Sony CyberShot DSC R1 - 10.3MP - 5x Zoom - Digital Bridge Camera

The R1 drops the split body design of its predecessors in favor of an SLR-like fixed body which is remarkably similar to that of the then ground-breaking and some consider legendary .

The 5X Optical Zoom lens covers an incredible range from an ultra-wide 24mm to 120mm (35mm equivalent).

However it's not the body design which makes this camera unique (many have copied the DSC-D700), it is the camera's sensor and lens. This is the first all-in-one digital camera to utilize a large (APS size) sensor, to be precise a 10.3 megapixel CMOS unit measuring 21.5 x 14.4 mm which is essentially a slightly smaller version of the sensor used in the . It's also the first APS size sensor to provide full time live preview to the camera's LCD monitor or EVF (electronic viewfinder). This means that there's no mirror box or prism making the camera more compact and allowing the lens to be positioned much closer to the sensor. Equally as important and interesting is the lens which provides a 24 - 120 mm (equivalent) five times zoom with a maximum aperture of F2.8 - F4.8.

What makes the DSC-R1 unique

• First non-SLR (fixed lens digital) camera to feature a large format sensor (APS-C size)
• First use of a CMOS sensor in a non-removable-lens digital camera
• First large format sensor to provide full-time live preview
• Widest range of ISO sensitivity for a non-SLR camera; ISO 160 - 3200
• First digital camera to provide a top-mounted LCD screen
• First Sony digital camera to support Adobe RGB
• First implementation of 'Auto Gamma Control' on a Sony digital camera

Excellent condition.

Comes with battery, charger, lens cap and shoulder strap.