Sony Cybershot DSC-H10 8.1MP Digital Camera with 10x Optical Zoom with Super Steady Shot

I have owned 3 Sony digital cameras, and have LOVED them all! So when I decided to upgrade, I went straight to the latest Sony digitals to see if I could strike gold yet again with a Sony digital camera. And guess what??!!! I DID!!! I'm a stay-at-home Mother of five and I take LOTS of pictures. This H10 is perfect for all of the shots I take with my kids and various other things. The pictures are of high quality. I'll never buy a camera without the 10x optical zoom because Sony has spoiled me with that incredible zoom! The 8.1 megapixels produce quality pictures beyond my wildest imagination, which can be blown up to any reasonable size you would need them to be! The programs are so easy to use, that I didn't even have to read the manual to figure them out!!! One of my FAVORITE things about this camera is that when I actually push down the button, it captures the EXACT PICTURE I WAS TRYING TO GET without "missing the moment"!!!! I can't say that about all of the Sony's I've owned in the past. Anyway...this is THE camera to own and is at a FANTASTIC price on Amazon.com!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The camera malfunctions now by imparting a purple haze to each shot...disappointing...It didn't do it immediately and I'm pretty careful with camera equipment...unfortunate

I am very happy with this purchase.! I thought I had already sent a glowing review but will gladly do so again.! The camera arrived in 2 days..It was in its original box and included a memory stick, battery, charger, straps,etc AND instruction book.! I had it checked at a local camera store..It's in perfect working order.! My pics are great and I am enjoying this wonderful camera..It replaces same camera I lost years ago..so it's like finding an old friend.! KUDOS to the seller.!

I have another Sony Cybershot and it took fantastic pictures. We were in Alaska and somehow I lost the battery cover. Sony couldn’t replace that part so I put the camera in the drawer until my husband found this one. It too takes fantastic pictures and the price was very reasonable. Camera was delivered on time and like I said, it takes fantastic photos.

I am a Ludite when it comes to these new digital cameras. I really miss photographic paper and the chemicals, but you can't work with this stuff and kids so, I got this camera thing and it has O.K. images but not photographs. Never confuse digital imagery with photography, it really is a different thing. This one has a rechargeable battery and, if you get one of these cameras get a second battery. It has a really nice image screen and the buttons are fairly user friendly. It is O.K., but it ain't photography.

I think this camera is very good, just that my skill in using it is limited. I have been experimenting with it for the last couple of weeks and have had mostly good success. The zoom is great since the camera it is replacing was only a 3x. I think the zoom is causing me some concern because at full zoom I probably need to keep it extremely steady, when i do so normally the picture turns out well. When I don't purposely steady myself they can turn out blury. The only thing that I have found bothersome was the manual lense cap - but I knew that was a con when I bought it. Overall I am very happy with my purchase, just trying to figure out how to best use it.

I'm not a professional photographer... So, what I expect is descent pictures in the automatic mode. However, indoor pictures are absolutely horrible with this camera (trust me, I read similar comments from other users and didn't believe and went ahead because of the Sony brand). In low light and no flash the pictures come out blurry... If you use flash the face of the person is so bright and absolutely not nice. I upgraded from a smaller zoom old canon since I got an infant and really wanted to get nice shots inside of the house with him. However I absolutely cannot use the flash since will blind the poor baby... However the outdoor pictures, with its powerful zoom are great. I tried to improve my skills in using manual mode, but no luck... I'm sorry to disagree with the majority, but I'm going back to Canons... (I just didn't return the camera because I let the 90 days expire without trying the camera much)...

Tired of carrying around a much larger SLR camera with interchangeable lenses and small view screen I found the H10 a very nice replacement. The 10X zoom is more then enough for my travel picture needs. In Alaska I zoomed in on a bald eagle resting on a distant electrical tower. The large 3" viewing screen allows me to compose my picture without wearing any glasses. Mode selector knob easily allows me to find the right picture taking mode. Virtually no shot delay and multiple shooting mode works machine gun fast. Steady shot is always on, removing any moves I may make and later blaming on the camera. Taking pictures at twilight and night resulted in very high quality pictures. Issues? With a 4gb memory chip I tend to overshoot, bringing my battery to exhaustion. No problem, added an extra battery and off I go. Yes you can read where other reviewers will complain about what the H10 will not do. Then again, if you take the time to fully read the manual several times, practice with the camera and learn from your mistakes, you will find the camera is fine. It's the operator making the mistakes. Nice job Sony!