Sony TX Series DSC-TX9/H 12.2MP Digital Still Camera with “Exmor R” CMOS Sensor and 3D Sweep Panorama
- Supplied Accessories – Rechargeable Battery (NP-BN1), Battery Charger, A/V Cable, wrist Strap, Paint Pen, CD-ROM, Multi Output StandFeatures
- 12.2MP Exmor R CMOS sensor for stunning low-light performance
- 3.5 Touch screen for easy focus selection and photo viewing
- Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar 4x (25mm) optical zoom lens
- 1080i AVCHD Movie records high-quality HD movies
Photographic brilliance meets styling designelegance in the Sony’s DSC-TX9. Capture impressive landscapes with iSweep Panorama and in 3D.10 and Get clear and crisp images in low light thanks to Sony’s “Exmor R” CMOS sensor. You’ll also Bbe impressed by Superior Auto, Background Defocus and Full HD 1080/60i AVCHD movies.8 Enjoy it all on an easy to view 3.5″ touch screen1.
List Price: $ 399.00
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Fujifilm FinePix S2500HD (Black) Digital Camera
- 12.2 MegaPixel sensor captures enough detail for photo-quality 18 x 24-inch prints
- 18x Optical Zoom; Wide-Angle Lens
- 3 inch LCD screen; Dual Image Stabilization
- Panorama Mode * SR AUTO & Face Detection
- HD compatible * Capture images to SD/SDHC memory cards (not included)
ujifilm FinePix S2500HD 12MP Digital Camera with 18x Optical Dual Image Stabilized Zoom ( Electronics ) By Fuji Buy new : 9.95 First tagged “digital camera” by Patricia “ZeroRugrats”
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Great Product,
I bought this Camera to replace an old one that could’nt stand up to the beating electronics take on a deployment. I am deployed to afghanistan with the Army and their are some really beautifull animals out here. This camera is able to hold a tight, high deffinition quality picture even when fully zoomed in on a moving target. The amount of options that are available to customize make it easy to adjust your style of photography. This camera is worth more than I paid for it and I would glady purchase it again. All and all its a fantastic camera for a great price.
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|Fantastic camera at a great price!,
I bought this camera on a whim to get it right before our recent beach vacation. I got it the day before we left and really had no time at all to play with it, but it didn’t matter! I used it on auto most of the time and have the most amazing photos from our trip. The zoom is fantastic! The pictures turn out crystal clear even at the full 18x zoom. It is really light weight which I really love as well. I haven’t had great luck with traditional point and shoot cameras, even with the last nikon being at 12 mp, it still didn’t turn out the way I wanted them to. I really wanted to invest in a dslr, but it is a huge investment and they are very heavy to lug around. This camera is the best of both worlds, ease and light weight and photos of a dslr. I am so glad I decided to purchase this camera. I do not regret it one bit!
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|iSweep App Review,
The TX9 comes with no memory card, but it does accept SDHC cards formatted to FAT32. With the 32GB card it the camera predicts that I can take around 6000 photos in 12M Pixels.
The touchscreen is not bad looking, it is reflective like the Ipod screen which makes image looks clear but at the same time it is also more prone to glare. The touch screen is resistive, not as responsive as the capacitive screen we are used to with the iDevices. This is conform by the fact that it came with a slim plastic dog tag looking contraption with a pointy end. My girlfriend ask what it was, we were puzzled until I went to read the manual… apparently it is a stylus. Only resistive screen can use random plastic object as stylus.
Besides the camera, the package came with a small docking station and a battery charger. This is a nice touch apart from the fact that is doesn’t come will all the accessories for the docking station to fully function. It needs a separate AC adapter with Sony’s own proprietary plugs which cost no less than $39.99 from Sony’s website. Model AC-LS5, I included this, because I personally had a hard time finding this oddball adapter. The docking station has a HDMI and a AV connector, the package only comes with the RCA cable, so again you need to buy your own HDMI cable. I ordered the Amazon Basic ones, since Best Buy loves to insanely overprice these HDMI cable after Circuit City disappeared. With the HDMI cable, the TV out function is very nice. The picture displayed on the screen is amaziningly sharp and clear in 1080i HD and you won’t need to bring a computer to show your photos to your friends on HD Television. On the down side you will not be able to recharge your camera on the docking station if you don’t buy their AC adapter. Personally I find this really inconvenient. Update: I purchased the adapter, and it does not seem to recharge the camera’s battery.
The basic modes of Photo on the Tx9 is Intelligent Auto Adjustment and Superior Auto Adjustment. The Intelligent Auto adjustment is the classic point and click and forget mode, the new superior mode take multiple photos at once then process it to improve picture quality. This does create noticeable clarity, but it needs around 5 second delay after each photo for processing. So this is not so useful if you have impatient friends that wants you to snap quickly.
There are only a few buttoms on the camera, as most of the controls can be done on the touchscreen, the physical buttoms are there for fast access. Photo Mode, Video mode, Shutter, power, zoom and thats it. There are some primitive editing tools on the camera but they seem way too simple to be useful on a small resistive screen. It is more of a gimmick.
There are 2 3D modes, the sweep panorama 3D photo which requires you to have a 3D TV to view and the Sweep multi Angle Mode which appears to changes prespective on the screen when you tilt the camera, similar to a holographic sticker. Since it depends on you to accurately perform the sweeping motion to get good photos, most of the time the 3D photo don’t look correct. I also did not find a way to view the Multi Angle Mode photos outside of the camera.
The photos are automatically organized onto a calender very similar to the way Nintendo DS does it. I found this to be a nice feature. The include photo software for the PC was not so useful, it decided to scan all the photo’s from my other drives on the computer instead of just the camera, which made a mess of things.
All the previous function are there, iSweep panorama,auto shutter on smiley face, etc, but unlike the TX5, the TX9 is not waterproof. I found it funny that Sony would called their trademark feature “iSweep” panorama. Without knowing the facts, if you have to guess which device the feature “iSweep” came from, Apple or Sony, which would you guess?
All in all the strongest Pro on this camera is the point and click photo quality. It can do 1080 HD movies, but it’s not the best of quality, however it is very good for it’s compact size (The sound seems to be too loud when recording movies). On the down side, it doesn’t include everything you want right out of the box, it only includes what you need, (minus the memory card) and buying Sony proprietary accessories isn’t cheap.
Update:
I don’t have a 3DTV but I found a zero cost alternative for viewing the 3D pictures on your computer, at least for novelty purpose. Is the use of Nvidia 3d Vision. You just need a blue and red anaglyph glasses (came free with a one of the issues of maxim) and Nvidia 3D translate the photos for you into 3D. Note that at the time of writing, this does yet work the Nvidia release drivers, it only works with the Beta video drivers, which probably would’ve already been released by the time people read this.
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|Get the TX7 instead,
I used the TX9 on my Cabo vacation and it is hands down the best camera I have ever owned. It’s panoramic pics are breathtaking and the 1080i video is eye poppingly good.
But the TX7 is very similar, the main 2 differences are 1. that the TX9 has an extra 3D mode which is gimmicky, it looks like crap and so I don’t use it and 2. The sensor is 1/2.4 instead of 1/2.3 which translates to virtually no difference in quality (yes there are more pixels). Save yourself the $100 and get the TX7.
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|WOW,
I’ve only had this camera for a few hours, but I had to rush to give an initial impression. In one word, WOW! For a compact point and shoot, Sony has the market leader. First the photos…. Very good. For a point and shoot camera, I can say that the photo quality is as good as most of my previous canon point and shoot cameras. The photos have good color saturation and clarity and focus, and there is little shutter lag. Now video…… AMAZING. This little camera has as good video quality as my Sony CX-12 AVCHD video camera. The video is sharp, clear and the sound is excellent. The difference is this finally combines a decent camera with excellent video capability. Another great feature is the wide angle lens, it gets the whole shot it without needing to back up. I was unlikely to tote my video camera on every trip, but now I don’t have to be concerned about pocketability. The only downside is that because of the small form factor, camera shake can be an issue. The OIS steadyshot is good, but could be better. Also, you cannot make changes to settings while shooting, such as increasing the exposure, you have to stop shooting and then make the change. Overall, those are small prices to pay for such a compact camera that I can take anywhere and play videos on my 55″ LCD that are jawdroppingly good.
For comparison:
I am currently using a Panasonic ZS3, which had average photos but very good video. To me it can’t compete with the Sony. The Sony has better photos and much crisper video (both use AVCHD, although the Panasonic uses AVCHD lite). I recently bought and returned the Canon SD4500IS. I went back and compared photos between the canon and the Sony. Both are close, but the edge goes to canon for clarity (although the Sony does handle white balance better in the auto setting). Where the Canon failed was in the Video: No wide angle lense, and the quality was below that of the Panasonic ZS3, very grainy and fuzzy.
UPDATE
After playing with this camera for about 8 hours I am quite impressed with the image quality from photos and the video remains stellar. In comparing to the Sony WX5 (which I also have at the moment) the video is slightly softer, but the TX9 handles camera shake better, picks up sound more accurately with the mic on the front rather than the top, and does not have zooming noise from the lens moving while shooting video. Taking photos, this thing blows away my Panasonic ZS3: Photos are constantly clear and vivid and the white balance is spot on. Shooting outdoors or in a room with adequate light, the shot to shot times are excellent. The only downside I see to this camera is the shot to shot times when using the flash. It takes at least 3-4 seconds to take another picture with a flash, due to the charge cycle on the flash. It also seems to take the camera a bit longer to process the image after a flash, so that adds time. I will say the photo quality with the flash is astonishingly good. When using the ZS3, it was hit or miss on flash photos (either white balance was off or the photo was overexposed), with the TX9, just about every flash photo looks great. Overall, this is a great camera that takes excellent video and photos. I forgot to mention one great feature is the intelligent auto which picks the scene automatically for each shot, so far every picture I have taken (which is close to 400) has been very accurate with little post processing required.
UPDATE 2
Took the TX9 on a trip to Disney and it performed without flaw. Took close to 700 pictures and a little over an hour of video. Of all of the pictures that were taken, I’d say maybe 2 dozen would have been tossed, the rest turned out very nice with excellent color, sharpness and saturation. The video taken on 17M FH setting are stunning. I have no need for my Sony CX12 video camera anymore since this camera is ultra portable. One reviewer noted a significant fisheye effect because of the wide angle lense. I will say if you look for it you may see a slight effect, but I have not seen it very often.
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