Digital Camera News and Reviews

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T99

Photography Blog has reviewed a slim compact camera with a large touchscreen made by Sony. The camera, called Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T99, has over 14 megapixels and a wideangle zoom lens starting at 25mm.

Some key features for the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T99:
-14.1 megapixel image sensor
-3″ touchscreen LCD
-4x optical zoom (25-100mm)
-4x digital zoom
-Optical image stabilization
-ISO sensitivity 80-3200
-HD movie recording
-Uses Memory Stick Duo, SD, SDHC and SDXC memory cards

Photography Blog ends up giving the DSC-T99 an “Above Average” rating with a total score of 3.5 stars out of 5. The Sony camera scores highest on value for your money, design and ease of use while it scores lower on features and image quality. The price is good for this camera, but if you spend a little more you can get cameras with more features and better image quality.
Read the full review of the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T99 digital camera here.

Sony E 16mm f/2.8 SEL16F28

SLRgear has tested a new prime lens from Sony that is used for their new E-mount cameras NEX-3 and NEX-5. The lens is called Sony E 16mm f/2.8 SEL16F28 and seems interesting as it is pretty wide starting at 16mm (24mm equivalent). The Sony prime lens uses 49mm filters and does not come with a lens hood.

SLRgear ends up giving the Sony E 16mm f/2.8 SEL16F28 a good review, but the Sony lens has a few shortcomings. If you are looking for a lens that makes NEX camera more pocketable this lens is your choice, but it comes with a pretty high price tag and it is a bit soft if you use it wide open at f/2.8. Hopefully Sony will produce more prime lenses for the NEX series in the future.
Read the full review of the Sony E 16mm f/2.8 SEL16F28 prime lens here.

Sony Bloggie Touch MHS-TS20K

Sony has released a new stylish pocket camcorder with a 360 degree panorama lens adapter. The HD camcorder is called Sony Bloggie Touch MHS-TS20K and now Trusted Reviews has tested this Full HD camcorder from Sony.

Some key features for the Sony Bloggie Touch MHS-TS20K:
-1/2.5″ Exmor CMOS sensor
-Records full HD movies
-Captures 12.8Mp still images
-3″ LCD screen with touch abilities
-32mm F2.8 lens
-Flip-out USB connector
-360 degree panorama lens adapter

Trusted Reviews ends up giving the Sony Bloggie Touch MHS-TS20K an overall score of 8 out of 10 points. The Sony camcorder scores highest on value for your money, design and features while it scores a bit lower on performance. As the camcorder has a relatively big sensor it is able to produce good videos in low light compared to phones with HD video. It also has several unique features like the 360 degree panorama lens and flip-out USB connector that make it stand out in the crowd of HD video record devices that is swarming the market.
Read the full review of the Sony Bloggie Touch MHS-TS20K pocket HD camcorder here.

Sony Alpha SLT-A55V (a55)

About.com has reviewed a new DSLR camera from Sony called Sony Alpha SLT-A55V (a55). The Sony a55 features a new technology called Translucent Mirror Technology that makes Sony able to make their DSLR camera in this line smaller. Many people, me included, has asked for smaller cameras with large image sensors so this is a good move from Sony. Let us hear what the reviewer over at About.com thinks about the Sony Alpha SLT-A55V.

Some key features for the Sony Alpha SLT-A55V (a55):
-Translucent Mirror Technology
-16.2 megapixel image sensor
-3″ LCD screen
-Continuous 10 fps shooting
-1080/60i Full AVCHD or 1080/30p movies

About.com gives the Sony Alpha SLT-A55V a very good review with an overall score of 5 out of 5 possible stars. On the positive side the reviewer find the camera to produce pictures of excellent quality, automatic exposure is very good, fast and accurate autofocus and the feature where the camera switches between viewfinder and LCD view is nice. On the negative side the reviewer actually find the camera body to be a bit large, the camera is sometimes unable to focus in low light situations and LCD glare in direct sunlight. The reviewer claims that the a55 is one of the best beginner level DSLR cameras on the market!
Read the full review of the Sony Alpha SLT-A55V (a55) DSLR camera here.