The Sony

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DSC-R1 is a

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announced by

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in 2005. It featured a 10.3

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APS-C Advanced Photo System type-C (APS-C) is an image sensor format approximately equivalent in size to the Advanced Photo System film negative in its C ("Classic") format, of 25.1×16.7 mm, an aspect ratio of 3:2 and Ø 30.15 mm field d ...

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sensor (21.5 × 14.4 mm), a size typically used in

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and rarely used in bridge cameras (which were using at that time 2/3" (= 6.6 × 8.8 mm) or 1/1.8" (= 5.3 × 7.1 mm)). This was the first time such a large sensor was incorporated into a bridge camera."Sony Cyber-shot DSC-R1 announced" by ePHOTOzine
/ref> Besides the APS-C sensor, the DSC-R1 also featured a 14.3–71.5 mm Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar T* lens, providing for an

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equivalent to 24–120 mm on a full frame camera.

Advantages

Compared to a standard

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the Sony DSC-R1 had the following advantages: * since there is no mirror between the sensor and the lens, the lens can be positioned closer to the sensor, which improves the performance at wide angle. The back

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of the DSC-R1 in wide-angle mode is 2.1 millimeters, which is much smaller than the wide angle back focal length found typically in DSLRs (up to 30 millimeters and more) * the image in the EVF and LCD screen is bright and the light is amplified. An optical viewfinder instead does not amplify the light, so that it becomes difficult to frame and manually focus when there is not sufficient light. * Less dust problems, since the DSC-R1 can't change lens; nevertheless dust can enter while zooming for the volume change 'pumping' the air in and out. * silent operation, as there is no swinging mirror or physical shutter system * as there is no shutter system there is essentially no limit to flash sync; photographs can be taken in broad daylight with fill flash at speeds of 1/1,000" or faster * fewer movable parts, therefore greater reliability * With histogram screen display 'on' the screen/viewer displays the output from the processor, enabling very accurate exposure control - Full-time Live Preview (serial no 4534457). * supports RAWSony DSC-R1 review by ''Luminous Landscape''
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Disadvantages

and the following disadvantages: * no interchangeable lenses: the supplied lens only covers the 24–120 mm zoom range. * no optical viewfinder. Furthermore, there is some small time shift, i.e. the image appears with a small delay. * Low

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and slow

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References

External links

Let's Go Digital review

Imaging Resource

DP Review

Comparison between the R1 and its successor RX10 by ePHOTOzine
R1 Bridge digital cameras Cameras introduced in 2005 {{Camera-stub

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See also

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