by Johan on October 13, 2007
The Sony Cyber-shot W80 digital camera was first announced at PMA in February 2007. This 7MP compact camera comes in a compact body with an optical image stabilization, a HDTV (1080i) output and an optional composite video cable. Other features include a face detection AF/AE, 3x zoom, 2.5-inch screen and a claimed 340 shot battery capability. dpreview has reviewed the Sony Cyber-shot W80 digital camera. Here is the verdict.
The W80 is a camera that is capable of producing surprisingly good results in good light at ISO 100 and is perfectly usable at ISO 400-800 in low light if you don’t want big prints (the church interiors in the samples gallery, for example, are better than I expected), but a camera that falls down in what I consider to be one of the most important areas for a camera such as this; pictures of people indoors in low light – with or without flash. If you’re after a ‘walk around’ camera for scenery then it’s not a bad buy for $200-ish, but if you actually have friends and family, and are still awake taking pictures after sunset it’s hard to wholeheartedly recommend it when there are so many better alternatives out there.
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Here is Sony’s latest portable camera, the Sony HDC-1500, which comprises of a newly developed CCD that provides the frame rate of 1080 60 frame progressive or field interlace according to the output required. The HDC-1500 integrates an advanced HD DSP with 14 Bit A/D converters and features an optical interface for transmission of high-quality digital data over long distances. The camera also has two HD SDI outputs and one digitally down-converted SDI output. With a high sensitivity f10 @ 2000 lux, it incorporates full featured multi-format studio/ob camera system, enhanced hdcu-1000 / 1500 control units and triax and/or fiber operation capability. Pricing info is still unknown.
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The Sony DT16-80 assures high descriptive efficiency. It is the latest addition in Sony Digital Camera series which is just perfect for any kind of photography. Apart from its great zoom power, the digicam provides you transparent impression picture quality. Available in black color, the Sony DT16-80 Digital Camera will be launched from 16th November onwards for about $2,400.
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Here are some pictures of the α700 DSLR Camera from Sony press conference. Enjoy!
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Sony’s new DSLR, the α700, features a magnesium alloy body, HDMI output, 3 Inch Extra Fine LCD, AF 11 points, a 5Fps setting (BIONZ Technology) and Dual Memory Slot (CF and Memory Stick). This 12MP DSLR camera also adopts Image censor and BIONZ image procession technology. Hit the jump to see more pictures.
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Samsung’s new VP-HMX10 HD camcorder is able to record 720p H.264 video with a 10x zoom to an SD (and perhaps SDHC) flash card. The comapny is also launching an integrated memory version dubbed the VP-HMX10A, which features 4GB of storage built in, SD expansion, and a 3 second “Quick Start”. We really hope that Samsung will go for the AVCHD, which is definitely the best CODEC available on the market so far for such compact seize camera.
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