Sony Cyber-Shot DSC-T99 Reviews and Specs

January 30, 2011

Description

Model Highlights: Sweep Panorama Mode, 3″ Clear Photo LCD Plus™ touch screen, Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar Lens with 25mm equivalent wide 4x optical zoom, Optical SteadyShot™ image stabilization, 14.1-megapixel Super HAD™ CCD image sensor.

Take your pictures further with the hot new Cyber-shot® T99 digital camera. Capture vast landscapes in Sweep Panorama and view them on a beautiful 3.0″(diag.) touch screen. Get better group shots with a 25mm wide angle lens and get the best shot with iAuto Mode, Smile Shutter and Soft Skin.

Review

1. Sony Cyber-Shot DSC-T99 Review by Expertreviews.co.uk

Sony knows how to make a good looking camera. As with all of its T-series models, the T99’s lens sits behind a sliding panel that doubles as a power switch. For reasons we can’t quite explain, this design is immensely satisfying. The back of the camera is filled by a 3in touchscreen, and the overall effect is one of sleek, understated sophistication. The downside is that there’s not much to hold onto. We found that fingers sometimes crept in front of the lens as we did our best to grip its curved shell.

2. Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T99 Review by Photographyblog.com

Unlike Sony’s Cyber-shot WX5 with its conventional boxy shape and protruding zoom lens, the flat-fronted brushed metal 14.1 effective megapixel, 4x optical zoom T99 is a slim-line snapshot contender of the slide open and shoot lens cover variety. This means its internally stacked optics are hidden from view when the camera is inactive, and at no point extend proud of the faceplate surface when in use.

3. Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T99 (Purple) by Cnet

The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T99 is basically the sexier ultracompact version of the company’s W350. It has many of the same features as that model, but switches from a telescoping external lens to an internal lens and adds a 3-inch touch screen. Unfortunately, the design and display raise the cost, but don’t do anything to improve photo quality or shooting performance. That’s not to say that the photos are bad, though, and if you want a touch-screen camera and can’t afford a more expensive model, the T99 is a decent camera.

Specs

Manufacturer: Sony
Part Number:DSC-T99/V

General

Product Type Digital camera – Compact
Width 3.7 in
Depth 0.7 in
Height 2.2 in
Weight 3.7 oz
Enclosure Color Violet

Main Features

Resolution 14.1 megapixels
Color Support Color
Optical Sensor Type Super HAD CCD
Total Pixels 14,500,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 14,100,000 pixels
Light Sensitivity ISO 3200,
ISO 1600,
ISO 800,
ISO 100,
ISO 200,
ISO 80,
ISO 400,
ISO auto
Digital Zoom 2 x
Image Processor BIONZ
Shooting Modes Frame movie mode
Shooting Programs Soft snap,
Snow,
Beach,
Twilight portrait,
Underwater,
Twilight mode,
High sensitivity,
Gourmet,
Soft skin,
Hi-speed shutter,
Fireworks,
Pet,
Landscape
Image Stabilizer Optical (Steady Shot)
Image stabilizer feature Optical stabilization helps prevent blurry pictures, especially for handheld cameras at slow shutter speeds or when using high optical zoom. This camera utilizes built-in Super SteadyShot stabilization to assist in taking sharper pictures.
Max Shutter Speed 1/1600 sec
Min Shutter Speed 2 sec
Exposure Metering Multi-segment,
Center-weighted,
Spot
Exposure Modes Program ,
Automatic
Exposure Compensation ï¿½2 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
Face Detection Yes
White Balance Automatic,
Presets,
Custom
White Balance Presets Daylight,
Underwater,
Incandescent,
Cloudy,
Fluorescent light (daylight),
Fluorescent light (warm white),
Fluorescent light (cool white),
Flash
Digital Video Format MPEG-4
Still Image Format JPEG
Max Video Resolution 1280 x 720
TV Tuner None
Video Capture MPEG-4 – 1280 x 720,
MPEG-4 – 640 x 480

Memory / Storage

Flash Memory 32 MB Flash – Integrated (soldered memory – 32 MB )
Supported Flash Memory Memory Stick Duo ,
SD Memory Card ,
Memory Stick PRO Duo
Floppy Drive None
Image Storage JPEG 4320 x 3240,
JPEG 4320 x 2432,
JPEG 3648 x 2736,
JPEG 2592 x 1944,
JPEG 1920 x 1080,
JPEG 640 x 480

Camera Flash

Camera Flash Built-in flash
Flash Modes Fill-in mode,
Slow synchro,
Auto mode,
Flash OFF mode,
Red-eye reduction
Red Eye Reduction Yes
Effective Flash Range 3 in – 9 ft
Features AF illuminator

Lens System

Type Zoom lens – 4.43 mm – 17.7 mm – F/3.5-4.6
Focal Length 4.43 mm – 17.7 mm
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 25 – 100 mm
Focus Adjustment Automatic
Auto Focus TTL contrast detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) 9
Macro Focus Range 0.4 in
Lens Aperture F/3.5-4.6
Optical Zoom 4 x
Zoom Adjustment Motorized drive
Lens Construction 10 group(s) / 12 element(s)
Lens Manufacturer Carl Zeiss
Features Aspherical lens

Additional Features

Self Timer Yes
Self Timer Delay 2 sec,
10 sec
Additional Features Digital image rotation,
In-camera red-eye fix,
Intelligent Scene Recognition (iSCN),
Audio recording,
PRINT Image Matching,
Cropping an image,
TransferJet support,
Blink Detection technology,
Smile Detection technology,
720p HD movie recording,
DPOF support,
Sweep Panorama technology,
Face detection,
Built-in speaker,
Clear RAW Noise Reduction,
Motion Detection Technology,
Self Portrait Auto Shutter,
Auto power save,
Touch-screen control,
Automatic display brightness adjustment,
Dynamic Range Optimizer,
Camera orientation detection,
Built-in help guide,
USB 2.0 compatibility,
Direct print

Viewfinder

Viewfinder Type None

Display

Type LCD display – TFT active matrix – 3 in – Color
Display Form Factor Built-in
Display Format 230,400 pixels

Digital Player (Recorder)

Type None

Microphone

Type Microphone – Built-in
Microphone Technology Electret condenser
Microphone Operation Mode Mono

Connections

Connector Type 1 x USB,
1 x Composite video/audio output,
1 x Component video output
Expansion Slot(s) 1 x Memory Stick PRO Duo,
1 x SD Memory Card

Software

Software Drivers & Utilities,
Sony Picture Motion Browser

System Requirements for PC Connection

Operating System Support MS Windows XP SP3,
MS Windows 7,
Apple Mac OS X 10.4 – 10.6,
MS Windows Vista
Peripheral Devices USB port,
CD-ROM drive