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August 31, 2004

Sony DSC-T3 5MP Ultra-Slim Digital Camera

Sony releases the DSC-T3, the follow-up model to Sony DSC-T1 and DSC-T11.

Update 30/11/04:
New Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T3 Review

The Sony DSC-T3 is again the thinnest Sony 5MP digital Camera measuring in at less than three-quarters of an inch. The New DSC-T3 is faster. It shoots bursts of up to four full-resolution images at three frames per second.
The T3 camera incorporates a built-in, electrically operated lens cover that opens instantly when the camera is activated. With a single push of the power button, it springs to life in under a second.
The DSC-T3 features a 2.5" screen with a Transflective Clear Photo LCD for better image viewing with less reflection.
More details in Sony Press-Release.

The new Sony DSC-T3 camera will be available in October for about $500.



Sony DSC-T3 Specification:
Imaging Device: 1/2.4" 5.1 Megapixel Effective Super HAD™ CCD

Recording Media: Memory Stick Duo™ Media, Memory Stick PRO Duo™ Media

Lens Construction: 11 Elements in 8 Groups (Including 3 Aspheric Elements,

1 Prism)

Zoom: 3X Optical, 2X Digital Zoom, 0 – 4X Smart Zoom™ Feature (depending on

resolution). Up to 12X Total Zoom (depending on resolution)

Filter Diameter: N/A

Focal Length: 6.7 – 20.1mm

35mm Equivalent: 38 – 114mm

Aperture: f3.5 – f5.6 (W), f4.4 – f10.0 (T)

Focus: 5 Area Multi-Point AF, 5 Step Manual Preset

Minimum Focus Distance: 19.7" (50cm)

Macro Focus Distance: Selectable 3.1" (8cm), Magnifying Glass Mode 0.4" (1cm)

Shutter Speed: Auto (1/8 – 1/1000 sec), Program Auto (1 – 1/1000 sec),

High Speed (1/250 – 1/1000 sec)

Aperture Range: f3.5 – f4.4

Exposure Compensation: ±2.0EV, 1/3EV steps

Color LCD: 2.5" 230K TFT Pixels Hybrid LCD Screen

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

Red-Eye Reduction: On/Off

Flash Effective Range: 3 7⁄8" – 5' 1⁄4" (0.1 – 1.7m)

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

Burst Mode: 9 Shot (5MP), 13 Shot (3MP), 30 Shot (1 MP) 100 (VGA) 1.1 FPS

Speed Burst Mode: 4 Shot (5MP JPEG Fine) 3 FPS

Picture Effects: Black & White, Sepia

ISO: Auto, 100, 200, 400

Scene Modes: Beach, Candle, Fireworks, High Speed Shutter, Landscape,

Magnifying Glass Mode, Snow, Twilight, Twilight Portrait

Self-Timer: Yes, 10 Seconds

Audio/Video Output: Yes, by Supplied Cyber-shot® Station & Cable

Still Image Modes: JPEG (Fine/Standard), Burst, Auto Bracketing

MPEG Movie Mode: MPEG VX Fine (640 X 480, 30 fps) with Audio,

(MPEG VX Fine Requires Memory Stick PRO™ media)

MPEG VX Standard (640 X 480, 16.6 fps) with Audio,

Video Mail (160 x 112, 8.3fps) with Audio

Microphone/Speaker: Yes/Yes

USB Terminal: Yes, by Supplied Multi-connector Cable, Supports USB 2.0 Hi-speed

Memory Stick PRO Duo™ Media Compatibility*: Tested to support up to

512MB media capacity; does not support Access Control security function

Battery Type/Capacity: InfoLithium® NP-FT1, 2.4W (680mAh)

Supplied Software: Picture Package™ for Sony v1.1 (Windows), Pixela™

ImageMixer VCD2 (Macintosh) ImageData Converter v1.5

(Macintosh), USB Driver, Cyber-shot Life tutorial (Windows)

OS Compatibility: Microsoft® Windows® 98, 98SE, 2000 Professional, Me, XP

Home and Professional

Macintosh® OS 8.5.1, 8.6/ 9.0 - 9.2/ X (10.0, 10.1)

Posted by i4u at August 31, 2004 12:37 AM