era that features a big 3.5-inch LCD monitor with 921,600 dot resolution, which is comparable to the resolution of many high-end DSLR LCDs. Users who are in a Wi-Fi hotspot can upload their photos to photo sharing web sites via an “Easy Upload Homepage” or use the browser to surf the web or read e-mail. Photographically, the camera offers face detection,, intelligent scene recognition, a smile shutter function that triggers the shutter when your subject smiles, and dynamic range optimization. The camera carries 4GB of internal memory and USB 2.0 connectivity. The camera will sell for around $500.
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\nSony unveils world\u2019s first Wi-Fi digital camera with web broswer<\/b>
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\nCyber-Shot Camera Lets You Share Your Memories in the Moment<\/i>
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LAS VEGAS, Jan. 8, 2009 \u2013 With a focus on making photo sharing easier and more convenient, Sony today introduced the world\u2019s first Wi-Fi\u00ae enabled digital camera that uploads photos and videos to Web sites through any public hotspot due to its built-in Web browser.
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\nThe new Cyber-shot DSC-G3 digital still camera answers one of the most pressing needs for photo enthusiasts: how to share those amazing photos and video clips of family, friends and events as soon as you shoot. The Cyber-shot camera makes it easy to upload images and video directly to popular photo and video sharing sites wherever a Wi-Fi connection is available.
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\n\u201cResearch shows that our customers greatly value sharing images and video clips, but they often forget or don\u2019t have enough time if they wait to get home to upload images,\u201d said Phil Lubell, director of digital camera marketing at Sony Electronics. \u201cOur new Cyber-shot DSC-G3 camera provides the simplicity and convenience of sharing in the moment, while the impulse is still fresh in people\u2019s minds.\u201d
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\nThe camera can wirelessly connect to any public hotspot, including hotels, restaurants, coffee shops and airports. Like a computer, the camera can connect to free or fee-based hotspots, as well as to secure and unsecured access points.
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\nThe new DSC-G3 model comes with complimentary AT&T Wi-Fi access to Sony\u2019s Easy Upload Home Page until Jan. 31, 2012. It includes Wi-Fi access at thousands of AT&T hotspots across the United States, including participating coffee shops, selected book stores and major quick-serve restaurant locations, as well as hundreds of upscale hotels and airports.
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\n\u201cBy collaborating with Sony to launch the first digital still camera with embedded access to AT&T Wi-Fi service, we\u2019re enabling consumers to gain quick and convenient access to the Internet through thousands of hotspots across the country,\u201d said Glenn Lurie, president of AT&T\u2019s emerging device organization. \u201cThe wireless capabilities and cutting-edge features of the G3 camera with the reliable coverage of AT&T\u2019s Wi-Fi network offers a unique, unmatched consumer experience.\u201d
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\nUploads Made Easy
\nThe new camera makes it easy to connect to the Internet and upload images. By pressing the WLAN button on the camera, you can open its embedded Web browser.
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\nAfter connecting to the Internet via wireless access points, the camera automatically navigates to the Sony Easy Upload Home Page, which includes direct links to photo sharing sites like Shutterfly\u2122 and Picasa\u2122 Web Albums%3B video sharing sites like YouTube\u2122 and Dailymotion\u2122%3B and a photo and video sharing site, such as Photobucket\u2122. Also, the DSC-G3 camera allows you to access other sharing sites for uploading photos and videos through its Web browser.
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\nThrough the Sony Easy Upload Home Page, you can send e-mail notifications from the sharing Web sites to let friends and family know that you have posted new images and videos for viewing. This is perfect for sharing with loved ones that were not with you when you took the pictures or shot the videos.
\nWhen friends and family are nearby, you can use the camera to access photos you may have already uploaded to sharing sites and display them on its high resolution 3.5-inch LCD screen.
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\nThe camera supports DLNA (Digital Living Network Alliance) guidelines. By connecting to such DLNA-compatible devices as Sony BRAVIA\u00ae televisions via access points, photos in the camera can be played back with high-definition quality. In addition to BRAVIA TVs, the camera can connect to other DLNA-compatible devices, such as Sony VAIO\u00ae PCs
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\nSmart Camera
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\nIn addition to its wireless sharing capabilities, the new camera is built for high-performance imaging. The 10-megapixel camera is about three-fourths of an inch thin and includes a 4X optical zoom Carl Zeiss\u00ae Vario-Tessar lens. Although compact enough to fit in the camera\u2019s slim dimention, this lens provides excellent sharpness and color accuracy.
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\nThe Intelligent Scene Recognition\u2122 feature automatically identifies a total of eight types of scenes \u2014 backlight, backlight portrait, twilight, twilight portrait, twilight using a tripod, portrait, landscape and macro \u2014 and automatically optimizes camera settings for each challenging shooting situation, taking an additional shot in low and bright light scenarios.
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\nWith Sony\u2019s Face Detection technology, the DSC-G3 camera detects faces in a scene and adjusts auto focus (AF), auto exposure (AE), flash and white balance accordingly. It can also distinguish between children and adults, allowing users to to prioritize faces according to their preference .
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\nCombining the Intelligent Scene Recognition feature with Face Detection technology, the camera includes an anti-blink function that helps make closed-eye photos a thing of the past. The camera automatically takes two shots and then determines whether the subject(s) have closed eyes. It will record images with open-eyed subjects. If both pictures have subject(s) with closed eyes, the cameras will record one and display a warning so you can try again.
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\nSony\u2019s Smile Shutter\u2122 technology automatically captures a smile the moment it happens. You can use the adult or child priority setting when shooting scenes containing both adults and children, and the camera will distinguish one face from another.
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\nThe camera\u2019s Dynamic Range Optimizer (DRO) determines the best exposure and contrast settings in almost any shooting environment, giving images a natural look with clearer details that match what you see with your naked eye. DRO also balances the contrast in scenes with strong highlight and shadow, recovering detail normally lost in shadow areas. Combining the benefits of Optical SteadyShot\u2122 image stabilization with high sensitivity mode, Sony\u2019s Double Anti-blur feature helps reduce camera shake blur, especially when there is low light.
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\nPhoto Library
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\nThe Cyber-shot DSC-G3 model is also a \u201cphoto album in your pocket\u201d and has 4GB of internal memory that can store nearly 1,000 full-resolution or 40,000 VGA-quality photos. The 3.5-inch (measured diagonally) wide touch panel Xtra Fine LCD\u2122 screen is perfect for photo-like viewing with high contrast and wide-angle viewing. This Xtra Fine LCD screen delivers high resolution images (921,600 dots) that is approximately four times higher than conventional LCDs.
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\nThe camera also makes it easy to sort thousands of images. While shooting, images are organized automatically in albums by date. All images in an album can be displayed simultaneously as thumbnails on the screen, and the desired image can quickly be selected.
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\nThere are four ways to view photos: standard folder view, date view, favorites and event view. Images can be stored and managed on both the camera\u2019s 4GB internal memory and an optional Memory Stick\u00ae media card.
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\nIn addition to the in-camera organization and search functionality, bundled Picture Motion Browser (PMB) software allows you to quickly organize images on a compatible PC. The software lets you search and organize images by event or face, and you can display images in calendar or chronological views organized into folders.
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\nPricing and Availability
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\nThe Cyber-shot DSC-G3 camera is now available in black for about $500.
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