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Sony announced they’ll release their α300 (we introduced it last January here), an entry model, on July 17th. Our new DSLR features 10.2 megapixel CCD sensor, 2.7-Inch movable LCD screen, a shutter speed of 30 - 1/4000 sec, the Sony’s BIONZ® processing engine, an anti-dust system to keep the CCD image sensor clean for spot-free pictures, the Quick AF Live View, Super SteadyShot® image stabilization enables shutter speeds 2.5 to 3.5 steps slower than otherwise possible.
It also provides ISO sensitivity up to ISO3200, and is compatible with Memory Stick Duo Pro, Compact Flash Type I and II.
Sony expands its a alpha system of accessories with the new HVL-F58AM flash unit. This new flash features a Quick Shift Bounce system. The flash head can pivot 90 degrees left and right on a horizontal axis in addition to the conventional up and down vertical adjustment, thus the camera and flash unit can keep the same orientation regardless of portrait or landscape shooting. A powerful performer, the flash unit features a maximum guide number of 58 at 105mm and ISO 100. The HVL-F58AM will ship in September for about $500…
Sony expands its a alpha system of accessories with the new HVL-F58AM flash unit. This new flash features a Quick Shift Bounce system. The flash head can pivot 90 degrees left and right on a horizontal axis in addition to the conventional up and down vertical adjustment, thus the camera and flash unit can keep the same orientation regardless of portrait or landscape shooting. A powerful performer, the flash unit features a maximum guide number of 58 at 105mm and ISO 100. The HVL-F58AM will ship in September for about $500…
The Sony HVL-F58AM flash unit has a rather unusual tilt / swivel mechanism called the "Quick Shift Bounce" system, which could prove rather more versatile in use than competing products. Instead of the traditional rotation around the flash’s vertical axis (as adopted in, for example, Canon’s current top-of-the-line Speedlite 580EX II), Sony has instead chosen a mechanism that can swing the bulk of the flash’s body 90 degrees to either side. Above this is a separate mechanism which allows the head of the flash to tilt vertically upwards, but with a rather greater range of motion than is ordinarily the case. Since the lower swivel doesn’t allow the flash to face behind the photographer’s head, the upper mechanism makes up for this by being able to tilt anywhere from 10 degrees downward, through the fully vertical (90 degrees upward) position to a limit of 150 degrees (ie. pointing back over the photographer’s head at an angle 30 degrees above the horizontal).
Warning, warning!! Pink overload. I repeat, pink o-v-e-r-l-o-a-d. It’s no conundrum who this is aimed at then. Lovers of all things pink will enjoy getting their girlie mitts on this Cyber-shot digital camera. Sony has totally got your inner fashionista covered. Not only is the camera pink, but so are the accessories (case and USB memory stick), so you can like, totally accessorise too.
The camera’s not bad, spec-wise. It’s a 7.2 megapixel camera with 3X optical zoom, a 4X Carl Zeiss lens, video capability (VGA format) and a 2.5 LCD display. Another of its features is the Sony Double Anti-Blur Solution, designed to compensate for those unsteady hands.
Sony Japan has announced the VGF-CP1 a multi functional digital photo frame. It has a 7 inch screen supporting 16 million colors and a resolution of 800×480. It has 512 MB of onboard memory which can be further expanded via CF / SD cards and Memory Stick. The frame supports playback of MP3 and WMA files along with the popular image formats unfortunately video playback is not supported. With onboard Wi-Fi it automatically connects to devices featuring Sony’s Room link and display the latest news information from Yahoo News, RSS feeds and even download pictures from online photo albums like Picassa. The onboard speakers deliver an output of 1.6W×2ch. The Sony VGF-CP1 measures 177×103×131mm weighs 530 grams and comes complete with a remote control. It will be available in Japanese markets from May 17 for 30,000 Yen ($ 300).
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Sony showcased their latest flagship, Alpha DSLR-A900 at Photo Imaging Expo 2008 in Japan, which is a full frame 24.6 Megapixel digital camera.
The camera is not yet released officially, which Sony has plan to release it officially either in August during IFA or September during Photokina.
The Sony Alpha DSLR-A900 camera will feature a full frame sensor and boast a whopping 24.6 Megapixel. The further details of this camera is not yet known. But it should have superb focusing speed, ISO up to 25600 in order to compete with the Nikon D3. Wondering if Canon will make any move to catch up in order to stay competitive with the two
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Digital frames are cool but unfortunately not very popular… Luckily, some companies like Sony are working hard promoting these products. Today they launched three new digital frames with the S-Frame line-up. All three models have a WVGA screen resolution of 800×480, from 256MB up to 512MB of internal memory, a 15:9 aspect ratio, ten pattern slide show, USB and HDMI terminals (for high end models only), support JPEG, RAW, TIFF and BMP, support BIONZ technology, a position censor (adapts the size of each picture regardless of its position, landscape or portrait), a clock display, and a multi card reader.
Three models means three different products, DPF-V900 with its 9” LCD and HDMI, DFP-V700 with its 7” LCD and HDMI, and DFP-D70 a 7” LCD without HDMI support.
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The Sony H50 offers a sensor resolution of nine megapixels along with a Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar branded 15x optical zoom lens that includes Super SteadyShot? optical image stabilization. Other H50 features include ISO sensitivity from ISO 80 to 3,200, a not-so-generous 15MB of internal memory, and a large 3.0" LCD display with 230,000 pixels.
The Sony DSC-H50 uses contrast detection autofocusing, with face detection, 9 focusing points and an AF assist lamp to help out in difficult lighting conditions. Exposures are determined with multi-pattern metering by default, and both center-weighted or spot metering modes are also on offer. As well as the internal memory, a Memory Stick Duo slot (compatible with PRO Duo cards as well) lets you expand capacity to meet your needs. Power for the H50 is provided by a proprietary NP-BG1 Lithium-ion rechargeable battery.
The Sony Cyber-shot H50 will ship this May in the USA, priced at $400.
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Sony is bringing live-view shooting to its digital SLR camera line with the introduction of a 14.2M DSLR ‘A350’ camera and 10.2M DSLR ‘A300’ model at the PMA 2008.
They both offer Sony’s new Quick AF Live View technology so you can frame photos on the camera’s 2.7-inch LCD without sacrificing auto-focusing speed common to other live-view systems. Sony’s innovative Pentamirror Tilt mechanism directs light to a dedicated live view image sensor, enabling fast and responsive TTL phase-detection auto-focusing, even during live view.
The new models produce images with fine detail, rich tonality and vibrant color due to their APS-C CCD image sensors and BIONZ processing engine.
High sensitivity operation at ISO 1600 and 3200 and very low noise are made possible by the user-selectable high-ISO noise reduction features. Sony’s D-Range Optimizer delivers suitable tonality and exposures with rich shadow and highlight detail, even under high contrast situations.
The DSLR-A300 model can shoot about three continuous frames per second and the DSLR-A350 model can shoot up to two-and-a-half continuous frames per second, when using the optical viewfinder.
The DSLR-A300 kit with a DT 18-70mm f3.5-5.6 standard zoom lens will ship in April for about $800. The DSLR-A350 camera body will be available in March for about $800, and the DSLR-A350 kit with a DT 18-70mm f3.5-5.6 3.9x zoom lens will be available for about $900 at the same time.
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