02/03/2010

International Forum Design Awards (iF) honours Sony with product design awards including two prestigious ‘gold’ awards

Sony’s design prowess has been acknowledged by one of the most highly regarded international design competitions, winning nine iF product design awards, including two gold awards.

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX1

Winning products embraced all areas within Sony’s expertise including the HDR-CX520V Handycam camcorder, X Series VAIO notebook PC and PCM-M10 Linear PCM Recorder. Moreover, out of nearly 2,500 entries only 50 are given the coveted gold award for outstanding design. Highlighting the innovation and unique core of Sony’s design, the ZX1 Series BRAVIA television and DSC-TX1 Cyber-shot digital still camera were both awarded this year’s gold awards at today’s iF Design ceremony held at the CeBIT trade fair in Hanover, Germany.

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Sony DSC-TX1 Cyber-shot

“The [Sony] TX1 produces impressive results up to ISO 800.”

PhotographyBLOG has published their review of the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX1 [QuickPrice Check], a 10.2M resolution (1/2.4-in. CMOS) ultra compact digital camera with 4x optical zoom (35-140mm equiv.), optical Image Stabilization, 3.0-in. (230K dots) Touch Screen LCD, Easy Shooting Mode, iAUTO, iSCN, Intelligent AF, Sweep Panorama, Dynamic Range Optimizer, Continuous Shooting 10fps (10.2M full resolution), Anti Motion Blur Mode, Handheld Twilight Mode, Face Detection, Smile Shutter Technology, Pet Mode, and HD Movie 1280 x 720 @ 30fps.

[ Read the Sony TX1 Review at: PhotographyBLOG ]

Sony DSC-TX1 Cyber-shot

“The Sony TX1′s unique EXMOR-R sensor is roughly twice as sensitive as conventional ones … reducing image noise at higher ISO settings.”

Imaging Resource has published their review of the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX1 [QuickPrice Check], a 10.2M resolution (1/2.4-in. CMOS) ultra compact digital camera with 4x optical zoom (35-140mm equiv.), optical Image Stabilization, 3.0-in. (230K dots) Touch Screen LCD, Easy Shooting Mode, iAUTO, iSCN, Intelligent AF, Sweep Panorama, Dynamic Range Optimizer, Continuous Shooting 10fps (10.2M full resolution), Anti Motion Blur Mode, Handheld Twilight Mode, Face Detection, Smile Shutter Technology, Pet Mode, and HD Movie 1280 x 720 @ 30fps.

[ Read the Sony TX1 Review at: Imaging Resource ]

Sony DSC-WX1 Cyber-shot

SONY DEBUTS WORLD’S FIRST DIGITAL STILL CAMERAS WITH BACK-ILLUMINATED “EXMOR R” CMOS SENSOR TECHNOLOGY

New Cyber-shot® Cameras Excel in Low-Light Performance

SAN DIEGO, Aug. 5, 2009 – Sony today announced two new Cyber-shot® cameras (DSC-TX1 and DSC-WX1 models) that provide unprecedented advances in low-light performance with approximately twice the sensitivity of cameras with traditional image sensors.

These Cyber-shot cameras are the first to employ Sony’s new “Exmor R” back illuminated CMOS sensor technology to improve shooting in low-light scenarios, enhancing image clarity and drastically reducing grain.

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