The Sony CyberShot H1 offers a compelling combination of high resolution, powerful zoom, and ergonomic styling. As one of only a handful of digital cameras with a 12x zoom available today, the Sony H1 is a great choice for nature photography or any situation where it’s necessary to get up close to your subject.

To guard against image shake at full zoom, the H1 has an optical image stabilization system; other notable features include a large 2.5″ LCD screen and a live histogram to help you expose your pictures correctly.

DigitalCameraReview.com have posted a Sony Cyber-shot H1 Digital Camera First Thoughts article in which they report-

“The H1 is a bit slower than its competitors, the menu system is neither intuitive nor logical, the user’s manual is remarkably poor, and the 12X zoom consistently oversnaps the subject (at the telephoto end of the range) before it manages to lock focus. At the camera’s default settings contrast is a bit high and images seem a little over-sharpened. The H1 is more than fast enough to capture sports (see skateboarder image) and image noise is very well controlled, even at ISO 400 although chroma noise (blotching) is a bit higher than average. Colors are hue accurate and vivid but not over-saturated and chromatic aberration is present, but very well controlled.”