Sony Releases Five New Cyber-shots
By
Mike Pasini, The Imaging Resource
(Wednesday, April 14, 2004 - 20:50 EDT)
Sony announced the DSC-W1, DSC-P100 and DSC-P73 Cyber-shots at PMA this year, but when they unveiled them today they added two more models.
The sleek 5.1-Mp DSC-T11 ($544) and the stubby 4.1-Mp DSC-P43 ($281) join their previously announced cousins, all of which feature Sony's Real Imaging Processor and support for PictBridge printing directly from the camera.
The DSC-T11 uses a large 2.5-inch hybrid LCD for easier daylight viewing, in addition to a 3x folding optical zoom that allows the form factor to be unusually compact.
The DSC-T11 is an ultra-compact version of Sony's DSC-T1. The thin design is complemented by a 2.5-inch large LCD. A large, chrome strap hook sets off the left side of the body whose glossy paint gives it a simple and elegant finish.
Its 2.5-inch LCD makes it easier to see detail in Record or Playback mode. And it helps when navigating menus. The hybrid reflection-plus-penetration LCD makes the monitor more visible in strong outdoor sunlight, too.
The high-resolution Carl Zeiss Vario Tessar lens sports a folding deisgn. The 3x zoom lens minimizes distortion while delivering high contrast.
The new P-series DSC-P43 features a 4.1-Mp (effective) CCD, 30-fps Movie mode and 3x digital zoom.
Sony has not announced plans to launch the models in either the European or American markets.
A comparison of the two newest models follows:
SPECIFICATIONS
| DSC-T11
| DSC-P43
| Imager
| 1/2.4-inch,
5.3-Mp CCD
| 1/2.7-inch,
4.2-Mp CCD
| Effective pixels
| 5,100,00 pixels
| 4,100,000 pixels
| Lens
| Carl
Zeiss Vario Tessar, folded optics
|
| Maximum aperture
| f3.5-4.4 | f2.8
| Zoom
| 3x
optical
| 3x
digital
| Focal length
(35mm equivalent)
| 6.7-20.1mm
(38-144mm)
| 5mm
(33mm)
| Exposure
compensation
| +2.0
to -2.0 EV in 1/3 steps
| +2.0
to -2.0 EV in 1/3 steps | Shutter speed
| 1 to 1/1000 sec.
| 1 to 1/1000 sec. | LCD
monitor
| 2.5-inch
TFT hybrid LCD
| 1.5-inch
TFT LCD
| Flash
| Auto, Forced, Suppressed, Slow
synch
| Auto, Forced, Suppressed, Slow
synch
| Media
| Memory
Stick
| Memory
Stick | Formats
| JPEG
MPEG1
| JPEG
MPEG1 | Start-up
time
| 1.3
seconds
| 0.9
second
| Image sizes
| 2592x1944
2048x1536
1280x960
640x480
2592x1728 (3:2 mode)
| 2304x1728
2048x1536
1280x960
640x480
2304x1536 (3:2 mode)
| Movie
sizes
| 640x480
at 30 fps
640x480 at 16.6 fps
160x112 at 8.3 fps
| 640x480
at 30 fps
540x480 at 16.6 fps
160x112 at 8.3 fps
| Ports
| AV out (mono sound), USB 2.0
Hi-speed, DC In
| AV out (mono sound), USB mini-B 2.0 Hi-speed, DC In | Power
| NP-FT1
InfoLITHIUM
| NH-AA-DA
nickle hydrogen
| Dimensions
| 102.5x60x17.3mm
| 101.2x53.7x35.6mm
| Weight
| 161
grams
| 134
grams
| Included Software
| ImageMixer 1.5, Image Transfer
| USB driver, Picture Package 1.0,
ImageMixer, VCD2
|
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