The compact DSC-W29 can shoot high-quality still images and high-quality moving images, which can easily meet your moving image shooting needs without using a camera or a video camera. Tap the mode dial, and you can switch between the still image and the dynamic image mode.

with 4GB*1 large-capacity Memory StickTM (sold separately), it can store 72p high-quality moving images with a total length of about 56 minutes *2. Using high-definition moving image mode to shoot *3, DSC-W29 uses highly compressed MPEG-4 format *4 to store images, with excellent quality, so you can watch moving images on HDTV.

*1 due to the occupation of management files, the actual capacity may be slightly reduced.

*2 use fine mode, 128 x 72 pixels, 9 Mbps (highest quality). The longest recording time of a moving image file is about 29 minutes.

*3 128 x72 pixels, about 3 fps.

*4 MPEG-4 AVC/H.264。

exquisite high-quality images

DSC-W29 can shoot 72p high-quality moving images with a resolution of 128x72, and the number of pixels is about three times that of traditional moving images, with rich details and natural colors.

Three moving image shooting modes meet different needs

You can choose three different moving image shooting modes according to various needs: fine mode, which is used for crisp and clear HDTV playback with rich details; Standard mode, used for medium-quality HDTV playback; VGA mode, which is used to transmit images quickly through the Internet.

12.1 effective pixels

DSC-W29 is equipped with Super HAD CCD, and the effective pixels are about 12.1 million. The structural design of the sensor can make each sensor unit capture more bright light and make the photos bright, fine and low in noise. Even if you print in a large size, you can still maintain high quality, allowing you to retain the wonderful scenery and moving moments in your memory.

3. "LCD screen presents vivid images for you

DSC-W29 adopts 3." LCD screen with a resolution of about 23, pixels, with clear images and natural colors. Anti-reflective coating has visual performance, which can still watch the images on the screen under the condition of clear outdoor sunshine, helping to shoot and play back the images.

carl zeiss "Vario-Tessar" lens 5x optical zoom

carl zeiss, with its profound accomplishments in the field of optical lens production and strict quality management system, has created high-quality lenses recognized worldwide. "Vario-Tessar" lens, with its high contrast and meticulous color performance, makes the captured images reappear wonderfully, showing excellent image quality. The lens used in DSC-W29 is produced under the strict quality control system of Carl Zeiss, and the details of the photos are delicate and vivid.

The five-fold optical zoom of p>DSC-W29 expands the shooting range, and it is competent to shoot natural beauty or capture the facial expressions of distant relatives, so that you can capture beautiful and unforgettable scenes.

28mm wide-angle focal length *

The compact DSC-W29 equipped with carl zeiss Vario-Tessar lens provides a wide-angle focal length as short as 28mm, which vividly captures the far and near scenes into a wide-angle image with clear picture quality and bright colors, and easily treasures wonderful outdoor scenery and scenes of small group activities in a limited space.

* 35mm conversion.

double anti-shake *1: optical anti-shake and high-sensitivity ISO 32

During shooting, the subject shaking or camera shaking will cause image blur. The double anti-shake solution can alleviate the influence caused by subject shaking and camera shaking through the intelligent combination of optical anti-shake function and high-sensitivity ISO 32. These functions can help you get clear images when shooting fast-moving objects and portraits in dark rooms.

the high sensitivity setting can alleviate the blur caused by the subject's shaking

when the ambient lighting is dim (such as indoors or outdoors with only dim light), the setting of sensitivity *2 up to ISO 32 can still obtain natural effects without using a flash, alleviate the blur phenomenon, and make the details of the subject and background clear and bright.

optical anti-shake alleviates the blur caused by camera shake

the blur caused by camera shake is a common problem in hand-held shooting, and this phenomenon can be reduced by optical anti-shake technology. This function uses the built-in gyroscope to detect camera shake, and uses the optical lens group with moving lens structure fixed by the bracket to realize optical anti-shake by shifting the lower lens.

*1 The double anti-shake effect will be different according to the shooting conditions and environment, so the ideal effect cannot always be ensured. The improvement of anti-shake effect may be weak under some shooting conditions.

*2 Although the DSC-T9 can improve the camera sensitivity by applying clear and original noise reduction technology, it can alleviate the phenomenon of blurred photos when shooting moving objects without flash, but with the increase of sensitivity, the noise will increase relatively, so it is recommended that you try to shoot with low sensitivity.

DRO optimization function

BIONZ image processor has built-in DRO optimization function, which is used to automatically optimize the exposure and contrast of different scenes and provide detailed and natural images. This function is especially effective when shooting a backlit portrait or a scene with dynamic contrast between background and foreground lighting.

according to different shooting needs, you can choose the DRO standard mode or the DRO advanced mode *, which can improve the optimization effect, analyze different areas of the image and perform additional image processing.

* The post-shooting image processing time in DRO advanced mode is longer than that in DRO standard mode.

intelligent automatic mode

it is easy to select intelligent automatic mode, and the camera will choose appropriate settings according to the shooting conditions and environment. This automatic mode combined with intelligent scene recognition helps you to easily capture clear and moving images in a timely manner, bringing you a new intelligent shooting experience.

intelligent scene recognition

the intelligent scene recognition function *1 in intelligent automatic mode can automatically detect eight different types of scenes and select appropriate camera settings. You can choose automatic mode or advanced mode of intelligent scene recognition through the camera menu. Automatic mode will be shot once with optimized automatic settings, and advanced mode will be shot twice with different settings, so you can choose the one you are more satisfied with. When the camera adopts portrait setting

, in addition to the face detection technology, the camera can also automatically shoot twice through the "blink shutter delay" function *2, and only record the one that is not too squint. If the subject is blinking, the "blink reminder" *2 function will give a reminder.

*1 according to the specific usage, intelligent scene recognition may fail.

*2 if blinking is detected in automatic mode, a prompt message will be displayed after shooting. When flash lighting is used in backlight portrait or night portrait settings, the function of "blink shutter delay" is invalid. If blinking is detected, a prompt message will be displayed after shooting as in automatic mode.

automatic mode

when using automatic mode, the camera automatically recognizes and determines the scene mode to be used, and only takes one photo.

advanced mode

in advanced mode, when the camera recognizes the shooting environment such as backlight or night portrait, it will shoot twice with different settings and display it on the LCD screen at the same time, so you can choose the one you are more satisfied with. When you take a portrait, you take it twice with the same settings, and only record photos that don't blink very much.

smiling face shooting in intelligent scene recognition

Through the combination of intelligent scene recognition *1 and smiling face shutter function *2, portrait shooting in various environments becomes simple. Choose smiling face shutter to capture beautiful smiling faces easily.

*1 according to the specific usage, intelligent scene recognition may fail.

*2 depending on the specific usage, the smiling face shutter function may fail.

intelligent autofocus

DSC-W29 has an intelligent autofocus mode, which can start autofocus after detecting the change of camera settings such as focal length or the change of subject, bringing you a power-saving and fast autofocus mode.

* depending on the specific usage, the smart autofocus may fail.

smiling face shutter face detection

smiling face shutter

Sony's "smiling face shutter" function *1 introduces an interesting concept in photo shooting. When the Smiling Shutter detects a smiling face, the camera will automatically take any number of photos in succession *2, and zoom while autofocusing the face. In the intelligent automatic mode, DSC-W29 combined with the smiling face shutter function of intelligent scene selection can help you clearly capture a bright smile in various difficult environmental conditions. Face motion detection *3 can help you shoot smiling faces in motion, and the selected face memory function *4 can remember the selected faces and adjust their shooting, thus helping you easily capture the smiling faces of designated people.

with three kinds of smile detection sensitivity settings, you can choose the degree of laughter (smile level) to capture.

you can also choose to give priority to adults or children, and selectively shoot when adults or children smile *4

face detection

Sony's face detection technology *6 can detect faces in the scene, and adjust the focus, exposure and white balance accordingly. This technology has practical functions such as distinguishing adults from children, fast object tracking, excellent skin color control and red eye reduction. DSC-W29 has the function of face motion detection, which can automatically detect the moving face and adjust the settings such as ISO sensitivity and shutter speed *3. DSC-W29 also has the function of memorizing the selected faces, selecting, memorizing and adjusting the shooting of the faces that need to be continuously tracked, and even if the selected faces leave the shooting range, their memories can be saved *4. This function can help you easily capture the designated people in weddings and ball games.

*1 depending on the specific usage, the smiling face shutter function may fail.

*2 within the storage capacity.

*3 Face motion detection takes effect in intelligent automatic and easy shooting modes.

*4 according to the specific usage, the memory function of the selected face may fail. After the battery is removed, the memory will be erased.

*5 depending on the specific use environment, the priority for children and the priority for adults may be invalid.

*6 depending on the specific usage, the face detection function may fail.

easy shooting and playback mode

DSC-W29 includes easy shooting mode, and the simple camera operation environment is particularly attractive to beginners and some users who are afraid of trouble for the first time using digital cameras. This simple mode provides easy-to-read screen instructions, which helps to prevent inexperienced users from misoperation of the camera. Easy shooting mode can be selected through the mode dial, which limits the options of camera setting, but it can still cope with various difficult shooting environments with the help of intelligent scene recognition. Different scenes automatically selected by the camera can also be displayed on the screen in the form of icons, which is clear at a glance and easy to shoot!

easy playback

not only shooting, but also DSC-W29 makes playback easy. When playing back or deleting still images, easy-to-read screen instructions can help you operate easily.

music series show *1

the music series show function can play photos like MTV. You can play back your photos with your favorite music in the camera to achieve a dynamic viewing effect. Four visual effects (simple, nostalgic, active and fashionable) can be freely matched with four self-contained music clips stored in the camera to realize interesting slide show. You can also transfer your favorite MP3 music from your computer to the camera as background music to create a personalized series show.

connect to the TV through the high-definition output terminal adapter line VMC-MHC2 (sold separately), watch the still image slide show with high-definition effect, and share the viewing pleasure with your family.

*1.DSC-W29 has a built-in mono speaker, please refer to the user manual for details.

*2. when music is transmitted by using the attached software Music Transfer, the length of music exceeding five minutes will be shortened to five minutes when it is transmitted to the machine.

support "BRAVIA photo show" *1*2

DSC-W29 supports "BRAVIA photo show" function, which can show fine texture, color details and photo expressive force. Connect to Sony LCD TV with "BRAVIA Photo Show", and you can wander in a new world created by beautiful picture quality.

*1 please refer to the official website of Sony BRAVIA LCD TV for the detailed model of BRAVIA LCD TV that supports this function.

*2 also needs to be set on the TV. For more information, please refer to the instructions for the TV.

use Picture Motion Browser to easily organize images on the computer

DSC-W29 comes with picture motion browser version 4.2.2. This software has a date view, which can edit and play the recorded still images and dynamic images in the order of creation. You can also search and filter images according to face types, distinguish facial features from images and search for similar faces, making image management convenient and easy. The wonderful picture index function can detect all kinds of wonderful pictures in dynamic images and display them as thumbnails so that you can choose your favorite scenes for playback. Practical dynamic image sharing function can convert dynamic images into WMV format and upload them to the Internet.

Use eDeco to decorate and upload images

With eDeco, you can easily add sound effects, photo frames and annotation text. You can use PMB software to upload images to the Internet and share them with friends and family.

display magnificent scene images by using dynamic image tracking

This function can track the pictures in dynamic images and splice them to display magnificent scene images.