Sony Cybershot TX1 and WX1

Posted by Ben Hall

August 7, 2009

TX1_Ambient I’ll admit it. While I love getting new things- especially pretty cameras- I dread that part afterwards where you realise you’ve got wrapped up in the fanciness of a product and you suddenly realise, at least a hundred ppounds later, that it doesn’t do the thing you wanted it for in the first place.

Due to be released in September, these two new Sony compacts seem to pack a fair bit of punch- especially when it comes to low-light situations. With 10.2 effective megapixels and some neat sensor technology, the camera is said to provide superb, low-noise images, even in poor lighting conditions.

What’s more, the cameras are able to record in HD. Fantastic for video bloggers or wannabe film makers alike.

Sony Cybershot WX1

You can also turn your camera into a personal photographer with the optional Part-shot technology. I’m not 100% sure how it works but it gives fun, happy images of you and your friends-with you in the picture. Unfortunately, I can’t see it replacing the “awkward raised arm, everyone cram in” shots currently sailing across Facebook.

In all, these cameras promise to bring together photographic perfection with sleek design and, you’ve got to hand it to Sony, they’ve done it again. The TX1, with its Carl Zeiss lens also boasts a touch screen for easy navigation.

The quality of these devices will be put to the test when they capture Sony’s Twilight Football event in September.

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