Feb 18, 2010
Sony announces their first rugged camera and new compact super-zoom
Sony just announced two new additions to their Cyber-shot line today. The Cyber-shot H55 is a basic version of the H5V camera announced last month – for one Benjamin less, you’ll get the Cyber-shot H55, a similar looking camera sans GPS, backlit CMOS, full HD movie mode and less bells and whistles. Also announced today is the Cyber-shot TX5, Sony’s first ever rugged digital camera. The camera is essentially a T-series cameras that’s more ruggardized to match competing offers in the market by other camera makers.
Sony Cyber-shot HX55
(Compact super-zoom)
- 14 effective megapixels
- 25 – 250 mm (f3.5 – f5.5) 10X optical zoom lens
- Optical image stabilization
- Active stabilization reduces high levels of camera shake in movie mode
- 3.0 inch LCD (230,000 pixels)
- Some manual controls
- Standard Sweep Panorama mode
- Face detection, software redeye removal
- Standard HD (1280 x 720) 30 FPS movie mode with sound and optical zoom
- Single memory card slot takes either SD/SDHC or Memory Stick Duo cards
- Uses a lithium-ion battery
- Available in April for $250
Sony Cyber-shot TX5
(Rugged compact camera)
- Rugged design: Waterproof (10 feet/3 meters), shockproof (5 feet/1.5 meters), freezeproof, dustproof
- 10 effective megapixels (backlit CMOS)
- 25 – 100 mm (f3.5 – f4.6) 4X optical zoom lens
- Optical image stabilization
- 3 touchscreen LCD (2301,000 pixels)
- No manual controls
- Enhanced Sweep Panorama mode
- High Dynamic Range mode takes and combines two photos into 1 HDR shot
- Continuous shooting up to 10 frames per second at full resolution
- Face detection, software redeye removal
- Standard HD (1280 x 720) 30 FPS movie mode with sound and optical zoom
- Single memory card slot takes either SD/SDHC or Memory Stick Duo cards
- Uses a lithium-ion battery
- Available in April for $350
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