Pre-PMA 2003, 15:00 GMT: Sony has today announced two new ultra-meaty, pocketable 'P' serial Cybershot digital cameras. The DSC-P8 has a three megapixel sensor and three times optical zoom lens, the DSC-P10 has a five megapixel sensor and three times optical zoom lens. Only like other cameras announced today both cameras benefit from some new features such equally support for Memory Stick Pro, USB 2.0, MPEG VX (VGA, 16fps), color saturation / tone adjustment, Smart Zoom and more than.

Sony DSC-P10 and DSC-P8

Sony DSC-P10 and DSC-P8

Press Release:

SONY'South 2003 CYBER-SHOT CAMERA LINE-Upwards SPOTLIGHTS VALUE, VARIETY AND PORTABILITY

Six New Reasons to Consider Upgrading Your Digital Camera

PARK RIDGE, N.J., Feb. 24, 2003 - Sony's range of six new Cyber-shot® digital still cameras, announced hither today, is a reflection of the consumer boom in digital photography.

"While we're seeing incredible growth in the starting time-fourth dimension buyer marketplace, nosotros know there are millions of consumers who are upgrading to get better picture resolution and more features," said Steve Haber, senior vice president of Sony Electronic's Digital Imaging Products Segmentation. "Our new 2003 P-serial Cyber-shot camera line-upwardly now starts at 3.ii megapixels, a resolution threshold that will provide fifty-fifty novices with confidence in their photography results."

Cyber-shot P Series

3 models in Sony's 2003 line of P-series point-and-shoot cameras (DSC-P32, DSC-P52 and DSC-P72) offer 3.2 megapixels of resolution. A 4th camera, the DSC-P92 model enhances the signal-and-shoot family by offering 5.0 megapixels.

While the DSC-P32 model comes with a fixed focal length lens and the DSC-P52 brings 2X optical zoom, both the DSC-P72 and DSC-P92 models offer 3X optical zoom adequacy.

All four cameras come supplied with rechargeable NiMH AA batteries with enhanced accuse capacity and a charger that generates a full charge in about one-half the time of previous models.

These iv cameras volition be bachelor in April. The DSC-P32 volition sell for nigh $230, the DSC-P52 for nearly $280, the DSC-P72 for nearly $330, and the DSC-P92 for about $500. All four models feature Sony's optimized MPEG VX movie manner. It can capture VGA resolution video with audio at 16 frames per second upwards to the capacity of the Retentiveness Stick® card that is used. A 16MB card is included.

Cyber-shot Compact P Serial

For pocketable options, the ultra-compact Cyber-shot DSC-P8 and DSC-P10 cameras are smaller point-and-shoot models with metal structure and an InfoLithium® battery system. These two new models feature a Tracking Auto-Focus System to maintain continuous focus lock on moving subjects, a live histogram, and adjustable color saturation and contrast. Both models take 3X optical zoom and MPEG VX moving-picture show way with audio recording.

Both new compact P-serial models volition be bachelor in April, with the DSC-P8 expected to sell for about $400, and the DSC-P10 expected to price virtually $600. The DSC-P8 ships with a 16MB Memory Stick media card and the DSC-P10 ships with a 32MB card.

Beyond Megapixels and Zoom: Camera Features Create Amend Results

All vi new Cyber-shot bespeak-and-shoot models come up with a comprehensive feature gear up to give users flexibility, greater ease of utilise and quality results.

"The power behind the feature gear up is that you lot get the photo correct the beginning time by avoiding mutual issues, minimizing the need for fine-tuning later," Haber said. "For just one of a dozen examples, think well-nigh the old dominion of making certain the light is behind you when you take a photo to avert a night subject. To address that, nosotros're introducing Automobile Fill Wink, which automatically fires the flash to optimize lite on the subject area and remainder the exposure."

Among the 2003 Cyber-shot photographic camera features are multiple movie recording options and USB 2.0 connection. In addition, a new Smart Zoom option replaces digital zoom, and intelligently uses the full resolution of the camera's imager at lower resolution settings to zoom into the portion of interest by cropping the image size.

Sony DSC-P8 and DSC-P10 specifications


Sony DSC-P8
Sony DSC-P10
Street toll US: $400 US: $600
Sensor • 1/2.7" CCD
• RGB Colour Filter Array
• iii.34 meg pixels full		 • i/1.8" CCD
• RGB Color Filter Array
• v.24 million pixels total
Effective pixel count 3.two million 5.0 one thousand thousand
Image sizes • 2048 ten 1536
• 2048 ten 1360 (3:ii)
• 1632 10 1224
• 1280 ten 960
• 640 x 480		 • 2592 10 1944
• 2592 x 1728 (3:2)
• 2048 x 1536
• 1280 x 960
• 640 x 480
Movie clips • 640 x 480, 16 fps, media limit only (21 mins on 512 MB Retentiveness Stick Pro)
• 160 10 112, 8 fps, media limit just
* All with sound
File formats • Still: JPEG (EXIF 2.ii) Fine / Standard
• Picture show: MPEG 1
Lens • 3x optical zoom Sony lens
• 39 - 117 mm equiv.
• F2.viii - F5.6		 • 3x optical zoom Sony lens
• 38 - 114 mm equiv.
• F2.8 - F5.vi
Digital zoom * Up to 3.2x (VGA) Up to four.0x (VGA)
Focus • 3 expanse Multi-Point AF
• Manual focus (5 positions)
• AF assist beam
• Continuous AF
Focus range • Normal: 50 cm (i.half dozen ft) - Infinity
• Macro: ten - 50 cm (3.ix - 19.7 in)
Metering • Multi-Pattern (49 segment)
• Spot
Exposure compen. +/-ii.0 EV in 0.3 EV steps
Sensitivity • Auto
• ISO 100
• ISO 200
• ISO 400
Shutter • Automobile: i/30 - 1/2000 sec
• Twilight: two - 1/2000 sec
White remainder • Auto
• Daylight
• Cloudy
• Fluorescent
• Incandescent		 • Automobile
• Daylight
• Cloudy
• Fluorescent
• Incandescent
• Flash
• Manual
Flick effects • Black & White
• Solarize
• Sepia
• Negative Art
Noise reduction • Articulate Color
• Clear Luminance
• Slow Shutter
Prototype adjustments • Sharpness
• Color saturation
• Tone
Viewfinder None
LCD monitor • 1.5" TFT LCD
• 123,000 pixels
Alive histogram Yes
Flash • Born
• Modes: Auto, On, Off, Deadening
• Red-Eye Reduction: On, Off
• Range: 0.5 - 3.8 thou (1.6 - 12.5 ft)
Scene modes • Twilight
• Twilight Portrait
• Landscape
• Beach
• Snow
• Fireworks
• Fast Shutter
Drive modes • Single
• Outburst (ii shot)
• Multi-burst (16, 320x240 images)
• Clip motion (GIF)
• Self-timer x seconds		 • Single
• Burst (3 shot)
• Multi-outburst (16, 320x240 images)
• Clip motion (GIF)
• Self-timer 10 seconds
Connectivity • USB 2.0 (inc PTP)
• A/V out
Storage • Memory Stick / Select / Pro *
• 16 MB Retentiveness Stick supplied
* No support for loftier speed transfer
/ access command function		 • Memory Stick / Select / Pro *
• 32 MB Memory Stick supplied
* No support for high speed transfer
/ access control function
Power • Lithium-Ion InfoLithium NP-FC11
• Supplied Ac adapter / charger
Dimensions 105 10 52 x 36 mm (four.1 x 2.0 x 1.4 in) 105 x 52 10 36 mm (4.1 x ii.0 ten 1.iv in)
Weight (inc batt) 206 1000 (seven.iii oz) 206 g (seven.iii oz)

* Sony'south new "Smart Zoom" will only allow digital zoom at lower image sizes
and only when zooming will not touch on image quality