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May 26, 2004

Sony Cybershot DSC-F88 5MP Digital Camera

Sony announced a new 5MP Digital Camera with a swivel lens. Similar to its 2MP mini camera cousin Cybershot DSC-U50 the swivel lens is great for making photos of yourself. The lens is a Zeiss(R) Vario Tessar(R) with 3X optical zoom that can rotate 300 degrees. The camera has a 1.8-inch LCD screen. The F88 takes both the Memory Stick(R)and Memory Stick PRO(TM) memory cards. It will be interesting to see if the red and blue versions will make it outside of Japan. The US press-release only shows the silver one. The Black Cybershot DSC-T1 is for instance only available in Japan. The DSC-F88 will be available in July for $450 MSRP. Source: US Press-Release Japanese Press-Release

Sony Cybershot DSC-F88 Specifications:

• Imaging Device: 1/2.4" 5.1 Megapixel Super HAD™ CCD 

• Recording Media: Memory Stick® Media, Memory Stick PRO™ Media 

• Lens Construction: 10 Elements in 13 Groups, 4 Aspheric 

• Zoom: 3X Optical 

• Smart Zoom™ Feature: 0 – 4.0X (at VGA Resolution), 12X total 

• Digital Zoom: Precision, 0 – 2.0X range, 6X total 

• Filter Diameter: N/A 

• Focal Length: 6.7 – 20.1mm 

• 35mm Equivalent: 38 – 114mm 

• Aperture Range: f3.5 – f8 (W); f4.2 –f9 (T) 

• Auto Focus: 5 Area Multi-point AF, Center AF, 5-Step Manual 

• Minimum Focus Distance: 19.7” (50 cm) 

• Macro Focus Distance: 3.1” (8 cm), Magnifying Glass mode 0.4” (1 cm) 

• Shutter Speed: 1/8 – 1/1000 sec. (auto); 1 – 1/1000 sec. (Program Auto); 30 – 1/500 sec. (manual) 

• Exposure Compensation: +/- 2.0 EV, 1/3 EV Steps 

• Color LCD: 1.8” 134K Pixel LCD Screen 

• Flash Modes: Auto/Forced On/Forced Off/Slow Synchro 

• Red-Eye Reduction: On/Off 

• Flash Effective Range: 0.5 – 7.2 ft. (0.15 - 2.2m) 

• White Balance: Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Fluorescent, Incandescent 

• Burst Mode: 9 Shot (JPEG fine), 16 Shot (JPEG std.), 1.6 fps 

• Picture Effects: Sepia, Black & White 

• ISO: Auto, 100, 200, 400 

• Scene Modes: Twilight, Twilight Portrait, Landscape, Soft Snap, Candle, Snow, Beach, Fireworks, High Speed Shutter, Magnifying Glass 

• Self-Timer: Yes, 10 Seconds 

• Audio/Video Output: Yes, by supplied multi-connector cable 

• Still Image Modes: Normal (JPEG Fine/Standard), Burst, Multi-Burst 

• MPEG Movie Modes: MPEG VX with Audio (640 X 480, 16.6fps), Video Mail (160 x 112, 8.3fps) with Audio 

• Microphone/Speaker: Yes/Yes 

• USB Output: Yes, by supplied multi-connector cable, supports USB 2.0 Hi-speed 

• Memory Stick PRO™ Media Compatibility1: Tested to support up to 1GB media capacity; does not support Access Control security function 

• Compatible Battery: Designed for use with NP-FR1 InfoLithium® Rechargeable 

• Supplied Software: Picture Package™ for Sony v1.0 (Windows), Pixela ImageMixer™ VCD2 (Macintosh), SPVD-012.1 USB Driver, Cyber-shot Life tutorial (Windows) 

• OS Compatibility: Microsoft® Windows® 98/98SE/Me/ 2000/XP Home/XP Pro; Macintosh® OS 9.1/9.2/X (10.0, 10.1, 10.2, 10.3) 

• Supplied Accessories: NP-FR1 Rechargeable InfoLithium® Battery, AC-LS5 Battery Charger, A/V to Multi-Connector and USB to Multi-Connector Cables, Wrist Strap, MSA-32A 32MB Memory Stick® Media, Software CD-ROM 

• Dimensions: 3 15⁄16 x 2 15⁄16 x 1" (98 x 75 x 25.6 mm) 

• Weight: 6 oz. (163g) Body, 7.4 oz. (202g) Body w/Battery, Media, Wrist Strap

Posted by at May 26, 2004 4:55 PM