Sony
announced at IFA 2005 [1] in Berlin last week the world's first
10.3 effective Megapixel digital still camera DSC-R1 [2] that combines
a large 10.3 effective Megapixel CMOS sensor, and a high quality 24mm-120mm (equivalent
to 35m format camera) ZEISS zoom lens in the same body. The Sony R1 digital camera
will be available throughout Europe from mid- November 2005. Jingle bell, jingle bell
... ;-)