Sony hits us: The Cyber-shot DSC-H1, DSC-W5, DSC-W7, DSC-S40, DSC-60, and DSC-90
The big Photo Marketing Association started today, you'd think everyone would have already made they're big announcements today (FujiFilm, Nikon, Canon, Rollei, Pentax, Kodak, HP, Concord, Olympus, Casio, and Panasonic carpet bombed us with new cameras the two weeks or so leading up to the show), but Sony waited until this weekend to show off anything new. Here's what they've got:
The 5.1 megapixel Cyber-shot DSC-H1, their latest prosumer-style digital camera. 12x optical zoom lens, image stabilization, a 2.5-inch LCD screen, and 32MB of internal storage. We were hoping DSC-H1 would have dual CompactFlash and Memory Stick memory card slots like with the DSC-V3, but Sony's stuck to just Memory Stick with this camera.
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The 5.1 megapixel Cyber-shot DSC-W5 is old news by now—it was accidentally "announced" last month—but we hadn't known that Sony would also be announcing a 7.2 megapixel version called the Cyber-shot DSC-W7. Both are about the same in the looks department, and each has a 3x optical zoom lens, 32MB of internal memory, and nicely-sized 2.5-inch LCD screen pasted on back.
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Next up, the 4.1 megapixel Cyber-shot DSC-S40, which looks a little like it should be part of Sony's U-series of cameras, and has a 3x optical zoom lens, 32MB of internal memory, and a small 1.5-inch LCD screen.
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Heading up the rear are two pretty similar new entry-level 4.1 megapixel models, the Cyber-shot DSC-S60 and DSC-S90. Each has a 3x optical zoom and 32MB internal memo; the only significant difference between the two is the DSC-S90 has a 2.5-inch LCD while the screen on the DSC-S60 is just 2.0 inches in size. Not that it matters much, we can't see much of a reason for buying either in the first place.
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