High-speed shooting is not the destiny of top superpacs and professional reporters’ SLRs only. Ultra-thin and very lightweight cameras Cyber-shot DSC-TX9 and DSC-WX5 are equipped with the latest proprietary 12-megapixel CMOS-sensor Exmor R with backlighting and therefore can take photos at a speed of the fastest “sports” cameras and also write high resolution video.
12.2 Megapixel 24-120 mm 5 x 2.8″ $350, 25-100 mm 4 x 3.5″ $470
Snapshot speed in new cameras reaches 10 full-size 4000×3000 pixels frames per second – a rare DSLR manages not only to overtake, but to boast at least close to the result.
Miniature cameras can capture dynamic scenes with high detail in 1920×1080-pixel AVCHD footage. Advanced sensor at the same time provides not only the speed and high sensitivity that directly affect the quality of photos.
Thanks to him, the developers managed to implement some more tricky functions. For example, Superior Auto mode where the cameras instantly capture up to 6 frames and then, guided by the situation and subject, combine the series into a single photo with minimal noise or maximum dynamic range.
The beauty of it all is that you don’t have to control or hold back any of these functions at all. On the contrary, smart auto is able to make all important decisions by itself, leaving only the choice of the appropriate scene to the photographer.
Except that the recording of circular or “three-dimensional” that is, with the effect of stereo photography panorama have to activate on their own and then another spinning yoke, trying to keep the camera at the same level. And the complexities of alignment and stitching of a wide image size, by the way, up to 7152×1080 pixels will be taken care of by electronics.
TX9 in this pair is responsible for “gadgetry” and style. Its thickness does not exceed 18 millimeters, and in these millimeters fit the lens 25-100 mm and a big touch screen with a diagonal of 3.5 inches at a resolution of 921 thousand. pixels.
All camera controls are on screen, by tapping. The WX5 is aimed more at photographers than fashionistas. It has no touchscreen, and in general the display is small – only 2.8 inches, although with decent clarity – 460 thousand. dots.
You get a fast 24-120mm wide-angle lens with an f/2.4 aperture at wide-angle. After TX9, it’s no wonder why the camera body is so thick – it’s a full 22 mm.
Can the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX5/TX9 compact cameras capture fast-paced sports action without any motion blur?