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Sony TransferJet UK Release Due In Months

Sony Transfer Jet

Sony TransferJet is one of the most exciting and hotly anticipated Sony technologies that has been developed for its range of Cybershot cameras. After doing the rounds at Gadget Shows and in the media Sony has revealed that TransferJet technology will be available within the UK in a matter of months.

Sony TransferJet technology that will be available with some Cybershot cameras and memory cards is basically wireless file sharing like Bluetooth. However, unlike Bluetooth TransferJet requires users to hold devices close together, even touching them. This close proximity wireless technology allows for the rapid transferral of data, according reports the speed is around 187 times faster than traditional Bluetooth. As well as Cybershot cameras TransferJet technology will be available in some VAIO notebooks and if some rumours are to be believed BRAVIA televisions with the aid of a special pad like component. Read the rest of this entry »

Sony Cybershot DSC-W380; Product Feature

Sony Cybershot W380

Recently launched, the Sony Cybershot (Cyber-shot) DSC-W380 is a compact digital camera that packs an impressive punch. With a plethora of features to help produce stunning images the Sony Cybershot W380 is certainly a technologically adept compact camera. Here is a breakdown of the specs and features for all those snappers out there.

In terms of features the Cybershot W380 boasts 14.1 megapixels for superb detail as well as five times optical zoom and a 24mm wide angle for enhanced group shots and landscapes. Additionally a 720p HD movie mode has been added with a Clear Photo LCD measuring 2.7 inches to view images and video. These features however pale in comparison to some of the clever technologies that have been included in the DSC-W380. Read the rest of this entry »

Digital Photo Frames Grow Up with New Features

Sony Digital Photo Frame

Hail the S Frame, the range of digital photo frames from Sony whose specifications rival those of a respectable camera…

The DPF-X1000N, one of the most advanced members of the Sony S Frame family (even the name sounds impressive) hosts Auto Touch-up, with features such as Exposure and Red Eye Correction, and wait for it…Skin Smoothing capabilities! You need not fret about photo editing via a pc or hurrying to delete those dreaded photos before friends descend on you – eagerly waiting evidence from last nights events.

Specifications are one thing, but the benefits of the S Frame on the grandeur of your living room or bedroom has to be admired.  All of the Sony S Frame range comes with a sleek looking black fascia; however the DPF-E72N is unique in the fact that it comes with 3 interchangeable covers in black, brown and red. The S Frame LCD panel ranges from 8-inch to a mighty 10-inch and with the X1000N and X800 you exclusively get TruBlack technology, this minimises the reflection on the display and adds stronger contrast to deep colours and shadow tones. Read the rest of this entry »

Sony Cybershot DSC-TX7 Product Feature

Sony Cyber-shot TX7, a new standard in Compact Cameras!

News of the Sony Cybershot DSC-TX7 reached us here at Sony-Insights about a month ago. Launched at CES the slim-line DSC-TX7 has now reached the review stage and it has certainly impressed both experts and users. The Sony Cybershot TX7 has been developed to improve upon the existing TX1 and includes some features that will doubtlessly impress photographers.

In terms of specs, consumers are provided with a 10.2 megapixel CMOS sensor that incorporates the Sony Exmor R technology for outstanding low light performance. The TX7 also provides a 3.5 inch screen, fast video capture utilising the AVCHD format and Sony’s new technology, the intelligent Sweep Panorama. This new tech allows users to snap wondrous panoramic photographs with an intelligent stitching system. In addition the Carl Zeiss lens offers 4x optical zoom and the touch-screen interface has been specifically designed with ease of use and intuitive functionality in mind. Finally the stereo microphone allows for sound recording whilst the HDMI output means your images and videos can be displayed easily. For those with fashion in mind the Cybershot TX7 is also available in a range of three colours. Read the rest of this entry »

New Sony Cyber-shot W and T Series – Wonderful Technology?

The Sony Cyber-Shot TX Series

Sony Cyber-shot has a history of releasing some of the most technologically advanced and stylish cameras available on the market. The latest additions to the Sony Cyber-shot family are the T and W series, digital cameras that pack an impressive punch in terms of new and innovative imaging technologies.

In regards to imaging the new Cyber-shot series incorporate the astounding Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar lenses which combined with the Exmor R CMOS sensor deliver stunning photographs in a range of different lighting conditions. Additionally features such as the intelligent face detection, labelled as iAuto makes snapping friends and family simple. For instance face detection on the Cyber-shot W series has the capability to adjust the exposure, skin tone, focus and even red-eye reduction for a maximum of eight subjects ensuring that your family snaps capture the moment perfectly. Read the rest of this entry »

TransferJet Memory Cards Released in Japan

At Sony Insights we have already looked at Sony’s new data transferral technology, TransferJet. Present in some of the latest products it is described as a “close proximity wireless transfer technology”. Put simply it allows users to transfer their data at high speed without the need for those pesky wires.

The latest announcement from Sony concerned with TransferJet states that speeds of 560Mbps will be possible. Despite some industry commentators surmising that it is more likely that the speed will be around 375Mbps, it is certainly a fast system that will allow the seamless transfer of data between digital cameras, camcorders, VAIO computers and BRAVIA televisions.

The TransferJet system will only work with a maximum range of 3cm so basically users will have to touch the devices together when they want to send pictures, music or video. This close proximity however means that outstanding speeds will be achievable, so it is better to think of it as a type of Bluetooth that is far faster, and considerably more capable.

The Sony global website has in-depth information on the subject as well as some very technical equations but the lay mans explanation, and most pertinent example is the fact that users will be able to share the images from the camera to their television by just touching the devices together. Equally a video on the Sony site shows that this reliable high speed transmission technology will allow users to download music in stores by simply touching their mobile phone or mp3 player to an in store device.

However this new TransferJet technology is implemented, its development by Sony could well be the next step in wireless communication. As 8, 16 and 32GB varieties of TransferJet Memory Stick Pro cards are released in Japan, only time will tell if this technology will be a revolutionary development.

TransferJet, a New Feature for the Sony Cyber-shot HX5

The new Sony Cyber-shot HX5

More news is steadily leaking through of the latest developments in the world of Sony technology form the CES event.  One of these developments is the Sony HX5, a device that incorporates a 10.1 megapixel camera, an Exmor CMOS sensor for those lowlight situations as well as optical zoom and High Definition video. However despite, the impressive statistics there are a number of other features on this new Cyber-shot that elicit far more excitement.

The GPS tagging feature allows users to tag where their photographs were taken, providing precise information of your travels or even what you were doing on Friday night. Also featured is TransferJet, a docking system that is set to revolutionise the way in which we transfer photographs between devices. All users have to do is simply place the Cyber-shot camera on a special dock and it will automatically place them on your digital picture frame or to other cameras.

Personally I see this as the next evolution for camera usage. Hopefully the mass of wires and cables that were typically of technology in the past will finally yield to a technology that is far simpler, and smarter. Time will tell on the TransferJet technology but you can be sure that Sony-Insights will report on how these latest technological developments are being incorporated into the Cyber-shot range.