Sony launches 20-megapixel 26x superzoom with CCD sensor (H200)

Toshiba revealed a couple of weeks ago that they were working on a 20mp 1/2.3" CMOS sensor. It turns out (no surprise), they were not the only ones. Sony had been cooking a 20-megapixel 1/2.3" CCD (yes CCD) sensor and the first digital camera to get this sensor is the new Sony Cybershot H200.

The Cybershot H200, as the nakedness of the name indicates, uses a good old CCD sensor and should not be confused with the 2012 model HX200v which remains the "leader" of the Sony superzooms. The H200 has a 26x optical zoom lens (around 22-580mm equivalent) and optical image stabilization and such and a starting price of $250.

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