Our Sony Cyber-Shot DSC-N1 Review Roundup is comprised of professional reviews, user comments, and technical specifications. The Cyber-Shot DSC-N1 is 8.1 megapixels, 3x optical zoom, 3.0 inch touch screen LCD, and stores up to 500 images in the on-board photo album.
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[Full Sony Cyber-shot DSC-N1 Spec Sheet at Digital Camera Info]
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Camera UK - 1/17/2006 - Perhaps I am a skeptic, but I am not totally convinced that the picture quality quite lives up to the price tag. When you are planning to pay this much for a digital camera in my opinion the picture quality needs to be spot on. Sadly I feel this camera just falls short in this area. That may be harsh, because the camera takes a good picture in most situations, but there are cheaper digital cameras out there offering bettering picture quality. Therefore it would be difficult for me to part with my hard earned money for anything less than the absolute best.
[Sony Cyber-shot DSC-N1 Review At Camera UK]
Time Magazine - Three key elements set the N1 apart from other Sony cameras: a touchscreen, an internal 500-image photo album and the capability to play animated, musical slideshows on the camera’s screen. Each of these can be found in competing cameras, but none done so elegantly, and never all together. The execution of these new elements, combined with the 8.1-megapixel camera’s overall impressive performance, makes it one of the most promising cameras of the holiday season and beyond.”
[Time Magazine Sony Cyber-Shot DSC-N1 - Gadget Of The Week]
Steve’s Digicams - The Sony Cyber-shot N1 is a nice digital package that offers great image quality, speedy performance, and a very cool touchscreen LCD. Its 8M Fine images have more than enough resolution to create stunning 13×19-inch borderless prints. We feel it will make a great choice for anyone who wants an extremely pocketable digicam with loads of high-end features. Taking pictures is a snap when using either of its fully automatic modes.”
[Steve's Digicams Sony Cyber-Shot DSC-N1 Review]
DC Resource - At first glance the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-N1 ($499) looks like another ultra-thin camera. But the N1 is more than just a camera: Sony has designed it to be both a camera and a portable photo viewer. The N1 can display up to 500 of your photos, organized in albums. They can be viewed individually or in slideshows complete with music on the DSC-N1’s huge 3-inch LCD display. Each time you take a picture it’s automatically added to the album (which is stored in internal memory), so putting photos in the album is totally brainless.”
[DC Resource Sony Cyber-Shot DSC-N1 Review]
CNET - Either you’ll love the idea of a touch-screen LCD or you’ll find the necessity of constantly visiting the menu system totally frustrating, if not absurd; it’s enough to make anyone’s relationship with the Sony Cyber Shot DSC-N1 a love/hate proposition. Snapshooters frustrated with the assortment of buttons and dials on other digital cameras may find the N1’s touch screen easier to use; those accustomed to changing settings via dedicated buttons or a four-way controller may reject the whole idea. At its heart, the DSC-N1 remains a basic 8-megapixel, 3X-zoom ultracompact camera for everyday photography. It has an assortment of shooting options that will meet the needs of snapshooters, and it boasts a 3-inch LCD for displaying the 500 or so photos you can store in onboard albums.”
[CNET Sony Cyber-Shot DSC-N1 Review]
A Digital Eye - Sony’s Cybershot DSC-N1 is a compact 8-megapixel model, with a large 3-inch touch-screen LCD. This model also features a new album function that automatically stores up to 500 of your images and uses them to create dynamic slide shows with selectable music, dissolves and wipes right on the large, bright 3-inch screen.”
[A Digital Eye Sony Cyber-Shot DSC-N1 Review]
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[Amazon Sony Cyber-Shot DSC-N1 User Ratings]
[DP Review Sony Cyber-Shot DSC-N1 User Ratings]
[CNET Sony Cyber-Shot DSC-N1 User Ratings]
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SONY’S LATEST CYBER-SHOT DIGITAL CAMERA LETS YOU CARRY YOUR PHOTO ALBUM
SAN DIEGO, Oct. 3, 2005 —Sony is adding more enjoyment and value to your digital photography with its new full-featured compact digital camera with built-in photo sharing functions that go beyond just picture taking.
About the size of a deck of playing cards, the stylish Cyber-shot® DSC-N1 camera is a high-performance, 8-megapixel model, with a large, 3-inch, touch-screen LCD, which is rare for a compact camera of this size. The new model features a new album function that automatically stores up to 500 of your favorite images in VGA resolution, and uses them to create dynamic slide shows with music and transition effects right in the camera.
“Since the introduction of compact cameras with large LCDs, people have increasingly been using their cameras to not only capture moments, but also share and show them immediately on the LCD screens,” said James Neal, director of digital imaging products at Sony Electronics.
All You’ll Need in a Compact Camera
With its 8-megapixel Super HAD™ CCD, its resolution is extraordinary for a compact camera. The Carl Zeiss Vario Tessar® lens lets you capture images with the utmost sharpness and clarity.
Sony’s Real Imaging Processor® LSI provides excellent color accuracy and fast response times. Its advanced power management system delivers up to 270 shots per charge (actual battery life depends on usage conditions). With shutter lag minimized to just nine milliseconds, you won’t miss life’s most important moments.
Moreover, the new N1 model offers excellent ISO sensitivity, which is of particular importance when shooting in low-light conditions. You can capture faster action at night with less blur or, in certain conditions, avoid using a flash altogether.
With an optional Memory Stick PRO Duoâ„¢ media card, shooting high-quality video is a breeze. MPEG-VX fine mode allows you to record MPEG video with 640×480 pixel resolution at 30 frames per second, up to the capacity of a compatible media card.
Your Pictures on the Big Screen
The camera’s 3-inch LCD screen is almost the size of an actual photograph - large enough for easy viewing. Its menu functions are accessible with your finger or thumb. An innovative touch-screen interface reduces the need for traditional keys next to the LCD, allowing for a large screen in a very compact body.
Sony’s Clear Photo® LCD technology creates bright images with high-contrast that are easy to view in virtually any environment.
Store Up to 500 of Your Favorite Photos
The album function automatically stores up to 500 of your favorite images. By recording each image separately, once in full-resolution and again in 640×480-resolution, your favorite images accumulate for easy recall and sharing wherever you go.
When you release the shutter, the full-resolution image is saved to an optional Memory Stick Duoâ„¢ media card or in the camera’s 26MB of internal memory. Automatically, the image is resized to 640×480 and stored in the portion of the camera’s internal memory dedicated to the album.
The album function lets you protect the images you want to keep, so that over time you will have a collection of your favorite photos with you wherever you go. And with its file management system, you can quickly locate your images; simply search for pictures by the month and date that you originally created them.
To expand your playback options, you can view your photos on your television, through the optional Cyber-shot Stationâ„¢ cradle, or on your PC.
For even greater personalization, the new camera also has a distinctive paint function that lets you draw symbols or words on the pictures in your album using your finger or the supplied stylus.
Dynamic Slide Shows Without a PC
Now you can bring your photos to life with this latest model’s slide show function. It creates slide shows directly on the camera without using a PC. Images can be played back with such advanced features as transitions, pans, wipes, fades and zooms, and choreographed to pre-loaded soundtracks. Depending on your PC configuration, you can also use your own music with the supplied software. Built-in speaker give your slide shows that cinematic effect with sound to complete the experience.
More for Your Memories
You can connect the camera to a Sony DPP-FP50 digital photo printer and make prints at home or turn them into postcards or even calendars.
If you need to print tens or even hundreds of pictures, or want to share funny video clips, there is the option of using Sony’s online photo service. At www.imagestation.com, you can create your own online photo and video albums, order prints, or make customized gifts from coffee mugs and photo books to calendars and T-shirts.
The camera comes supplied with a Lithium Ion battery, battery charger, multi-connector cable, wrist strap, stylus, and software CD-ROM. Optional accessories include the Cyber-shot Stationâ„¢ cradle, a marine pack, and leather carrying case.
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