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SONY A Overview
SONY A Overview
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Sony Corporation is the electronics business unit and the parent company of the
Sony Group, which is engaged in business through its eight operating segments –
Consumer Products & Devices (CPD), Networked Products & Services (NPS),
B2B & Disc Manufacturing (B2B & Disc), Pictures, Music, Financial Services,
Sony Ericsson and All Other.[6][7] These make Sony one of the most
comprehensive entertainment companies in the world. Sony's principal business
operations include Sony Corporation (Sony Electronics in the U.S.), Sony Pictures
Entertainment, Sony Computer Entertainment, Sony Music Entertainment, Sony
Ericsson, and Sony Financial. As a semiconductor maker, Sony is among the
Worldwide Top 20 Semiconductor Sales Leaders. The company's current slogan is
make.believe.Their former slogan was like.no.other.
Sony Corporation
ソニー株式会社
Type Public
TYO: 6758
NYSE: SNE
Industry Conglomerate
Website Sony.net
Cyber-shot is a line of digital cameras made by Sony. The Cyber-shot range is well known for its
proprietary InfoLithium battery pack, the trademark Carl Zeiss lenses and overall design. Also,
all Cyber-shot cameras accept Sony's proprietary Memory Stick or Memory Stick PRO Duo
flash memory. Some high-end models have also supported CompactFlash. Newer Cyber-shot
cameras support SD and SDHC. All Cyber-shot models have a DSC prefix in their names, which
is an acronym for "Digital Still Camera".
D series
High-end series
sensor)[1]
DSC-F55V (2000, 2.6 megapixel, 37 mm equivalent lens, 2x digital zoom, 1/1.8" sensor)[2]
DSC-F88 (2004, 5.0 megapixel, 3x 38-114 mm equivalent zoom, 1/2.4" sensor)[3]
DSC-F505 (1999, 5x 38-190 mm equivalent optical zoom, 1/2" sensor) [4]
DSC-F505V (5x 38-190 mm equivalent optical zoom, 1/1.8" sensor)[5]
DSC-F707 (2001, 5x 38-190 mm equivalent optical zoom, 2/3" sensor)[6]
DSC-F717 (5x 38-190 mm equivalent optical zoom, 2/3" sensor)[7]
DSC-F828 (2003, 8.0 megapixel, 7.1x 28-200 mm equivalent optical zoom, 4-color (RGBE) 2/3"
sensor)[8]
[edit]G series
DSC-G1 (April 2007, 6.0 megapixel, 2GB internal storage, 3x optical zoom, face tracking
technology)
DSC-G3 (January 2009, 10.0 megapixel, integrated Wi-Fi and web browsing, Carl Zeiss lens, 4x
optical zoom, face recognition)[9]
[edit]H series
Bridge digital camera series
DSC-N1 (2005, 3" LCD touch panel, 8.1 megapixel, 3x optical zoom) [18]
Sub-miniature camera
DSC-U10
DSC-U20
DSC-U30 (2003, 2.0 megapixel)
DSC-U40
DSC-U50
DSC-U60
[edit]V series
'Prosumer' level Bridge digital cameras
The name "Sony" was chosen for the brand as a mix of two words. One was the Latin word Sonus which
is the root of "sonic" and "sound" and the other was "sonny," a familiar term used in 1950s America to call
a boy.[5] The first Sony-branded product, the TR-55 transistor radio, appeared in 1955 but the company
name didn't change to Sony until January 1958.[15]
At the time of the change, it was extremely unusual for a Japanese company to use Roman
letters instead of kanji to spell its name. The move was not without opposition: TTK's principal bank at the
time, Mitsui, had strong feelings about the name. They pushed for a name such as Sony Electronic
Industries, or Sony Teletech. Akio Morita was firm, however, as he did not want the company name tied to
any particular industry. Eventually, both Ibuka and Mitsui Bank's chairman gave their approval. [10]