Sony has introduced its first wireless Cyber-shot, the DSC-G1, a 6 megapixel digital camera that also works with other DLNA-enabled devices, like other cameras or your PC.
It has 3.5-inch high-res LCD screen for high detail when viewing photos and for a superb slideshow feature to share photos with others.
The new camera’s slide show with music function makes sharing photos directly on the camera even more enjoyable. Sony popularized the use of large LCD screens on compact cameras, with the understanding that simply passing the camera around is a means of sharing.
You can share your photos with friends that have a Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) enabled camera – just by selecting the photo or photos in question, and pressing a button. Four people with compatible cameras can send photos to each other in real time. DLNA compatible PCs can also store and share photos from the DSC-G1 wirelessly. The camera is also the first to come with 2Gb of internal memory.
You can also add as much as you want using MS Duo or MS Pro Duo memory sticks, which are available in sizes of up to 8Gb, the DSC-G1 becomes a true pocket digital photo album as well as powerful digital camera, able to store 7500 VGA images or 600 6-megapixel photos.
Integral in a camera that can easily store several photo albums worth of photos is in innovative new on-camera search feature. You can organize your photos by events, such as vacations or birthdays, and retrieve them later by keywords or labels. It’s also possible to select an image and search for other photos with the same face, same color, or a similar composition.
The camera has a distinctive design and elegant metal body, a Carl Zeiss 3x optical zoom lens, Super Steady Shot optical image stabilization to minimize camera blur and shake, a light sensitivity of up to up to ISO 1000 for better images at higher shutter speeds and in low light.
It has an integrated lens cover which slides across the camera’s face, instead of down as with previous models, with the camera ready to shoot in less than a second.
Expected retail price is US $600, with a complete range of accessories from www.sonystyle.com, with the camera arriving in stores in April.
