More on Sony DSC-S75!
By
Michael R. Tomkins, The Imaging Resource
(Saturday, February 10, 2001 - 00:22 EST)
Sony unveils 3 megapixel 3x zoom digicam with a whole boatload of features...
The evening has gone on a lot longer than expected, but as promised earlier we have more information on one of Sony's newly announced digital cameras, the DSC-S75. All of the other new Sony cameras are already in our camera database as per our previous news item, and we expect to have summaries for these new cameras along with Sony's official press releases posted tomorrow, amongst other news...
Scheduled for an April 2001 release, the new DSC-S75 features a 3.34 megapixel CCD image sensor, Carl Zeiss 3x optical zoom lens, both automatic and manual capabilities (shutter, aperture, focus, white-balance, sharpening, flash strength). Other highlights of the design include 14-bit A/D conversion, ISO ratings from 100 to 400, center-weighted or spot metering, a 5-mode flash and connectivity for an external HVL-F1000 flash unit.
The design includes both a 1.8" LCD display and a real-image type optical viewfinder, and uses Sony's InfoLithium battery and MemoryStick flash card technologies. Files are recorded in JPEG / TIFF (still images), or Animated Gif / MPEG (videos), and the camera can record up to the MemoryStick's capacity (90 minutes on a 128MB card) of 8 frames per second video at 160 x 112 pixels, or up to 15 seconds of 320 x 240 16 fps video. Full specifications are as follows:
| Specification Highlights - full specifications here | | Sony DSC-S75 |  | | General | | Model Number: | DSC-S75 | | Camera Format: | Compact | | Retail Price: | $699 | | Date Available: | 2001-04-30 | | Image Capture | | Image Sensor: | 0.55" 3.34 megapixel RGBG CCD | | Image Resolution: | 2048 x 1536, 2048 x 1360, 1600 x 1200, 1280 x 960, 640 x 480, 320 x 240 | | Lens | | Focal Length (effective): | 34 - 102 mm (3x optical zoom) | | Digital Zoom: | 2x | | Auto Focus: | Yes, contrast-detection type | | Manual Focus: | Yes, 13 step | | Normal Focus Range: | 50 cm to Infinity19.7 in to Infinity | | Macro Focus Range: | 0.4 - 50 cm1.6 - 19.7 in | | Aperture Range: | F2/F2.5 (wide-angle) - F8 (telephoto) | | Display | | Optical Viewfinder: | Yes (Real Image type) | | LCD Viewfinder: | Yes (1.8 inch, 123000 pixel) | | Exposure | | ISO Settings: | Auto, 100, 200, 400 | | White Balance Settings: | Auto, Indoor, Outdoor, One-Touch Hold | | Manual White Balance: | Yes | | Shutter Speeds: | 8 - 1/1000 second | | Exp Adj Range: | +/- 2.0EV in 1/3EV steps | | Metering Modes: | Center-weighted, spot | | Exposure Modes: | Auto, Shutter Priority, Aperture Priority, Manual | | Self Timer (seconds): | Unknown | | Flash | | Internal Flash: | Yes | | Flash Modes: | Auto, Red-Eye Reduction auto, Forced, Red-Eye Reduction Forced, Off (level adjustment auto/high/low possible) | | Flash Range Description: | 1 - 9.8 feet | | Ext Flash: | Yes, connection shoe for HVL-F1000 flash | | Image Storage | | Flash Memory: | MemoryStick | | Memory Included (MB): | 8 | | File Formats: | JPEG, TIFF, MPEG video (320 x 240 or 160 x 112), Animated GIF (160 x 120, 80 x 72) | | More Information | | Weight: | 423 g15.2 oz | | Weight With Batteries? | Yes | | Size: | 125 x 52 x 65 mm4.9 x 2 x 2.6 in | | Notes & Features: | Carl Zeiss lens. 14-bit A/D conversion. 13 possible aperture settings, 40 possible shutter speeds, 5 possible sharpness settings. LCD backlight can be turned on/off and brightness adjusted. Acu-power battery meter. MPEG video is at 320 x 240 16fps up to 15 seconds, 160 x 112 or 320 x 240 at 8fps up to card capacity (90 mins on 128MB MemoryStick) Capable of trimming / resizing images and trimming / 6x fast-reviewing MPEG video in-camera. Bundled with lens cap, NP-FM50 InfoLithium battery, AC-L10 charger, MGI PhotoSuite v8.1, MGI PhotoSuiteSE v1.1, MGI VideoWave III SE, Sony SPVD-004 USB Driver. | | More Photos |  |  | | |
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