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- LAS VEGAS, March 8, 2005 - Sony's new, incredibly thin Cyber-shot® DSC-T7 digital camera makes you the center of attention wherever you go.
Thanks to a highly efficient design, the Cyber-shot T7 is just over a third-of-an inch, making it Sony's thinnest, fully-featured model yet. Though small in stature, the camera packs a powerful punch. It has a 2.5-inch 'hybrid' LCD screen, covering about two-thirds of the back of the camera, which is perfectly sized for framing, displaying and sharing pictures.
Through Sony's distinctive miniaturization and high-density packaging technology, the camera incorporates virtually all the benefits of other T series models despite its amazing thinness. It features 5.1 effective megapixel resolution and an enhanced power management system for extended shooting time. Folded within the sleek body also lies a Carl Zeiss® Vario-Tessar® lens with 3x Optical Zoom.
Unbelievable Imaging
One of the camera's most distinctive features is an anti-reflection Clear Photo LCD ™, which enhances viewing quality by preventing reflected light from interfering with the displayed image. The LCD offers a number of improvements, including higher contrast, brightness and resolution. Whether you're entertaining at home or out snowboarding, the LCD allows you to spot your subject easily, whatever the lighting conditions.
"This ultra-compact camera represents a milestone in ingenious design," said Hiro Takahashi, vice president for digital imaging products at Sony Electronics. "Thin is the theme, but this camera is absolutely bursting with great picture quality and style. The Cyber-shot T7 is a must-have camera for the fashion-forward crowd."
Simplicity Itself
Slide the front lens cover down and in just under one second, the camera is ready to capture images.
The ten Scene Selection modes mean you don't have to worry about capturing the perfect shot, because the camera will help you do it. Simply select a mode, such as twilight, fireworks, beach or snow, and the camera will make all the necessary adjustments. A magnifying glass mode allows macro shooting up to 1cm from the object. A high-speed burst mode with great response is also available for quick shooting.
Speed and Battery Life
Sony's Real Imaging Processor™ circuitry in the Cyber-shot T7 is lighting fast, so it can shoot full-resolution images at approximately one-second intervals. Even with its diminutive size and huge LCD on, the camera's InfoLithium™ battery gets about 180 shots per charge so you can snap away to your heart's content without fear of running down the power.
With optional Memory Stick PRO Duo™ media cards, the camera can also capture and play back high-resolution motion video on a removable, transferable card. The MPEG-VX fine mode helps to record MPEG video with 640x480 pixel resolution at 30 frames per second, up to the capacity of the memory card being used. And when connected to a PictBridge™-compatible printer, such as Sony's PictureStation® DPP-FP50 digital photo printer, printing a specific image is a breeze.
The Cyber-shot DSC-T7 camera is supplied with a 32 MB Memory Stick Duo™ media card, a NP-FE1 InfoLithium battery, connector block and external battery charger. It will be available in May for about $500.
For additional information about Sony products, call (888) 222-SONY, or visit Sony's web site at: www.sony.com/di.
- LAS VEGAS, March 8, 2005 - Sony's new, incredibly thin Cyber-shot® DSC-T7 digital camera makes you the center of attention wherever you go.
1/2.4" 5.1 Megapixel
Effective Super HAD™ CCD
Super HAD (Hole Accumulation Diode) CCDs provide excellent image
quality by allowing more light to pass to each pixel, increasing
sensitivity and reducing noise.
Carl Zeiss® Vario-Tessar®
Lens
The Vario-Tessar® lens is specially produced for compact
cameras and provides rapid auto focus with appealing zoom range.
Utilizing a highly transmissive optical grade prism, the lens
is housed entirely inside the camera body, and does not need
to extend for use.
Super Compact Slim Body
The ultra-compact and thin size (9.8mm) of the DSC-T7 makes it
the perfect camera to tuck in a pocket or purse for high-quality,
high resolution photos almost anywhere.
Real Imaging Processor™
Technology
The innovative Real Imaging Processor in the DSC-T7 not only
improves picture quality and clarity but also improves camera
response time, decreases shutter lag, and improves battery stamina.
- 3X Optical/2X Digital/6X
Total Zoom
- 3X Optical Zoom helps you frame your shots for better digital pictures. And Sony’s Precision Digital Zoom provides an additional 2X magnification without the jagged edges of other designs, resulting in smoother images.
0 – 12X Smart Zoom™ Feature (Up to 12X at VGA Resolution)
Smart Zoom intelligently uses the full CCD to let you zoom into the portion of interest by cropping the image size—thus avoiding the image degradation of Digital Zooms.
14-Bit DXP A/D Conversion
Sony’s 14-bit Digital EXtended Processor captures the range between highlight and shadow with up to 16,384 values, for extended dynamic contrast and detail.
2.5" Hybrid LCD Monitor
The enormous 2.5” LCD provides a high resolution view while shooting, with transmissive/reflective Hybrid design for extraordinary brightness in direct sunlight and large, easy to read menus. Unique in such a compact camera, this large screen makes it easy to share image playback with friends.
Clear Photo LCD
The DSC-T7 includes Clear Photo LCD technology which provides higher resolution, contrast ratio and brightness. Images in the LCD will have up to a 40% improvement in color reproduction than previous models.
Magnifying Glass Mode
With its extraordinarily close focusing capability (1cm) and oversized LCD, the DSC-T7’s Magnifying Glass mode can display images at over 3X actual size. This powerful capability opens up new possibilities in Macro photography.
5 Area Multi-Point Auto Focus
By evaluating 5 separate focus areas of the frame, Sony’s Multi-Point AF system can intelligently focus on the subject and avoid mistakenly focusing on the background.
AF (Auto Focus) Illuminator
Briefly illuminating the subject, in low or no-light conditions, the AF Illuminator helps establish a positive focus lock.- Multi-Pattern Measuring
Independently light-metering 49 points of the frame, Multi-Pattern Measuring establishes the optimum exposure, even when highlight and shadow isn’t centered in the frame.
Memory Stick Duo™ Media
Digital. Powerful. Transportable.™ Memory Stick Duo media is compact, portable and rugged—connecting a variety of hardware and software applications.- Scene Selection Mode
With 10 Scene Modes, parameters can be matched to the shooting conditions. Choose from one of the following: Twilight, Twilight, Portrait, Soft Snap, Landscape, Beach, Snow, Fireworks, High Speed Shutter, Candle and
Magnifying Glass.
Multi-Burst Mode
Captures 16 consecutive 320 x 240 frames as part of a single 1280 x 960 image which plays back sequentially in the camera or as a single image on your computer. Selectable 1/7.5, 1/15, 1/30 second frame intervals provide convenient motion analysis.
MPEG Movie VX Fine Modes
Captures VGA (640 x 480) high frame rate (up to 30 frames per second) audio/video clips with length limited only by the capacity of the media. Video mail mode captures smaller file sizes suitable for email.
Pre-Flash Metering
With a momentary pre-flash, the camera illuminates the subject and sets exposure through the lens for accurate flash metering. Adjustable flash level and red-eye reduction ensure great flash shots.
Rechargeable InfoLithium® Battery
Supplied NP-FE1 InfoLithium® battery; Provides reliable power for continuous shooting, without “Memory Effect” of other battery types.
Cyber-shot Station Supplied
Placing the DSC-T7 on the supplied Cyber-shot Station provides a quick and easy connection between the camera and a TV for easy viewing, or a USB supported computer for MPEG video and still image transfer.
S P E C I F I C AT I O N S
Imaging Device: 1/2.4" 5.1 Megapixel Effective Super HAD™ CCD
Recording Media: Memory Stick Duo™ Media, Memory Stick PRO Duo™ Media
Lens Construction: 11 Elements in 8 Groups (Including 3 Aspheric Elements, 1 Prism)
Zoom: 3X Optical
Smart Zoom™ Feature: 0 – 12.0X (at VGA Resolution)
Digital Zoom: Precision, 0 – 2.0X Range, 6X Total
Filter Diameter: N/A
Focal Length: 6.33 – 19.0mm
35mm Equivalent: 38 – 114mm
Aperture: f3.5 – f5.6 (W); f4.4 – f8.0 (T)
Focus: 5 Area Multi-Point AF, 5 Step Manual Preset
Minimum Focus Distance: 19.7" (50cm)
Macro Focus Distance: Selectable 3.1" (8cm), Magnifying Glass Mode 0.4" (1cm)
Shutter Speed: 1/8 – 1/1000 sec. (Auto)
Aperture Range: f3.5 – f8.0
Exposure Compensation: ±2.0EV, 1/3EV steps
Color LCD: 2.5" 230K TFT Pixels Hybrid LCD Screen
Flash Modes: Auto/Forced On/Forced Off/Slow Synchro
Red-Eye Reduction: On/Off
Flash Effective Range: 3 7/8" – 5' 1/4" (0.1 – 1.6m)
White Balance: Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Fluorescent, Incandescent, Flash
Picture Effects: Black & White, Sepia
ISO: Auto, 100, 200, 400
Scene Modes: Twilight, Twilight Portrait, Soft Snap, Landscape, Beach, Snow,
Fireworks, High-speed Shutter, Candle, Magnifying Glass
Self-Timer: Yes, 10 Seconds
Audio/Video Output: Yes, via Supplied Cyber-shot Station
Still Image Modes: JPEG (Fine/Standard), Burst, Auto Bracketing
MPEG Movie Mode: MPEG VX Fine (640 X 480, 30 fps) with Audio,
(MPEG VX Fine Requires Memory Stick PRO™ media)
MPEG VX Standard (640 X 480, 16.6 fps) with Audio,
Video Mail (160 x 112, 8.3fps) with Audio
Microphone/Speaker: Yes/Yes
USB Terminal: Yes, by Supplied Multi-connector Cable, Supports USB 2.0 Hi-speed 2
Memory Stick PRO Duo™ Media Compatibility1: Tested to support up to 1GB media capacity; does not support Access Control security function
Battery Type/Capacity: InfoLithium® NP-FE1, 2.4W (680mAh)
Supplied Software: Picture Package™ for Sony v1.1 (Windows), Pixela™
ImageMixer VCD2 (Macintosh) ImageData Converter v1.5
(Macintosh), USB Driver, Cyber-shot Life tutorial (Windows)
OS Compatibility: Microsoft® Windows® 98, 98SE, 2000 Professional, Me, XP
Home and Professional
Macintosh® OS 8.5.1, 8.6/ 9.0 - 9.2/ X (10.0, 10.1)
1 Recording numbers are approximate and will vary depending upon the images. Available storage capacity
of Memory Stick Duo™ and Memory Stick PRO Duo™ media may vary. A portion of the memory is used for
data management functions. Actual available memory in MBs is: 32=30, 64=61, 128=123, 256=220, 512=460, 1 GB=940MB
2 Not all products with USB connectors may communicate with each other due to chipset variations
NP-FE1 InfoLithium® Rechargeable Battery
LCS-THE Soft Leather Carrying Case
LCM-THA Semi-Soft Carrying Case
SPK-THA Active Marine Sports Pak
VCT-MTK Travel Tripod
VCT-1500L Lightweight Tripod
MSH-M128A Memory Stick Duo™ Media
MSX-M256S/N, MSX-M512S/N, MSX-1GS/N
Memory Stick PRO Duo™ Media
MSAC-US30 Memory Stick PRO™ Media
USB Adaptor
9 Shot Burst Mode
3 Shot Auto Exposure Bracketing
3:2 Aspect Ratio Mode Adjustable
Color Saturation/Contrast
Clear Color/Clear Luminance NR
MPEG1 Cue, Review and Divide
Slow Shutter Noise Reduction
Spot Focus
Memory Stick 2592x1944 2592x1728 2048x1536 1280x960 640x480
Duo™ Media1 (5MP) (3:2) (3MP) (1MP) (VGA)
32MB 12/23 12/23 20/37 50/93 196/491
64MB 25/48 25/48 41/74 101/187 394/985
128MB 51/96 51/96 82/149 202/376 790/1,975
Memory Stick PRO Duo™ Media1
256MB 92/174 92/174 148/264 357/649 1,428/3,571
512MB 188/354 188/354 302/537 726/1,320 2,904/7,261
JPEG Still Image Mode
Fine/Standard Picture Quality
Memory Stick VX Mode VX Mode Video Mail
Duo™ Media1 (640 x 480) Fine (640 x 480) Standard (160 x 112)
32MB ----- 1m 27s 22m 42s
64MB ---- 2m 56s 45m 39s
128MB ---- 5m 54s 1h 31m 33s
Memory Stick PRO Duo™ Media1
256MB 2m 57s 10m 42s 2h 51m 21s
512MB 6m 2s 21m 47s 5h 47m 05s
Supplied Accessories: NP-FE1 Rechargeable InfoLithium® Battery, AC Adaptor, Camera Desktop Display Stand, Interface Adaptor, Camera Holder for Tripod, A/V and USB Cables, Neck Strap, MSA-32A 32MB Memory Stick® Media, Memory Stick Duo Adapter, Software CD-ROM
Dimensions: 3 5/8" x 2 3/8" x 5/8" (91.7 x 60 x 14.8mm) w/LCD Cover; Minimum thickness 3/8" (9.8mm)
Weight: 4.1 oz (115g) Body; 4.7 oz (134g) Body w/Battery, Media & Wrist Strap
- 3X Optical Zoom helps you frame your shots for better digital pictures. And Sony’s Precision Digital Zoom provides an additional 2X magnification without the jagged edges of other designs, resulting in smoother images.
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