Taiwan market: Sony to launch 10.1-megapixel digital cameras
Jimmy Hsu, Taipei; Adam Hwang, DIGITIMES [Thursday 4 September 2008] 
Sony, on September 3, unveiled two new Cyber-shot series digital cameras, DSC-T700 and DSC-T77, for launch in the Taiwan market on September 11 at recommended retail prices of NT$13,980 (US$440) and NT$10,980 respectively, according to Sony Taiwan. Both models feature smile shutter and automatic face detection. The DSC-T77 is as slim as 13.9mm, Sony Taiwan pointed out. Sony is the largest vendor of digital cameras in the Taiwan market with a market share of 25-30% currently, according to industry sources. | Sony DSC-T700 and DSC-T77 specifications | | Item | DSC-T700 | DSC-T77 | | Image sensor & resolution | 10.1-megapixel Super HAD CCD | | Screen | 3.5-inch 921,000-pixel TFT-LCD at 16:9 | 3-inch 230,000-pixel TFT-LCD at 16:9 | | Zoom | 4x optical, 8x including digital | | Built-in memory capacity | 4GB | 15MB | | Dimension (W×H×D mm) | 95×58.4×16.4 | 93.6×57.2×13.9 | | Weight (g, not including battery and external storage device) | 135 | 126 | Source: Company, compiled by Digitimes, September 2008 
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T700 digital camera in five colors
Photo: Company
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