Mobile Devices and Gadgets

Sony H3 Specifications:
Max resolution: 3264 x 2448 (8 Megapixel)
Sensor size (type): 1/2.5" (CCD)
Zoom capability: 10X optical + 2X digital
Focal length (35mm equiv.): 38mm - 380mm
Max. Aperture: F3.5 - F4.4
Supports conversion lenses: Yes
Auto focus: Yes
AF-assist lamp: Yes
Optical image stabilization: Yes
Macro (min. distance): Yes (2 cm)
LCD display: Yes/2.5"
Viewfinder: None
Built-in flash: Yes
External flash support: No
Manual controls: Exposure compensation, shutter speed, aperture
ISO sensitivity: 100/200/400/800/1600/3200
Movie mode (format): Yes (MPEG)
Movie resolutions (recording limit): 640 x 480
Sound recording: Yes
RAW/TIFF mode: No
PictBridge support: Yes
Storage method: 31MB onboard memory + Memory Stick Duo slot
Storage capacity (w/included card): 10-202
Video out: Yes
USB support: Yes (2.0)
Batteries used: NP-BG1 (1)
Computer supported: Mac/PC
Dimensions (W x H x D): 106.7 x 68.6 x 48.3 mm / 4.2 x 2.7 x 1.9 in
Weight (empty): 264 g / 9.3 oz
Bundled software: Picture Motion Browser
Misc. notes: Comes in silver and black

Labels: digicam, Sony

Latest Walkman from Sony, NW- A919. It’s holds up to 16GB of flash memory and a 2.4-inch, 320 x 240 pixel display. The device measures approximately 86.8 × 48 × 12.3-mm and still supports ATRAC in addition to non-DRMed WMA and AAC, MP3, and linear PCM audio playback with SonicStage doing the sync work back to your PC. If you don’t live in Japan, then there’s no point in using this device. It only has a 1Seg tuner, not DMB, DVB-H, or Flo.

The premium NW-A919/BI (pictured) will sell in November for ¥47,800 while a 4GB NW-A916 should pop for about ¥30,000 ($9). Rounding things out are an FM tuner, direct encoding from your CD/MD player, clear audio noise canceling headphones, and a battery capable of juicing up to 6 hours of television or 36 hours of audio.

Labels: Sony, walkman

This October, Sony Europe’s Recording Media & Energy has announced the launched of three high speed CompactFlash cards. It release to meet the capacity and speed demands of professional D-SLR photographers and ambitious amateur photographers.

An 8GB CompactFlash card can hold up to 2,000 JPEG photos taken in 12 Megapixel resolution in the ‘Standard’ image setting, or up to 1,363 photos in ‘Fine’ mode. Even if both RAW and JPEG image data are recorded, the 8GB card offers enough space for more than 313 digital photos. The high speed CompactFlash 300x cards allow UDMA-enabled D-SLR digital camera users to record more frames per second in continuous advance shooting mode and to transfer their images to the PC very rapidly to make room for new photographic projects. The new Sony CompactFlash 300x card, which complement the existing line-up of 66x and 133x cards, will be available with capacities of 2GB, 4GB and 8GB. They will be branded as part of Sony’s Alpha D-SLR camera system.

Many PCs feature built-in CompactFlash slots as standard, while there are adaptors and card readers available on the market to allow users to access and transfer their data onto CompactFlash cards using any PC or laptop. The Sony CompactFlash cards are compatible with a wide range of products featuring a CompactFlash slot, including many D-SLR Cameras, many digital cameras, printers and other imaging and computer peripherals.

Labels: Compact Flash, Sony