Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX5
# Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX5

The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX5 is a digital still camera announced by Sony on February 18, 2010. It boasts advanced features like Backlight Correction HDR, Hand-Held Twilight aided by the Exmor R CMOS sensor, and the intelligent panorama stitching mode, called the iSweep. The camera also has a waterproof body (up to 10 feet), which also makes it dust-proof. It is also freeze-proof for up to -10 °C and shock-proof, when dropped from a height of about 1.5 meters. Sony describes it as a rugged camera.

## Specifications

### Technical specifications

| Lens | |
| - | - |
| Optical Zoom | 4x |
| Precision Digital Zoom | Approx.8x(Total) |
| Smart Zoom | up to 22x (with VGA) |
| F | 3.5-4.6 |
| Focal Length (f= mm) | 4.43-17.7 |
| Focal Length (f=35mm conversion) | 25-100 |
| Macro (cm) | iAuto(W:Approx.1 cm(0.39') to Infinity, T:Approx.50 cm(1.64') to Infinity) / Program Auto(W:Approx.8 cm(0.26') to Infinity, T:Approx.50 cm(1.64') to Infinity) |
| Filter Diameter (mm) | NO |
| Conversion Lens compatibility | NO |
| NightShot | NO |
| NightFraming | NO |
| Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar Lens | YES |
| Sony G | NO |
| Image Sensory | |
| Sensor Type | Exmor R CMOS sensor |
| Size (Inches) | 1/2.4 type(7.59mm) |
| Camera | |
| Effective Pixels (Mega Pixels) | Approx. 10.2 |
| Bionz Processor | YES |
| Face Detection | YES |
| Smile Shutter | YES |
| Clear RAW NR | NO |
| Auto Focus Method (Single) | NO |
| Auto Focus Method (Monitoring) | NO |
| Auto Focus Method (Intelligent) | NO |
| Auto Focus Method (Continuous) | NO |
| Auto Focus Area (Multi Point) | 9 points (Under Face Undetected) |
| Auto Focus Area (Centre weighted) | YES |
| Auto Focus Area (Spot) | YES |
| Auto Focus Area (Flexible Spot) | YES (Touch) |
| Aperture Auto Mode | YES |
| Aperture Priority Mode | NO |
| Aperture Manual Mode | NO |
| Shutter Speed Auto Mode (sec) | iAuto(2" - 1/1.600) / Program Auto(1" - 1/1.600) |
| NR Slow Shutter | YES |
| Hand Shake Alert | YES |
| Exposure Control | +/- 2.0EV, 1/ 3 EV step |
| White Balance | Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Fluorescent1, Fluorescent2, Fluorescent3, Incandescent, Flash, One Push, One Push Set |
| Automatic White Balance | YES |
| Light Metering (Multi Pattern) | YES |
| Light Metering (Centre weighted) | YES |
| Light Metering (Spot) | YES |
| Sharpness Setting | NO |
| Saturation Setting | NO |
| Contrast Setting | NO |
| ISO Sensitivity (REI) | Auto / 125 / 200 / 400 / 800 / 1600 / 3200 |
| Scene Selection | 9 modes (Twilight / Twilight Portrait / Twilight using a tripod / Backlight / Backlight Porttait / Landscape / Macro / Portrait / Close Focus) |
| AF Illuminator | YES |
| Flash Mode | Auto / Flash On / Slow Syncro / Flash Off |
| Distance limitations using Flash (m) | ISO Auto: Approx.0.08-Approx.2.9m(Approx.0.26'-Approx.9.51')(W) / Approx.0.5-Approx.2.4m(Approx.1.64'-Approx.7.87')(T), ISO3200: up to Approx.6.0m(Approx19.7)(W) / Approx.4.7m(Approx15.4')(T) |
| Pre-flash | YES |
| Red-eye Reduction | YES |
| Auto Daylight Synchronized Flash | YES |
| Super SteadyShot | |
| Super SteadyShot capability | NO |
| SteadyShot capability | NO |
| Optical SteadyShot capability | YES |
| Auto Focus System | |
| AF Illuminator | YES |
| Built-In-Flash | |
| Flash Mode | Auto / Flash On / Slow Syncro / Flash Off |
| Red-Eye Reduction | YES |
| Auto Daylight Synchronized Flash | YES |
| LCD/ Viewfinder | |
| LCD Screen Size | 7.5 cm / 3.0" |
| LCD Total Dots Number | 230.400 |
| LCD Monitor Type | TFT |
| Auto Bright Monitoring | YES |
| Optical Viewfinder | NO |
| Electronic Viewfinder | NO |
| Dimensions | |
| Width | 94mm |
| Height | 56.9mm |
| Depth | 17.7mm |

### Lens

The camera has a Carl Zeiss lens, with 4x zoom capability, though the digital zoom can go up to 8x. The focal length of the lens is 4.43 - 17.7 mm.

### LCD screen

The camera does not have a viewfinder. It is equipped with 3 inch touchscreen TFT display, which covers the entire back side of the device. It has about 230,400 usable pixels on the screen.

## Special Features

### iSweep Panorama

The DSC-TX5 can capture large panorama shots. Up to a hundred shots are taken by sweeping the camera from one side to the other. The camera can be swept from left-to-right, right-to-left and even up-to-down and down-to-up for vertical panoramas. It intelligently stitches the photos together and reduces the blur from moving subjects. It has support for up to 258° panoramic shots, which gives a 7,152 x 1,080 dimension image.

### Face Detection

The DSC-TX5 is also equipped with face detection technology, which recognizes up to 8 faces on the screen. It can also focus specifically on adult or child faces and also has an optional Smile Shutter, which detects a smile and automatically shoots an image.

## Recording mode

The Cyber-shot DSC-TX5 is compatible with Memory Stick Duo, Memory Stick PRO Duo, Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo, media and SD/SDHC/SDXC media. It cannot shoot video onto a Memory Stick Duo. It also has built-in 45 MB internal memory for emergency use.

