Sony has announced a new compact cam called the Cyber-shot TX55. Touted as the world’s thinnest cam in its class (the class of compact cams that come with optical image stabilization, that is), the TX55 packs in Sony’s new 16.2-megapixel Exmor R CMOS sensor and a 5x optical folded zoom lens inside a chassis that measures only 12.2mm – or a little under half-an-inch – thick.
Well this is embarrassing. Not for us, but probably for Sony. It was recently discovered that the deftly blurred PR shots Sony used for their new 3D-capable Cyber-shot compacts–the new cams that boasted of DSLR-like depth effects that we posted just yesterday—were evidently shot using a Canon DSLR.
Sony just unveiled three new compact cams, with two—the WX5 and TX9—that make up Sony’s first cameras “that can capture amazing 3D images to enjoy on any 3D-compatible TV.” The two cams both feature 12.1 megapixels sensors, and achieve the 3D images using something called 3D Sweep Panorama technology.
Sony has just introduced the Cyber-shot TX5, touted as the “world’s thinnest waterproof camera.” At less than an inch thick (17.7mm, to be exact), it’s a pretty good claim. It doesn’t even look like a ruggedized cam—at least not like the rest of the bunch with obvious rubberized exteriors. The TX5 pretty much borrows its design from the rest of Sony’s stylish T-series cams that come with smooth, clean lines and a solid sliding lens cover, but adds a pretty good degree of toughness with water, shock, dust, and freeze-protection.
