Sony DSC-H1

[ds4x4]

OK so i am buying this camera used from a local reefer in DE sounds and by his pictures looks like a nice camera for a little over $100 comes with any acc. he has and mem cards.

Anyone have experience with this camera?
http://www.dpreview.com/news/0502/05021913sony_dsch1.asp

 

[Phyl]

The only problem that I see is:

White balance
• Auto
• Daylight
• Cloudy
• Fluorescent
• Incandescent

That means that you can't SET the white balance. You'll have to have a fairly daylight spectrum color to the tank in order to get decent pictures without the use of color correction in your software.


On the plus side...

It goes to ISO-400 which will help to get pictures of moving fish and manual mode so that you can control the aperture & shutter speed.

Self timer will help to steady the camera on the long shutter speed shots.

It came out in 2005. Not sure what the price was at the time, but for a nearly 4 year old camera hopefully that's a good price. I'd double check the used cam market (ebay?) to see what they're running before I committed for sure.

 

[curt]

I have that camera. It's not a dslr but way better then most point and shoots.Works great on a tripod even for sports shots.took lots of pictures of my kids playing soccer.
Must use tripod when you go more then 3x and not the best for close ups. But I'm happy with it.Here are some pictures I've taken with it.For around 100 bucks well worth it.
http://s440.photobucket.com/albums/qq126/curt_090/
hope this heips Curtis

 

[ds4x4]

it's over 500 new with no acc. or memory cards.I hope that the Pre-set white bal wasleft out asit was on my nikon. I never new the nikon had it and it wasn't listed as a feature. pics look good curt. .Theres also a Macro Lens Available for it i just gotta find it.

i found these..

http://www.amazon.com/Opteka-Profes...ot-DSC-H10/dp/B000OQB91E/ref=pd_bxgy_p_text_b
http://www.amazon.com/Opteka-Telephoto-Cyber-shot-DSC-H10-Digital/dp/B000VCBUVK/ref=pd_bxgy_p_img_c
http://www.amazon.com/Opteka-RL-300...r_1_21?ie=UTF8&s=photo&qid=1237857168&sr=1-21

I haven't really been into the new camera my last one is a hand-me down Minolta XG-1 which i still have needs a little repair. http://www.photoethnography.com/ClassicCameras/index-frameset.html?MinoltaXG1.html~mainFrame

 

[ds4x4]

Picked up the camera tonight didn't have intructions so i gotta wing it and find them online..

first couple shots.

our new kitten Roxy

and our Semi Kitten Boots

 

[curt]

nice pictures. thanks for the links.I'm going to get the macro lens.I'll let you know how it is or did you pick that up to.I have the instruction book if you can't find it on line.(should be able to find).

 

[ds4x4]

i'm going to look for the instructions now.we are in auburn NY at the moment