Sony Cybershot DSC-W290 Digital Camera - Black

Style meets power in this technology-packed compact. Clever features offer great image quality and include Selected Face Memory, which always recognises a certain person – great at family events like weddings. Ten in-built picture editing functions allow picture enhancement on the go, superb when played back later on HDTV.

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High Resolution 12.1 Megapixel CCD
In the DSC-W290, Sony employs a 12.1 megapixel 1/2.3” Super HAD™ CCD image sensor which gives superior clarity and excellent contrast for igreat enlargements of up to A3+ size.

5x Carl Zeiss optics with Optical SteadyShot
The Carl Zeiss 5x zoom lens covers the 28mm equivalent wideangle perspective for great group and landscape photos. Its outstanding clarity is retained even in difficult lighting situations by the inclusion of an optical image stabiliser (Optical SteadyShot).

BIONZ™ image processor
For excellent definition and fast camera operation.

HD Movie Mode
Records in 720p MPEG-4 high definition for fantastic quality movie making.

Advanced picture taking technologies
Includes the following functions to help get the very best results possible:

• Intelligent Scene Recognition
• Face Detection technology (for up to 8 faces)
• Selected Face Memory (choose the person you want featured)
• Anti-blink Function
• Red-eye Reduction
• Smile Shutter™ Technology (Automatically detects a smile and fires the shutter in this mode)

ISO 3200 High Sensitivity Mode
For sharp results in low light without flash.

Dynamic Range Optimizer
Works out the best exposure and contrast settings to give more natural images with clearer detail. Especially effective when shooting backlit portraits or any scene with a high contrast between background and foreground levels. DRO Plus allows for even greater optimization by analyzing each region of an image and performing additional image processing.

Additional Features

• 13 convenient photo modes
• 9-Point Auto Focus
• Burst Mode (up to 100 shots at approximately 0.62 second intervals at any resolution)
• Function Guide (Help Mode)
• Easy Shooting Mode
• 16:9 High Resolution Mode
• In-Camera Retouching
• Multi-purpose Resize function
• Picture Motion Browser ver. 4.2.02 software supplied