Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T100, 8.1 Megapixel, 5x optical/2x Digital Zoom, Digital Camera (Silver)

• Sleek, Ultra-Slim Design

The Ultra slim design of the DSC-T100 easily slips into your pocket, or handbag, while the styling is so clean and sharp that you won't want to keep it there, additionally, the sliding lens cover assure that the camera lens will always be clean and ready to shoot.

• 8.1 Megapixel Super HAD CCD

The advanced Super HAD (Hole Accumulated Diode) CCD is specially designed to allow more light to pass to each pixel, increasing sensitivity while reducing noise, so your images will look gorgeous - even when taken under low light conditions. Furthermore, the high resolution ensures that your photo prints will look sharp, even at printouts of 20x30" in size.

• Carl Zeiss 5X Optical Zoom Lens

The world renowned quality of the Carl Zeiss lens ensures that your images will be sharply focused while the 5x zoom range ensures that you will be able to obtain intimate images without disturbing the scene. The optical zoom is also available while the camera is shooting video - making the T100 an excellent camcorder replacement. Moreover, the macro and magnifying glass modes are provided for super-sharp close-ups and miniature hobby photography.

• 9-Point Auto Focus

The DSC-T100 can measure auto-focus at 9 points over the image, giving you greater creative freedom to compose your image, and place your subjects off of the center of the image, yielding a more interesting composition.

• 25X Smart Zoom (at VGA Resolution)

The Cyber-shot DSC-T100 intelligently "crops into" the central portion of interest in your photo without sacrificing full CCD resolution - avoiding the image degradation of digital zooms.

• Double Anti-Blur System

The T100 combines Sony's Super SteadyShot optical image stabilization and high sensitivity (ISO 3200), to compensate for shaky hands, minimize blur, brighten images and allows flash-free shooting to preserve the mood. Additionally, the Clear RAW noise reduction will take care of the picture noise that can ruin low-light shots.

• D-Range Optimization

The exclusive Sony Bionz high-speed processing engine provides the T100 with D-range optimization that preserves image data in bright highlights and reveals more detail in shadows or backlit areas.

• Face Detection Feature

The Face Detection feature brings out faces in shadows, makes skin tones look more natural, and eliminates harsh glare by automatically controlling focus, exposure, color and flash.

• MPEG Movie VX Fine Mode

The DSC-T100 can capture VGA (640 x 480) audio/video clips at high frame rate (up to 30 frames per second), with length limited only by the capacity of your media. The camera can also record standard quality and presentation quality videos for viewing on your computer screen or using video clips on web pages.

• 3.0" Clear Photo LCD Plus Screen

The huge, bright 3.0" display makes framing your image easy and allows for more convenient sharing with family and friends while the Clear Photo LCD Plus technology makes the LCD display easy to view under many ambient light situations, including bright sunlight.

• Built-in and Removable Memory

With 31MB of built in memory, the DSC-T100 allows you to shoot photos without a flash memory card so you can always get your shot even if you forgot your card. You can easily transfer your images from camera memory to optional Memory Stick Duo media, upload shots to your computer or make prints on your digital printer.

• Stamina Battery Power

The supplied NP-BG1 InfoLithium rechargeable battery lets you shoot up to 340 pictures on a full charge, recharges quickly and easily, and shows you about how much shooting capability remains.

• HD Slide Show with Music

View your photos in spectacular HD clarity and detail with direct HD (high definition) output to compatible HDTV screens, then watch as your photos come alive, accompanied by your choice of visual effects and any of four preset musical selections stored in memory or your favorite MP3 tunes downloaded from PC to your camera for use as background music.

• In-Camera Retouching and Red-Eye Reduction

Add creative effects to photos after you shoot. Included effects are soft edge filter to soften backgrounds, cross filter to place starry "dazzles" at highlight points, partial color filter to mute surrounding colors and fish-eye filter to create interesting results. The red-eye reduction feature reduces irritating "glowing eyes" that can ruin even the most creative photos at the touch of a button.

• Picture Motion Browser Software Included

The supplied Picture Motion Browser Software makes it easier to upload, organize and search photos on your PC. The software also provides a convenient map view function to sort photos by location and display their origin on a world map by using an optional GPS unit.

Camera Type

Ultra Compact point-and-shoot Digital Camera

Image Quality

Image Sensor

1/2.5" 8.1 Megapixel Super HAD CCD

Effective Resolution

8.0 million pixels

Color Depth

24-Bit RGB output

Color Modes

Natural, Vivid, Sepia, Black & White

Image File Formats

JPEG (Fine, Standard)

Recorded Resolution

3264 x 2448
3264 x 2176 (3:2)
2592 x 1944
2048 x 1536
1920 x 1080 (16:9)
640 x 480

Video Recording

MPEG Movie Mode with Audio
MPEG VX Fine (640 x 480 @ 30 fps)
MPEG VX Standard (640 x 480 @ 16.6 fps)
Presentation Mode (320 x 240 @ 8.3fps)
MPEG VX Fine Requires Memory Stick PRO media
Clip Length limited only by available memory

Audio Recording

Yes

Optics

Lens Type

Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar Lens (12 Elements in 10 Groups with 3 Aspheric Elements)

Optical Zoom

5x (up to 25x Smart Zoom at VGA resolution)

Lens Focal Length

5.8mm - 29mm (35mm - 175mm equivalent)

Digital Zoom

2x

Minimum Focus Distance

0.4" (1cm)

Maximum Aperture

f/3.5-4.4

Optical Image Stabilization

Yes (SteadyShot Image Stabilization)

Accessory Lens/Filter Mount

No

Focus Control

Focus Type

TTL AF with AF illuminator lamp

Focus Modes

9 Area Multi-Point AF, Center AF, Spot AF

Focus Range

Normal: 19.7" (50cm) - infinity
Macro: 3.2" (8cm) - infinity wide
Magnifying Glass: 0.4" (1cm) - 7.9" (20cm) wide only

Exposure Control

Sensitivity

Auto ISO
Selectable ISO (80, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200)

Shutter Type

Not Specified by Manufacturer

Shutter Speed

1 - 1/1000 seconds

Aperture Range

f/3.5-4.4 to f/5.6-10.0

Exposure Metering

Multi-Pattern Measuring

Exposure Modes

Auto, Program Auto, Exposure Compensation (±2.0 EV in 1/3 EV increments)

White Balance Modes

Automatic, Cloudy, Daylight, Fluorescent 1, Fluorescent 2, Fluorescent 3, Incandescent, Flash

Scene Modes

Beach, Fireworks, High Speed Shutter, High Sensitivity, Landscape, Snow, Soft Snap, Twilight, Twilight Portrait

Flash

Built-in Flash

Yes (Auto, Forced On, Forced Off, Slow Synch)

Effective Flash Range

0.3' (0.1m) - 12.1' (3.7m)
Up to 25.3' at ISO 3200

External Flash Connection

No

External Flash Control

Not Applicable

Performance

Start-Up Time

Not Specified by Manufacturer

Shutter Lag

Not Specified by Manufacturer

Time Between Shots

Not Specified by Manufacturer

Burst Capability

2.2 fps up to 100 shots (all resolutions)

Self Timer

10 seconds or 2 seconds

Interval Recording

No

Date & Time Stamp

No

Memory & Power

Built-in Memory

31MB

Compatible Memory Cards

Memory Stick DUO PRO Media (up to 8GB)

Recording Capacity

Not Specified by Manufacturer

Battery Type

NP-BG1 Rechargeable Lithium-Ion Battery

Power Adapter

AC-LS5K Portable AC Adapter (optional)

Input/Output

Computer Interface

USB 2.0 via Multi-Use Connector

Direct Print Capable

Yes (PictBridge)

Remote Control

No

Video Output

Yes (NTSC & PAL) via Multi-Use Connector

Web-Cam Capable

No

System & Software Requirements

Microsoft Windows 2000, Me, XP
Macintosh OS 9.1 & 9.2; OS X (10.0-10.4)

Display

Viewfinder

No

LCD Display

3.0" Clear Photo LCD Plus (230,000 pixels)

Language Options

English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Dutch, Russian, Swedish

Playback Options

Full frame, Thumbnail, Playback zoom (5x), Resize, Trim, Slideshow, Slideshow with music, Video playback (with sound), Video Edit, Image erase/protect

Physical

Dimensions (HxWxD)

3.6 x 2.3 x 0.9" (92 x 60 x 23mm)

Weight

6.1 oz (172g)