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Sony Cybershot H3
Sony Cybershot H3
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HQ Grade: C+
A is outstanding and exceptional, rated in the top 10% of digital cameras.
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C means they are mediocre, and probably more trouble than they are worth.
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  • 4 out of 5
"DSC H3 without zoom during Movie Shooting"
  • 4 out of 5
"Nice Pt and shoot"
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Carol Craig (carolkc) 0 pts
December 16, 2007 7:41 PM

Want to buy a camera with good indoor quality and telephoto/zoom for outdoors. Please help.

I need a camera that takes clear indoor pictures, in addition to photos both indoor and outdoors in the distance, ie sports, my children on a stage at school, etc. So many to choose from - please help. Every time I look at a potential camera, the telephoto comments indicate loss of clarity, etc. I am looking at Sony and the Cybershot H3 keeps coming up. What do you recommend? Carol
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Larry (logcabiny) 4897 pts
December 17, 2007 1:07 AM
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Shooting school presentations can generally be accomplished at 10X unless it is a large auditorium (and you are late for the play).
There may be occasions (especially school sports) when you will want to shoot over the heads of people in front of you. An LCD that will flip out and twist is a great advantage to frame that difficult situation. The Canon Power Shot S5is has 12X zoom, a flip out and twist LCD and takes great pictures. Check out some reviews by clicking on the "Resources" button new the bottom right corner of this page. I think you will like it a lot for your purposes.
You should be aware that shooting in low light is a general digital camera weakness (except SLR's) which may lead you toward a camera with an external flash shoe to mount a sizeable flash unit. The S5is has an external flash shoe ready for use.
Larry
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Carol Craig (carolkc) 0 pts
December 17, 2007 9:47 AM
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Thank you so much! I think this is a good choice. WIll order online today. Really appreciate the advice on the low light and the flip out features. This was a great experience. Thanks again Larry.
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