Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX1R Digital Camera

• TheSony Cyber-shot DSC-RX1R Digital Camerais a compact high-performance camera that features a large 24.3 megapixel full-frame CMOS sensor to produce high resolution still imagery and full HD 1080p video. Benefitting the performance of the sensor is the omission of the optical low-pass filter, which allows for even higher resolution, detail, and image sharpness than normally possible. Also contributing to high overall image quality is the incorporation of the BIONZ image processor, which enables low noise levels with high sensitivity to ISO 25600. Furthermore, this processor provides quick performance to all aspects of the camera, including a full-resolution continuous shooting rate of 5 fps, a high-speed autofocus system, and intuitive handling throughout the menu system.
  
  The RX1R's compact design incorporates a fixed Carl Zeiss Sonnar T* 35mm f/2 lens, providing a standard wide-angle perspective that is suitable for working in a wide variety of everyday conditions. This lens' bright maximum aperture is suitable for use in dimly-lit conditions and also benefits working with selective focus and shallow depth of field imagery. The Carl Zeiss T* anti-reflective coating also benefits the overall image quality by minimizing surface reflections and lens flare and producing imagery with greater contrast and clarity.
  
  One of the most revered elements of the RX1R is its compact form-factor and as such, its inclusion of such a large sensor. The combination of these two elements helps to realize truly outstanding imaging capabilities in a highly portable and compact device. While small, the physical design of the camera and lens integrates numerous facets that provide efficient and intuitive use and control of exposure adjustments and camera features. There are three distinct control rings on the lens that give way to expedited handling of the focus, aperture control, and macro settings and a range of physical control dials and customizable buttons also allow for quick access to many different camera functions. For composing imagery, playback and review, and navigating the menu system, a large 3.0" 1,229k-dot Xtra Fine LCD monitor is available and employs WhiteMagic technology to increase the screen's brightness to support working in sunny and well-lit conditions. The design of the camera also includes a multi interface accessory shoe, which, aside from enabling the use of an external flash, permits mounting of an array of accessories including optional viewfinders and external microphones.

  Full-Frame Sensor and BIONZ Image Processor

  The large 24.3 megapixel full-frame CMOS sensor provides a high level of image quality, detail, and rich color and tonal gradations with low noise levels. Greatly benefitting the capabilities of the sensor is the BIONZ image processor, which works to provide 14-bit RAW image data recording as well contribute to the overall speed of the camera. A broad sensitivity range from ISO 100 to 25600 enables clear low-light shooting and a full-resolution continuous shooting rate of 5 fps suits working with fast-moving subjects.

  No Optical Low-Pass Filter

  The optical low-pass filter (OLPF) has been removed in this camera in order to garner the greatest image sharpness and resolution from imagery. By removing the OLPF from the camera's design, there is no blurring of the image prior to capture in order to ensure the highest performance from both the lens and image sensor. This camera is ideal for users whose digital workflow typically consists of computer-based post-production processing as there is a greater likelihood of moir or color artifacts occurring within image files produced without this filter.

  Carl Zeiss Sonnar T* 35mm f/2 Lens

  The Carl Zeiss Sonnar T* 35mm f/2 lens is a standard wide-angle lens with a bright maximum aperture that benefits working in difficult lighting conditions and for greater control over focus placement. The fixed focal length design ensures the highest image quality and the incorporation of three aspherical elements helps to minimize chromatic aberrations while also contributing to high overall sharpness. A Carl Zeiss T* anti-reflective coating has also been applied to lens elements to reduce lens flare and ghosting in order to produce imagery with high contrast and clarity.

  Full HD 1080p Video Recording

  Full HD 1920 x 1080 video recording is supported in multiple frames rates, including 60p, 60i, and 24p. When recording in full HD, the AVCHD Ver. 2.0 codec is used for highly detailed image quality that translates well to editing and sharing on HDTVs. Recording in the Internet-friendly MP4 format is also supported in 1440 x 1080 and 640 x 480 sizes at 30 fps. Sound is recorded during filming using the built-in stereo microphone or, alternatively, an external microphone can be used in conjunction with the multi interface shoe. When recording movies, full manual exposure control is possible by using the P/A/S/M modes, Creative Style and Picture Effect settings can be applied, and full-time continuous autofocus is also supported.

  Low-Light Performance

  A multitude of options are available to benefit working in dimly-lit conditions, including the bright f/2 lens, a maximum sensitivity of ISO 25600, and the incorporation of optical SteadyShot image stabilization to help minimize the appearance of camera shake. Additionally, the RX1R can capture six individual images in quick succession and combine data from each of the images into a single frame to help reduce noise levels by an equivalent two sensitivity steps.

  High Speed Autofocus

  Aided by the rapid throughput of the BIONZ image processor, high speed auto focusing is possible that is equally as precise as it is quick. Utilizing intelligent response data and a refined high speed actuator motor, the RX1R can acquire focus in a similar manner and speed to top-performing DSLR focus systems in a variety of lighting conditions.

  Camera Design

  One of the most notable design elements of the RX1R is the lens and its incorporation of three distinct control rings to provide an efficient and intuitive means for adjusting focus, aperture settings, and switching to macro focusing. By utilizing this analog system of camera controls, you can maintain constant view of the image on the rear monitor while being able to effectively fine tune exposure and focus adjustments.
  
  On the top plate of the camera are knurled control dials, which also lead to expedient changing of exposure modes and exposure compensation settings. Furthermore, a selector dial is located on the backside of the camera to enable switching between a variety camera adjustment settings and a front-located focus mode dial provides fast switching between AF, DMF, and MF focusing modes.
  
  Five of the buttons on the rear side of the camera are customizable and can be reassigned to trigger functions as desired. The Custom, AEL, and Left, Right, and Down buttons can all be set to activate a wide variety of exposure, creative, and focusing settings. Once optimum camera settings have been found for a specific setting or effect, they can be saved using the Memory Recall mode and the same combination will be accessible for later use. Up to three groups of settings can be saved and each can be applied immediately by turning the control dial.
  
  Finally, the design of the RX1R incorporates both a built-in pop-up flash and a mult interface accessory shoe. The pop-up flash has a guide number of 19.7' at ISO 100 and has a unique design that allows for tilting of the flash head for bouncing off of walls, ceilings, or reflectors. The multi interface shoe allows for the use of an external flash and also supports the use of a wide variety of optional accessories, including viewfinders and external microphones.

  High-Resolution LCD Monitor

  Live view monitoring, image playback, and menu navigation are all done from the rear 3.0" 1,229k-dot Xtra Fine LCD monitor. This screen incorporates WhiteMagic technology to boost the overall brightness of imagery to aid in viewing. An AR (anti-reflection) coating and a layer of resin between the LCD and reinforced glass have also been applied in order to minimize glare and produce deeper blacks and more vivid color rendition. An illumination intensity sensor is also integrated into the LCD's design to automatically adjust the brightness depending on the ambient lighting conditions.
  
  Using the screen during shooting benefits compositions through the inclusion of an optional gridline overlay to help line up horizontal and vertical lines within the image frame. Three distinct grids are available: Rule of Thirds Grid Line, Square Grid Line, and Diagonal + Square Grid Line. Additionally, a dual-axis digital level gauge can be used to determine camera roll and pitch for ensuring even horizons and plumb verticals. Benefitting focusing with the screen are the MF Assist and Peaking functions. MF Assist enlarges the live view image up to 11.7x to give a larger, more detailed view of the crucial elements. Peaking provides focus confirmation by highlighting the edges within the composition as a more objective means of determining critical sharpness when manually focusing.
  
  In regard to menu navigation, the Quick Navi menu allows checking of current camera settings in a quick and intuitive manner. In this menu, you can easily adjust the most frequently used camera settings with the cross keys and control dial, and easy-to-recognize icons are used in place of text for faster recognition of these controls.

  Color and Tonal Rendition

  The RXR fully supports Sony's proprietary TRILUMINOS Color technology for producing imagery with an extremely broad color gamut for viewing on TVs equipped with TRILUMINOS Display. During shooting, a refined DRO (Dynamic Range Optimizer) can automatically analyze lighting conditions in order to gain the greatest detail from shadow and highlight regions of an image. This is especially useful when working with backlit subjects or in high contrast situations. Five steps of DRO are available depending on the scene at hand and these exposure adjustments can even be applied during continuous shooting.
  
  Auto White Balance (AWB) is an intelligent means for compensating for the effects of changing light sources within imagery by maintaining a consistent and neutral color temperature balance. A full range of manual white balance controls are also available, including custom white balance and color filter functions to fine-tuning the appearance of different color temperatures within imagery.

  RAW Image Development

  This PC software allows for advanced processing, handling, and editing of the camera's ARW 14-bit RAW image files. This software allows you to manipulate image's exposure, white balance, tonal curves, and other exposure and color settings as well as convert an image's color space and output as JPEGs or 16-bit TIFFs. Images can also be saved in other file formats, thumbnail portfolios can be created, Creative Style settings can be tuned, and images can be rated for more efficient editing.

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX1R Digital Camera

• Imaging
  Pixels	Actual: 24.7 Megapixel Effective: 24.3 Megapixel
  Sensor	Full Frame(35.8 x 23.9 mm) CMOS
  Bit Depth	14-bit
  File Formats	Still Images:JPEG, RAW Movies:MP4, MPEG-4 AVC/H.264, MPEG-4 AVCHD Audio:AAC, AC3
  Max Resolution	24MP: 6000 x 4000
  Aspect Ratio	3:2, 16:9
  Image Stabilization	Optical
  Color Spaces	sRGB, Adobe RGB

  Optics
  Lens	Carl Zeiss Sonnar, 8 elements in 7 groups 3 Aspherical EFL: 35 mm Aperture: f/2 to f/22
  Filter Thread	49 mm
  Zoom	Digital: 4x Digital: 6.1x Digital: 9.1x
  Focus Range	Normal: 9.45" (24 cm) - Infinity Macro: 5.51" (14 cm) - 11.42" (29 cm)

  Exposure Control
  ISO Sensitivity	Auto, 100-25600 (Extended Mode: 50-25600)
  Shutter	30 - 1/4000sec
  Exposure Metering	Center-weighted, Multi, Spot
  Exposure Modes	Modes: Aperture Priority, Intelligent Auto, Manual, Movie, Program Shift, Programmed Auto, Scene Modes, Shutter Priority, Superior Auto, Sweep Panorama Metering Range: EV 0.0 - EV 20.0 Compensation: -3 EV to +3 EV (in 1/3 EV steps)
  Shooting Modes	HDR Painting Handheld Twilight High Contrast B&W Illustration Landscape Miniature Effect Night Portrait Night Scene Partial Color Pop Color Portrait Posterization Retro Rich-Tone Monochrome Soft Focus Soft High-Key Sports Sunset Toy Camera Effect Watercolor
  White Balance Modes	Auto, Cloudy, Color Temperature Filter, Custom, Daylight, Flash, Fluorescent (Cool White), Fluorescent (Day White), Fluorescent (Daylight), Fluorescent (Warm White), Incandescent, Shade
  Burst Rate	Up to 5 fps at 24 MP for up to 24 frames Up to 2.5 fps at 24 MP for up to 24 frames
  Self Timer	10Sec, 2Sec
  Remote Control	RM-VPR1 (Optional)

  Flash
  Flash Modes	Auto Fill-in Off Rear Sync Slow Sync Wireless
  Built-in Flash	Yes
  Maximum Effective Flash Range	Wide: 0.98 - 49.21' (0.3 - 15 m) Telephoto: 1.80 - 18.70' (0.55 - 5.7 m) Wide: Up To 98.43' (30 m) Telephoto: Up To 37.07' (11.3 m)
  External Flash Connection	Hot Shoe

  Memory
  Memory Card Type	Memory Stick Pro Duo Memory Stick PRO HG-Duo SD SDHC SDXC

  Recording
  Video Recording	Yes, NTSC
  Resolution	1920 x 1080: 60 fps, 24 fps 1440 x 1080: 30 fps 640 x 480: 30 fps

  Video
  Video Clip Length	Not Specified By Manufacturer
  Audio Recording	Optional External Mic: With Video, Stereo

  Viewfinder/Display
  Screen	3.0" LCDRear Screen(1,229,000 pixels)
  Screen Coverage	100%

  Connectivity/System Requirements
  Connectivity	HDMI D (Micro) USB 2.0
  Software System Requirements	Windows: XP (SP3), Vista (SP2), 7, 8 Mac: OS X 10.5 or later

  Power
  Battery	1x NP-BX1Rechargeable Lithium-Ion Battery Pack, 3.6VDC, 1080mAh
  AC Power Adapter	AC-UD11 (Included)

  Physical
  Dimensions (WxHxD)	4.5 x 2.6 x 2.7"/113.3 x 65.4 x 69.6 mmexcluding protrusions
  Weight	17.00 oz/482 gwith battery and memory card