A digital camera that's out to catch the serious photographer
S o n y DSC - F828
Sony calls this latest prosumer Cybershot camera 'Dark Angel'. One look at it and you will know why. Sony's digital cameras have always sold well with consumers, but they have never gained wide acceptance among professional photographers and serious amateurs. Sony's newest digital camera may be a step in the right direction, and will go a long way towards converting sceptics into believers.
Features: Clothed in a black, magnesium alloy body, the Sony DSC-F828 is the first to incorporate Sony's recently announced four-colour filter CCD technology and real imaging processor.
Like its predecessor, the DSC-F717, this latest incarnation uses the 'L' body shape. The all-glass optical zoom swivels up 70 degrees or down 30 degrees, making it possible to take ultra-tight macro shots, or serve as a waist-level or overhead finder.
The camera predictably employs the world-famous Carl Zeiss zoom lens. However, this time it is a Carl Zeiss 'Tee Star' 7X optical zoom that covers a focal length range from 28mm to 200mm and has both a manual zoom and focus ring on the lens barrel. 'Tee Star' features an advanced multi-layer anti-reflective lens coating formula applied to each lens element to eliminate ghosting, cut internal reflections, reduce flare, increase contrast, improve colour accuracy and ensure maximum sharpness.
Before the DSC-F828, this brand of coating was usually seen on medium format Hasselblad and Rollei optics.