Sony DSC-D770 Preliminary Specs



Professional Quality Digital Still Camera: Sony introduces a new consumer digital still camera with exceptional image quality and features that can only be found on high-end professional cameras. The DSC-D770 features a high performance Progressive Scan 1.5 Million Square Pixel CCD. This will create still images with high quality resolution (up to 1344 x 1024) which is excellent quality for printing or sending still images from your computer.

Sony D770 Features:

  • 5X (28-140mm) Manual Optical Zoom Lens with Manual Focus
  • Professional Quality Progressive Scan CCD with 1.5 Million Square Pixels
  • 2.5" Advanced Color LCD with Brightness Control (180K Pixels)
  • TTL Optical Viewfinder
  • Removable ATA Type II PC Card Data Storage or Supplied Memory Stick? Digital Data Storage Media
  • Supplied PC Card Reader (Parallel Port Adapter)
  • JPEG or TIFF File formats
  • Integrated Pop-Up Flash and Hot Shoe
  • Center Weighted Averaging/Spot Metering System with AE Lock Function
  • Exposure Control: Program AE, Aperture Priority AE, Shutter Priority AE, and Manual
  • Exposure Value Compensation Settings
  • Manual or Auto White Balance
  • InfoLithium Battery System with AccuPower? Meter
  • 4 Seconds to 1/2000 Second Shutter Speeds
  • Two Continuous Shooting Modes
  • New - Histogram Function
  • New - Guideline Function
  • New - Improved AE focus
  • New - Focus Detect Beep Sound
  • New - ISO Settings - 50, 100, 400
  • New - Faster Memory Stick Card Adapter MSAC-PC2



Histogram Feature: Represents Luminosity and Color levels in an image. The built-in histogram helps users determine performance results and adjust manual controls accordingly to select the perfect settings.


Improved AE focus with Beep confirmation: Fast, accurate auto focus with a confirmation "beep" to let you know the camera is in perfect focus.

New MSAC-PC2 Memory Stick Card Adapter: More than twice as fast as the previous MSAC-PC1, the MSAC-PC2 aids in speeding up the read/write process.


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