Confirming our initial leak, Sony has introduced a stunning new addition to their popular T Series of point and shoot digital cameras. Available this April, the DSC-TX5 is far different than its brethren TX1/TX7 by offering unique functionalities never seen before in any other modern Sony camera. While this seems like just another ultra slim point and shoot, its waterproof up to ten feet for a hour, freeze-proof to 14 degrees Fahrenheit, and completely dust-proof. Sony has also touted that the camera can survive a five foot fall with its shock proof capabilities.
More pictures are available at Sony Europe’s DSC-TX5 press release.
At 10.2 megapixels, the $350 TX5 will be available in silver, black, pink, green, and red in April (pre-sales begin in February at SonyStyle). All the usual features found in the TX7 are also found in this robust TX5: 4x optical zoom, superior low light performance (without flash) with the “Exmor R” CMOS sensor, multi-shot Backlight Correction High Dynamic Range (HDR) which combines highlight and shadow detail of two separate captures into one remarkably natural looking image.
The TX5 also has the ability to take panoramic pictures through the easy sweep panorama mode, and 720P (30fps movie) HD video recording. Can you imagine shooting HD video under water?
The back of the camera has a nice three inch touchscreen LCD (230k pixel) that even works under water. It also has two memory card slots, one for Memory Stick Duo, and the other for SD/SDHC.
