Comments on: Sony announcements summary http://www.sonyalpharumors.com/sony-announcements-summary/ Sony Digital Camera News Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:55:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: dyna http://www.sonyalpharumors.com/sony-announcements-summary/comment-page-1/#comment-389 dyna Mon, 11 Jan 2010 05:30:33 +0000 http://sonyalpharumors.com/?p=822#comment-389 Speaking from the CES show floor (okay, it closed tonight). The DSC-TX7 and DSC-HX5V are two cameras that should have the world at their feet. Shall we list some of the interesting features? Full 1920x1080 60i AVCHD at either 17mbps or 9mbps, your choice. Big files = lovely video Don't want the AVCHD Blu-Ray authorable content? Fine turn off AVCHD and switch to MP4 at 1080p (12mbps) 720p (6mbps) or VGA (3mbps). Welcome to online friendly. Superb stabilization. Oh and Optical Zoom and Optical stabilization is available in video (AVCHD or MP4) or not. Nice. Backlight correction HDR. Face detection, face motion recognition, smile shutter. Full metadata GPS and Compass tagging (HX5V only). Latitude, Longitude, Time, Date, and the direction you were facing when you took the shot. Also nice. 25mm - 100mm. Zeiss. On a folded optic. And it's WELL CORRECTED. What?! Yes. Yes it is, people. Nice. 25-250. It's been done, but it's still nice. 921K screens (TX7) make me happy. And you, too. Especially when composing 60i HD video. So nice. Handheld Twilight mode is still one of the most useful modes available from any point and shoot from any company. 6 shot stacking to clean up your noise. Priceless in the right circumstances. Thank you, Sony. The new iSweep Panorama is just as cool as the old Sweep Panorama. Except it handles motion better. Also nice. TransferJet really is pretty sweet. Also I have no idea why no one's screaming about SDHC support in Sony Cybershot AND Handycam. It's HUGE. And the pricepoints are well stated. Sony's going to have a very, very good 2010. Speaking from the CES show floor (okay, it closed tonight). The DSC-TX7 and DSC-HX5V are two cameras that should have the world at their feet. Shall we list some of the interesting features?

Full 1920×1080 60i AVCHD at either 17mbps or 9mbps, your choice. Big files = lovely video
Don’t want the AVCHD Blu-Ray authorable content? Fine turn off AVCHD and switch to
MP4 at 1080p (12mbps) 720p (6mbps) or VGA (3mbps). Welcome to online friendly.

Superb stabilization. Oh and Optical Zoom and Optical stabilization is available in video (AVCHD or MP4) or not. Nice.

Backlight correction HDR.
Face detection, face motion recognition, smile shutter.
Full metadata GPS and Compass tagging (HX5V only). Latitude, Longitude, Time, Date, and the direction you were facing when you took the shot. Also nice.

25mm – 100mm. Zeiss. On a folded optic. And it’s WELL CORRECTED. What?! Yes. Yes it is, people. Nice.

25-250. It’s been done, but it’s still nice.

921K screens (TX7) make me happy. And you, too. Especially when composing 60i HD video. So nice.

Handheld Twilight mode is still one of the most useful modes available from any point and shoot from any company. 6 shot stacking to clean up your noise. Priceless in the right circumstances. Thank you, Sony.

The new iSweep Panorama is just as cool as the old Sweep Panorama. Except it handles motion better. Also nice.

TransferJet really is pretty sweet.

Also I have no idea why no one’s screaming about SDHC support in Sony Cybershot AND Handycam. It’s HUGE. And the pricepoints are well stated.

Sony’s going to have a very, very good 2010.

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