[Ryannn.]

Would like to know of the current retail price and where to cop.
Thanks!

[Haonan]

http://www.sony.com.sg/microsite/cyb...promo2009.html

549 if you got old working camera to trade in, offer last until 31st Jan 2010.

[Wynners]

Read online that the new cybershot TX7 is going to be released in Asia Pacific by end Jan 10. Anyone knows how much it will be retailing in Singapore? Is it better to wait for the new TX7 to be released in Singapore to compare with TX1? Read that the new TX7 have quite a few improvements over TX1, i.e. wider angle, SD card compatible, more intelligent paranoma shot,etc. Seems a better deal if price is not too high compared to TX1.

[mosmos]

Wynners wrote:

Read online that the new cybershot TX7 is going to be released in Asia Pacific by end Jan 10. Anyone knows how much it will be retailing in Singapore? Is it better to wait for the new TX7 to be released in Singapore to compare with TX1? Read that the new TX7 have quite a few improvements over TX1, i.e. wider angle, SD card compatible, more intelligent paranoma shot,etc. Seems a better deal if price is not too high compared to TX1.

according to sony usa site, only accept MS card, no mention abt sd card.

http://www.sonystyle.com/webapp/wcs/...specifications

Quote:

* Imaging Device : 1/2.4" (7.59mm) 'Exmor R' CMOS Sensor
* Megapixel : Approx. 10.2 Megapixels
* Recording Media : 45MB internal Flash Memory, optional Memory Stick Duo™ Media, optional Memory Stick PRO Duo™ Media, optional Memory Stick PRO Duo™ (High Speed), optional Memory Stick PRO HG-Duo™

maybe they are talking abt this one~

[Haonan]

mosmos wrote:

according to sony usa site, only accept MS card, no mention abt sd card.

http://www.sonystyle.com/webapp/wcs/...specifications

http://av.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/n...07_341004.html

Actually according to several website sources online as well as the japanese website report above (which I'm a regular reader of), other than the new range of Sony Handycams announced at CES 2010 as well as their latest A380 DSLR series, it's indeed true that several Cybershot models such as the DSC-TX7 and DSC-HX5V will come with a memorycard-slot supporting both MemoryStick Pro Duos/SD & SDHC formats. Also with this press release report coming from themselves, I think it's more or less confirmed that from now onwards, their upcoming and future Cybershot cameras will indeed come with built-in support for the SD/SDHC memorycard platform, apart from their own MemoryStick proprietary formats. (which of course, is a good direction and good news for all consumers)

Wynners wrote:

Read online that the new cybershot TX7 is going to be released in Asia Pacific by end Jan 10. Anyone knows how much it will be retailing in Singapore? Is it better to wait for the new TX7 to be released in Singapore to compare with TX1? Read that the new TX7 have quite a few improvements over TX1, i.e. wider angle, SD card compatible, more intelligent paranoma shot,etc. Seems a better deal if price is not too high compared to TX1.

Not sure where u read that it will be released from Jan 10th onwards, but according to the online sources I have read from, the DSC-TX7 will only be released for sale from Feb 2010 onwards, but is currently available for preorder already from websites like Amazon US.

From my own predictions, judging as to how their usual latest T-series models can be priced quite expensively (their T900 was launched locally here for 799 originally, before the price-drop to 679 recently prior to the CES announcement), so honestly I would not be surprised if the DSC-TX7 launches for somewhere btw SGD699 to SGD799 locally. The reason is because back then when DSC-TX1 was first released here during September 2009, it's local pricing here was much lower than the T900 even though it's considered a newer model, and that's partially because T900 has a larger 3.5" LCD display with dual-stereo mic inputs for the movie-recording function (TX1 only came with 3.0" LCD with mono-mic input).
Since now the DSC-TX7 precedes the T900 model by including stereo-mic inputs as well as having a 3.5" LCD display supporting up to 921K colors (with their TRU BLACK technology) , coupled with some of its latest marketed features including a new 1080i AVCHD movie-recording mode and Intelligent Sweep Panorama (an improved ver of the Sweep Panorama mode found previously in TX1 and WX1 models from what I read) this could probably mean that this model would overtake and replace T900's original price-point locally, which is 799SGD when it was initially released.

Of course I could be wrong, since the above are just my mere assumptions I had made, so if it's released for a much lower pricing, akin to TX1's original price-point then all the better for those consumers who are interested in the upcoming DSC-TX7.

From what I have read, the new DSC-TX7 will also be compatible with the Party-shot accessory (model IPT-DS1) so this marks it the third Cyber-shot camera model to support the Party-shot.

[Wynners]

Tks, Haonan for your informative reply. If it is choosing bet TX1 and TX7... is it more worth getting a TX1 at $549 now, which will probably go cheaper with the coming release of TX7 estimated at $799 though TX7 has improved functions?

[DeadlyDivine]

Get TX1 bah... with the trade in, i think the price quite good.. get it from Sony Style :p Let me know if you need help.

[tangent314]

IMO the WX1 has a better lens.

[Wynners]

I found an electronics shop selling TX1 at $549 without the need to trade in old digital camera. Good deal if one is just deciding bet getting TX1 or the upcoming TX7?

[Wynners]

when TX7 is released, do you think the price of TX1 will drop further from $549?

[Haonan]

Wynners wrote:

Tks, Haonan for your informative reply. If it is choosing bet TX1 and TX7... is it more worth getting a TX1 at $549 now, which will probably go cheaper with the coming release of TX7 estimated at $799 though TX7 has improved functions?

Wynners wrote:

when TX7 is released, do you think the price of TX1 will drop further from $549?

It really depends on how urgent you need a camera or whether you prefer the color options available for the TX1. If you are buying this to complement with your other compact cameras or DSLRs, or even as a casual evening party camera IMO it's an almighty good choice either way because of the following reasons.

• 1) Design and profile is extremely slim and stylish, it simply fits into your front denim pocket or shirt pocket easily. You can't really manage that with majority of other compacts out on the current market these days, if we are talking abt popular and reputable latest models such as the Canon S90 or Panasonic LX3.
• 2) TX1 and WX1 are famous because of its Handheld Twilight mode, this technique developed by Sony goes against the normal tradition of photography rules where usually a larger aperture is required to achieve decent low-light photography. This method allows the camera to shoot 6 consecutive frames to create a single finalised photo, eliminating most of the usual pixel noise found generally in photo taken in high ISO settings.
• 3) Sweep Panorama mode is pretty much amazing, everything is automated and seamless. No more wasting time using photo-stitching software on PC to create wide panoramas, as the DSC-TX1 allows u to create nice panorama shots in the resolution of 4912 x 1080 and 7152 x 1080 pixels (when selected under standard and wide mode respectively)
• 4) 10fps Continuous Burst mode. Similar performance as Sony's prosumer HX1, this mode is a great improvement over my previous compact which is a Canon G9, which takes only 1.5fps on average in btw continuous frames. Good for some random action photography but prob not for demanding sports photography, for that pls rely on your DSLR instead.
• 5) 720p movie-mode recording. The TX1 and WX1 takes pretty great low-light videos at night, and I mean it as my previous G9 with a larger sensor doesn't even take such clear videos at night, see this Youtube video as a rough example of what I mean. This is prob attributed thanks to the Exmor R CMOS sensor, which is also used in the upcoming DSC-TX7 and HX5.

The above factors are more or less the main highlights of this model, so after reading the above points maybe you can consider whether you like the TX1's camera features or not, if not you can probably wait for the upcoming newer DSC-TX7. What I'm quite sure of, is that the TX7 would definitely not be as cheap as TX1 at initial local launch, SGD799 would be more likely the pricing for it IMO.

I do have to share a few points on why I picked the TX1 over the WX1, since our moderator tangent314 has shared that the WX1 seemingly has better lens, which I would agree to an extent. (Sony's very own G lens over CZ Vario-Tessar optics from Germany) However when I was researching more on TX1 and WX1 after I tried out both of them at last yr's Sitex show, I found some flaws in WX1's lens/sensor implementation which made me avoid it. To understand more regarding this issue as well as why I chose the TX1 over WX1, you may read this thread for more info as someone has started a similar thread asking abt the DSC-TX1 in EDMW section recently and I brought up these issues before.

Also something affecting the WX1 for those who are concerned, someone has posted on Youtube before that its zoom lens comes with a slight blu-ish/purple circular tint in the middle, which is noticeable when under certain fluorescent lighting conditions. From what I understand from reading certain overseas forums, this issue doesn't actually plague all WX1 sets, but probably has more to do with the quality assurance of WX1 set batches, as it seems like it has likely more to do with the G lens implementation, rather than the sensor itself. This is probably understandable as so far for Sony's digital compacts, only the WX1 and HX1 comes with the G lens implementation, but Carl Zeiss optics has been used and featured for quite a long time on their own Cybershot line-up series, so naturally I would think CZ's quality assurance in their lenses shd be slightly better, IMHO of course.

Sorry for the long post btw.

[Wynners]

Haonan, I really appreciate u take much of your time in explaining so much on TX1 to me. It is very useful to me. I am intending to get a cybershot camera as a birthday present for my gf. Hence, I have to choose bet TX1 or TX7 by 1st wk of Feb. TX1 seems to fullfil most of the requirements. Very nice pictures taken by such a slim camera.

[tangent314]

Personally, I would never buy a camera which doesn't give me wide-angle of at least 28mm, and preferably I would go for 24 or 25mm. Wide angle is probably the most underrated spec for consumers these days that seem to mostly care only about megapixels and zoom range. Wide angle gives you much more versatility in composing your shot, especially in cramped conditions and for landscape shots.

Sony has traditionally been ignoring wide-angle, and it's no surprise. Wide angle lenses are harder to design, and take up more space because they need to bend light more. It will be quite an engineering feat to fit a wide angle lens into the small top right hand corner of the super-slim pretty cameras that Sony is famous for.

You can see from the form factor that Sony has to abandon the slim and pretty format of the TX1 (35mm) to incorporate the more versatile lens of the WX1 (24mm). IMO if you are more into photography the WX1 would be a better camera. If you want your camera to look good... then ya the TX1 may be prefered.

Oh, and let's not forget the WX1 lens is f/2.4 while the TX1 lens is f/3.5, that's 1 stop advantage for the WX1.

[cimman305]

well, the WX1 does have a longer zoom and wider end. However, there are reports that say due to the design of the camera, the battery compartment is always opening up when you reach for the camera. How bad is the situation ?

[haylui]

Ryannn. wrote:

Would like to know of the current retail price and where to cop.
Thanks!

retail price is S$649