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Review Date
December 7, 2008
Overall Rating
 1 of 5
Value Rating
 1 of 5
Used product for
More than 1 year
Visitors rate this review
2.00 of 5, 2 votes
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Reviewed by
Ron Aiello
, Casual
Price Paid
$500.00
at Best Buy
Photography Experience
6-10 years
, People
Summary
Do yourself a favor and do not purchase a Sony Cybershot DSC-H2 camera. The shutter button is designed poorly and will fail. Ours has broken 3 times in the last 18 months of casual use. Twice it popped off when nobody was using it! Researching the internet I found many people with similar stories. Sony obviously knows this camera has a problem but in my experience will not resolve this issue. I would suggest passing this camera up and looking elsewhere.
Strengths
Fairly fast start up, shutter response, and takes AA batteries.
Weaknesses
Shutter button breaks easily, customer service
Similar Products Used
Several Kodak digital cameras as well as an old but reliable Olympus slr digital camera (first series)
Customer Service
Not helpful, slightly rude.
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Review Date
October 19, 2008
Overall Rating
 2 of 5
Value Rating
 2 of 5
Used product for
More than 1 year
Visitors rate this review
2.00 of 5, 3 votes
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Reviewed by
ydebbiey
, Casual
Price Paid
$350.00
at Best Buy
Photography Experience
11-20 years
, People
Summary
I have the Sony Cybershot DSC-H2 and have also experienced the problem with the shutter button. Had it repaired 2x in 2007 and now the button fell off again yesterday for the third time! I love the pics but am very discouraged with the workmanship in this camera. I would not recommend the camera for the simple fact that they obviously have an issue with this - finding lots of other postings online!
Strengths
Very nice pictures, easy to use.
Weaknesses
Shutter button has fallen off 3x!
Customer Service
Have had to send the camera back 2x already for shutter button repair; however, not sure if this time they'll tell me it's out of warranty. Online the website quoted me $141 for repairing a $4 part! Not happy with that - writing and calling to complain and see what happens. Less than 1 1/2 years old and already all this - not good for a $300+ camera!
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Review Date
July 20, 2007
Overall Rating
 4 of 5
Value Rating
 5 of 5
Used product for
Less than 1 month
Visitors rate this review
2.00 of 5, 1 votes
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Reviewed by
K. Brothers
, Intermediate
Price Paid
$200.00
at From a friend
Photography Experience
2-5 years
, Outdoor
Summary
Having previously used a DSLR, I was a bit leery of this camera, especially after feeling how light it is. My doubts were gone once I took my first picture. The quality and clarity of the photos are amazing. This camera takes incredible macros, and 12x zoom is actually better than that of the DSLR (Olympus E-500 w/ kit lenses).
Strengths
-Wonderful for macro shots
-12x zoom is the best I've seen from a point and shoot
-Carl Zeiss lens
-Great Clarity
-Super steady shot
-Great colors
-Very good battery life
Weaknesses
-The buttons are easy to push by mistake
-All the features can be a bit intimidating at first, especially to someone new to photography
-control button is a little difficult to operate, especially if you have big fingers
Similar Products Used
n/a
Customer Service
n/a
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Review Date
July 8, 2007
Overall Rating
 5 of 5
Value Rating
5 of 5
Used product for
3 Months to 1 year
Visitors rate this review
1.00 of 5, 3 votes
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Reviewed by
Jaime
, Intermediate
Price Paid
$0.00
Photography Experience
2-5 years
, People
Summary
I love this camera. It takes great picture's. I am starting a photo bussiness and am using this camera to start it. It takes great picture's..
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Review Date
June 14, 2007
Overall Rating
4 of 5
Value Rating
 4 of 5
Used product for
3 Months to 1 year
Visitors rate this review
3.67 of 5, 3 votes
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Reviewed by
Kristy
, Intermediate
Price Paid
$387.00
at Camera Mart
Photography Experience
6-10 years
, Fine Art
Summary
Excellent camera, despite the common shutter button issue. One piece of advice: do not contact Sony about the button or send the camera back to repair. Sony wants to charge nearly $20.00 for another button, while Tiger Direct and many sellers on Ebay only charge half of this value. The button can easily be popped back into place on your own.
Quality wise, the camera is wonderful. A description for each dial setting pops up on the display screen--great for beginners-- and the macro setting is superb as well. It's a bulky build, but lightweight.
I highly recommend this camera, just keep a close watch on the shutter release button.
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