News & Reviews:   Sony Cyber-shot

Sony Malaysia recently launched their newest Sony α7R II, Cyber-shot RX10 II and Cyber-shot RX100 IV digital cameras for Malaysia. Packing in a 42.4MP full-frame Sony Exmor R CMOS sensor featuring ISO up to 102400, high speed AF with 3999 focal plane phase detection AF and 5-axis image stabilization, the α7R II is a lightweight but durable interchangeable lens digital camera for the professional and semi-professional constantly on the move. Even when zoomed in, the amount of detail and resolution for images caught with the α7R II are simply stunning, which perhaps justifies the Malaysia pricing of RM11999 for just the body. The Sony Cyber-shot RX10 II and Cyber-shot RX100 IV on the other hand offer high-end performance at value pricing with the high-zoom RX10 II going for RM5299, while the RX100 IV goes for RM3799. The two feature the world's first 1.0 type stacked Exmor RS CMOS sensor, with the RX10 II packing in a ZEISS Vario-Sonnar T 24-200mm (35mm equivalent) F2.8 lens. All three digital cameras feature fully tiltable XGA OLED Tru-finder displays and built-in 4K video recording making the Cyber-shot RX100 IV one of the smallest 4K video recorders in the market that we've seen to date. The Sony α7R II and Cyber-shot RX10 II are available for pre-order while the RX100 IV is currently available for purchase.

The world's slimmest digital compact camera!

The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX55 digital camera is based around a 16.2 effective megapixel, backside-illuminated Sony Exmor R CMOS image sensor, coupled to a Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar-branded, prism-folded 5x optical zoom lens. Actual focal lengths range from 4.7 to 23.5mm, yielding a 35mm-equivalent focal length range of 26 to 130mm. The maximum aperture varies from F3.5 at wide angle to F4.8 at telephoto, and helpfully, the DSC-TX55 offers Sony's Optical SteadyShot image stabilization, useful for combatting blur caused by camera shake.

The Sony Cyber-shot WX30 is a new super compact, curvaceous camera. The Sony WX30 offers a 16 megapixel Exmor R CMOS sensor, Full HD AVCHD movies, 5x optical zoom and a 3 inch touch screen LCD. New ‘By Pixel Super Resolution’ technology boosts the zoom range to 10x without any loss of quality, and the WX30 can also capture 12 megapixel-level still photos during Full HD video shooting.

Cyber-shot™ from Sony with up to 10x Clear Image Zoom in maximum resolution and artistic Picture Effect mode

  * Highest-resolution Exmor R CMOS Image Sensor yet (16.2 effective megapixel) with Full HD AVCHD movie
  * Clear Image Zoom up to 10x with new ‘By Pixel Super Resolution’ technology
  * Shoot 12 megapixel-level still photos during Full HD movie recording
  * DSC-WX30: First W series Cyber-shot™ from Sony with 7.5cm (3”) wide touch-screen
  * Intelligent Sweep Panorama HR mode, 3D Sweep Panorama and 3D Still Image
  * Exciting in-camera artistic treatments with Picture Effect

If you have the money for it, then you can get a really good premium compact camera without ever having to drop into the higher-end performance range with interchangable lens. Sony's take on this type of compact camera now includes the newly released Cyber-shot Sony RX100 II and Cyber-shot RX1R. Sporting a larger 20.9 CMOS sensor, the RX100 II's very good low light performance and features include the following:

• 1-inch 20.9MP Exmor R CMOS Sensor
• f/1.8 Zeiss lens
• 3.6x Optical Zoom, 7.2x Clear Image Zoom
• multi interface shoe (viewfinder, flash, etc.)
• Supports WiFi + NFC