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Sony has announced three new point & shoot digital cameras. The first one is the Sony Cybershot WX5, the second is the same range TX9 model with the third being the T99.

The Cybershot WX5 and TX9 have 12.2 megapixel sensors that are capable of capturing HD at 1080i. Also these two cameras feature the ability to capture 2D and 3D panoramas like the Sony NEX-5 camera.

Zoom ranges on the WX5 and TX9 are 5x optical and 4x optical respectively. An interesting mode on these cameras is the ability to capture an image with Backfround DeFocus where two images are captured and combined to give a blurred effect on the background of the image if desired. [Read more…]

Sony has released a firmware update for both the Sony NEX-3 and the Sony NEX-5 digital camera. The firmware brings a new 3D sweep panorama mode to the cameras allowing several pictures to be taken and then stitched together ready for a 3DTV to display the shots.

Full details haven’t been provided just yet on how exactly it will work, but from what we hear the camera, when put in 3D panorama mode, can be used to sweep around a scene with Sony’s firmware converting those captured images to 3D. [Read more…]

Rayqual has announced that a range of adapters is launching for the Sony NEX-3 and Sony NEX-5 cameras that will allow Leica, Nikon and Canon lenses to be used on the new Sony cameras.

Lens adapters for 35mm SLRs don’t really work well as the extra thickness pushes the lens forward and prevents it from focusing at infinity (you can still shoot close up, though. In fact, macro-extension tubes exploit this focus shift to do their job). But there is a good inch of room to play with on mirrorless cameras, so the adapters work well. I use one on a Panasonic GF1 to attach Nikon lenses. You lose auto-focus, but otherwise it works great.

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The Sony NEX-5 is one of the latest cameras from Sony. It is a small camera that measures about the size of a Cybershot camera, but uses digital SLR lenses.

The camera is available now from Jessops and has a price tag of £589.

The camera it’s self looks good. It’s small compact body with the larger lens makes it a little more unique than other cameras. The specs are quite impressive too with it having a 14.2 megapixel sensor and an ISO range of 200 – 12800. [Read more…]

Sony has announced two new digital SLR cameras in the Alpha range called the A290 and the A390. Each has a 14.2 megapixel sensor along with a 2.7 inch tilt LCD screen with quick AF Live View. A HDMI output is also included on both cameras.

The new Alpha cameras drop in at the lower end of digital SLR cameras that Sony offers with the A290 being the slightly lower spec of the two devices.

Even DSLR novices will find it brilliantly simple to explore the generous creative features of both new cameras. The intuitive Graphic Display makes it easy to understand the relation between shutter speed and aperture, plus the effects of your chosen exposure settings on the final picture. The Help Guide offers clear, concise explanations of camera functions, illustrated by a sample image to show the results you’ll achieve. Quick access to shooting and playback function menus is streamlined by colourful on-screen icons.

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