Sony Snowflake DSC-TX1 comes with engraved holiday spirit

For a limited time only -- and you should be able to guess how long that is -- Japanese SonyStyle customers can order up the TX1 in the especially wintry attire you see above. Already available in a choice of five colors, the cam will also let you choose between black, silver and pink for the engraved models, and we also hear these snowflakes are part of a wider range of engraved designs. Options titled Safari, Race, and Heart are also available, and you can even add your own message to the front, or just tag it with your name if you're feeling narcissistic. Either way, you can see the other color options after the break, or try out all the different looks using the interactive skinning tool at the source link.

[Adamgs Posted Dec 2nd 2009 9:13AM]

Sony do make some nice cameras, its a shame ill never buy one due to the fact they use Memory Sticks.

[Willen Posted Dec 2nd 2009 11:21AM]

@Adamgs

Memory cards are cheap. Even Memory Sticks if you can find them on sale. There are microSD to Memory Stick Duo adapters available so at least in theory you could avoid buying an actual Memory Stick and you'd be using the more popular SD format (the micro version, anyway).

Or you could buy a Sony Alpha DSLR since they use Compact Flash or SD cards in place of, or in addition to Memory Sticks.

[Kurian Posted Dec 3rd 2009 3:57AM]

@Adamgs

Nothing even remotely comes close to Memory Stick's performance in multiple small access. SD cards have higher sustained speeds, but when writing many small files they choke at a few KiB/s.

[revoltracers Posted Dec 2nd 2009 9:19AM]

I quite like this, except for the fact that it will look cool in only a very limited part of the year.

[Dr Yusuf AlKindi Posted Dec 2nd 2009 9:20AM]

Has anyone noticed how some of those snow flakes are six pointed Hebrew, Jewish stars? Is Japan-Sony trying to tell us somethng?

[btate0121 Posted Dec 2nd 2009 10:06AM]

@Dr Yusuf AlKindi LOL. I noticed the "Star of David" as well.

[jamiesim Posted Dec 2nd 2009 10:42AM]

@(Unverified) very cool - also the mitsibushi logo!!!

[Sea Urchin Posted Dec 2nd 2009 11:09AM]

@Dr Yusuf AlKindi

Man this camera will sell like hot cakes in the Arab world.

[NachoPATA Posted Dec 2nd 2009 1:41PM]

@Dr Yusuf AlKindi ... that they went cheap on the design and just used a font's asterisks?

[Mr w00t Posted Dec 2nd 2009 9:34AM]

"..or just tag it with your name if you're feeling narcissistic..." hehe :)

I've always liked Sony cameras. I have an Alpha and had many other pocket cameras as well.

My main problems, besides memory stick, is the RAW format for Alpha cameras, at least in my model, and the Sony idea that by creating weird file formats I wont leave them.

Its actually the opposite. Pocket cameras might be very good but my next DSLR will be a Canon or Nikon.

[Willen Posted Dec 2nd 2009 11:14AM]

@Mr w00t
You do realize that your Alpha does have a slot for either Compact Flash or SD memory cards?

And the RAW format that Sony uses is not really any different than the RAW files that Canon or Nikon uses; ultimately, it's a matter of finding the best plug-in for the photo editing software you use or the RAW converter that gives you the best results. It's not like those RAW files will only work with the converter that Sony provides.

Switching to Canon or Nikon for other reasons than memory card or RAW file formats is justified. Like better high ISO performance, HD video capability, or higher FPS capture speeds. The ones you listed aren't very valid.

[allivant Posted Dec 2nd 2009 9:34AM]

I wish I had one just for the party dock. But I just got a T1i anyway.

[MLO Posted Dec 2nd 2009 10:02AM]

I just woke up... I thought it said Snowy Snowflake DSC-TX1...

[jonyah Posted Dec 2nd 2009 10:31AM]

I've got the wx1 on the way and two 16gb memory sticks ($40 each, thanks to black friday). Can't wait to start playing with it. After actually touching this and the wx1 at frys, I decided on the slightly larger one, though still a pocket camera, for the extra features/zoom.

[shamowfski Posted Dec 2nd 2009 10:47AM]

Source link is busted.

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 2nd 2009 11:30AM]

Looks a bit flaky.

[pppun Posted Dec 2nd 2009 11:30AM]

Another great piece of photoshop art!

[MayankS Posted Dec 2nd 2009 11:34AM]

I'd love to have this camera .. i'm a really wintery guy