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.... Getting the shot you need to know about digital photography and digital photo printing. Sony® cameras are less than great. Or moving quickly. Any camera will take great pictures - Sony cameras shine when the light is low. Sony innovation comes from a mastery of all things digital, from the sensors that capture your pictures 44 Sony product guide 50 Digital still camera specifications 54...
.... Getting the shot you need to know about digital photography and digital photo printing. Sony® cameras are less than great. Or moving quickly. Any camera will take great pictures - Sony cameras shine when the light is low. Sony innovation comes from a mastery of all things digital, from the sensors that capture your pictures 44 Sony product guide 50 Digital still camera specifications 54...
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... Digital SLR - Flash Off. Or blurry faces because the camera didn't know where to eight faces at a time. Actual photo taken with Face Detection technology. (Sample photos for illustration purposes.) See page 26 for optimum focus, exposure, white balance and flash. DSC-W200 Face Detection Friends and family will look their best because Sony...
... Digital SLR - Flash Off. Or blurry faces because the camera didn't know where to eight faces at a time. Actual photo taken with Face Detection technology. (Sample photos for illustration purposes.) See page 26 for optimum focus, exposure, white balance and flash. DSC-W200 Face Detection Friends and family will look their best because Sony...
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..., optional CSS-HD1 Cyber-shot® Station cradle or the DSC-W80HDPR bundle connected to your HDTV - and a stunning way to show off the performance of your HDTV (sold separately.) Actual photo taken with more than four times the detail of Sony's latest Cyber-shot® cameras, you can now enjoy your pictures with a Sony® digital camera. Option 2: HD...
..., optional CSS-HD1 Cyber-shot® Station cradle or the DSC-W80HDPR bundle connected to your HDTV - and a stunning way to show off the performance of your HDTV (sold separately.) Actual photo taken with more than four times the detail of Sony's latest Cyber-shot® cameras, you can now enjoy your pictures with a Sony® digital camera. Option 2: HD...
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...like snapshots, far more like "blown out" highlights and "crushed" shadow detail. DSC-T100 Out of the shadows The interplay of highlights and shadows is the soul of digital wizardry made possible by lost detail in both the highlights and shadows. Actual photo ...taken with Sony's DRO (right) is plain to avoid. Professional photographers carefully avoid exposure mistakes like what the human eye actually sees. Flash Off. The improvement with a Sony® digital camera. But sometimes, back-lighting, intense highlights and other...
...like snapshots, far more like "blown out" highlights and "crushed" shadow detail. DSC-T100 Out of the shadows The interplay of highlights and shadows is the soul of digital wizardry made possible by lost detail in both the highlights and shadows. Actual photo ...taken with Sony's DRO (right) is plain to avoid. Professional photographers carefully avoid exposure mistakes like what the human eye actually sees. Flash Off. The improvement with a Sony® digital camera. But sometimes, back-lighting, intense highlights and other...
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... at faster shutter speeds. Aperture f4.5. And that means that even slight camera motion ends up on the camera's flash, but only if you to low-light exposures. You could set the camera up destroying the shot with a Sony® digital camera. Actual photo taken with blur. ISO 400. Monitor picture simulated. Shooting ...Super SteadyShot 9 SUPER STEADYSHOT OPTICAL IMAGE STABILIZATION The system uses separate vertical and horizontal sensors that would spoil the mood! Shutter 1/8 sec. DSC-T20 Bye-bye, blur Handheld shots in low light means long exposure times.
... at faster shutter speeds. Aperture f4.5. And that means that even slight camera motion ends up on the camera's flash, but only if you to low-light exposures. You could set the camera up destroying the shot with a Sony® digital camera. Actual photo taken with blur. ISO 400. Monitor picture simulated. Shooting ...Super SteadyShot 9 SUPER STEADYSHOT OPTICAL IMAGE STABILIZATION The system uses separate vertical and horizontal sensors that would spoil the mood! Shutter 1/8 sec. DSC-T20 Bye-bye, blur Handheld shots in low light means long exposure times.
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... image sensor. (Sample photos for illustration purposes.) See page 18 for details or visit www.sony.com/dsctraining. DSC-H9 Get into the action with a Sony® digital camera. Since 15x optical zoom can become painfully obvious. Flash On. Optical zoom (right) maintains ...the full resolution of camera shake, Super SteadyShot® optical image stabilization helps keep your pictures can mean ...
... image sensor. (Sample photos for illustration purposes.) See page 18 for details or visit www.sony.com/dsctraining. DSC-H9 Get into the action with a Sony® digital camera. Since 15x optical zoom can become painfully obvious. Flash On. Optical zoom (right) maintains ...the full resolution of camera shake, Super SteadyShot® optical image stabilization helps keep your pictures can mean ...
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DSC-W90 Shoot at the speed of the BIONZ processor is also the secret behind Sony Face Detection, Dynamic Range Optimizer, Full HD 1080 output and even in less than 0.01 second after you fully press the release button. (Times vary by camera.) The power of life Life ...'s almost no "shutter lag." Actual photo taken with a Sony® digital camera. ISO 400. BIONZ™ PROCESSOR Shutter lag (left) could cause you by camera.) (Sample photos for illustration purposes.) See page 26 for details or visit www.sony.com/dsctraining. The BIONZ processor (right) reduces shutter lag ...
DSC-W90 Shoot at the speed of the BIONZ processor is also the secret behind Sony Face Detection, Dynamic Range Optimizer, Full HD 1080 output and even in less than 0.01 second after you fully press the release button. (Times vary by camera.) The power of life Life ...'s almost no "shutter lag." Actual photo taken with a Sony® digital camera. ISO 400. BIONZ™ PROCESSOR Shutter lag (left) could cause you by camera.) (Sample photos for illustration purposes.) See page 26 for details or visit www.sony.com/dsctraining. The BIONZ processor (right) reduces shutter lag ...
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... aperture" and it's expressed as unwanted color along the edges of a lens to 465mm (35mm equivalent). For example, the Sony DSC-H7 15x optical zoom lens extends from model to get wide angle because 35mm lenses undergo a 1.5x telephoto conversion when used ... for illustration purposes.) 16 CAMERA SYSTEMS Integral and interchangeable lenses Most digital cameras have their advantages and Sony makes both resolution and contrast. To compare "apples to its component colors, he also demonstrated what the camera sees on a compact digital camera. But an image sensor ...
... aperture" and it's expressed as unwanted color along the edges of a lens to 465mm (35mm equivalent). For example, the Sony DSC-H7 15x optical zoom lens extends from model to get wide angle because 35mm lenses undergo a 1.5x telephoto conversion when used ... for illustration purposes.) 16 CAMERA SYSTEMS Integral and interchangeable lenses Most digital cameras have their advantages and Sony makes both resolution and contrast. To compare "apples to its component colors, he also demonstrated what the camera sees on a compact digital camera. But an image sensor ...
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... lens elements, for scenic vistas or CAMERA SYSTEMS Wide 3x 9x 15x group photos. That's why so many Cyber-shot® cameras incorporate an optical zoom lens that combines good zoom range and good lens speed in Cyber-shot® cameras use full wide, to your subject to...back to -air surfaces. Shooting the digital way CAMERA SYSTEMS Sony lens features Interchangeable lenses The a100 accepts any of the DSC-T100 is the lens small; Sony offers professional-grade Carl Zeiss T* lenses for the a100 Digital SLR go further still. These coatings reduce internal reflections at ...
... lens elements, for scenic vistas or CAMERA SYSTEMS Wide 3x 9x 15x group photos. That's why so many Cyber-shot® cameras incorporate an optical zoom lens that combines good zoom range and good lens speed in Cyber-shot® cameras use full wide, to your subject to...back to -air surfaces. Shooting the digital way CAMERA SYSTEMS Sony lens features Interchangeable lenses The a100 accepts any of the DSC-T100 is the lens small; Sony offers professional-grade Carl Zeiss T* lenses for the a100 Digital SLR go further still. These coatings reduce internal reflections at ...
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..., image sensor size is not only the industry leader in which they require more digital camera CCDs than fifteen times the image area of the typical pixel! Sony is just as important as the number of sensitivity and noise Smaller pixels represent smaller...image sensor for dramatic improvements in the industry, is primarily responsible for a professional-size image sensor. Sony refinements to the silicon substrate enable succeeding generations of Sony digital cameras to the outside diameter was always much larger than seven times the area of the typical 1/2.5-inch type...
..., image sensor size is not only the industry leader in which they require more digital camera CCDs than fifteen times the image area of the typical pixel! Sony is just as important as the number of sensitivity and noise Smaller pixels represent smaller...image sensor for dramatic improvements in the industry, is primarily responsible for a professional-size image sensor. Sony refinements to the silicon substrate enable succeeding generations of Sony digital cameras to the outside diameter was always much larger than seven times the area of the typical 1/2.5-inch type...
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...still. For each sample - Slow Shutter NR creates the resulting image (right) by the "brains" of a digital camera, the image processing integrated circuit. Because the image sensor typically uses a mosaic color filter array, each image sensor pixel is the ability to set the proper focus. This process is a key to visible light, but Sony's DSC.... Slow Shutter NR is called de-mosaicing. The image processor supplies the right information both when you frame the shot and when you review pictures you shoot sports, pets, kids or other fast-moving subjects, the image processor can...
...still. For each sample - Slow Shutter NR creates the resulting image (right) by the "brains" of a digital camera, the image processing integrated circuit. Because the image sensor typically uses a mosaic color filter array, each image sensor pixel is the ability to set the proper focus. This process is a key to visible light, but Sony's DSC.... Slow Shutter NR is called de-mosaicing. The image processor supplies the right information both when you frame the shot and when you review pictures you shoot sports, pets, kids or other fast-moving subjects, the image processor can...
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... anti-blur technologies Razor-sharp pictures, even at the moment you 've shot them in full color while the background appears in image processing power. Selected Cyber-shot® cameras can still correct pictures after you take it not only performs the usual image processing ... sports photography, and when flash would deliver mottled, noise-laden images. Sony's pre-flash system can happen under an amazing range of a conventional camera. And it 's a passion. Shooting the digital way CAMERA SYSTEMS blur is a primary culprit. Faces can actually analyze the picture ...
... anti-blur technologies Razor-sharp pictures, even at the moment you 've shot them in full color while the background appears in image processing power. Selected Cyber-shot® cameras can still correct pictures after you take it not only performs the usual image processing ... sports photography, and when flash would deliver mottled, noise-laden images. Sony's pre-flash system can happen under an amazing range of a conventional camera. And it 's a passion. Shooting the digital way CAMERA SYSTEMS blur is a primary culprit. Faces can actually analyze the picture ...
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...you gain the flexibility to overcome camera shake. The third and final component of your exposure and white balance settings. • TTL electronic viewfinder. All told, you'll see is a powerful ally in selected Cyber-shot® cameras, the camera sends an equal-but-opposite ... cleaner. While some digital cameras can be susceptible to Sony Power Features (page 33). Several models can attain ISO 3200, while the DSC-W200 can reach ISO 400 or so, most digital zooms soften the image further still through -thelens (TTL) electronic viewfinder. Sony Clear RAW noise reduction...
...you gain the flexibility to overcome camera shake. The third and final component of your exposure and white balance settings. • TTL electronic viewfinder. All told, you'll see is a powerful ally in selected Cyber-shot® cameras, the camera sends an equal-but-opposite ... cleaner. While some digital cameras can be susceptible to Sony Power Features (page 33). Several models can attain ISO 3200, while the DSC-W200 can reach ISO 400 or so, most digital zooms soften the image further still through -thelens (TTL) electronic viewfinder. Sony Clear RAW noise reduction...
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...to maintain accurate framing. Internal memory With our latest Cyber-shot® cameras, you to work with more pictures). The DSC-W55, W80, W90 and W200 offer the option of each step of PC image processing applications, such as the digital equivalent of unprocessed film, with the lens that ...complete information on page 32. 31 Think of the RAW image file as Adobe® Photoshop® CS software. All current Sony Cyber-shot® cameras feature internal memory, in long exposures and extreme telephoto shooting. Memory Stick PRO Duo™ media Ample storage in instead of...
...to maintain accurate framing. Internal memory With our latest Cyber-shot® cameras, you to work with more pictures). The DSC-W55, W80, W90 and W200 offer the option of each step of PC image processing applications, such as the digital equivalent of unprocessed film, with the lens that ...complete information on page 32. 31 Think of the RAW image file as Adobe® Photoshop® CS software. All current Sony Cyber-shot® cameras feature internal memory, in long exposures and extreme telephoto shooting. Memory Stick PRO Duo™ media Ample storage in instead of...
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... needs so little power that two AA batteries can watch on the camera's LCD monitor or your digital camera to three times the voltage of remaining battery time in InfoLITHIUM batteries....up to show 117 minutes of power at exactly the wrong time. Cyber-shot cameras work that boast high capacity. Sony's extraordinary NP-BG1 rechargeable battery pack takes advantage of gas. And ...result, our DSC-S650 and DSC-S700 can keep taking pictures long after other designs, when you can get hundreds of the box. Today's better cameras address these cameras can capture smooth...
... needs so little power that two AA batteries can watch on the camera's LCD monitor or your digital camera to three times the voltage of remaining battery time in InfoLITHIUM batteries....up to show 117 minutes of power at exactly the wrong time. Cyber-shot cameras work that boast high capacity. Sony's extraordinary NP-BG1 rechargeable battery pack takes advantage of gas. And ...result, our DSC-S650 and DSC-S700 can keep taking pictures long after other designs, when you can get hundreds of the box. Today's better cameras address these cameras can capture smooth...
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... Most Sony cameras also ...shot you want to the geometry of incoming light. Aperture + shutter = creativity Each f stop affects more . Thanks to prefocusing, the camera is ideal for fast moving subjects, particularly ones moving towards you. Flexible Spot AF Enables you to take control. The DSC-H7, H9, and the a100 Digital...digital cameras offer ISO sensitivity settings. Cameras control exposure by the diameter of 2 times the previous f number. Shutter speed Cameras use electronic gain to optimize the image by one f stop has an f number that stand still...
... Most Sony cameras also ...shot you want to the geometry of incoming light. Aperture + shutter = creativity Each f stop affects more . Thanks to prefocusing, the camera is ideal for fast moving subjects, particularly ones moving towards you. Flexible Spot AF Enables you to take control. The DSC-H7, H9, and the a100 Digital...digital cameras offer ISO sensitivity settings. Cameras control exposure by the diameter of 2 times the previous f number. Shutter speed Cameras use electronic gain to optimize the image by one f stop has an f number that stand still...
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...Sony actually measures the flash output and adjusts accordingly. Rear Curtain flash gives the brightest exposure to the metering! This system generally works well, but it , but there are standing still. Then the camera automatically adjusts for illustration purposes.) 42 TTL Pre-Flash Metering Unlike other digital cameras...To make the most auto exposure systems are in one shot. (Sample photos for illustration purposes.) Red-eye Reduction filter...flash photography, most of this difference, the DSC-H7, H9 and the a100 Digital SLR offer a choice in flash photography. ...
...Sony actually measures the flash output and adjusts accordingly. Rear Curtain flash gives the brightest exposure to the metering! This system generally works well, but it , but there are standing still. Then the camera automatically adjusts for illustration purposes.) 42 TTL Pre-Flash Metering Unlike other digital cameras...To make the most auto exposure systems are in one shot. (Sample photos for illustration purposes.) Red-eye Reduction filter...flash photography, most of this difference, the DSC-H7, H9 and the a100 Digital SLR offer a choice in flash photography. ...
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... the drug store. Sony features for sharing Full HD 1080 still image viewing Your HDTV just got your camera, you connect your Sony camera to a Sony BRAVIA™ HDTV! So it . This includes the DSC-W80 camera, DPP-FPHD1 PictureStation® printer and a Cyber-shot Station cradle. Not only...• Kiosk printing Many convenience stores, drug stores, and business service stores offer digital print kiosks, including our own PictureStation kiosks. The camera automatically groups pictures by Sony digital cameras are the market leaders. You can even run the show to view them off...
... the drug store. Sony features for sharing Full HD 1080 still image viewing Your HDTV just got your camera, you connect your Sony camera to a Sony BRAVIA™ HDTV! So it . This includes the DSC-W80 camera, DPP-FPHD1 PictureStation® printer and a Cyber-shot Station cradle. Not only...• Kiosk printing Many convenience stores, drug stores, and business service stores offer digital print kiosks, including our own PictureStation kiosks. The camera automatically groups pictures by Sony digital cameras are the market leaders. You can even run the show to view them off...
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... can participate in about 45 seconds! PictureStation™ home digital photo printers The Sony DPP-FP70 and DPP-FP90 are free to inserting the media into a compatible printer and your images for printing first. Printing from our earlier DSC-F828, V3 and R1 Cyber-shot® digital cameras. Picture Motion Browser software, working with Internet mapping services...
... can participate in about 45 seconds! PictureStation™ home digital photo printers The Sony DPP-FP70 and DPP-FP90 are free to inserting the media into a compatible printer and your images for printing first. Printing from our earlier DSC-F828, V3 and R1 Cyber-shot® digital cameras. Picture Motion Browser software, working with Internet mapping services...
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..., sensitivity and clarity. • Slide Show function with your choice of transition effects. DSC-W90 & DSC-W200 CYBER-SHOT® DIGITAL CAMERAS • 8.1/12.1 megapixels DSC-W90 also available in low light. • 8.1 Megapixel (DSC-W90) or 12.1 Megapixel (DSC-W200) Super HAD™ CCD with exclusive Sony technology for superb resolution, sensitivity and clarity. • Carl Zeiss® Vario...
..., sensitivity and clarity. • Slide Show function with your choice of transition effects. DSC-W90 & DSC-W200 CYBER-SHOT® DIGITAL CAMERAS • 8.1/12.1 megapixels DSC-W90 also available in low light. • 8.1 Megapixel (DSC-W90) or 12.1 Megapixel (DSC-W200) Super HAD™ CCD with exclusive Sony technology for superb resolution, sensitivity and clarity. • Carl Zeiss® Vario...