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Sony Corporation was founded in May 7, 1946.  It is a multinational conglomerate that is based in Tokyo, Japan.  This company is the world’s fifth largest media conglomerate. The first camera that Sony was able to produce was the Mavica.  It was introduced in August 1981.  This was the first electronic camera.  The CCD sensor of this camera produced a video signal in the NTSC format.  The resolution was at 570 x 490 pixels.  This uses the Mavipack 2.0” diskettes were used to write 50 frames.    The pictures taken by this camera can be viewed in the television screen.

Right now, Sony has different kinds of cameras.  They have the Cyber-shot digital camera, α NEX camera and they have α Digital SLR camera, it could be the best rated digital camera. The TX7 Cyber-shot is priced at US$399.99.  This digital camera features a 10.2 megapixel “Exmor R” CMOS image sensor.   It also has a high-performance Carl Zeiss Vario Tessar 4x optical zoom lens.  This camera has a 3.5” Xtra Fine LCD that is a touch screen display.  It has a w/TruBlack technology with 921,000 pixels. The touch screen interaction makes it easier to select the focus point, scroll images and can easily access the Menu.   It has an Anti-motion Blur mode which can capture images in low light.  There is a Handheld Twilight mode which can take sharper night shots without using a tripod.  It has a high speed shooting which can capture images up to 10 frames per second.  It has the Shutter Smile technology.  This camera has a stylish ultra slim design.  It measures 3 7/8” x 2 3/8” x 23/32”.

The α NEX-5 with 16 mm lens is priced at US$649.99.  This is the world’s smallest and lightest interchangeable lens camera.  This camera has a 14.2 megapixel resolution.  It also has an APS-C size HD image sensor.  This can deliver a clear in low light pictures because of its ISO 12800 sensitivity.  It has a 25-point Auto Focus which can give an accurate focus even if the subject is far from the center of the frame.

This camera can take up to 300 shots per single charge. The Sony α900 DSLR camera body is priced at US$2,699.99.  The impressive feature of this camera is that it has a 24.6 megapixel resolution and has a 35mm full frame image sensor.  This results to a larger capture area, tighter depth of field control and improved wide angle performance.    This camera has a large and ultra bright glass pentaprism viewfinder.  The viewfinder has a 0.74x viewfinder magnification.  It also has a precise and fast 9 point AF system with 10 point assist.  It has an anti dust technology which the static free and anti dust coating would not let the dust get in whenever changing the lens of the camera.

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