Sony Cybershot DSC-T500 Touchscreen Digital Camera Offers 720p Video Capture

Sony are set to add to its ever popular Cybershot range of compact
digital cameras with the new Cybershot DSC-T500 which, apart from
featuring a 3.5' touchscreen LCD display also comes with the ability to
capture 720p HD quality movies at a fluid 30 frames per second and a
dual photo and video capture mode which enables the DSC-T500 to capture
up to three photos whilst also recording video footage.'Our research
revealed that people like to shoot video with their point-and-shoot
cameras, but were very dissatisfied with the video quality and the
resulting large files,' said Phil Lubell, director of digital camera
marketing at Sony Electronics. 'Our new T500 fulfills this customer need
for a digital camera that delivers high-quality movies in a small form
factor.'The Cybershot DSC-T500, which utalises the MPEG4 AVC/H.264 codec
for video compression and stereo audio, comes with a 5x optical Carl
Zeiss zoom lens, incorporates Optical SteadyShot image stabilization and
high sensitivity settings up to ISO3200 as well as face detection
technology capable of locking onto up to 8 faces in any one scene, and,
naturally, given its 720p video capture capabilities, can be connected
directly to HDTVs via an integrated HDMI port.

Due to be supplied in black with a brushed metal finish, Sony's
Cybershot DSC-T500 is set to become available towards the latter part of
September for around $400.