Sony Intros New Cyber-shots with the Exmor R CMOS Sensor for Low Light Picture Taking

Sony today unveiled two Cyber-shot cameras, the DSC-TX1 and DSC-WX1, that feature Sony's new "Exmor R" back illuminated CMOS sensor technology. What exactly does this new technology do? It improves shooting in low-light by reducing the grain in your photo. This sensor has almost twice the sensitivity of cameras with your standard sensor.

TX1 and WX1 cameras also have hand-held twilight and anti-motion blur multi-shot modes. And with the "Exmor R" CMOS sensor's high speed, these modes capture six separate images in less than a second and use Sony's BIONZ processor to combine the shots into a single image. With their Sweep Panorama and 10 frames per second burst shooting, the cameras can also take up to 185 and 256-degree panorama shots in a press-and-sweep motion, resulting in an image size of 7152 x 1080.

The 10.2 megapixel TX1 features a touch panel that lets you scroll through images with a "flick" of your finger to access menus on the 3-inch Clear Photo LCD Plus display. It also includes a Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar lens, a 4x telescopic zoom, and Optical SteadyShot image stabilization.

Also featuring 10.2 megapixels, the WX1 has a 2.7-inch Clear Photo LCD Plus display and is just over three quarters of an inch thin. It includes a Sony G lens, and a wide angle 24-120mm 5x optical zoom.

Both cameras have Intelligent Auto (iAuto) mode, Face Detection, intelligent Scene (iSCN), Smile Shutter technology, dynamic range optimization (DRO), intelligent Auto Focus and HD video capability that records HD movies in 720p high definition MPEG4 format. The cameras also have a new Pet mode that minimizes blur when shooting moving pets and reduces pet red-eye.

The TX1 camera will be available in silver, gray, pink and blue in September for about $380. The WX1 camera will be available in black this October for about $350. Both cameras are available for pre-order now at www.SonyStyle.com.