Sunday, December 4, 2005
Review of Sony Cyber-Shot DSC-R1
Posted by Suhit Gupta in "ARTICLE" @ 10:00 AM
"For the first time, a Sony camera—the 10.3-megapixel Cyber-shot DSC-R1 ($999.95 list)—is using the large CMOS sensor the company developed in-house. (In the past, Sony manufactured the sensors strictly for sale, making them available only to D-SLR manufacturers.) The electronics giant believes this enthusiast camera's picture quality will compete with that of D-SLRs and hopes that the fixed-lens design will lure photographers who aren't interested in swapping optics. To sweeten the deal, Sony used a 14.3- to 71.5-mm Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar T zoom lens, which gives a zoom range of 24- to 120mm (35mm equivalent) with a maximum f-stop spread of f/2.8 to 4.8."
Already posted a review on this a few weeks ago, you can find that one here. This is another perspective.
Already posted a review on this a few weeks ago, you can find that one here. This is another perspective.
