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Manufacturer Overview More than any other single company, Sony has dominated the digital camera market the last few years, thanks in large part to the easy computer interfacing offered by their Mavica(tm) line of floppy-disk based cameras. They've also been active at the high end of the market, with products like the DSC-D770 and DSC-F505, which caught the eye of many pros and advanced amateurs for their excellent optics and exposure control.
This spring (February, 2000), Sony stunned the digicam world by announcing no
fewer than six new models. At the lower end, they extended their Mavica
line, cleverly using special versions of the "FlashPath" floppy disk memory card
adapter in conjunction with their Memory Stick technology to deliver "floppy disk"
cameras with potential storage capacities as high as 64 megabytes. In their CyberShot
still camera line, they brought out several new models, providing a range of resolutions
and feature sets. This review covers their new high-end CyberShot model, the DSC-S70,
which sports a 3.3 megapixel sensor, very sharp Zeiss 3x optical zoom lens, and
features like advanced exposure modes (aperture and shutter priority) and MPEG
movie recording with full sound and video.
Highlights
3.3 megapixel CCD delivering up to 2048 x 1535 pixel images.
560 x 220, TFT color LCD monitor.
3x, 7 to 21mm Carl Zeiss, Vario-Sonnar lens (equivalent to a 34 to 102mm lens on a 35mm camera).