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A few months back I were astonished with the impressive features of the Sony Cybershot Tx-1 most especially its capability of getting clear and vibrant pictures even in low light. Now just a few months after comes the Sony Tx-7 and as expected a better and improved point and shoot 10.2 megapixel digital camera ready to impress us once again.

It comes in a sleek, clean and glossy aluminum finish and like its predecessor, it is compact and its design is minimalist. The front has the usual slide cover that now appears to be flat unlike that of the curved slide cover of the Tx-1.

It smoothly slides downward automatically powering up the camera revealing the 25 mm wide angle Carl Zeiss Tessar with 4x optical zoom lens at the left side. It enables you to take closer pictures of your subject even at a distance. The AF illuminator or autofocus illuminator (allows the camera to focus on low light) is on the right beside the lens together with the flash and microphones.

Just like the Tx-1, Tx-7 is likewise sleek and clean. It basically has the same physical buttons; only this time it has a movie button added and the zoom button tucked at the edge on the right corner angle. Moving on to the back you will see the 3.5” LCD screen that basically takes up most of the back’s surface area.

Unlike previous T series, the Tx-7 comes with a small pen/stylus for its touchscreen. I personally haven’t used it, as I don’t really see the need of using one. The touchscreen, although it is resistive, is fairly sensitive and intuitive; hence, it is so easy to use.

With just one touch, you have access to the Menu and viewing/scrolling of pictures is as easy as a stroke of a finger. Pictures are clear and crisp and colors were vibrant thanks to its high resolution of 921k pixels.

What makes the Sony Tx-7 quite distinct from its predecessors is the fact that it is the world’s first compact digital camera to include full HD (1920 x 1080 60i) Advanced Video Codec High Definition or AVCHD video capability. With this format, you can record movies in full HD resolution (60 fps) that you can play back on your HDTV using a PS3 or Blu-Ray Disc players.

It can easily be uploaded to YouTube because it can also capture in Mp4 format for up to 1440 x 1080 30 fps at 12 Mbps; definitely great for sharing online. Movement is smooth and with great detail and from what I’ve experienced stabilizing movements while filming were considerably good even with very minimal effort in keeping the camera steady.

Videos that I have taken didn’t cause dizziness when we were viewing them. I guess having an Optical Steady Shot Image Stabilization helps with this factor or maybe, just maybe, I surprisingly have an amazing steady set of hands.

For playback, there is a movie start/stop icon on the touchscreen or a designated physical movie button located on top of the camera as mentioned earlier.

Washed out images are prevented with the Backlight Correction HDR by taking two pictures at different exposure settings. Best elements of both settings are processed in to one image for a natural looking shot.

The Sony Cybershot Tx-7 also has the “wow” factors of the Tx-1 namely, the “Exmor R” CMOS Image Sensor, Anti-motion sensor, Handheld Twilight, high speed shooting just to name a few.

Of course, the Intelligent Sweep Panorama mode is present and has even improved. This model can detect faces and moving subjects then stitches them intelligently to avoid the subject being deformed.
Transfer Jet Technology is Sony’s newest technology that lets you send photos from one device to another by just touching them together. All you need is a Transfer Jet equipped camera and a memory card.

It is totally hassle-free, having no need for wires, cables or even complicated set-ups.






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