Sony Cybershot DSC-N2 10.1MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Zoom

Shoot, save, search, and share up to 500 VGA photos with the 10.1-megapixel Cybershot DSC-N2. Enjoy your photos as slide shows set to music with family and friends on the huge 3.0-inch LCD screen with touch-screen operation. Featuring high-ISO sensitivity, the DSC-N2 captures gorgeous shots without a flash where flash is not permitted or might disrupt the mood.

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Equipped with precision Carl Zeiss 3x optical/2x digital zoom lens and 25MB internal memory, the DSC-N2 is perfect for capturing images without a flash memory card. 10.1-Megapixel Super HAD CCD Over 10 million pixels provide incredible high-resolution detail and definition for making big prints and cropping in on your subject. Plus, the advanced Sony 1/1.7-inch Super HAD (Hole Accumulated Diode) CCD design allows more light to pass to each pixel, increasing sensitivity and reducing noise.

Higher Sensitivity

Because flash can sometimes change the mood, the DSC-N2 features higher sensitivity (ISO 1600) for excellent low-light shots at higher shutter speed and for capturing images in museums or religious sites where flash may not be permitted.

Carl Zeiss 3x Optical/6x Digital Zoom

3x Optical Zoom helps the DSC-N2 bring distant subjects closer and lets you frame shots for better composition; Sony's precision 6x Digital Zoom lets you enlarge image areas without jagged edges.

Wider D-Range

Some compact digital cameras "wash out" color in brightly lit areas, but the Sony DSC-N2 controls the light level received by its CCD imager to reduce washout and improve color reproduction.

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Huge 3.0-Inch Clear Photo LCD Plus Touch Screen

This huge screen makes it easier to read camera menus, compose shots, and share results. The Sony Clear Photo LCD Plus design reduces reflection from the LCD surface for excellent visibility outdoors, while the wide-angle viewing lets you entertain a crowd with slide show and pocket album functions.

Slide Show with Music

The DSC-N2 lets you combine images in Slide Show sequence, adding any of four transition effects (simple, nostalgic, stylish, or active) plus four kinds of background music--or viewing your Slide Show without music.

Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar 3x Optical/2x Digital Zoom

With precision lens design and 3x optical zoom, you can capture dramatic long shots and frame images for better composition--and the precision Sony 2x digital zoom function lets you enlarge image areas without jagged edges.

Pocket Album Function

You can store and share up to 500 photo images at VGA resolution--and manage your album photos using simple touchscreen images to select favorites, delete shots, and search your photo archive by date or year.

Touch-Screen Operation

Convenient touch-screen operation of many camera functions replaces small, hard-to-read buttons--so it's easy to adjust camera setup and catch quick candid shots in the field.

Free Spot AF

In addition to normal autofocus mode, the DSC-N2 lets you focus on a subject by just touching it on your LCD screen--a fast and simple way to adjust focus for complex scenes or moving subjects.

25MB Internal Memory

You can capture images in-camera, without using a flash memory card, or use optional Memory Stick Duo media for ultra-compact, high-capacity shooting and recording.

High-Quality Video Clips

In MPEG VX Fine Mode, the DSC-N2 captures VGA (640 x 480) audio-video clips at high frame rate of up to 30 frames per second with length limited only by the capacity of your media. Video Mail Mode lets you capture smaller file sizes suitable for e-mail.

Stamina Battery Power

A high-stamina NP-BG1 Lithium Ion battery lets the DSC-N2 shoot up to 300 images, giving you plenty of power when traveling or shooting on location.

Picture Motion Browser Software

Supplied software makes it easier to upload, organize, and search photos on your PC--and provides a convenient map view function to sort photos by location and display their origin on a world map by using an optional GPS unit. GPS-CS1 unit (not included--must be purchased separately) needed during picture capture; computer with Internet access and access to Google Map service required for GPS functionality.

Paint Function

You can stamp graphics and trace drawings or letters on your photos with the Paint function. Decorated images are saved as separate VGA-size files so your originals won't be affected.

Sony Cybershot N2 digital camera, rechargeable battery (NP-BG1), battery charger (BC-CSG), AV/USB multi-connector cable, wrist strap, stylus paint pen, software/driver CD-ROM (NOTE: No Memory Stick media or adapters are included.)

Product Description

Sony's DSC-N2 Cybershot Digital-Camera opens a new world of shooting and sharing, with outstanding 10 megapixel still imaging performance and internal memory that holds up to 500 VGA images for pocket album viewing anywhere, anytime. A huge 3.0" LCD Monitor with Clear Photo LCD Plus technology provides touch-screen convenience for controlling camera functions and searching thumbnail images -- and Free Spot AF lets you focus on a subject by just touching it on screen.

It also features Slide Show play capability. Precise Carl Zeiss optics provide 3x zoom capabilities with further magnification available using up to 6x Digital zoom. The DSC-N2 includes 26 MB internal memory for capturing images in-camera and has a slot for using Sony MemoryStick Pro-Duo memory cards. The internal memory is nice for trying the camera out but, using the maximum 10 megapixel mode, barely provides space for a couple pictures. For practical use of this camera, especially when using both still and movie modes, it's wise to go for an optional 1GB memory card.

The camera ships with a proprietary high-stamina Lithium Ion rechargeable battery (and charger) for optimal performance. Automatic Electronic-Flash - Flash Modes - Auto/On/Slow Synch/Off; Red-Eye Reduction - On/Off (all modes); Flash Effective Range - 0.6 - 16.4 ft, (0.2 - 5m) White Balance - Auto, 5-presets Selectable ISO settings - Auto, 64, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1000 Unit Dimensions (WHD) - 3 13/16? x 2 3/8? x 7/8? (96.7 x 61.1 x 22.7mm); Weight - 5.5 oz (151 g) body; 6.8 oz. (185 g) including battery and Memory Stick(R) media

This was a good choice for me! Reviewer: Dirk

I just received this camera yesterday, and have had very little time to play with it. However, since there were no reviews here, I decided to share my first impressions to help others.

I choose this camera because of its small size, 10 megapixels, and large viewing screen. The battery came partially charged. I also had ordered a 4-gig card to go in the camera, so I was ready to go. The camera turns on almost instantly. It turns off just as quickly.

I was able to figure out most of the basic features of the camera right away. It is all pretty intuitive, and the large, sharp touch screen works well. I took pictures indoors and out. I tried the flash and the optical zoom and they worked fine.

I was easily able to take movies with it. They are in the mpeg format that the PC windows media player handles. It seems that in high quality 640 my 4-gig card can hold one hour of movie, and in the lower 640 quality it can hold three hours. I base that on the countdown indicator that shows up on the screen when in movie mode.

There is an attachment that hooks the camera up to a TV and the pictures and movies play FROM THE CAMERA in great definition on the TV. The movie sound when played on the camera is a little tinny because of the small speaker, but when played from the camera on the TV, the sound on the TV speaker was loud and clear!

I hooked the camera up to my computer without using the additional software, and was able to copy pictures and videos from the camera to the PC and back to the camera. The resolution was perfect and everything worked well.

The quality of the photos in ten megapixels is super, as is the quality of high quality movies.. the lower quality movie isn't that bad, but it is noticeable.

That is all I have done so far. I am VERY pleased with the camera, and my fiance thinks my choice was brilliant. I will come back with more as I play with it.

((I have had the camera for several months now. It is really a great camera. The pictures are perfect almost everytime. The touch screen controls are easy to understand and use, and I carry the camera with me everywhere I go. I have a 30 inch apple monitor and the pictures look PERFECT in high resolution as my wallpaper. I even took a picture of an accident with it that the local paper used for the article! So far, I am very pleased.))

I purchased the Sony DSC-N2 10mp camera about a month ago. I liked the features and the large 3" LCD screen but I was a little nervous about the touch screen. However, after reading a few reviews that I would give it a try. The touch screen works great and the camera takes great pictures.

It has a very fast startup and quickly saves the pictures without a noticeable delay even using the highest resolution. It has high ISO sensitivity and when activated takes great pictures in almost pitch black conditions. The menus are easy to use and allow quiet a bit of customization.

The online ordering from Amazon was easy and the camera arrived in factory boxes within a couple days via UPS. I was very satisfied with my purchase!