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Cyber-shot™ technologies explained

Discover for yourself what makes Cyber-shot™ unique

There’s so much more to Cyber-shot™ than beautiful looks. Inside you’ll find a wealth of Sony technology that makes it easier to shoot, share and enjoy great images.

Read on and find out how Cyber-shot™ digital camera helps you take better pictures with less fuss. Want to know even more? Follow the links below for an in-depth explanation of each technology.

Face Detection

Enhanced Face Detection

Make sure nobody gets left out of the picture with Cyber-shot™.

Enhanced Face Detection recognises up to eight people in each scene, automatically adjusting focus, exposure, white balance and flash settings for great results. It can even distinguish between children and adults.

Let’s face it. You’ll be rewarded with beautifully natural portraits of friends and family.

Find out more about Enhanced Face Detection

Carl Zeiss Lens

Don’t compromise. Insist on quality lenses by Carl Zeiss, the world-famous name in optical excellence.

You’ll enjoy superlative resolution, vivid colours and ultra-low distortion at all zoom settings from wide angle to telephoto.

Great-looking pictures start with a great lens. Find out why Sony has chosen premium Carl Zeiss optics for better pictures with Cyber-shot™.

Find out more about lenses by Carl Zeiss

Intelligent Scene Recognition

Twilight portraits without flash? Sunlit scenes with bright backlighting? Don’t worry about fiddling to find the right camera settings.

Intelligent Scene Recognition keeps things simple when you’re focused on that perfect moment.

Recognising a wide range of common shooting situations, Intelligent Scene Recognition automatically adjusts your camera’s settings for more professional results.

Find out more about Intelligent Scene Recognition

Smile Shutter

How many times have you thought “great picture – but it’s a shame they’re not smiling”?

Smile Shutter detects the faces of people in a scene. It automatically fires the shutter when somebody smiles, so you don’t have to worry about pressing the shutter button at just the right moment. You can also set priority to capture smiles from adults or children.

Bring more fun to portraits and family shots. With Smile Shutter it’s time for happy faces all round.

Find out more about Smile Shutter

Photo TV HD

Take a step closer to reality. Connect Cyber-shot™ to your compatible BRAVIA™ High Definition TV and experience incredibly lifelike still images.

PhotoTV HD means extraordinary colour, contrast and detail, specially optimised for your HD television.

There’s no better way to share and enjoy your precious Cyber-shot™ memories on the big screen.

Find out more about PhotoTV HD

Picture Motion Browser

Picture Motion Browser is an easy-to-use application that helps you manage all the digital photos and video clips stored on your computer.

Browse, sort and search your pictures in an instant. Email those special memories to friends or upload them to sharing sites on the web with a few mouse clicks.

With Picture Motion Browser it’s easy to keep track of even the biggest digital photo collections.

Find out more about Picture Motion Browser

Optical SteadyShot

Don’t let camera shake spoil that once-in-a-lifetime moment. Optical SteadyShot is a powerful image stabiliser inside Cyber-shot™ that keeps things crisp and clear when you’re shooting handheld.

With Optical SteadyShot you’ll enjoy better looking images and fewer shots spoiled by camera shake. It’s great for atmospheric portraits, interiors with natural light, high-zoom shots and much, much more.