Sony Cyber-shot® DSC-P200/R Pink Digital Camera Manual Support Features Review Guide

Sony Cyber-shot^® DSC-P200/R Pink Digital Camera Manual Support Features Review Guide

The Sony DSC-P200/R Cyber-shot® digital camera gives you professional quality features in a compact, point-and-shoot design.

7.2 Megapixel (3072 x 2304 Pixels)
3X optical zoom lens
2.0" LCD monitor
Compact design
Cyber-shot® Station compatible (sold separately)

The Sony DSC-P200/R Cyber-shot® digital camera gives you professional quality features in a compact, point-and-shoot design. With a 7.2 Megapixel Super HAD™ CCD with exclusive Sony technology for superb resolution, sensitivity and clarity, you’ll get digital photos that are rich with detail. The Carl Zeiss® Vario-Tessar® 3X optical zoom lens combines exceptional picture quality and ultra-sleek design.

Other stand-out features include a large 2-inch LCD monitor with 134K pixels that makes it incredibly easy to frame shots and review pictures. Sony's own Real Imaging Processor™ LSI provides fast startup, fast shot-to-shot times and extended battery stamina for extended use. It is even compatible with the Cyber-shot® Station docking bay (sold separately) for easy picture transfers while you charge your camera’s battery.

1/1.8" 7.2 Megapixel Super HAD™ CCD Super HAD (Hole Accumulation Diode) CCDs provide excellent image quality by allowing more light to pass to each pixel, increasing sensitivity and reducing noise.
•		3X Optical/2X Digital/6X Total Zoom Optical zoom helps you fill the frame with your subject for better pictures. And Sony’s Precision Digital Zoom helps bring your subject closer with an extra 2X magnification
•		0 –14.0X Smart Zoom™ Feature (at VGA Resolution) The Smart Zoom feature intelligently uses the full CCD to let you zoom into the portion of interest by cropping the image size–thus avoiding the image degradation of Digital Zooms.
•		Carl Zeiss® Vario-Tessar® Lens The Vario-Tessar lens is specially produced for very compact cameras. This specialized design allows quick auto-focus, appealing zoom range while still maintaining a compact design.
•		Real Imaging Processor™ LSI The innovative Real Imaging Processor™ LSI in the DSC-P200 not only improves picture quality and clarity but also improves camera response time, decreases shutter lag and improves battery stamina.
•		Live Histogram Display Available in capture and playback the Live Histogram displays the concentration of pixels at each luminosity value making it easy to evaluate correct exposure.
•		14-Bit DXP A/D Conversion Sony’s 14-bit Digital EXtended Processor captures the range between highlight and shadow with up to 16,384 values, for extended dynamic contrast and detail.
•		2.0" LCD Monitor 2.0" LCD provides a high resolution view while shooting. Unique in such a compact camera, this large screen makes it easy to share image playback with friends.
•		5 Area Multi-Point Auto Focus By evaluating 5 separate focus areas of the frame, Sony’s Multi-Point AF system can intelligently focus on the subject and avoid mistakenly focusing on the background.
•		Manual Exposure Mode Manual Exposure Mode provides extended control with 46-step adjustable Shutter speed (30 – 1/1000 sec.), and 2-step Aperture control.
•		AF (Auto Focus) Illuminator Briefly illuminating the subject, in low – or no – light conditions, the AF Illuminator helps establish a positive focus lock.
•		Selectable Focus Mode Monitoring AF (Auto Focus) helps you anticipate the action by focusing even before you press the shutter release.
•		Multi-Pattern Measuring Independently light-metering 49 points of the frame, Multi-Pattern Measuring establishes the optimum exposure, even when highlight and shadow isn’t centered in the frame.
•		Scene Selection Mode With 9 Scene Modes, parameters can be matched to the shooting conditions. Choose from one of the following: Twilight, Twilight Portrait, Landscape, Soft Snap, Candle, Snow, Beach, Fireworks, or High Speed Shutter
•		Pre-Flash Metering With a momentary pre-flash, the camera illuminates the subject and sets exposure through the lens for accurate flash metering. Adjustable flash level and red-eye reduction ensure great flash shots.
•		Memory Stick® Media and Memory Stick PRO™ Media Digital. Powerful. Transportable.™ Memory Stick® media is compact, portable and rugged – connecting a variety of hardware and software applications
•		5 Shot Burst Mode Capture up to 5 shots (7MP fine) or up to 100 (VGA standard) at 1.1 frame/sec. even at 7 MP resolution. Perfect for high speed subjects or fast moving action such as sports
•		Multi-Burst Mode Captures 16 320 x 240 frames as part of a single 1280 x 960 image which plays back sequentially in the camera. Selectable 1/7.5, 1/15, 1/30 second.
•		MPEG Movie VX Standard/Fine Mode with Audio Captures VGA (640 x 480) high frame rate (up to 30 frames per second) audio/video clips with length limited only by the capacity of the media. Video mail mode captures smaller file sizes suitable for email.
•		Conversion Lens Compatible With VAD-PHC adaptor, you can add tele- or wide- conversion lenses for greater magnification or wider field of view, as well as protective and special effect filters.
•		Cyber-shot Station™ Dock Compatible Make transferring images and recharging the DSC-P200’s battery easier with the optional Cyber-shot Station™ camera dock. Just place the camera on the cradle for instantaneous power and computer connections.
•		PictBridge™ Compatibility Connect to any PictBridge™ compatible printer with the supplied USB cable and print directly from the camera. Images can be viewed and selected for printing right on the camera’s LCD, with menus for print quantity, date and index print.
•		Rechargeable InfoLithium® Battery Provides reliable, long-lasting power for continuous shooting, without “Memory Effect". The supplied AC-LS5 adapter/charger provides stable power for USB Transfer.