Packed with features, the newest compact cameras from Sony promise performance in a pint-sized body.
We all like to take great pics when we’re wandering the world, but many of us don’t want to weigh down our style with big SLR cameras and sometimes phone images just don’t cut it. Enter the new DSC-HX99 and DSC-WX800 cameras by Sony, camera systems that have been dubbed the smallest travel zoom cameras on the market.
Adding to its Cyber-shot line-up of travel high zoom cameras, Sony’s DSC-HX99 and DSC-WX800 bodies have been designed for users who want an unobtrusive camera that can be carried at all times.
Featuring the world’s smallest body and the versatility of a zoom range of 24mm to 720mm, the new models also take stunning 4K movie footage and feature powerful BIONZ X image processing engines combined with a front-end LSI that delivers high-speed continuous shooting at up to 10 fps and lightening-fast auto-focus. There’s also Eye AF, a Touch Focus/Touch Shutter function, and location data acquisition via Bluetooth.
The huge zoom range offered by the HX99 and WX800 means that they are ideally suited to the varied demands of travel photography and capturing daily life. Image stabilisation is controlled with Optical SteadyShot which effectively negates the camera shake blur that often occurs during handheld and telephoto shooting.
The models are also equipped with a Zoom Assist function that allows the user to zoom out temporarily and displays a wider area when shooting a subject at the telephoto end.
A 180-degree tiltable LCD screen allows for easy framing of selfies and group shots. Location data acquisition4 via Bluetooth can collect and record location data from a mobile device and small size proxy recording allows transfers to smartphones or uploading to websites for quick sharing.
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