Recording Features
Play, Edit, and Print Functions
Battery Information
Inputs and Outputs
Supplied Software

Recording Features

Ultra-Slim Design: The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T90 Digital Camera packs a lot of performance into an ultra-slim design. The DSC-T90 is slim enough to slip into a pocket, so you can take it with you wherever you go. It is available in four sophisticated colors: silver, black, blue, pink, and brown.

3.0" LCD Touch-Screen: The DSC-T90 has a 3.0", wide-screen, color LCD touch-screen with 230,400 pixels (960 x 240). The LCD touch-screen allows you to view an image before taking a picture, replay images that have been stored in memory, navigate menus, and specify focus points. For best viewing, you can adjust the brightness of the LCD monitor when using the camera outdoors. The LCD monitor offers 3 display setups.

• Normal: The operation buttons and icons are displayed along with image.
• Simple: Only the operation buttons are displayed along with image.
• Image Only: The operation buttons and icons are not displayed; only the image is displayed.

12.1 Megapixel Image Sensor: A powerful 12.1 megapixel 1/2.3" Super HAD CCD image sensor helps you capture detailed images with superb contrast and clarity down to the finest detail. For optimal image quality, the camera uses a 7.79mm (1/2.3" type), 12.1 Mega-Pixel (Effective) Super HAD color CCD imaging device with approximately 12.4-million gross pixels and 12.1-million effective pixels. More megapixels give you more detail and definition when you make big prints or crop in tight on your subject.

BIONZ Image Processor: The digital camera's BIONZ image processor delivers high resolution photos and fast still photography performance.

DRO Standard & Plus: Dynamic Range Optimizer (DRO) Standard and Plus uses a sophisticated algorithm to determine the best exposure and contrast settings for almost any shooting environment. The result is more natural images with clearer details that more closely match what your naked eye sees. DRO is particularly effective when shooting backlit portraits or any scene with a dramatic contrast between background and foreground lighting. DRO Plus allows for even greater optimization by analyzing each region of an image and performing additional image processing.

Dual Media: This camera has 11MB of internal memory. Even when there is no Memory Stick inserted in the camera, you can record images using the internal memory. This memory is not removable. This camera is also compatible with the following recording media: Memory Stick Duo, MagicGate Memory Stick Duo, Memory Stick PRO Duo and Memory Stick Pro-HG Duo (up to 16GB). All compatible of Memory Stick Duos can be used to record still pictures and moving images with audio. You can copy images from the camera's internal memory to an inserted Memory Stick Duo card.

Image Recording Format: The camera records still images in JPEG format. Moving images with audio (monaural) are recorded in MPEG4.

Still Image Sizes: When recording digital still images, the DSC-T90 allows you to choose from eight image sizes.

MPEG-4 Movies: Besides recording still images, you can also record moving images with sound. Moving images are recorded in MPEG4 format at approximately 30 frames per second. The following image sizes are available: 1280 x 720 (16:9-Fine), 1280 x 720 (16:9-Standard), and 640 x 480 (4:3-VGA). Movies with the size set to 1280 x 720 can only be recorded on Memory Stick Pro Duo media.

Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar 4x Optical Zoom Lens:The Vario-Tessar lens is specially produced for very compact cameras. This specialized design allows quick auto-focus, appealing zoom range while still maintaining a compact design. The lens has a 4x optical zoom and a focal length of 6.18mm to 24.7mm, equivalent to 35mm to 140mm in 35mm photography. It has a maximum aperture range of F3.5(W) to F4.6(T).

Precision/Smart Digital Zoom: The camera has a Precision Digital Zoom of 2x. Combined with the 4x optical zoom, the maximum total zoom is 8x. The Smart Zoom intelligently uses the full CCD to let you zoom into the portion of interest by cropping the image size, thus avoiding the image degradation found in most digital zooms. The maximum zoom scale depends upon the image size:

Double Anti-Blur Solution: The combination of Optical SteadyShot image stabilization and High ISO sensitivity helps compensate for shaky hands, minimizes blur, and allows flash-free shooting to preserve the mood. Optical SteadyShot image stabilization uses a built-in gyro sensor to detect camera shake and automatically shifts the lens to help prevent blur without sacrificing image quality. The Optical SteadyShot function offer three modes:

• Shooting: Activates the anti-blur function when pressing the shutter button halfway down.
• Continuous: Always activates the anti-blur function.
• Off: Anti-blur mode is off.

Shooting Modes: You can select whether the camera captures one image or multiple images at a time. The Shooting Modes include:

• Normal: Shoots only one frame when the shutter button is pressed.
• Burst: Shoots up to 100 images in succession when you press and hold down the shutter button; recording interval is as fast as 0.57 seconds (varies depending upon the image size setting).
• Exposure Bracket: Records a series of three images with the exposure values automatically shifted, one photo is taken under exposed, one is taken over exposed, and the third is taken at the set exposure, select a bracket shift of +/-0.3EV, +/-0.7EV, or +/-1.0EV.
• Self-Timer: You can set the Self-Timer mode to a 10-second or 2-second delay so you can be in the picture.

9-Point Auto Focus: The camera has a 9-area multi-point autofocus. The camera calculates the distance in nine areas in three rows of three points around the center of the frame. This method is helpful when your subject is not centered in the frame. You can also choose Center AF, which focuses only on the subject framed in the AF range finder in the center of the image, or Spot AF, which focuses on an extremely small subject or a narrow area.

Focus Presets: In addition to auto focus, you can pre-set the focal distance by choosing one of the following fixed focus settings: 0.5m, 1.0m, 3.0m, 7.0m, or infinity.

AF Illuminator: The AF (auto focus) Illuminator briefly provides fill light to focus more easily on a subject in dark surroundings. The AF Illuminator is most useful within approximately 8' of the subject.

Macro/Close Focus: For close-ups of small objects such as flowers and insects, this camera has macro focus capability and a close focus function. With the zoom set all the way to wide, the camera can focus on objects as close as 3-1/4" from the lens in Macro mode and as close as 13/32" in the Close Focus mode. With the zoom set all the way to telephoto, the camera can focus on objects down to 7-7/8" from the lens (macro).

Face Detection: Face Detection technology detects up to eight individual faces and controls flash, focus, exposure, and white balance to deliver accurate, natural skin tones with reduced red-eye. It can also give priority to children or adults. The camera's Face Motion Detection adjusts ISO sensitivity and accelerates the shutter speed when facial movement is detected, reducing blur in the subjects face.

Face Memory: Optimizing focus, exposure, and white balance for a specific face is easier now with selectable facial memory, even when the subject leaves the frame. This feature is perfect at weddings and other events where the goal is always to focus on a certain person.

Anti-Blink Function: The Anti-blink function works to help counter blinking and squinting. When the camera is set to Portrait, the Anti-blink function captures two images, recording only the photo with less squinting. If a blink is detected in other shooting modes, a warning will be displayed after you take the shot so you can determine whether or not you need to take another shot.

Smile Shutter Mode: The Smile Shutter technology automatically detects and captures a smiling face. Simply activate by pressing the Smile Shutter button and the camera will capture a smile the moment it happens. You can also select subject priority (Adult or Child Priority or using the cross key buttons on the camera) and indicate the degree of Smile Detection Sensitivity to high (small smile), medium (laugh) or low (grin).

Scene Recognition: The digital camera automatically detects shooting conditions, such as backlight or a night scene, and then takes the shot. You can select from the following Scene Recognition modes.

• iSCN: camera detects conditions such as backlight or a night scene and takes the shot using the optimal settings
• iSCN+: camera shoots one image without using the scene recognition functions and another image using the scene recognition function.

Exposure Modes: The camera features the following exposure modes:

• Easy Shooting Mode: With Easy Shooting Mode, even beginners can take great photos. In Easy Shooting Mode, easy-to-understand basic instructions are displayed on the LCD screen and the camera switches to all automatic settings with iSCN so you can just take the photo without worrying about settings. The menu is also simplified on playback to provide limited but straight forward operating functions for those afraid of choosing wrong settings.
• Intelligent Auto Mode (iAuto): Intelligent Auto (iAuto) mode goes beyond traditional auto settings by recognizing and adjusting to scene conditions and lighting, enhancing natural skin tones, and reducing blur. By incorporating advanced features such as Intelligent Scene Recognition, Face Detection, and Optical SteadyShot, iAuto lets you take advantage of the latest Sony Cyber-shot technology without leaving auto mode.
• Program Auto: This mode allows you to shoot with the exposure (both the shutter speed and aperture value) adjusted automatically while you manually operate other camera settings such as Focus, Metering Mode, ISO and EV.
• Scene Selection Modes: You can choose from the following Scene Selection modes:
  • High Sensitivity: The camera shoots without flash in low light, reducing blur. Any size image available. Sensitivity increased up to ISO 3200.
  • Hi-Speed Shutter: Allows you to capture fast moving subjects outdoors or in other bright places.
  • Soft Snap: This mode lets you shoot the color of a person's skin with a bright, warm color tone.
  • Twilight Portrait: This mode is used for shooting people in the foreground at night.
  • Twilight: This mode is used for shooting a distant subject at night.
  • Landscape: This mode is used for shooting landscapes at a distance.
  • Beach: This mode is for shooting at seaside or the lakeside.
  • Snow: This mode shoots whitish scenes brightly.
  • Fireworks: This mode allows you to record fireworks in all their splendor.
  • Gourmet: Shoots food arrangements in delicious color.
  • Underwater: Allows you to shoot underwater in natural colors when using an optional waterproof housing (sold separately).
• Movie Mode: Allows you to record MPEG4 movies with monaural audio.
  • Auto: Adjusts the movie settings automatically.
  • High Sensitivity: Shoots movies with high sensitivity under low light conditions.
  • Underwater: Shoot underwater in natural color when using a water proof housing (sold separately).

Exposure Compensation: Besides auto exposure, you can adjust the exposure from +2.0EV to -2.0EV in 1/3 stop increments.

Metering Modes: You can select Spot, Center-weighted, or Multi-pattern Metering. Spot metering lets you adjust the exposure to the subject, even when the subject is a backlit or when there is strong contrast between the subject and the background. Center-weighted metering measures the center of the image and determines the exposure based on the brightness of the subject. When multi-pattern metering is used, the image is divided into multiple regions and metering is performed in each region. The camera judges the subject position and background brightness, and determines a well-balanced exposure.

High Sensitivity Mode: For better shots in low light, or when you can't use flash, you can set the camera to the high sensitivity mode of ISO 3200. The ISO speed can be also be set to Auto, 80, 100, 200, 400, 800, or 1600. When shooting under dark conditions or shooting a fast-moving subject, you should use a high number setting. When recording high-quality images, use a low number setting.

Built-in Flash: The built-in flash has a range of 3.25" to 14.77' with the zoom set to wide and 1.645' to 10.5' with the zoom set to telephoto. The flash can be set to the following modes: Auto, Forced Flash, Slow Synchro, or No Flash. In Auto mode, the flash automatically strobes when the surroundings are dark. When the flash is set to Forced Flash, it strobes with every shot. In Slow Synchro, the flash is used regardless of the amount of ambient light, but the shutter speed is slower under dark conditions, allowing you to clearly shoot a background that is out of the flash-lit area. In addition, this camera has a "red-eye reduction" setting, which causes the flash to pre-strobe before shooting to reduce the red-eye phenomenon.

White Balance: When the white balance is set to auto, the white balance is set automatically in response to the condition of the subject, and the overall color balance is adjusted. When shooting under special lighting conditions, you can select the settings manually. When using flash, you can select the flash white balance mode. In addition to Auto and Flash, the white balance can be set to Incandescent, Fluorescent 1 (white fluorescent), Fluorescent 2 (natural white fluorescent), Fluorescent 3 (day white fluorescent), Daylight, Cloudy, One Push (adjust white balance depending on the light source) or One Push Set ( memorizes the basic white color which will be used). The unit also feature Underwater White Balance when using the camera with an optional underwater housing (sold separately). You can choose from Underwater Auto, Underwater 1 (Blue), Under Water 2 (Green) or Underwater Flash.

Picture Effects: When desired, you can select one of the following picture effects:

• Normal: normal color tones
• Vivid: bright and deep color
• Sepia: sepia-toned like an old photograph
• B & W: in black and white

Histogram: A histogram is a graph showing the brightness of an image. The graph display indicates a bright image when skewed to the right side and a dark image when skewed to the left side.

Grid Lines: The cameras on-screen grid lines make it easy to set a subjects horizontal and vertical position.

Function Guide: An on-screen function guide text/icon display makes it easy to learn the camera functions that give you greater creative freedom to adjust photo settings.

Date and Time: Each time you take a picture, the camera records the date and time. The date and time are not superimposed on the picture, instead saved in a data file along with the image.

Play, Edit, and Print Functions

Easy Image Management: Easy Image Management takes the hassle out of sorting through large volumes of image data, so you can quickly select and view your desired photos. Photos can be browsed in four convenient ways: by Standard Folder view, Date view, Event view, and Favorites showing only user-selected images. You can also use Face Detection technology to filter by face type (choices include All People, Children, Infants, and Smiles.

Auto Orientation: When the camera is rotate to shoot a portrait (vertical) image, the camera records it position change and displays the image in the portrait position.

Auto Review: This feature displays the recorded image on the screen for approximately two seconds immediately after shooting a still image.

Index/Date Mode: In addition to viewing images one-by-one in full screen, you can view multiple images at once in the index or date list mode. The index feature lets you to display a total of 12 or 20 images while the date list feature can display up to 31 images at once, allowing you to easily find the image you want.

Filter By Faces: You can filter the images played back on the camera by selecting one of the following playback filter modes - All people, Children, Infants, Smiles or Off.

Slide Show: The Slide Show function lets you play back images one after the other. You can select from the following slide show effects (Simple, Nostalgic, Stylish, or Active). Each effect has a preset music soundtrack, or you can choose from the 4 selections. The interval between the pictures can be adjusted, allowing you to choose 1, 3, 5, and 10 seconds or automatic to suit the selected effect. You can select Folder play (all images in the selected folder), All play (all images on the Memory Stick Duo) Date (all images from selected date), This Event (images in specific event group), or Favorites (select Favorite images 1-6). When repeat is selected, the images are replayed in a continuous loop.

Playback Zoom: You can enlarge a recorded still image up to five times the size of the original image. You can also record the enlarged item as a new file. To select the area to be enlarged, you can move the enlargement "frame" up/down/left/right with the arrow buttons, and adjust the zoom with the W/T button. You cannot enlarge movies or images recorded in multi-burst mode.

Rotating Images: Recorded images can be rotated 360-degrees in 90-degree increments on the camera's LCD screen.

Wide Zoom Display: During playback, you view still images recorded at a 4:3 and 3:2 aspect ratio as 16:9 wide on the camera's LCD screen. In this case the top and bottom of the image will be slightly cropped.

Retouching Images: The Retouch Menu allows you to make adjustments of a still image or apply special effects. The following effects can be applied to still images:

• Soft Focus: you can blur the periphery around a chosen point.
• Unsharp Masking: sharpens the image within a chosen frame
• Partial Color: you can surround a chosen point in monochrome
• Fisheye Lens: you can apply a fisheye effect around a chosen point
• Cross Filter: you can add a starburst effect to bright points in the image
• Radial Blur: decides the center point for expressing movement in the still image
• Retro: softens the image by blurring the focus and lowering the surrounding light; appears to have been taken by an old camera
• Happy Faces: this feature put a smile on a person's face
• Trimming: you can crop images to remove unwanted portions
• Red Eye Correction: removes red-eye effect caused by flash
• Paint: paint or add stamps to a still image and record it as a new file

Resizing Images: You can change the aspect ratio and size of the shooting images, then record them as the new files. You can convert images to the 16:9 aspect ratio for high definition viewing and to the VGA size for blog or e-mail attachments.

Music Transfer: You can change the music files that are preset at the factory with your own music, using the Music Transfer program in the supplied CD-ROM.

Deleting/Protecting Images: You can delete a selected image, multiple selected images, or you can delete all the unprotected images at once. In order to avoid accidentally deleting an image, it can be protected.

Print Mark: You can place a print mark on still images recorded with this camera. This mark is convenient when you have images printed at a shop that conforms to the DPOF (Digital Print Order Format) standard.

Exif Print (Exif 2.21): The DSC-T90 conforms to "Exif Print," a worldwide standard. Vital camera settings (such as: exposure mode, white balance, exposure time) and scene data are recorded to the image file when it is captured. Printers compatible with "Exif Print" are able to use this information to produce high quality photographs, exactly the way they were intended at the time of capture. This intelligent communication process also allows the printer to correct for poor lighting or mistakes, resulting in photos that can be even better than the originals.

PictBridge Printing Capability: Using the supplied USB cable, you can connect this camera directly to a PictBridge compliant printer. PictBridge is a new standard that allows you to connect a PictBridge compliant camera directly to a PictBridge compliant printer and make prints, regardless of brand.

Battery Information

Battery Information: The DSC-T90 comes with the NP-BD1 lithium-ion rechargeable battery and BC-CSD battery charger. This battery takes approximately 220 minutes to fully charge. It can reach a "practical charge" in approximately 160 minutes.

Battery Performance: Under normal operating conditions the battery has the following capacity:

Auto Power-Off: If you do not operate the camera for approximately 3 minutes, it will turn off automatically to conserve battery power.

Inputs and Outputs

USB/AV Output: The Sony DSC-T90 features a single proprietary jack on the bottom of the camera for connecting the supplied USB/ AV cable. This one output and cable allows you to download your photos to your computer or printer via USB, or view your photos on a TV via composite video and mono audio RCA. The USB interface is USB 2.0 Full Speed compatible (equivalent to USB 1.1). The video output is NTSC or PAL compatible

High Definition Playback: You can view  images recorded on the camera by connecting the camera to an HD (High Definition) TV with the optional HD Component Output Adapter Cable (158VMCMHC1, sold separately).

Supplied Software

CD-ROM Software: The DSC-T90 comes with a CD-ROM containing the following:

• Picture Motion Browser (Ver.4.2.02): compatible with Windows operating systems only
  • View images saved on your computer
  • View photos organized by date
  • Edit images
  • Display the shooting locations of still images on maps online (Internet connection required)
  • Create a new data disc (CD burner drive or DVD burner drive required)
  • Print or save still images with the date
• Music Transfer: compatible with Windows and Macintosh operating systems
  • Change the music files on the camera and replace them with your own selections; upload MP3s from your computer or music from CDs
• Cyber-shot Handbook: a detailed instruction booklet (PDF)
• Product Registration: register your camera online
• Step-Up Guide: explains how to use the camera with optional accessories

System Requirements: You can copy images from the DSC-T90 to a Windows PC or a Macintosh computer. The supplied Picture Motion Browser software can only be used on a Windows PC; it cannot be used on a Macintosh. The supplied Music Transfer software can be used on both a Windows PC and a Macintosh. The minimum system requirements are: