By automatically controlling focus, 

exposure, color and flash, this new Sony 

feature reveals faces in shadow, makes skin 

tones look more natural and eliminates 

harsh facial glare  -- to help bring out every 

expression on every face in every shot, so 

you’ll capture the personalities and 

emotions that make memories come alive.
HD Output

Thanks to Sony, your photo album can go 

high-def -- with direct HD output to your 

compatible HDTV screen, so you can view 

DSC-H9 still photos in spectacular high 

definition clarity and detail. Your life never 

looked so exciting!

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It’s the high-definition viewing experience 

that makes photos come alive on 

compatible HDTV screens, accompanied by 

your choice of visual effects and any of four 

preset musical selections stored in memory 

or your favorite MP3 tunes downloaded 

from PC to your camera for use as 

background music.
9-Point Auto Focus

Because an off-center subject can make 

your shot more interesting, the DSC-H9 can 

measure auto-focus precision at 9 points on 

your screen  -- giving you greater creative 

freedom to compose your image.

Powered by the exclusive Sony Bionz™  high-

speed processing engine, D-Range 

Optimization preserves image data in 

bright highlights and reveals more detail in 

shadows or backlit areas -- for great results 

even in difficult lighting conditions.
In-Camera Retouching

The DSC-H9 lets you add creative effects to 

photos after you shoot -- including soft edge 

filter to soften backgrounds, cross filter to 

place starry  “ dazzles”  at highlight points, 

partial color filter to mute surrounding 

colors, even fish-eye filter to create 

interesting fish-eye lens effects.
In-Camera Red-Eye Reduction

In-Camera Red-Eye Reduction. Irritating 

“ glowing eyes”  can ruin even the most 

creative photos  -- so the DSC-H9 gives you 

in-camera correction at the touch of a 

button to reduce lingering red-eye effect 

that other systems might miss.
Electronic Color Viewfinder

In addition to its bright 3.0” LCD screen, 

the DSC-H9 has a built-in electronic color 

viewfinder that lets you shoot in traditional 

camera style and save battery power by 

turning your LCD screen off.

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Remote Control Function. In both shooting 

and play mode, you can use a supplied 

remote control unit to control basic camera 

functions -- including zoom, menu settings, 

etc. -- so you can put yourself in the picture 

when shooting with a tripod or sit back and 

enjoy the show when you share images on 

your home TV screen.

Wheel Dial for Manual Exposure Modes
31 MB Internal Memory
Memory Stick Duo™  Media 
76X Smart Zoom® Feature

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MPEG Movie VX Fine Mode
Stamina® Battery Power