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Digital Camera

1981

  • MAVICA
    (prototype)

    Played a key role in coverage of the Los Angeles Olympic Games via contracts with newspaper companies. This model was an early adopter of revolutionary technology featuring a CCD and 2-inch floppy disk while also enabling the user to conveniently switch lenses.



1988

  • MVC-C1
    MVC-C1

    The first consumer use Mavica. This model was marketed as an electronic still camera for the TV age. Incorporated auto-strobe, fast successive shooting, and timer functions, as well as TV screen display (with the attachment of an optional kit), among a host of other features. This device laid the foundation for the exciting innovation existing in today's digital cameras.



1996

  • DSC-F1
    DSC-F1

    The first “Cyber-shot.” The lens and flash were capable of 180-degree rotation, and this model featured a 1.8-inch liquid crystal viewscreen in the back of the body.



1997

  • MVC-FD5
    MVC-FD5

    The product that single-handedly boosted the popularity of the Mavica. This model enabled images to be saved on 3.5-inch floppy disks (conventional media for PCs at the time). Since images were already in JPEG format, there was no need for special software to make them PC compatible.



1998

  • DSC-D700
    DSC-D700

    This camera broke with the tradition of internalized memory to become the first to support Memory Stick external memory.* True SLR with large optical viewfinder.
    *Equipped with a PC Card slot. Recording on Memory Stick is possible using the provided adapter.



1999

  • DSC-F505K
    DSC-F505K

    A model for uncompromising photographers, featuring a Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar 5x optical zoom lens on a rotating cylinder.



2000

  • DSC-P1
    DSC-P1

    This “P series” model was created through a unique user-friendly approach, and was the first Memory Stick compatible model. Among other meanings, the letter “P” was meant to connote “Pocket” and “Play.”



2001

  • DSC-F707
    DSC-F707

    The first model in the Cyber-shot series with an effective pixel count of 5 million. This camera featured NightShot technology enabling users to shoot without flash even at night.



2002

  • DSC-U10
    DSC-U10

    The palm-size Cyber-shot. It was so small (weighing a mere 87g) that it could be carried in a handbag or worn around the neck with the provided strap.



2003

  • DSC-T1
    DSC-T1

    This new series offered an increased effective pixel count of 5.1 million and featured a slim design with the thinnest portion measuring only 17.3mm. This camera also featured a larger 2.5-inch liquid crystal display for high visibility and readability.


  • DSC-F828
    DSC-F828 

    The world's first of its kind*. This was the top-of-the-line model, boasting an effective pixel count of 8.1 million and featuring Sony's original four-color filter CCD. Combined, these features enabled exceptionally fine, smooth-textured photograph-like quality.

    * World's first consumer-use CCD digital still camera (*as of November 2003 based on Sony research).



2004

  • DSC-M1
    DSC-M1

    Incorporated the “Hybrid REC” feature supporting convenient capture of still shots from video footage. Pressing the shutter button only once allows the user to shoot a still image in addition to capturing video five seconds before and three seconds after the shot is taken.



2005

  • DSC-T7
    DSC-T7

    This slim-type Cyber-shot incorporates newly developed parts and Sony's unique high-density mounting technologies for a slender, 9.8-mm profile.


  • DSC-T9
    DSC-T9

    Offers both Super SteadyShot image stabilization and advanced light sensitivity, and features a new 2.5-inch ClearPhoto plus LCD screen.


  • DSC-R1
    DSC-R1

    Highest image quality in this series, with a large 10.3-megapixel CMOS sensor and wide-angle 24 mm Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar T* (T-star) lens.



2006

  • DSLR-A100
    DSLR-A100

    The α (Alpha) digital SLR, with an innovative Alpha Mount lens mount system supporting multiple lenses.



2008

  • DSLR-A900
    DSLR-A900

    Digital single-lens reflex camera "α900." The first α to incorporate a 35mm full frame image sensor and 24.6-megapixel resolution. This α realizes a body weight of only 850g.


  • DSC-T77
    DSC-T77

    This 10-megapixel T77 camera is world's thinnest---measuring 13.9mm (at its thinnest point). This Cyber-shot features a 4x optical zoom and optical SteadyShotTM image stabilization. It also features improved intelligent scene recognition technology, Smile Shutter? and face detection technologies enabling amateurs to take shots like the pros.



2009

  • DSC-HX1
    DSC-HX1

    This model becomes first digital still camera to feature sweep 224-degree panorama technology. It is also the company's first Cyber-shot camera to use the G lens and Exmor CMOS sensor technology. This technology allows it to achieve speeds of 10 frames per second in continuous burst mode.


  • DSC-WX1, DSC-TX1
    DSC-WX1
    DSC-TX1

    These model are the world's first digital still cameras with back-illuminated "Exmor R" CMOS sensor technology



2010

  • DSC-TX7, DSC-HX5V
    DSC-TX7
    DSC-HX5V

    World's first compact digital still cameras with Full HD (1080i AVCHD) video capability.


  • NEX-5
    NEX-5

    World's smallest and lightest interchangeable lens digital camera*.(*As of May 11, 2010)


  • STL-A55V
    STL-A55V

    Interchangeable lens digital camera “α55” featuring the world's first commercialization of translucent mirror technology to achieve cutting-edge auto focus speed for shooting still images and video.



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