Thursday, August 27, 2009

Sony's New Cameras Fight Low-light Woes


Update: The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX1 will be available in gray color for Rs. 20,990 while the DSC-WX1 will be available in black color for Rs. 19,990 across all Sony stores and authorized retail partners in India.
Does low-light discourage you from capturing precious moments in your life? Sony claims it can fix your woes about dim-light photography with the 'Exmor R' sensor incorporated in its newest Cyber-shot cameras -- DSC-TX1 and DSC- WX1.

The "Exmor R" image sensors can gather more light, resulting in approximately twice the sensitivity compared to conventional sensors. This technology is meant to improve shooting in low-light scenarios, enhancing image clarity and drastically reducing grain.

The TX1 is a 3-inch touch screen camera with 4x optical zoom while the WX1 is a non-touch screen camera with 2.7-inch LCD display (230K pixels) offering 5x optical zoom. It features a Sony G lens with a wide angle 24-120mm.

Both cameras include the hand-held twilight and anti-motion blur multi-shot modes, the Sweep Panorama Mode, Anti-Motion Blur / Hand-held Twilight, 10fps at full 10.2MP, HD Movie mode (720p), Optical SteadyShot, and 9-scene detection iAuto mode.

With HD video capability, these cameras record HD movies in 720p high definition MPEG4 format for stunning large-screen home movie playback. Sony says users can record up to 29 minutes (or up to 2GB file size) in 720p format.

The TX1 camera will be available in silver, gray, pink and blue this September for about $380 (Rs. 18,138 approx.). The WX1 camera will be available in black this October for about $350 (Rs. 16, 711 approx.).

The duo shall definitely take some time to sail to India - when exactly, the Sony folks will let us know soon enough. Watch this space for availability and pricing updates.

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