Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX1 Offers HD Video Recording

The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX1 is a new digital compact camera. This digital camera use back illuminated CMOS sensors, its "Exmor R" sensor offers low-light performance with approximately twice the sensitivity of traditional image sensors.

The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX1 features a 5x zoom starting at 24mm equivalent and f/2.4. Like the existing, conventional CMOS-based HX1, the camera offers HD video recording and a Sweep Panorama mode.

Conventional image sensor architecture has required wires and other circuit elements to be positioned above the light sensitive photo-diodes, limiting the imager's light gathering capability.  Positioning these elements behind the photo-diodes, Sony's "Exmor R" image sensors can gather more light, resulting in approximately twice the sensitivity compared to conventional sensors.

To further extend low-light shooting performance the WX1 camera incorporate the hand-held twilight and anti-motion blur multi-shot modes introduced in Sony's breakthrough Cyber-shot DSC-HX1.  Using "Exmor R" CMOS sensor's high speed, these modes capture six separate images in less than a second and utilize Sony's BIONZ processor to combine the shots into a single image of extraordinary detail and low noise.

Combining the "Exmor R" technology with hand-held twilight and anti-motion blur modes delivers a breakthrough in low-light photography.  Users can now capture images of stunning detail and low noise in scenes with no more than candlelight-without flash or the need of a tripod.

In addition to their breakthrough low light performance, new camera includes Sony's Sweep Panorama and 10 frames per second burst shooting features. The Sony WX1 camera offers these features in smaller, more compact bodies that match nearly any unique style.

Capturing wide landscapes is as easy as "press and sweep". Sweep Panorama mode lets you reach beyond the traditional wide-angle lens and capture breathtaking shots.  Using the high-speed "Exmor R" CMOS sensor, the cameras shoot continuously while you sweep across the scene. Using the BIONZ imaging processor, they automatically stitch the pictures together to create one stunning panoramic photo.

The Sony DSC-WX1 Cyber-shot model can take up to 185 and 256-degree panorama shots respectively in one easy press-and-sweep motion with an image size of 7152 x 1080 (ultra wide horizontal).

The 10.2 MP Sony DSC-WX1 camera has a 2.7-inch Clear Photo LCD Plus display and is just over three quarters of an inch thin-an ideal choice for DSLR owners who also want to carry a compact, high performance digital still camera.

The WX1 camera features a Sony G lens with an extraordinary wide angle 24-120mm 5x optical zoom.  This lens' f/2.4 maximum aperture offers nearly twice the light gathering capability of conventional lenses, and works together with the "Exmor R" imager and low-light shooting modes to provide low-light photography beyond the abilities of other compact cameras.

The Sony WX includes the most recent Sony technology, including, Intelligent Auto (iAuto) mode which, recognizes scenes, lighting conditions and faces, and adjusts settings resulting in clearer images, faces with more natural skin tone and less blur; Face Detection that detects up to eight faces and optimizes focus, flash, exposure and white balance and intelligent Scene (iSCN) that delivers nine Scene Selection modes to quickly adjust for specific shooting conditions.

Pet mode is a new Sony feature that minimizes blur when shooting moving pets. This new mode also reduces glowing pet red-eye.

Additionally, the camera has technologies Sony Cyber-shot customers have come to expect. These include Smile Shutter technology that automatically captures a smile, dynamic range optimization (DRO) that improves exposure and contrast, intelligent Auto Focus that captures fleeting moments and HD video capability that records HD movies in 720p high definition MPEG4 format.

With HD video capability, these cameras record HD movies in 720p high definition MPEG4 format for stunning large-screen home movie playback. You can record up to 29 minutes (or up to 2GB file size) in 720p format.