Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W200

Description:

Designed to make photo-viewing crystal clear, Sony's new DSC-W200 offers direct connection to an HDTV, which is ideal for integrating full 1080 HD photo-viewing into a home theater.

The DSC-W200 is the most compact 12-megapixel camera in the industry and features a Carl Zeiss7reg; 3x optical zoom lens, traditional, eye-level viewfinder, and large 2.5-inch LCD screen wrapped in sleek metal body.

Optional HD Add-Ons
Sony is offering three accessory options to begin enjoying high-definition photo viewing. The new DSC-W200 is compatible with the Sony VMC-MHC1 high-definition component cable for simple connection to an HDTV set.

The DSC-W200 can also be used with the new Sony CSS-HD1 high-definition Cyber-shot Station7reg;, which comes with the component cable. You can connect the camera to the station just one time, and it will also work as a charger for the camera.

The DSC-W200 also features a built-in slide show function, allowing you to play back your images with pans, fades and wipe transitions set to your choice of music clips.

Reduce Your Chances of Taking Bad Photos
With the DSC-W200, you can be more confident in your ability to take properly-exposed, sharp photos. Incorporating Sony's new face detection technology, which can identify up to eight faces in the camera's LCD frame, and automatically adjust white balance and flash as well as focus and exposure.

If you decide that the flower arrangement should be in the picture as well, the new multi-point auto focus (AF) feature can automatically determine the right focus of up to nine points in the camera frame, rather than focusing on what is in the middle of the frame.

You can easily knock out blurry photos, especially in challenging low-light conditions. The camera incorporates Super Steady Shot® optical image stabilization to safeguard against blur caused by camera shake. Their high sensitivity (up to ISO3200) settings can help to fight blur associated with fast-moving subjects. Sony's Clear RAW &™ noise reduction technology will minimize picture noise common to images shot at high ISO levels.

Edit On The Fly
The DSC-W200 incorporates selectable in-camera editing functions that can save you from hours of post-editing time at the computer. Equipped with Sony's Dynamic Range Optimizer, the camera can analyze captured image data and instantly determine the best exposure and tonality of each picture before JPEG compression.

In-Camera Effects
Other helpful in-camera functions include red-eye correction and retouching effects. You can create artistic photos with the soft edge filter that emphasizes a focused subject by blurring the background. The partial color filter highlights the subject by letting it remain in color while making the background black-and-white. Photos can be enhanced with the cross filter that adds four-point star effects to the light in an image, and enlivened with the fish-eye filter for an amusing fishbowl effect.

Shoot At The Speed of Life
The DSC-W200 is powered by the Bionz™ processing engine, first used in Sony's Alpha digital SLR camera system. This newly-added circuitry delivers the fast image processing speeds needed to produce color rich, detailed pictures for true high-definition photo viewing.

The Bionz engine also helps to speed up the cameras response times and extend battery life. On a full charge, the W200 unit up to 270 shots.