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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T99 review
Take your pictures further with this uber-stylish Cyber-shot DSC-T99
digital camera. Capture vast landscapes in Sweep Panorama and view them on
a beautiful 3.0" (diag.) touch screen. Get better group shots with a
25mm wide angle lens and get the best shot with iAuto Mode, Smile Shutter
and Soft Skin. It’s everything you want in an ultra-compact,
go-anywhere package.
Carl Zeiss ® Vario-Tessar ® Lens with 25mm equivalent wide 4x Optical
Zoom The high-performance Carl Zeiss ® Vario-Tessar ® 4x optical zoom
lens brings distant subjects closer for video recording as well as for
outdoor, sports, and travel photos, and Close Focus shoots close-ups within
a ?” from the subject. A wide angle of 25mm equivalent wide-angle lens
allows you to take wider shots of the scene or group in crowded spaces.
HD MP4 Movie Mode In 720p MP4 movie mode the camera shoots 1280 x 720 high
definition movies at 30 fps, which is the format when working with a PC.
Users will create high quality movies with full use of optical zoom in
their Cyber-shot DSCs in files small enough to transfer to compatible PC.
Once transferred to your computer you can effortlessly upload your media to
popular photo and video-sharing websites such as Photobucket ® and
YouTube?.
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.
Easy Touch Screen Interaction The DSC-T99 offers intuitive functions to the
multi-purpose touch screen, such as the ability to select the focus point
with a simple touch, scroll through images by sliding your finger across
the screen and one-touch access to the MENU. The display also features
improved readability with list view and index view.
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.
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.
Easy Shooting Mode With Easy Shooting Mode, even beginners can take great
photos. In Easy Shooting Mode, easy-to-understand basic instructions are
displayed on the LCD screen and the camera switches to all automatic
settings, removing several function choices and allowing you to focus on
just your subject. Since this mode works together with Intelligent Scene
Recognition, the camera selects the optimum setting for each scene. In
addition the easy mode simplifies preview mode.
Viewing modes Find your photos using the simple folder or calendar viewing
modes.
Wide zoom display To use the entire image area of your compatible HDTV
screen, Wide Zoom display automatically expands standard 4:3 and 3:2 images
to 16:9.
Custom Background Color Express yourself and personalize your camera with
your choice of black, white or pink background colors for the on-screen
menus.
Includes Sony ® PMB (Picture Motion Browser) Software ver. 5.3 2 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
and external DVD burning device, 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? service) 2 .
Colors Available The Cyber-shot ® DSC-T99 camera is available in silver,
black, pink, green, violet.
Sweep Panorama? mode Reach beyond the traditional wide angle lens, and
capture more breathtaking shots with Sweep Panorama? mode. Simply press the
shutter button and sweep the camera in the desired direction and the camera
continuously shoots at a high speed, then seamlessly stitches the images
together with automatic position adjustment to create one stunning
panoramic image. Available in wide and ultra-wide options, the camera can
take panoramic shots of up to 265 degrees. Now capturing wide landscapes is
as easy as press and sweep.
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.
Intelligent Auto (iAuto) mode Unlike traditional auto mode, Intelligent
Auto (iAuto) mode thinks for you, recognizing scenes, lighting conditions,
and faces, and adjusts settings resulting in clearer images, faces with
more natural skin tone, and less blur. By incorporating advanced features
such as Intelligent Scene Recognition, Face Detection technology, and
Optical SteadyShot™ image stabilization, iAuto mode lets you take
advantage of the latest Sony ® Cyber-shot ® technology without leaving
auto mode. Whether you’re shooting landscapes, capturing a beautiful
flower, or taking pictures at an in-door birthday party or wedding shower,
iAuto mode will optimize your camera’s settings to help ensure you come
away with a great shot.
Self-Portrait Timer Self-Portrait Timer helps take the guesswork out of
self portraits by utilizing Face Detection technology to recognize when
your face enters the frame. Once the camera detects your face, it triggers
a 2-second timer, and then snaps a picture.
Intelligent Scene Recognition (iSCN) Mode Intelligent Scene Recognition
(iSCN) Mode automatically detects nine different types of scenes and,
within just 1/30th of a second, selects the appropriate camera settings:
Backlight, Backlight Portrait, Twilight, Twilight Portrait, Twilight using
a tripod, Portrait, Landscape, Macro, and Close Focus. iSCN has two modes:
Auto and Advanced. In Auto Mode, the camera takes a single shot using the
optimal settings. In Advanced Mode, the camera takes a photo with the
optimal settings and, if in difficult lighting (low light or back light)
immediately takes a second photo with another optimized setting so you can
choose which to keep.
High Sensitivity Mode (ISO 3200) High ISO allows for faster shutter speed,
so you can take photos indoors or in low light without the need for a
flash. In addition to High Sensitivity Mode (ISO), you can select up to
seven ISO settings (Auto, 80, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200) when shooting
in Program Auto Mode to adjust sensitivity to your shooting conditions.
Scene modes The DSC-T99 features 13 convenient scene modes: High
Sensitivity / Twilight / Twilight Portrait / Soft Snap / Landscape / Beach
/ Snow / Fireworks / High Speed Shutter / Underwater / Gourmet / Pet / Soft
Skin.
Function Guide This beginner-friendly optional function helps navigate
through the various functions and settings displaying the description of
chosen functions or settings on the LCD screen.
In-Camera Retouching Tools Retouch and enhance your photos on the go with
in-camera Trimming, Red-Eye Correction, and Unsharp Masking functions
PhotoTV HD Bring your photos to life and enjoy highly detailed, high
definition images with PhotoTV HD-capable Sony ® BRAVIA ® HDTVs. PhotoTV
HD fine tunes settings on your PhotoTV HD enabled BRAVIA HDTV, such as
sharpness, gradation, and color to display images that look more like
printed photos. 5
Lithium-ion battery Included lithium-ion battery provides added convenience
with longer lasting power than alkaline batteries (capacity of up to 115
minutes or up to 230 images when viewing still images with the DSC-T99 4 ).
Includes Sony ® PMB Portable 5.2 software 3 With the pre-installed Picture
Motion Browser (PMB) Portable software 3 the DSC-T99 makes it easy to
pre-select 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 or install. Compatible with both PC and
Mac ® systems.
3" Clear Photo LCD Plus™ Touch Screen A large 3”Clear Photo LCD
Plus™ touch screen display (230K pixels) allows you to scroll through
images by simply touching the display.
14.1 Megapixel Super HAD™ CCD Image Sensor A powerful 14.1 megapixel
1/2.3” Super HAD™ CCD image sensor helps you capture gorgeous images
with superb contrast and clarity down to the finest detail. With 14.1
megapixels, you can create stunning, photo-quality prints up to A3+
(13x19”) size, or crop your images and still come away with high
resolution shots.
Soft Skin mode Your portrait subjects will thank you for this. Soft Skin
mode recognizes skin tones and reduces the appearance of blemishes and
wrinkles without affecting the rest of the shot.
Stylish Ultra-slim Design Measuring at just 3 3/4" x 2 1/4" x
11/16", the DSC-T99 is slim enough to slip into a pocket or purse, so
you can take it with you wherever you go.
BIONZ ® Image Processor The BIONZ ® image processor delivers the high
resolution and fast performance you expect from a Sony ® digital camera.
Fast processing enables unique Sony features, such as Sweep Panorama? mode,
to take and combine multiple images to create wide panoramic 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.
Intelligent AF Thanks to Intelligent AF technology, capture fleeting
moments like a child’s adorable expression with the ultra-quick AF which
locks focus in as little as 0.3-sec.
PHOTOMUSIC PHOTOMUSIC combines images with music (4 tracks, 5 minutes per
track) to produce fun and entertaining slide shows with standard visual
effects (Simple, Nostalgic, Active, and Stylish). Select from pre-loaded
tracks on the camera or transfer your own from your compatible computer 6 .
Creative painting tools Decorate your photos with words and drawings using
the included paint pen or your finger. Have fun using more than 30 stamps
and 15 types of picture frames and save new images at up to 5 megapixel
resolution.
TransferJet™ technology TransferJet™ technology, developed by Sony and
advanced and promoted by consortium of 18 other companies, allows you to
transfer files between two TransferJet enabled devices just by touching
them together, without the hassle of hunting for cables or the complication
of pairing 8 .
Media card slot For convenient storage and sharing of your images, the
DSC-T99 accepts Memory Stick Duo™/Memory Stick PRO Duo™/Memory Stick
PRO-HG Duo™ media (sold separately) and SD/SDHC/SDXC media (sold
separately).
Custom Background Color Express yourself and personalize your camera with
your choice of black, white or pink background colors for the on-screen
menus.
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