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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX7V review
Model Highlights: 16.1-megapixel, Full HD 1080/60i, "Exmor R"
CMOS sensor, Background Defocus, 3D stills and 3D Sweep Panorama, Superior
Auto, 25mm wide lens, Sony G lens with 10x optical zoom.
Sony ® G Lens with 10x optical zoom - The Sony ® 10x optical zoom G lens
brings distant subjects super close for great outdoors, sports, and travel
photos. The compact size makes it easy to take with you in a pocket, purse,
or backpack.
3D Still Image and 3D Sweep Panorama™ mode - Produce awe-inspiring images
with 3D still image and 3D Sweep Panorama™ capabilities. 4 Photos will
take on a new dimension of creative capabilities for viewing the world in a
whole new way.
Backlight Correction HDR - Don’t miss a single detail in high contrast
shots. The built in backlight correction analyzes the image and
automatically adjusts accordingly to give you a perfectly lit shot.
Backlight Correction HDR helps correct for this by taking three pictures at
different exposure settings and processing the best elements of each into a
single image for more natural looking shots.
Optical SteadyShot™ image stabilization - Optical SteadyShot™ image
stabilization uses a built-in gyro sensor to detect camera shake and
automatically shifts the lens to help prevent blur without sacrificing
image quality.
HDMI™ output - The High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI™) is a
compact audio/video connector interface for transmitting uncompressed
digital streams. HDMI connects digital audio/video sources such as a
compatible camcorder, Blu-ray Disc™ player, a personal computer, a video
game console, or an AV receiver to a compatible digital audio device and/or
video monitor such as a digital television (DTV). Easily connect your
Cyber-shot ® camera via HDMI cable to any compatible HDMI compatible
device to easily enjoy and upload your content. 6
Motion Detection - Motion Detection, along with Face Motion Detection
adjusts ISO sensitivity and increases the shutter speed when movement is
detected, reducing blur in moving subjects and faces.
Includes Sony ® PMB (Picture Motion Browser) Software ver. 5.5 - Sony
Picture Motion Browser software offers a simple, intuitive way to transfer,
sort, and view your video and still images on your compatible PC. In
addition, multiple output options let you burn your memories to DVD using
an external DVD burning device (sold separately), as well as take advantage
of one click upload to a number of popular video and photo sharing sites
(such as Facebook ® and Sony’s Personal Space™ site).
3.0” XtraFine LCD™ display - 3.0” (920K dots) XtraFine LCD™
technology gives you brilliant-quality still images and movies with easy
focus.
16.2 Megapixel Back-illuminated “Exmor R” CMOS Image Sensor - The
DSC-HX7V features a 16.2 megapixel “Exmor R” CMOS image sensor that
brings out the full resolving power of the camera’s Sony ® G lens to
deliver extremely fast speed, high resolution, and stunning low-light
sensitivity with improved image clarity and drastically reduced grain. In
addition, the combined “Exmor R” CMOS sensor and BIONZ ® image
processor delivers extremely fast up to 10fps, Anti Motion Blur, Hand-held
Twilight and 1080i movie modes.
Intelligent Sweep Panorama™ mode - With Intelligent Sweep Panorama™
mode just press the shutter, pan the landscape and let the camera do the
rest. It automatically links together each frame to produce a high
resolution panoramic image providing the ability to zoom in on small
details. This model even detects faces and moving subjects to stitch
intelligently different widths to help avoid subject distortion.
GPS and Compass - An integrated GPS receiver and compass record the
location and direction of every shot you take and let you view your images
on a map with compatible computer and internet applications, so you can
remember where you took your favorite shots.
Soft Skin mode - Portrait subjects will love the results. Soft Skin mode
recognizes skin tones and reduces the appearance of blemishes and wrinkles
without affecting the rest of the shot.
Smile Shutter™ technology - Smile Shutter™ technology captures a smile
the moment it happens. Simply press the Smile Shutter™ button and the
camera does the rest. You can also select adult and child priority and
indicate the degree of Smile Detection Sensitivity. Intelligent Scene
Recognition can be used together with Smile Shutter™ mode. This means
that beautiful smiles can be captured with settings optimized for the
particular scene, even in difficult conditions such as twilight and
backlighting.
Anti-blink Function - It’s frustrating to think you’ve captured that
perfect shot, only to review it later and discover one of your subjects
blinked just as you pressed the shutter. When the camera is set to Soft
Snap, the Anti-blink function captures two images, recording only the photo
with less squinting or blinking. If a blink is detected in other shooting
modes, a warning will be displayed after you take the shot.
Includes Sony ® PMB Portable software - With the pre-installed Picture
Motion Browser (PMB) Portable the DSC-HX7V makes it easy to pre-select
videos and images in the camera and conveniently upload them from the
camera to a compatible PC and popular Internet sharing sites without the
need for any additional software to install.?
AVCHD 1080/60i - Record movies in Full HD high definition 1080/60i. This
provides stunning, smooth motion video with less distortion for playback on
Blu-ray Disc™ players, Sony ® PlayStation ® 3 systems and compatible
PCs and HDTVs. 3
Background Defocus - DSLR photographs are often beautiful because they blur
the background, putting the emphasis on your subject. Now our
point-and-shoot cameras can deliver this signature DSLR benefit. The system
takes two shots, identifies the background and applies a defocused
background keeping the subject crisp and clear.
Superior Auto mode - Get cleaner, more dynamic pictures and fewer missed
shots. The camera automatically recognizes the correct scene mode, then
quickly shoots and combines up to six shots to produce images with greater
clarity, optimum dynamic range using backlight correction HDR technology
and lower image noise using 6 shots layering technology. Superior Auto
intelligently detects 33 scenes for still images and 44 scenes for movies,
making it easy to get the best shot.
Digital Zoom - Capturing the right shot at the right moment has never been
so easy. Digital zoom brings you right close up to the action so you can
get that perfect shot, every time.
Natural Flash - Conventional point-and-shoot camera flash shots just
don’t capture colors the way the eye sees them. Natural Flash mode
takes a reference shot without flash and then uses that reference to
correct the color, for far more lifelike images.
Face Detection technology - Sony’s Face Detection technology can
automatically distinguish between children and adults. Face Detection
technology detects up to eight individual faces and adjusts flash, focus,
exposure, and white balance to help deliver crisp, properly lit images of
family and friends.
Compatible with PC and Mac ® Systems - The Full HD video captured with the
DSC-HX7V can be used with the provided Picture Motion Browser software for
PC and iMovie ® (sold separately) for Mac ® systems. 1
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