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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX9
$400.00
Released July, 2010
The Pros:Great performance and image quality for the size and target consumer. Large high resolution 3.5" touchscreen display - 921K dots. Takes affordable, easy to find and capacious SD/SDHC/SDXC and Sony's proprietary Memory Stick Pro Duo flash memory cards.
The Cons:TransferJet requires too many components, which are rare and mostly over-priced. Not a significant upgrade over the previous generation TX7. 3D modes are limited and a bit gimmicky.
The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX9 is one of three compact digital cameras (DSC-T99, DSC-TX9, DSC-WX5) released in summer 2010 as fresh additions to the Cyber-shot series. As an upgrade from the original DSC-T99, the Cyber-shot DSC-TX9 offers full HD 1080i video recording and a 3D Sweep Panorama that takes information from up to 100 images and combines them to create a stereoscopic pair of frames.
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It also adds along a Background Defocus that according to Engadget gives a DSLR-like effect of “sharp foreground images with a blurry background.” Like its predecessor, it too can be used underwater. Plus it hosts an HDMI output for transmitting to a compatible HDTV set.
Features
- Sony Cyber-shot Series (2010)
- Compact Digital Camera
- 12.2MP Back-Illuminated Exmor R CMOS Image Sensor
- 3.5" Xtra Fine LCD Touch Screen
- Full HD 1080i Video Capture
- Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar Lens w/4X Optical Zoom
- 3D Sweep Panorama
- Underwater Sweep Panorama
- Optical SteadyShot Image Stabilization
- Sweep Multi Angle
- Super Auto Mode
- Intelligent Auto Mode
- Intelligent Scene Recognition
- Face Detection Technology
- Motion Detection
- Smile Shutter Technology
- Sony Picture Motion Browser
- Background Defocus
- HDMI Output
Specifications
- Effective Pixels: 12.1MP
- Image Sensor: 7.81mm (1/2.3 type) Exmor R CMOS
- Processor: BIONZ
- Lens: Carl Zeiss
- Zoom: 4x (Optical)
- ISO: Up to 3200
- Sweep Panorama: Yes (Including Underwater; 3D; Intelligent)
- Sweep Multi Angle: Yes
- Display: 3.5” LCD
- Battery Life: 115mins
- Image Stabilizer: Optical SteadyShot
- Video Recording: 1080i MPEG-4 AVC(H.264)
- Internal Memory: 32MB
Color Variations
- Sony Cyber-shot DSCTX9H | Dark Gray
- Sony Cyber-shot DSCTX9R | Red
User Reviews (2)
Pros & Cons
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great performance and image quality for the size and target consumer
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large high resolution 3.5" touchscreen display - 921K dots
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takes affordable, easy to find and capacious SD/SDHC/SDXC and Sony's proprietary Memory Stick Pro Duo flash memory cards
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slightly bumped resolution sensor - 12MP from the TX7's 10MP
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slim and compact - easy to fit into a pocket
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easy to use and responsive touchscreen interface
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Sony's TransferJet technology - allows for wireless transfer of picture and video files without pairing (requires a compatible device to use)
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TransferJet requires too many components, which are rare and mostly over-priced
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not a significant upgrade over the previous generation TX7
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3D modes are limited and a bit gimmicky
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