The DSC-H9 is mighty fast, blasting more than 18 JPEGs in 10 seconds, with no shutter delay for single shots — great for sports and outdoor snaps. But this speedy camera also blurs life's details: Object edges glow and colors bleed on nearly every photo, distracting from otherwise accurate hues. And put it away if the clouds start to gather: Low-light areas get grainy, and noise creeps in like ants ruining a picnic.
WIRED: LCD tilts up and down for extreme-angle shots. Face-recognition technology is smart enough to fire fill-flash in harsh sunlight. 15X optical zoom.
TIRED: Tiny viewfinder nearly useless. No RAW support. Shadow details can be grainy even in daylight. Noise ruins darker shots.
$480, sonystyle.com
