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Taiwan market: Sony launches digital camera DSC-TX5

Adam Hwang, DIGITIMES, Taipei 0

Sony on March 25 launched a new Cyber-shot series digital camera model, DSC-TX5, in the Taiwan market at a recommended retail price of NT$12,980 (US$406), according to Sony Taiwan.

DSC-TX is proof against water (3 meters underwater for one hour), low temperatures (-10°C) and shock (1.5-meter fall), and is a device for diving and mountain climbing, the company said.

Sony DSC-TX5: Main specifications

Item

Spec

Image sensor and resolution

1/2.4-inch CMOS, 10.2 megapixels

Screen

3.0-inch, 16:9, 230,400-pixel TFT-LCD

Lens

25mm wide angle (258 degrees), 4x optical zoom

Dimension (W x H x D, mm)

94.0 x 56.9 x 17.7

Weight (not including battery and memory card)

128g

Source: Sony Taiwan, compiled by Digitimes, March 2010

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX5

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX5 in three colors
Photo: Sony Taiwan