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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W350 review
Series Highlights: 14.1 megapixels, Carl Zeiss® 4x optical zoom, 2.7"
LCD, iAuto, Smile Shutter™, Face Detection, Optical SteadyShot™, Sweep
Panorama, 720p HD movies.
2.7” 1 Clear Photo LCD™ display (230k pixels) - Generous 2.7” 1 (230K
pixels) Clear Photo LCD™ display features sharp, natural color that makes
it easy to compose shots, read menus, and view photos, even in bright
sunlight.
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 eight 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, and Macro. 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.
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.
PHOTOMUSIC - PHOTOMUSIC combines images with music 4 (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
(sold separately).
PhotoTV HD - Bring your photos to life and enjoy highly detailed, high
definition images with PhotoTV HD-capable Sony ® BRAVIA ® HDTVs. 7
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 images.
Colors Available: - The Cyber-shot ® DSC-W350 camera is available in
silver, black, pink and blue.
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.
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 185 degrees. Now capturing wide landscapes is
as easy as press and sweep.
BIONZ™ Image Processor - The BIONZ™ image processor delivers the high
resolution and fast performance you expect from a Sony ® digital camera.
Fast processing enables Sony’s unique feature of Sweep Panorama to
take and combine multiple images in less than a second to create wide
panoramic images. Images have reduced grain and appear less washed out.
Optical SteadyShot™ image stabilization - Optical SteadyShot™ image
stabilization uses a built-in gyro sensor to detect camera shake and
automatically compensates to help prevent blur without sacrificing image
quality.
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. The Anti-blink
function works to help counter blinking and squinting. When the camera is
set to Soft Snap, the Anti-blink function captures two images, recording
only the photo with less squinting. If a blink is detected in other
shooting modes, a warning will be displayed after you take the shot.
Dynamic Range Optimizer Standard and Plus - Dynamic Range Optimizer (DRO)
Standard and Plus uses a sophisticated algorithm to help recover shadows
and highlights. The result is more natural images with clearer details that
more closely match what your naked eye sees. DRO is particularly effective
when shooting backlit portraits or any scene with a dramatic contrast
between background and foreground lighting. DRO Plus allows for even
greater optimization by analyzing each region of an image and performing
additional image processing.
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.
Lithium-ion battery - Included lithium-ion battery provides added
convenience with longer lasting power than alkaline batteries (capacity of
240 images or 120 minutes for shooting still images).
Includes Sony ® PMB (Picture Motion Browser) Software ver. 5.0 - 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 (sold
separately), as well as take advantage of one click upload to a number of
popular video and photo sharing sites 2
Carl Zeiss ® Vario-Tessar ® Lens with 4x Optical Zoom and 26mm equivalent
wide angle - The professional-quality Carl Zeiss ® Vario-Tessar ® 4x
optical zoom lens brings distant subjects closer for great outdoor, sports,
and travel photos. Thanks to 26mm equivalent of this lens you can also get
great group shots in tight spots.
720p MP4 HD Movie Mode 9 - 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 or Mac ® . Once transferred to your computer you can effortlessly
upload your media to popular photo and video-sharing websites such as
Photobucket ® and YouTube TM . (Compatible computer with internet
capability required)
Intelligent Auto Mode: - Unlike traditional auto mode, Intelligent Auto
(iAuto) mode thinks for you, recognizing scenes, lighting conditions,
faces, and adjusts settings resulting clear images, faces with natural skin
tone and less blur. Take advantage of all the technology without leaving
Auto mode. Take a picture from a kid on the playground, to landscape shots,
to a beautiful flower or an indoor birthday party. All clear images without
leaving auto mode.
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 focus,
exposure, and white balance to help deliver crisp, properly lit images of
family and friends.
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 now be used together with Smile Shutter™ mode when the
Intelligent Auto mode is on. This means that beautiful smiles can be
captured with settings optimized for the particular scene, even in
difficult conditions such as twilight and backlighting.
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.
In-Camera Retouching Tools - Retouch and enhance your photos on the go with
in-camera Trimming, Red-Eye Correction, and Unsharp Masking functions
Media Card Slot - For convenient storage and sharing of your images, the
DSC-W350 accepts Memory Stick Duo™/Memory Stick PRO Duo™/Memory Stick
PRO-HG Duo™ and SD™/SDHC/SDXC™ media (sold separately). 11
Includes Sony ® PMB Portable software 3 - With the pre-installed Picture
Motion Browser (PMB) Portable software 3 the DSC-W350 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 5
without the need for any additional software or install.
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