New Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T7 Available for Pre-Order
Posted on Thu, 17 Mar 2005 02:15:52 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr
Amazon already takes pre-orders for the new ultra-slim Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T7. Amazon.com sells the DSC-T7 for $499.99, shipping date is May 8th.
The new Sony T-Series model is at its thinnest area only 9.8mm thick (14.8mm at the thickest). The T7 is again a mile-stone for compact 5MP digital cameras. Sony announced the DSC-T7 one day earlier in the USA than in Japan. Sony skipped officially the sale of the DSC-T3 in the USA shortly before Christmas. The DSC-T7 makes it all up. The T7 features again a sliding lens-cover like the DSC-T1. See specifications below.
Order the Sony DSC-T7 now at Amazon!
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T7 Specificaitons:
Imaging device:
1/2.4-inch 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 to 12.0x (at VGA resolution)
Digital zoom:
Precision, 0 to 2.0x range, 6x total
Filter diameter: N/A
Focal length: 6.33
to 19.0mm
35mm equivalent: 38
to 114mm
Aperture: f3.5 to
f5.6 (wide); f4.4 to f8.0 (telephoto)
Focus: 5-area
multi-point AF, 5-step manual preset
Minimum focus distance:
19.7 inches (50 centimeters)
Macro focus distance:
Selectable: 3.1 inches (8 centimeters); Magnifying Glass Mode: 0.4 inches
(1 centimeter)
Shutter speed: 1/8
to 1/1000 second (Auto)
Aperture range: f3.5
to f8.0
Exposure compensation:
+/-2.0 EV (exposure value) in 1/3 EV steps
Color LCD: 2.5-inch
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 inches to 5 feet 1/4 inch (0.1 to 1.6 meters)
White balance: Auto,
Daylight, Cloudy, Fluorescent, Incandescent, Flash
Picture effects:
Black and 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 Cybershot Station
Still image modes:
JPEG (Fine/Standard), Burst, Auto Bracketing
MPEG movie mode:
MPEG VX Fine (640 x 480, 30 frames per second [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
Memory Stick PRO Duo
media compatibility: Tested to support up to 1 GB 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, Cybershot 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)
Supplied accessories:
NP-FE1 rechargeable InfoLithium Battery, AC adaptor, camera desktop
display stand, interface adaptor,
camera holder for
tripod, AV 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 inches (91.7 x 60 x 14.8 millimeters) with LCD cover; minimum
thickness 3/8 inches (9.8 millimeters)
Weight: 4.1 ounces
(115 grams) body; 4.7 ounces (134 grams) body with battery, media, and wrist
strap
Order the Sony DSC-T7 now at Amazon!
More about the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T7.
Posted on Thu, 17 Mar 2005 02:15:52 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr