Sony Digital Cameras Tips: Sony Introduces In-camera Slide Show Capability

May 6th, 2009 Shaka

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Sony Digital Cameras Tips: Sony Introduces In-camera Slide Show Capability
Several models of Sony digital camera – the DSC-T30, DSC-T9, DSC-N1 and DSC-M2 – have the ability to play slide shows in-camera. The built in software includes selectable transition effects and a selection of four different music backgrounds.

The included Picture Package Music Transfer software even allows you to capture tracks from MP3 files or audio CD’s and download them to the camera (the camera holds only four music tracks at a time).

With LCD screens up to 3”, these models make picture playback a little livelier – anywhere, anytime.

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Sony Digital Cameras Tips: Moderately-priced Sony Super-zoom

May 6th, 2009 Shaka

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Sony Digital Cameras Tips: Moderately-priced Sony Super-zoom
Another Sony camera that deserves mention is the Cybershot DSC-H5. Consider these features:

* 12x (Yes, twelve!) Carl Zeiss® Vario-Tessar zoom lens
* 3” (230K pixels) LCD screen
* 7.2 megapixel effective resolution
* Sony’s Super Steady Shot optical image stabilization
* Auto, Program Auto, Shutter Priority, Aperture Priority or Full manual exposure modes
* Multi-pattern, center-weighted or spot metering

These are all features one would expect on a much pricier camera. That Sony could pack them into such a reasonably priced camera is very close to remarkable. If you’re looking to step up to a full-featured camera with a long zoom – but don’t want to go to a SLR system – consider the DSC-H5.

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Sony Digital Cameras Tips: Sony Now Provides Support for Konica-Minolta Digital Cameras

May 6th, 2009 Shaka

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Sony Digital Cameras Tips: Sony Now Provides Support for Konica-Minolta Digital Cameras
While Konica-Minolta Corp. ceased camera operations on March 1, 2006, there’s good news for owners of Konica-Minolta, Konica and Minolta digital cameras. Sony has taken over the service and support role for Konica-Minolta’s digital camera line.

Sony’s service website (http://eservice.sony.com) now carries warranty service information for the Konica-Minolta digital camera line. Manuals and drivers can still be found at the Konica-Minolta site: http://ca.konicaminolta.com/support/index.html.

If you need to download Sony files or documents, Sony’s own excellent download site (www.sonydigital-link.com) is extremely easy to navigate. Sony digital camera drivers, firmware updates, manuals and other documents are all readily available there.

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Sony Digital Cameras Tips: Sony Cameras Feature Premier Optics

May 6th, 2009 Shaka

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Sony Digital Cameras Tips: Sony Cameras Feature Premier Optics
If you’re looking for an excuse to buy a Sony Cybershot digital camera, here it is: Carl Zeiss® lenses. All of Sony’s current line – except the DSC-S500 – feature Carl Zeiss optics.

For over 150 years, the name Carl Zeiss has been associated with superior optics. Zeiss lenses were selected for use by NASA beginning with the Mercury 8 mission in 1962. And Zeiss lenses are found in some of the largest optical telescopes in the world. They’ve even been honored for lens developments by the Motion Picture Academy of Arts and Sciences – twice.

Sony may not be a name traditionally associated with photography, but the company’s current line of cameras feature some of the finest optics in the world.

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Sony Digital Cameras Tips: An Ultra-compact Digital Camera Loaded with Features

May 6th, 2009 Shaka

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Sony Digital Cameras Tips: An Ultra-compact Digital Camera Loaded with Features
If you’re in the market for an ultra-compact camera, but still want plenty of camera, the Sony Cybershot DSC-T30 digital camera is an excellent choice. Although not much bigger than a credit card, the DCS-T30 isn’t slim on features. Here are just a few:

* 7.2 effective MP CCD
* Completely internal 3x Carl Zeiss® optical zoom
* 3.0″ 230K Pixel Color LCD
* Sony’s InfoLithium rechargeable battery, good for up to 420 pictures
* Macro focus down to 3.1″ (8cm)
* “Magnifying Glass Mode” allows focus down to 0.4″ (1cm)
* Exposure compensation +/- 2 full stops in 1/3-stop increments
* Manually selectable ISO to ISO1000
* MPEG movie mode with audio
* Four color modes and nine scene modes
* Sony’s Super SteadyShot® Optical Image Stabilization
* In-camera slide show feature with software that allows you to load your own music

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Sony Digital Cameras Tips: Sony’s Proprietary Media Could Lead to Extra Expense

May 6th, 2009 Shaka

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Sony Digital Cameras Tips: Sony’s Proprietary Media Could Lead to Extra Expense
The one real drawback to the Sony Cybershot line of digital cameras is the issue of memory. All of Sony’s current digital cameras (except the DSLR-A100, DSLR-A100K and DSC-R1 high-end cameras) use Sony’s proprietary Memory Stick® Duo flash memory cards exclusively.

While this doesn’t create a problem during use, it can create an unwanted expense down the road. Most current digital cameras use Compact Flash or Secure Digital/ MultiMedia Cards. If you own a Sony camera and decide to move to a different brand later, you’ll probably have to buy all new memory cards, too.

If a Sony Cybershot clearly fits your needs, don’t let the Memory Stick media stop you. But if another brand meets them equally well, this is something to consider in making your decision.

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Sony Digital Cameras Tips: Sony Rechargeable Batteries Last – and Talk Back

May 6th, 2009 Shaka

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Sony Digital Cameras Tips: Sony Rechargeable Batteries Last – and Talk Back
This isn’t a feature most people consider much, but the Sony digital camera battery is worthy of mention. Called a “High-Stamina InfoLithium® Rechargeable Battery,” these batteries are amongst the best on the market, outlasting nearly all the competition in almost every camera category.

Of particular note is the new battery for the Cybershot DCS-T30, which allows the ultra-compact to take up to 420 shots on a single charge.

Another great feature of Sony’s InfoLithium batteries is that they tell you how many minutes of operation are left before they need recharging.

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Sony Digital Cameras Tips: Sony Makes Camera Selection Easier

May 6th, 2009 Shaka

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Sony Digital Cameras Tips: Sony Makes Camera Selection Easier
If you’re interested in a Sony Cybershot camera, but aren’t sure exactly which model is for you, check out www.sonystyle.com.

Sony offers a “Digital Camera Advisor” that narrows the options down for you as you select various features in five categories. The categories are general, price, lens/focus, convenience features, and other options. As you check off preferred features, the advisor narrows the list, until only cameras meeting your specific requirements are left.

One of the Advisor’s great features is that it won’t let you make an “impossible” selection. That is, if at any point during the selection process only one camera fits your criteria, the Advisor automatically fills in the rest of the blanks (so you know what the other features are), and displays the model you’ve chosen.

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Other Digital Camera Brands Tips: Small, Stainless Steel and Loaded with Features

May 5th, 2009 Shaka

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Other Digital Camera Brands Tips: Small, Stainless Steel and Loaded with Features
Camera fans are accustomed to seeing a lot packed into a small package, and the Casio Exilim EX-Z600 carries on this tradition – with some great new features.

Though the body is Exilim compact (3.48” x 2.24” x .81”) the EX-Z600 features a new extra-bright 2.7” LCD monitor, that adjusts itself to the brightness of its surroundings in auto mode. The EX-Z600 also has a 6 MP CCD and a 3x optical zoom.

A few of the features that Casio has packed into the EX-Z600′s stainless steel body include:

* Super Life rechargeable battery – good for up to 550 shots per charge
* Anti Shake DSP vibration reduction
* Rapid Flash, which allows up to 3 flash pictures I the space of only one second
* Auto Macro focusing
* One-touch Best Shot button to access 33 pre-set “Best Shot” modes, including “Old Photo” best shot for snapping pictures of old photographs (The Ex-Z600 even restores faded colors!)
* In-camera movie editing and “Motion Print” which converts movie frames to still images

The Ex-Z600, an American Photo magazine 2006 “Best Buy,” is offered by several retailers and many dealers offer discounts of $30.00 or more.

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Other Digital Camera Brands Tips: Olympus Offers a True d-SLR for LCD Addicts

May 5th, 2009 Shaka

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Other Digital Camera Brands Tips: Olympus Offers a True d-SLR for LCD Addicts
One reason some photographers hesitate to move up to the creative possibilities of a d-SLR is the fact that – until now – no d-SLR offered the option of composing shots on an LCD screen. Making the transition to a tiny eye-level viewfinder is just too much hassle.

A true d-SLR, the Olympus E-330 uses Olympus’s new “Live MOS” sensor technology to provide a live picture on an SLR’s LCD monitor. The LCD is articulated, allowing compositions at angles that would require blind shooting with other d-SLR’s. A true optical SLR viewfinder is part of the package, too.

The E-330 is an entry-level d-SLR, and it makes the transition easy from less complex systems. It features auto-everything, including 20 pre-set scene modes. But, as you become more familiar with the camera, the E-330 also offers all the manual control that you’d expect from a full-features d-SLR.

The 7.4 MP Live MOS sensor provides very good picture quality even at high (ISO1600) ISO settings, thanks to the optional noise-reduction software. And dust, the bane of all d-SLR’s – is less of a problem for the E-330. Olympus’s Dust Reduction System does a good job keeping the sensor dust-free.

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