Sony SLT-A77

“Noise control is very good with low noise right up to high ISO settings.”

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ePHOTOzine has published their review of the Sony SLT-A77, a weather-resistant, translucent mirror DSLR with 24.3MP (23.5 X 15.6mm Exmor™ APS HD CMOS sensor), Sony A-mount, Sensor-shift Image Stabilization, 3.0-in. (921K-dot) Tilt/Swivel LCD, top-mounted LCD, 0.50-in. XGA OLED EVF (Electronic viewfinder) (2,359k dots), 19 points (11 points cross type) Full-time Phase-detection AF, PASM, Scene Modes, Shutter speeds range 1/8000 to 30 seconds plus Bulb, Continuous Shooting 12fps (Continuous Priority AE), Auto HDR, Sweep Panorama, D-Range Optimizer, ISO (50) 100-12800 (16000), Hi-speed sync flash capability, Picture Effects, built-in GPS, and Full HD Movie with manual controls. The Translucent Mirror Technology allows the SLT-A77 to have full-time super fast Phase-detection AF in Live View Still and Movie recording.

Read the Sony SLT-A77 Review @ ePHOTOzine.

Related Links:

• Sony SLT-A77 Press Release
• Sony SLT-A77 Technical Specs

Toronto, January 31, 2012 – Sony Canada is pleased to announce the Sony Tablet S has been awarded the PTPA Winner’s Seal of Approval in the first ever Tech It Up campaign with North America’s most trusted tech expert, Marc Saltzman. PTPA Media has North America’s largest volunteer parent testing community with over 40,000 parents and was rated the Most Trusted Seal by over 22,000 consumers.

Consumers looking for high-quality products and services can rest assured when they see the PTPA Winner’s Seal, it’s evidence of a product’s excellence from having been evaluated by unbiased consumers. The PTPA Media™ Seal has quickly gained recognition as an international leader in certifying consumer products for quality, effectiveness and value. Their CEO and founder, Sharon Vinderine has appeared on nearly 50 morning shows as a reliable source for the latest and greatest in family products.

The Sony Tablet S was featured in PTPA’s Tech It Up Campaign where first-rate high-tech products were tested by unbiased volunteer families in their homes as well as by trusted tech expert Marc Saltzman. Specializing in consumer electronics, Internet trends and interactive entertainment, Marc is also an author of 14 books and currently contributes to nearly 50 high-profile publications in Canada and the U.S.

Sony Canada is proud to have been awarded the Seal of Approval from PTPA Media Inc for the Sony Tablet S. “We are thrilled to win the Seal of Approval from PTPA Media Inc.,” said Puneet Jain, Director of Marketing of the Sony Tablet at Sony Canada. “The Sony Tablet was designed for family entertainment so it’s wonderful to receive this recognition from tech expert Marc Saltzman and a panel of parents for product excellence.”

“We are incredibly excited to announce the winners of this new category. Technology is such a huge part of the way we live our lives, that it was a natural fit for us ,” says Sharon Vinderine, CEO and founder of PTPA Media Inc. “When consumers search for our Seal of Approval on products, they are essentially searching for validation from their peers. Knowing that their peers have objectively tested these products based on their performance in a real life environment provides a resource that is truly priceless.”

About Sony of Canada Ltd.

Established in 1955, Sony of Canada Ltd. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sony Corporation, of Tokyo, Japan, a world leader in High Definition. Sony provides end-to-end solutions through products that include the market-leading Blu-ray Disc™ players, BRAVIA® televisions, Cyber-shot® digital cameras, Handycam® Camcorders, VAIO® computers, broadcast cameras, IPELA security cameras and video conferencing and many more products that deliver the true entertainment experience.

Sony is one of the most comprehensive entertainment companies in the world with a portfolio that includes electronics, music, movies, games and online businesses. With headquarters in Toronto, sales offices in Vancouver and Montreal and distribution centres in Coquitlam, British Columbia, and Whitby, Ontario, Sony Canada employees support a network of more than 500 authorized dealers and a number of Sony retail locations across Canada.

Sony Canada is devoted to the betterment of children, the environment, and the community. Through the Sony Canada Charitable Foundation (SCCF), Sony Canada aims to maximize its support of charitable and philanthropic organizations, including Make-A-Wish® Canada, the United Way of Canada and Earth Day Canada.

About PTPA Media Inc.

PTPA Media provides an objective framework for appraising and promoting new products designed to enrich family living. The company’s mission is to marry innovative companies with discerning consumers, to improve consumer access to quality products and services for their families and homes.

Sony DSC-W650 Cyber-shot

SONY BRINGS ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY, IMAGE QUALITY AND CREATIVITY TO CYBER-SHOT® LINEUP

Three New Entry-Level Compact Cameras Offer Enhanced Point and Shoot Flexibility

LAS VEGAS (CES Booth #14200), Jan. 9, 2012 – The newest additions to Sony’s Cyber-shot® line of point-and-shoot cameras deliver powerful new features for consumers, ranging from 360 Sweep Panorama™ and image stabilization technologies to creative picture effects. These new entry-level cameras pack high performance into a compact body, allowing users to take high-quality, creative photos with ease.

The stylish and compact new lineup include the DSC-W610, DSC-W620 and DSC-W650 models.

Small Cameras, Big Features
The compact DSC-W610, DSC-W620 and DSC-W650 cameras feature Sony’s new 360 Sweep Panorama™ mode. Users can now capture beautiful, seamless 360 degree panoramic images of the entire surrounding landscape with one easy “press and sweep” motion. Multiple images are automatically stitched together to create one stunning, detailed panoramic photo.

Additionally, the “Intelligent Auto” mode allows the cameras to automatically optimize camera settings based on the external environment. They analyze focus, lighting, subjects and more, selecting the appropriate scene mode to realize a clear, high-quality image output with ease. Further, in order to reduce image blur often caused by camera shake and subject motion, the DSC-W610 and DSC-W620 cameras feature SteadyShot® image stabilization. The DSC-W650 model offers enhanced Optical SteadyShot™ functionality and also boasts a 16.1 mega pixel Super HAD™ CCD image sensor.

The new DSC-W620 and W650 cameras also feature HD Movie mode (720p) as well as four “Picture Effect” options which can be used to create customized, artistic images. The full list of effects includes Toy Camera, Partial Color, Pop Color and Soft High-key.

Product Specs, Pricing and Availability
The cameras and an expanded range of stylish accessories, including the new LCS-CS1, LCS-CS2, LCS-TWM and LCM-CSVH carrying cases, will be sold at Sony retail stores (www.store.sony.com) as well as other authorized retailers throughout the Sony dealer network. New camera specs are below:

Sony DSC-W610 Cyber-shot

The DSC-W610 camera will be available in silver, black, pink, green and blue later this month for approximately $110. Features include:

• 14.1 MP Super HAD CCD image sensor
• 26mm equivalent lens with 4x optical zoom, 2.7-inch LCD screen
• Capture breathtaking images with new 360 Sweep Panorama mode
• SteadyShot image stabilization reduces blur
• Intelligent Auto mode automatically optimizes camera settings based on outside shooting environment

Sony DSC-W620 Cyber-shot

The DSC-W620 camera will be available in silver, black and red this February for approximately $120. Features include:

• 14.1 MP Super HAD CCD image sensor
• 28mm equivalent lens with 5x optical zoom, 2.7 inch LCD screen
• 4 total “Picture Effects”, allowing for creative, custom styled photographs
• Capture your videos in HD Movie mode (720p)
• Capture breathtaking images with new 360 Sweep Panorama mode
• Intelligent Auto mode with 33 scene recognition patterns, SteadyShot image stabilization

Sony DSC-W650 Cyber-shot

The DSC-W650 camera will be available in silver, black and red this February for approximately $150. Features include:

• 16.1 MP Super HAD CCD image sensor
• 25mm equivalent lens with 5x optical zoom, 3.0-inch LCD screen
• 4 total “Picture Effects”, allowing for creative, custom styled photographs
• Capture your videos in HD Movie mode (720p) enhanced with Optical SteadyShot Active Mode
• Intelligent Auto mode with 33 scene recognition patterns, 360 Sweep Panorama mode, Optical SteadyShot image stabilization

Sony NEX-7

“The Sony NEX-7 is a fantastic compact system camera that [...] simply can’t be beaten.”

We’ve added another Sony NEX-7 [QuickPrice Check] review to our Reviews Matrix.

PhotographyBLOG has published their review of the Sony NEX-7, an Interchangeable Lens Camera (“compact mirrorless DSLR”) with a 24.3MP Exmor™ APS HD CMOS (23.5 X 15.6mm) sensor, built-in 0.50-in. XGA OLED EVF (Electronic viewfinder) (2,359k dots), 3.0-in. tiltabe LCD (921k dots), Tri-Navi manual conmtrols, iAUTO, PASM, Scene Modes, Sweep Panorama, Anti Motion Blur, Manual Focus, Background Defocus, Picture Effect, Hand-held Twilight Mode, Peaking function, built-in pop-up flash, hot shoe, Continuous Shooting at 10fps, Auto HDR, Dynamic Range Optimizer, RAW, Anti-Dust Technology, and Full HD 1080p Movie 1920 x 1080/60p AVCHD 2.0 with stereo sound and full manual control.

You can read the Sony NEX-7 Review @ PhotographyBLOG.

Related Link:

• Sony NEX-7 Press Release
• Sony NEX-7 Technical Specs

The future is green and Sony has unveiled a battery that generates electricity using paper as fuel. An enzyme called cellulase is used to decompose paper into glucose and the glucose is then used for power generation. The battery can theoretically generate up to 18Wh of electricity, which is the equivalent of using 6 AA batteries. Interestingly, the cellulase can be reused.

In the photo above, Sony reduced its battery to the thickness of a birthday card and left a hole for the “fuel.” Spill some “cellulose” (juice is fine) on it and it generates enough electricity to play music.

Imagine your future electronics gadget with one of these battery built-in. To power it up, instead of inserting 2 AA batteries, you might simply fill it up with juice (or insert a piece of paper if the cellulase enzyme is already included in the setup). Keep those scraps of paper!

Read the article at: Tech-On!

Sony NEX-7

“The NEX-7 is the most exciting camera that I’ve had the pleasure of using in the past five years.”

Photoxels Editor’s note: When we started to announce way back that the Interchangeable Lens Camera, aka compact mirrorless DSLRs, would one day [soon] replace traditional mirrored DSLRs, we got the usual snickers and “you don’t know what you are talking about” comments. We could see it coming back then because the reason to have a mirror in a DSLR was simply gone: the mirror allowed the photographer to see what was coming thru the lens. Well, the LCD allowed the photographer to do one better: to see what exactly was being captured by the image sensor. As both the resolution and quality of the LCD and then the EVF progressed to the point they matched the DSLR optical viewfinder, the future was set. Removing a now useless mirror was a logical next step and the compact mirrorless DSLRs with their smaller size and weight have proven a favorite of photographers. They are so much a match for DSLRs in every respect that now even seasoned professional photographers are starting to migrate toward them as their system camera of choice — as this pro reviewer admits and another pro reviewer launched sansmirror (“mirrorless”). What are you buying this Holiday season?

We’ve added another Sony NEX-7 [QuickPrice Check] review to our Reviews Matrix.

Luminous Landscape has published their review of the Sony NEX-7, an Interchangeable Lens Camera (“compact mirrorless DSLR”) with a 24.3MP Exmor™ APS HD CMOS (23.5 X 15.6mm) sensor, built-in 0.50-in. XGA OLED EVF (Electronic viewfinder) (2,359k dots), 3.0-in. tiltabe LCD (921k dots), Tri-Navi manual conmtrols, iAUTO, PASM, Scene Modes, Sweep Panorama, Anti Motion Blur, Manual Focus, Background Defocus, Picture Effect, Hand-held Twilight Mode, Peaking function, built-in pop-up flash, hot shoe, Continuous Shooting at 10fps, Auto HDR, Dynamic Range Optimizer, RAW, Anti-Dust Technology, and Full HD 1080p Movie 1920 x 1080/60p AVCHD 2.0 with stereo sound and full manual control.

You can read the Sony NEX-7 Review @ Luminous Landscape.

Related Link:

• Sony NEX-7 Press Release
• Sony NEX-7 Technical Specs

Sony NEX-7

“It looked as though Sony had gathered together a set of enthusiasts’ wish lists and built a camera to exceed them all. [...] The EVF is excellent, stills image and video quality both superb, and the handling is remarkably good for such a small camera.”

We’ve added another Sony NEX-7 [QuickPrice Check] review to our Reviews Matrix.

DPReview has published their review of the Sony NEX-7, an Interchangeable Lens Camera (“compact mirrorless DSLR”) with a 24.3MP Exmor™ APS HD CMOS (23.5 X 15.6mm) sensor, built-in 0.50-in. XGA OLED EVF (Electronic viewfinder) (2,359k dots), 3.0-in. tiltabe LCD (921k dots), Tri-Navi manual conmtrols, iAUTO, PASM, Scene Modes, Sweep Panorama, Anti Motion Blur, Manual Focus, Background Defocus, Picture Effect, Hand-held Twilight Mode, Peaking function, built-in pop-up flash, hot shoe, Continuous Shooting at 10fps, Auto HDR, Dynamic Range Optimizer, RAW, Anti-Dust Technology, and Full HD 1080p Movie 1920 x 1080/60p AVCHD 2.0 with stereo sound and full manual control.

You can read the Sony NEX-7 Review @ DPReview.

Related Link:

• Sony NEX-7 Press Release
• Sony NEX-7 Technical Specs

Sony SLT-A65

“In many other respects – namely its AF speed, the size of its viewfinder, Full HD movie mode and overall level of responsiveness – the A65 is a class-leader, matching and sometimes even exceeding the specifications belonging to some of its closest rivals.”

We’ve added a new Sony SLT-A65 [QuickPrice Check] Review to our Reviews Matrix.

TechRadar has just published their review of the Sony SLT-A65, a Digital Interchangeable Lens (DIL) camera with a 24.3MP APS HD CMOS sensor (23.5 x 15.6mm), 0.50-in XGA OLED EVF (Electronic viewfinder) (2,359k dots), articulated 3.0-in. tiltable LCD (921k-dot), 15 points Phase-detection AF (3 points cross type), Continuous Shooting at 10fps, built-in GPS, and 1920 x 1080/60p AVCHD movie with stereo sound. The fixed translucent (semi-transparent) mirror allows full-time Live View and full-time Phase-detection AF even when recording HD movies.

Read the Sony SLT-A65 Review @ TechRadar.

Related Links:

• Sony SLT-A65 Press Release
• Sony SLT-A65 Technical Specs

Sony SLT-A65

“The bargain Digital SLR of the year [...] in many ways the camera out performs every other SLR available at this price.”

We’ve added a new Sony SLT-A65 [QuickPrice Check] Review to our Reviews Matrix.

ePHOTOzine has just published their review of the Sony SLT-A65, a Digital Interchangeable Lens (DIL) camera with a 24.3MP APS HD CMOS sensor (23.5 x 15.6mm), 0.50-in XGA OLED EVF (Electronic viewfinder) (2,359k dots), articulated 3.0-in. tiltable LCD (921k-dot), 15 points Phase-detection AF (3 points cross type), Continuous Shooting at 10fps, built-in GPS, and 1920 x 1080/60p AVCHD movie with stereo sound. The fixed translucent (semi-transparent) mirror allows full-time Live View and full-time Phase-detection AF even when recording HD movies.

Read the Sony SLT-A65 Review @ ePHOTOzine.

Related Links:

• Sony SLT-A65 Press Release
• Sony SLT-A65 Technical Specs

Sony DSC-WX10 Cyber-shot

“Image quality gave us pause initially, primarily because of the overaggressive noise suppression and the artifacts it creates. But the Sony WX10 redeems itself in the printed results.”

We’ve added another Sony DSC-WX10 Cyber-Shot [QuickPrice Check] Review to our Reviews Matrix.

Imaging Resource has published their review of the Sony WX10, a 16.2M resolution (1/2.3-in. CMOS) ultra compact digital camera with 7x optical zoom (24-168mm equiv.), optical Image Stabilization, 2.8-in. (460k-dot) LCD, Backlight Correction HDR, Background Defocus, Natural Flash, Sweep Multi Angle, and Full HD Movie 1920×1080/60i.

Read the Sony WX10 Review @ Imaging Resource.

Related Links:

• Sony WX10 Technical Specs

Sony SLT-A77

“The AF system is blisteringly quick and accurate [but] a bit of a sluggish start-up time, slight delay when switching between using the EVF and LCD for shooting and high ISO noise performance that, while still very good, doesn’t quite match that of its major rivals.”

We’ve added a new Sony SLT-A77 [QuickPrice Check] to our Reviews Matrix.

TechRadar has published their review of the Sony SLT-A77, a weather-resistant, translucent mirror DSLR with 24.3MP (23.5 X 15.6mm Exmor™ APS HD CMOS sensor), Sony A-mount, Sensor-shift Image Stabilization, 3.0-in. (921K-dot) Tilt/Swivel LCD, top-mounted LCD, 0.50-in. XGA OLED EVF (Electronic viewfinder) (2,359k dots), 19 points (11 points cross type) Full-time Phase-detection AF, PASM, Scene Modes, Shutter speeds range 1/8000 to 30 seconds plus Bulb, Continuous Shooting 12fps (Continuous Priority AE), Auto HDR, Sweep Panorama, D-Range Optimizer, ISO (50) 100-12800 (16000), Hi-speed sync flash capability, Picture Effects, built-in GPS, and Full HD Movie with manual controls. The Translucent Mirror Technology allows the SLT-A77 to have full-time super fast Phase-detection AF in Live View Still and Movie recording.

Read the Sony SLT-A77 Review @ TechRadar.

Related Links:

• Sony SLT-A77 Press Release
• Sony SLT-A77 Technical Specs

Sony SLT-A65

“Overall then the Sony SLT-A65 is an exceptionally well specified camera not only considering its class, but the consumer-level DSLR field as a whole.”

We’ve added a new Sony SLT-A65 [QuickPrice Check] First Impressions to our Reviews Matrix.

DPReview has just published their review of the Sony SLT-A65, a Digital Interchangeable Lens (DIL) camera with a 24.3MP APS HD CMOS sensor (23.5 x 15.6mm), 0.50-in XGA OLED EVF (Electronic viewfinder) (2,359k dots), articulated 3.0-in. tiltable LCD (921k-dot), 15 points Phase-detection AF (3 points cross type), Continuous Shooting at 10fps, built-in GPS, and 1920 x 1080/60p AVCHD movie with stereo sound. The fixed translucent (semi-transparent) mirror allows full-time Live View and full-time Phase-detection AF even when recording HD movies.

Read the Sony SLT-A65 Review @ DPReview.

Related Links:

• Sony SLT-A65 Press Release
• Sony SLT-A65 Technical Specs