Sony Cyber-shot DSC-N2

Shoot, save, search and share up to 500 VGA photos with the 10.1 megapixel Cyber-shot® DSC-N2. Enjoy your photos as slide shows set to music with family and friends on the huge 3.0” LCD screen with touch-screen operation. Featuring Super SteadyShot® Optical Image Stabilization and high ISO sensitivity, the DSC-N2 captures gorgeous shots without a flash where flash is not permitted or might disrupt the mood. Equipped with precision Carl Zeiss® 3X Optical/2X Digital zoom lens and 25 MB Internal Memory, the DSC-N2 is perfect for capturing images without a flash memory card.

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FEATURES

10.1 MP Super HAD™ CCD Over 10 million pixels provide incredible high-resolution detail and definition for making big prints and cropping in on your subject. Plus, the advanced Sony 1/1.7” Super HAD™ (Hole Accumulated Diode) CCD design allows more light to pass to each pixel, increasing sensitivity and reducing noise.

Higher Sensitivity Because flash can sometimes change the mood, the DSC-N2 features higher sensitivity (ISO 1600) for excellent low-light shots at higher shutter speed and for capturing images in museums or religious sites where flash may not be permitted.

Carl Zeiss® 3X Optical/6X Digital Zoom 3X Optical Zoom helps the DSC-N@ bring distant subjects closer and lets you frame shots for better composition; Sony's precision 6X Digital Zoom lets you enlarge image areas without jagged edges.

Wider D-Range Some compact digital cameras "wash out" color in brightly lit areas, but the Sony DSC-N2 controls the light level received by its CCD imager to reduce washout and improve color reproduction.

Huge 3.0” Clear Photo LCD Plus™ Touch Screen This huge screen makes it easier to read camera menus, compose shots and share results. The Sony Clear Photo LCD Plus™ Touch Screen design reduces reflection from the LCD surface for excellent visibility outdoors. While the wide-angle viewing lets you entertain a crowd with slide show and pocket album functions.

Slide Show with Music The DSC-N2 lets you combine images in Slide Show sequence, adding any of 4 transition effects (simple, nostalgic, stylish or active) plus 4 kinds of background music -- or viewing your Slide Show without music.

Carl Zeiss® Vario-Tessar® 3X Optical/2X Digital Zoom With precision lens design and 3X Optical zoom, you can capture dramatic long-shots and frame images for better composition—and the precision Sony 2X Digital zoom function lets you enlarge image areas without jagged edges.

Pocket Album Function You can store and share up to 500 photo images at VGA resolution—and manage your album photos using simple touchscreen images to select favorites, delete shots and search your photo archive by date or year.

Touch-Screen Operation Convenient touch-screen operation of many camera functions replaces small, hard-to-read buttons—so it's easy to adjust camera setup and catch quick candid shots in the field.

Free Spot AF In addition to normal auto-focus mode, the DSC-N2 lets you focus on a subject by just touching it on your LCD screen—a fast and simple way to adjust focus for complex scenes or moving subjects.
25 MB Internal Memory You can capture images in-camera, without using a flash memory card, or use optional Memory Stick Duo™ media for ultra-compact, high-capacity shooting and recording.

High-Quality Video Clips In MPEG VX Fine Mode, the DSC-N2 captures VGA (640 x 480) audio/video clips at high frame rate of up to 30 frames per second with length limited only by the capacity of your media. Video Mail Mode lets you capture smaller file sizes suitable for e-mail.

Stamina® Battery Power A high-stamina NP-BG1 Lithium Ion battery lets the DSC-N2 shoot up to 300 images , giving you plenty of power when traveling or shooting on location.

Picture Motion Browser Software Supplied software makes it easier to upload, organize and search photos on your PC—and provides a convenient map view function to sort photos by location and display their origin on a world map by using an optional GPS unit. GPS-CS1 unit (sold separately) needed during picture capture; computer with internet access and access to Google Map service required for GPS functionality. The online map service is currently provided courtesy of Google, and is subject to change or termination without notice.

Paint Function You can stamp graphics and trace drawings or letters on your photos with the Paint function. Decorated images are saved as separate VGA-size files so your originals won't be affected.

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PICTURES

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SPECIFICATION

Name Sony DSC-N2

Format      Compact

Max resolution     3264 x 2448

Low resolution      2592 x 1944, 1280 960, 640 x 480

Image ratio w:h      4:3, 3:2

Effective pixels      8.0 million

Sensor photo detectors      8.2 million

Sensor size      1/1.8 " (7.18 x 5.32 mm)

Sensor type      CCD

Colour filter array      RGB

Sensor manufacturer      Sony

ISO rating      Auto, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600

Zoom wide (W)      38 mm

Zoom tele (T)      114 mm (3 x)

Digital zoom      Yes, 2x

Image stabilization      No

Auto Focus      Yes

Manual Focus      Yes, 5 presets

Auto focus type      Multi-point 5 area (selectable)

Normal focus range      50 cm

Macro focus range      6 cm

White balance override      5 positions

Aperture range      F2.8 - F5.4

Min shutter      30 sec

Max shutter      1/1000 sec

Built-in Flash      Yes

Flash guide no.      4.8 m (15.7 ft) 8 m

External flash      No

Flash modes      Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye reduction, Slow Sync

Exposure compensation      -2 to +2 EV in 1/3 EV Steps

Metering      Multi-Segment, Center weighted, Spot

Aperture priority      No

Shutter priority      No

Lens thread      No

Continuous Drive      Yes, 0.8 fps, 3 images

Movie Clips      Yes, MPEG VX (VGA, 8/16/30 fps, unlimited) with audio

Remote control      No

Self-timer      10 sec

Timelapse recording      No

Orientation sensor      No

Storage types      Memory Stick Duo / Pro Duo

Storage included      32 MB Memory Stick Duo

Uncompressed format      No

Compressed format      JPEG (EXIF 2.2)

Quality Levels      Fine, Standard

Viewfinder      No

LCD      3.0 " Touch screen

LCD Pixels      230,000

Video out      Yes

USB      Yes, 2.0

Firewire (IEEE 1394)      No

Battery / Charger      Yes

Battery      Lithium-Ion rechargeable

Weight (inc. batteries)      139 g (4.9 oz)

Dimensions      94 x 60 x 20 mm (3.7 x 2.4 x 0.8 in)