ProductCritic: Sony Cybershot DSC-H7 Reviews

DigitalCameraInfo (85)

The H7 is also a strong performer, displaying excellent color accuracy, low noise levels, and a lot of detail in captured images. As with all digital cameras, there are a few downers on the H7 – the poor resolution on the LCD and the intrusive lens hood being the most notable – but they aren’t enough to cancel out the other great features and impressive image quality at the retail price of $399.

Digital Camera Review (78)

I enjoyed using this camera, especially the power the 15x zoom gave me but as I mentioned earlier its bloated menu, lack of dedicated buttons (perhaps a benefit to some), and inability to change settings rapidly left me craving my DSLR.

Digital Photography Review (76)

But if you’ve got more exacting image quality standards, want to enlarge more or want to actually use all those advanced features I suspect that, like us, you’re going to find the H7 disappointing. At least the H9 has a great screen to take your mind off the fiddly controls and less-than-stellar results; the H7 is what it is – a budget model that, unfortunately, performs like one.