Sony DSCT500 Cyber-shot Digital
Take your best shot with the DSC-T500 Cyber-shot® digital camera. Powerful, yet small enough to carry in your pocket, this ultra-compact 10.1-megapixel, 5X zoom camera can also record 720p high definition video and even take a picture while recording. Share your videos and pictures on the huge 3.5" touch-screen LCD, your PC or compatible HDTV. Equipped with Face Detection technology that automatically adjusts exposure and color to make faces look their best as well as High Sensitivity ISO 3200 for low light shooting without a flash, it's easy to capture the perfect moment. Additional features such as Optical SteadyShot™ image stabilization, Double Anti-blur and in-camera retouching tools will help make the most of your photo opportunities.
Slim Design
The DSC-T500 packs a lot of performance into an slim design. Measuring just over 27/32" (21.4mm), the DSC-T500 is slim enough to slip into a pocket, so you can take it with you wherever you go.
3.5" Clear Photo LCD Plus™ Touch-Screen Display
Compose and review your images on a large, bright 3.5"2 widescreen LCD (230K) display, and use the touch-screen interface to navigate menus, specify focus points, or zoom in on the pictures you've taken for a closer look at details.
HD Movie
With the Sony® Cyber-shot® DSC-T500, you can quickly and easily record video in 720p high definition1, and even take up to three pictures per movie sequence while shooting5. HD videos are recorded in the MPEG4 AVC/H.264 format, which offers superb image quality in a smaller file size than other comparable video formats13. This smaller file size lets you record more to your Memory Stick Duo™ Media, as well as upload them to Internet sharing sites8 to share with friends and family.
Carl Zeiss® Vario-Tessar® 5x Optical Zoom Lens
The newly developed Carl Zeiss® Vario-Tessar® lens enables close-up shooting up to just .39” (1cm) from the subject (in Magnifying Glass Mode), while the optical 5x telescopic zoom offers superior visual acuity for a compact digital camera.
Double Anti-blur Solution
The combination of Optical SteadyShot™ image stabilization and High ISO sensitivity helps compensate for shaky hands, minimizes blur and allows flash-free shooting to preserve the mood.
Optical SteadyShot™ image stabilization uses a built-in gyro sensor to detect camera shake and automatically shifts the lens to help prevent blur without sacrificing image quality.
High ISO allows for faster shutter speed, so you can take pictures indoors or in low light without the need for a flash. In addition to High Sensitivity Mode (ISO), you can select up to eight ISO settings (Auto, 80, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200) when shooting in Program Auto Mode to adjust sensitivity to your shooting conditions.
Face Detection technology
Face Detection technology detects up to eight individual faces and controls flash, focus, exposure, and white balance to deliver accurate, natural skin tones with reduced red-eye for beautiful images of family and friends. Face Detection can even distinguish between children and adults, so you can prioritize the camera’s focus on children in the scene for clear images of their memorable moments.
Smile Shutter™ technology
The popular Smile Shutter™ technology automatically detects and captures smiling faces. Simply choose the Smiley Face feature and the camera will capture a smile the moment it happens. You can also select subject priority (Adult or Child Priority or touch subject on screen) and indicate the degree of Smile Detection Sensitivity to high (small smile), medium (laugh) or low (grin).
Intelligent Scene Recognition
Intelligent Scene Recognition (iSCN) Mode automatically detects eight different types of scenes and selects the appropriate camera settings: Backlight, Backlight Portrait, Twilight, Twilight Portrait, Twilight using a Tripod, Portrait, Landscape and Macro. iSCN has 2 modes: Advanced and Auto. In Auto Mode, the camera takes a single shot using the optimal settings. In Advance Mode, the camera takes a picture with the current settings and only if necessary takes a second picture with optimized setting.