Sony Announces New 5-Megapixel Cyber-shot DSC-M1
SAN DIEGO, Sept. 8 2004 — Sony’s futuristic new Cyber-shot DSC-M1 is a 5.1-megapixel digital camera with an internal Carl Zeiss 3x optical zoom and features VGA resolution MPEG4 video capture with stereo audio. The DSC-M1’s enhanced video functions include recording with the new MPEGMovie 4TV feature, the MPEG-4 compression format that significantly increases picture quality and resolution while dramatically reducing file size. Employing a reduced bit rate (from 11Mpbs to 2.5 Mpbs), MPEGMovie 4TV mode enables the recording of up to 27 minutes of VGA-resolution, 30-frames-per-second video with stereo sound on an optional 512 MB Memory Stick PRO Duo media card. The camera, a slim, matte-black device about the size of two decks of cards, is held vertically, and its 2.5-inch articulated LCD swivels upward and rotates a full 270 degrees. This new shooting orientation provides more surface area to access both the menu navigation buttons and two “hot” buttons for direct access to recording stills and video. The Sony DSC-M1 will be available in December for about .
Read our Cyber-shot M1 first look or the Sony press release.
