It was initially declared for launching on March 2011 but was moved for one more month. Now that the Sony Cybershot DSC-TX10 is at long last out in the market, it looks like buyers will face another hurdle as majority of TX10 camera colors have fixed stocks left in online stores. Some say the Japan tsunami has affected the number of electronic productions coming from the devastated country.

In this article, I will give you a review of the Cybershot TX10 camera so you may determine if you'd rather buy it now before stocks run out or just wait for the cameras Sony has yet to release.

Slim Form Factor

If you are intimate with a lot of Sony cameras, you might already know that the TX series models are known for their sleek and stylish form factor - one that you may effortlessly slip in and out of your pocket for spur-of-the-moment shots. I personally prefer these types of cameras than heavy, bulky DSLRs.

Better Picture Quality

You'll be astonished with the picture quality too. While it may not have all the bells and whistles of a DSLR, Sony claims that the light sensitivity of their cameras this year has primarily improved, thanks to the Exmor-R engineering science that captures more light than traditionalisti CMOS sensors. In other words, suppose sharper images even on low light environments.

3D, HD Movie, Panoramic Shots, and a lot more features

Yes, you're reading it right. The Sony TX10 is capable of taking 3D pictures using only one lens. Just follow the on-screen instructions to help you take three-dimensional images. Obviously, you will need a 3D TV to better be grateful for your shots.

You get to receive pleasure from recording in full high definition videos too - and by full, I mean 1080i resolution. This is in all likelihood the most future-proof point-and-shoot camera today. The usual Sweep Panorama feature of Sony cameras is likewise included for requiring little effort capturing of panoramic shots.

For those who take delight in the outdoors, this camera is highly commended as it is freezeproof, shockproof and waterproof. You may in a literal sense take it anyplace without having to worry in regards to where you place it. While numerous older TX versions are likewise outstanding for extreme outdoor use, the TX10 plainly has better shelter - up to 16 feet of waterproofing and it may survive falls from almost 6 feet.

Pros and Cons

So far I've talked only when it comes to the features. But the more important question is, is it worth upgrading to TX10? User reviews have been in general mixed on this one.

On one hand, users reported a more snappy user interface and a more responsive touch screen. But on the other hand, a great deal of persons conveyed disappointment when they found out a good deal of missing features.

The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX10 camera lets you live life on the edge. This stylish and innovative camera will fit utterly into your active life. Waterproof, shockproof, dustproof, freeze-proof, HD movies, 3D photos, Sweep Panorama, and a touch screen, this powerful tool follows you to the edge and proves you were there.

Sony DSC-TX10 Feature Highlights
	Rugged and Stylish This camera is just as much at home in the water as on a night on the town! The sleek and stylish TX10 fits the slimmest pocket or purse, yet is waterproof to a depth of 16 ft10, shockproof from falls up to approximately 5 ft9 and dustproof12 thanks to it is airtight construction. As well, this lasting camera may even withstand uttermost weather conditions, as it is operable in temperatures from 14- to 104-degrees Fahrenheit11.  Seamlessly shifting from underwater marvels to a night on the town, the TX10 always makes it easy to get the best shot!
	3-inch Touch screen    A big 3-inch touch screen LCD makes it easy for watching and sharing images with simple and fun touch operation.
	16.2 Megapixel Back-illuminated “Exmor R” CMOS Image Sensor The DSC-TX10 features a 16.2 megapixel “Exmor R” CMOS effigy sensor that brings out the full settling power of the camera’s Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar lens to deliver exceedingly fast speed, high resolution, and stunning low-light sensitivity with bettered effigy clarity and drasti scaled down grain. In addition, the combined “Exmor R” CMOS sensor and BIONZ effigy processor delivers exceedingly fast 10fps, Anti Motion Blur, Hand-held Twilight and 1080i movie modes7.
	Full HD 1080@60i    Record crystal clear movies at the most eminent solution available with capablenesses for 60i in 1080 Full HD3. This provides stunning, fast motion video with less distortion for playback on your HD TV.
3D still image    Produce awe-inspiring images with 3D still effigy and 3D Sweep Panorama capabilities. Images will take on a new dimension to view the world in a whole new way5.
	iSweep Panorama     With iSweep Panorama just press the shutter, pan the landscape and let the camera do the rest. It mechanically links together each frame to create a panoramic image. This model even detects faces and moving subjects to stitch intelligently dissimilar widths to help keep away from subject distortion.
Background Defocus    DSLR photographs are ofttimes pretty because they blur the background, putting the special and significant stress on the subject. Now our point-and-shoot cameras may deliver this signature DSLR benefit. The scheme takes two shots, identifies the background and applies a defocused background keeping the subject crisp and clear.
	Superior Auto Mode    Get cleaner, more dynamic pictures and less missed shots. The camera mechanically recognizes the rectify scene mode, then speedily shoots and combines up to six shots to create images with more outstanding clarity, optimal dynamic range using backlight correction HDR engineering science and lower effigy noise using 6 shots layering technology. Superior Auto intelligently detects 36 scenes for still images and movies, making it easy to get the best shot.
Soft Skin Mode    Portrait subjects will love the results. Soft Skin mode recognizes skin tones and reduces the aspect of blemishes and wrinkles without affecting the rest of the shot.
Natural Flash    Conventional point-and-shoot camera flash shots just don't capture colors the way the eye sees them. Natural Flash mode takes a reference shot without flash and then uses that reference to rectify the color, for far more lifelike images.
High speed shooting The DSC-TX10 may capture full 16.2 megapixel solution images at up to 10 frames per second, helping to see to it that the decisive moment is captured such as the soccer ball flying into the goal. In addition, the DSC-TX10 employs a mechanical shutter that helps reduce distortion when without disturbance shooting moving subjects.
	Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar Lens with 25mm equivalent wide 4x Optical Zoom The high-performance Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar 4x optical zoom lens brings distant subjects closer for video recording as well as for outdoor, sports, and travel photos, and Close Focus shoots close-ups up to just underneath ½-inch from the subject. A wide angle of 25mm equivalent wide-angle lens allows you to take wider shots of the scene or group in crowded spaces.
	HDMI output    The High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) is a compact audio/video connector interface for transmitting uncompressed digital streams. HDMI connects digital audio/video roots such as a compatible camcorder, Blu-ray Disc player, a personal computer, a video game console, or an AV receiver to a compatible digital audio device and/or video monitor such as a digital television (DTV). Easily connect your Cyber-shot camera thru HDMI cable to any compatible HDMI compatible device to effortlessly take delight in and upload content7.
	Smile Shutter engineering Smile Shutter engineering captures a smile the moment it happens. Simply press the Smile Shutter button and the camera does the rest. Also select adult and child priority and indicate the degree of Smile Detection Sensitivity. Intelligent Scene Recognition may be used together with Smile Shutter mode.  This means that finelooking smiles may be captured with settings optimized for the queer scene, even in difficult conditions such as twilight and backlighting.
	Face Detection technology Sony’s Face Detection technology may mechanically distinguish amidst children and adults. Face Detection engineering detects up to eight person faces and adjusts flash, focus, exposure, and white remainder to support deliver crisp, the right way lit images of family and friends.
Motion Detection Motion Detection, along with Face Motion Detection adjusts ISO sensitivity and increments the shutter speed when motion is detected, reducing blur in moving subjects and faces.
Anti-blink Function It’s discouraging and hindering to capture the perfective shot, only to review it later and discover subjects blinked for the duration of the photo. When the camera is set to Soft Snap, the Anti-blink function captures two images, recording only the photo with less squinting or blinking. If a blink is detected in other shooting modes, a warning will be displayed after you take the shot.
Sweep Multi Angle Mode    In Sweep Multi Angle mode, the camera takes 15 images at dissimilar angles as it sweeps all over the scene. By tilting the camera for the duration of playback, the camera’s Gyro Sensor detects motion and displays the effigy in a 3D-like view on the camera’s LCD.
Anti-Motion Blur Mode Capture cleaner and sharper images in low light for non landscape shots. When set in Anti-motion Blur Mode, the DSC-TX10 captures six images in a fraction of a second with higher shutter speed and combines the selective information from all six to invent a single effigy of extraordinary detail and dramatically reduce subject blur, beyond the capability of traditionalisti cameras.
Backlight Correction HDR Shooting high-contrast scenes may often times lead to washed out backgrounds and/or details lost in shadow. Backlight Correction HDR helps rectify for this by taking three pictures at dissimilar exposure settings and processing the best elements of all three into a single effigy for more natural looking shots.
	TransferJet technology    TransferJet technology, developed by Sony and progressed and promoted by consortium of 18 other companies, allows the transfer of up to ten files amongst two TransferJet enabled gimmicks just by touching their TransferJet logos together, without the hassle of hunting for cables or the complicatedness of pairing8.
	Compatible with PC and MAC Systems    The Full HD video captured with the DSC-TX10 may be applied with the provided Picture Motion Browser software1 for PC and iMovie (sold separately) for Mac systems.
Includes Sony PMB (Picture Motion Browser) Software ver. 5.51 Sony Picture Motion Browser software offers a simple, intuitive way to transfer, sort, and view your video and still images on your compatible PC. In addition, multiple output choices let you burn your memories to DVD using an external DVD burning device (sold separately), as well as take vantage of one click upload to a number of general video and photo sharing websites (such as Facebook and Sony’s Personal Space). Using the new 5.5 version also enables playback of 3D images taken on the Cyber-shot camera.
	Includes Sony PMB Portable software2    With the pre-installed Picture Motion Browser (PMB) Portable 5.5 software2 the DSC-TX10 makes it easy to pre-select videos and images in the camera and conveniently upload them from the camera to a compatible PC and general Internet sharing sites8 without the need for any further and added software or install.
PMB requires Microsoft Windows XP SP3/ Windows Vista SP2/Windows 7 environments not supported. Not supported by Mac OS.  Uploading directly to the web requires PMB Portable (ver 5.5 for Windows and ver 1.3 for Mac) software and USB cable (included), and PC with internet connectivity. Windows XP SP3 64-bit and Starter Edition and Windows Vista Starter Edition environments not supported. Compatible BRAVIA HDTV, and factor cable required for PhotoTV HD viewing. Specifications for BRAVIA HDTV shown vary according to market region. Movie recording is fixed to 29 minute segments. 3D watching requires 3D HDTV, a high speed HDMI cable (supporting at least 10.2 Gbps) connection and 3D glasses (all sold separately). TransferJet enabled media (sold separately) and TransferJet engineering required in both devices.  Interoperability and compatibility among TransferJet enabled appliances may vary. HD Viewing requires an HD output adapter cable (VMC-MD3) and compatible HDTV, both sold separately. Requires compatible wireless access point(s). Some features may rely on Internet services. This camera has been shock-proof Certified to MIL-STD-810F Method 516.5-Shock This camera has been waterproof certified to IEC60529 IPX8 standard. This camera may operate in temperatures amongst 14 degrees Fahrenheit (-10 degrees Celsius) and 104-degrees Fahrenheit (40 degrees Celsius)  This camera is dustproof certified to IEC 60529 IP5X standard This camera has waterproof certified to IEC60529 IPX8 standard, shock-proof Certified to MIL-STD-810F Method 516.5-Shock, dustproof certified to IEC 60529 IP5X standard, and may operate in temperatures amid 14 degrees Fahrenheit (-10 degrees Celsius) and 104-degrees Fahrenheit (40 degrees Celsius)