Sony presents world's thinnest camera

Sony took the wraps off its first Cyber-shot product, the DSC-F1, in October 1996 and promptly raised the potential of the consumer electronics industry's nascent digital still camera market.

The Tokyo-based company promised that its new line of digital cameras would help bring 'the fun of shooting pictures' to more people around the world. It did not disappoint.

Designed with a compact body that resembled the Walkman, the 0.35-megapixel DSC-F1 was equipped with various unique features. The camera allowed novice users to capture moving targets with no blur, try advanced functions such as shooting trailing images, and shoot four consecutive images using its Time Machine mode.

Almost nine years since, Sony has held fast to its vow with a regular launch of new products designed for consumers to enjoy taking digital pictures.

Proof of that has come in the form of the new ultra-slim Cyber-shot DSC-T7, which Sony claims is 'the world's thinnest camera'.

Measuring 91.7x60.2x14.7mm and weighing around 130 grams, the easy-to-carry DSC-T7 packs plenty of features in its svelte stainless steel-encased body.

It is a 5.1-megapixel camera with a 2.5-inch Clear Photo liquid crystal display screen supported by Sony's Real Imaging Processor circuitry and a Carl-Zeiss Vario-Tessar zoom lens.