Digital Camera Review

Digital Camera Review

Mar 15, 2005 - By Emily Raymond
Sony announced the Cyber-shot DSC-S90 as part of the new Stamina series at the Photo Marketing Association Trade Show in February. With 4.1 megapixels, the compact digital camera can shoot about 580 shots on its AA batteries before needing a recharge. The S90 can last longer because of its 1/2.7-inch Super HAD CCD and updated Real Imaging Processor. The S90 is the flagship model of the new line, which upgrades each model with a larger LCD screen instead of increasing the megapixel count. The Sony Cyber-shot S90 has a large 2.5-inch LCD screen on its 4.75 x 2.5 x 1.6 inch plastic camera body. A 3x Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar optical zoom lens also adds a nice touch to this point-and-shoot digital camera. The S90 has seven preset scene modes along with a full manual and program automatic mode, making this a great digital camera for beginners whose skills are still blossoming. With 32 MB of internal memory and its long list of malleable features, the Sony S90 should have some stamina in the point-and-shoot market when the camera debuts in mid-March at $299.95.
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Picture Quality / Size Options
With 4.1 megapixels of resolution, the S90 provides five image size options in both 4:3 and 3:2 aspect ratios to select from. The following options are available for still images in Fine or Standard compression modes: 2304 x 1728, 2304 x 1536, 2048 x 1536, 1280 x 960, and 640 x 480. The 3:2 ratio is a nice option to have so that 4 x 6 inch prints are framed correctly. The other settings provide users with a wide range of sizes for printing and emailing.

Picture Effects Mode
One of the Cyber-shot S90’s more advantageous elements is the ability to tweak prerecorded images in playback mode. Users can adjust color, saturation, and hue of captured images within the main menu following image capture. Once the photograph is recorded, users can also change the toning to Black & White or Sepia. These digital overlays or alteration options provide users with a (rudimentary) internal editing program of sorts without the need for external software.

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