Sony DSC-W560 Feature Highlights
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14.1 Megapixel Super HAD CCD Image Sensor
A powerful 14.1 megapixel ½.3-inch Super HAD CCD image sensor helps you capture
gorgeous images with superb contrast and clarity down to the finest detail. With
14.1 megapixels, you can create stunning, photo-quality prints up to A3+
(13x19-inch) size, or crop your images and still come away with high resolution
shots.
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3.0-inch Clear Photo LCD display (230k pixels)
Generous 3.0-inch (230K pixels) Clear Photo LCD display features sharp, natural
color that makes it easy to compose shots, read menus, and view photos, even in
bright sunlight.
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720p MP4 HD Movie Mode5
In 720p MP4 movie mode the camera shoots 1280 x 720 high definition movies at 30
fps, which is the format when working with a PC. Create high quality movies with
full use of optical zoom in files small enough to transfer to compatible PC or
Mac. Once transferred to your computer you can effortlessly upload your media
to popular photo and video-sharing websites such as Photobucket and YouTube.
(Compatible computer with internet capability required)
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Sweep Panorama Mode
Reach beyond the traditional wide angle lens, and capture more breathtaking
shots with Sweep Panorama Mode. Simply press the shutter button and sweep the
camera in the desired direction and the camera continuously shoots at a high
speed, then seamlessly stitches the images together with automatic position
adjustment to create one stunning panoramic image. Available in wide and
ultra-wide options, the camera can take panoramic shots of up to 268 degrees.
Now capturing wide landscapes is as easy as press and sweep.
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Optical SteadyShot image stabilization
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.
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Intelligent Auto Mode
Unlike traditional auto mode, Intelligent Auto (iAuto) mode thinks for you,
recognizing scenes, lighting conditions, faces, and adjusts settings resulting
clear images, faces with natural skin tone and less blur. Take advantage of all
the technology without leaving Auto mode. Kids on the playground, landscape
shots, a beautiful flower or an indoor birthday party; all result in clear
images without leaving auto mode.
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Soft Skin Mode
Portrait subjects will love the results. Soft Skin mode recognizes skin tones
and reduces the appearance of blemishes and wrinkles without affecting the rest
of the shot.
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Natural Flash
Conventional point-and-shoot camera flash shots just don't capture colors the
way the eye sees them. Natural Flash mode takes a reference shot without flash
and then uses that reference to correct the color, for far more lifelike images.
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Self-Portrait Timer
Self-Portrait Timer helps take the guesswork out of self portraits by utilizing
Face Detection technology to recognize when your face enters the frame. Once the
camera detects your face, it triggers a 2-second timer, and then snaps a
picture.
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In camera guide
Take all the guesswork out of photography with the in camera guide. It’s
convenient step by step instructions lead you to the perfect shot.
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Face Detection technology
Face Detection technology detects up to eight individual faces and adjusts
focus, exposure, and white balance to help deliver crisp, properly lit images of
family and friends.
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Smile Shutter technology
Smile Shutter technology captures a smile the moment it happens. Simply press
the Smile Shutter button and the camera does the rest. Also select adult and
child priority and indicate the degree of Smile Detection Sensitivity.
Intelligent Scene Recognition can now be used together with Smile Shutter mode
when the Intelligent Auto mode is on. This means that beautiful smiles can be
captured with settings optimized for the particular scene, even in difficult
conditions such as twilight and backlighting.
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Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar Lens with 25mm wide 4x
Optical Zoom
The high-performance Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar 4x optical zoom lens brings distant
subjects closer for video recording as well as for outdoor, sports, and travel
photos, and Close Focus shoots close-ups up to just under ½-inch from the
subject. A 25mm wide-angle lens allows you to take wider shots of the scene or
group in crowded spaces.
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Anti-blink Function
It’s frustrating to capture the perfect shot, only to review it later and
discover subjects blinked during the photo. The Anti-blink function works to
help counter blinking and squinting. When the camera is set to Soft Snap, the
Anti-blink function captures two images, recording only the photo with less
squinting. If a blink is detected in other shooting modes, a warning will be
displayed after you take the shot.
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Dynamic Range Optimizer Standard and Plus
Dynamic Range Optimizer (DRO) Standard and Plus uses a sophisticated algorithm
to help recover shadows and highlights. The result is more natural images with
clearer details that more closely match what your naked eye sees. DRO is
particularly effective when shooting backlit portraits or any scene with a
dramatic contrast between background and foreground lighting. DRO Plus allows
for even greater optimization by analyzing each region of an image and
performing additional image processing.
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Intelligent Scene Recognition (iSCN) Mode
Intelligent Scene Recognition (iSCN) Mode automatically detects eight different
types of scenes and, within just 1/30th of a second, selects the appropriate
camera settings: Backlight, Backlight Portrait, Twilight, Twilight Portrait,
Twilight using a tripod, Portrait, Landscape and macro. iSCN has two modes: Auto
and Advanced. In Auto Mode, the camera takes a single shot using the optimal
settings. In Advanced Mode, the camera takes a photo with the optimal settings
and, if in difficult lighting (low light or back light) immediately takes a
second photo with another optimized setting so you can choose which to keep.
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High Sensitivity Mode (ISO 3200)
High ISO allows for faster shutter speed, so you can take photos indoors or in
low light without the need for a flash. In addition to High Sensitivity Mode
(ISO), you can select up to seven ISO settings (Auto, 125, 200, 400, 800, 1600,
3200) when shooting in Program Auto Mode to adjust sensitivity to your shooting
conditions.
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Easy Shooting Mode
With Easy Shooting Mode, even beginners can take great photos. In Easy Shooting
Mode, easy-to-understand basic instructions are displayed on the LCD screen and
the camera switches to all automatic settings, removing several function choices
and allowing you to focus on just your subject. Since this mode works together
with Intelligent Scene Recognition, the camera selects the optimum setting for
each scene. In addition the easy mode simplifies preview mode.
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In-Camera Retouching Tools
Retouch and enhance your photos on the go with in-camera Trimming, Red-Eye
Correction, and Unsharp Masking functions.
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PHOTOMUSIC4
PHOTOMUSIC4 combines images with music (4 tracks, 5
minutes per track) to produce fun and entertaining slide shows with standard
visual effects (Simple, Nostalgic, Active, and Stylish). Select from pre-loaded
tracks on the camera or transfer your own from your compatible computer (sold
separately).
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Includes Sony PMB (Picture Motion Browser)
Software ver. 5.51
Sony Picture Motion Browser software offers a simple, intuitive way to transfer,
sort, and view your video and still images on your compatible PC. In addition,
multiple output options let you burn your memories to DVD (sold separately), as
well as take advantage of one click upload to a number of popular video and
photo sharing sites3.
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Includes Sony PMBP (Picture Motion Browser
Portable) software2
With the pre-installed Picture Motion Browser (PMB) Portable software2
the DSC-W560 makes it easy to pre-select videos and images in the camera and
conveniently upload them from the camera to a compatible PC and popular Internet
sharing sites3 without the need for any additional
software or install.
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- Requires Microsoft Windows XP SP3/ Windows Vista SP2/Windows 7. Not
supported by Mac OS.
- Uploading directly to the web requires PMB Portable (ver 5.5) for
Windows; (ver 1.3) for Mac software and USB cable (included), and PC with
internet connectivity. Windows XP SP3 64-bit and Starter Edition and Windows
Vista Starter Edition environments not supported.
- Requires compatible wireless access point(s). Some features may rely on
Internet services.
- Four preset music tracks stored in internal memory. Imported music tracks
can be up to five minutes long. When using Music Transfer to download music,
tracks longer than five minutes will be reduced to five minutes when uploading
to the Cyber-shot camera.
- Movie recording is limited to (29min segments for MP4 up to 12Mbps
1440x1080/30p)
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