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• The Handycam® XR500V video camera features the back-
illuminated Exmor R CMOS image sensor, which allows users
to take high-quality video even in low-light conditions.
• TheCyber-shot™ HX1 compact digital camera is the world’s
first camera to allow users to capture wide-angle, panoramic
views by holding down the shutter button and sweeping the
camera across a range of 224 degrees, and it can capture
images at 10 frames per second to record action like a high-
end television camera at a sports event.
• TheVAIO™ P Series PC is the world’s lightest*3 8-inch note-
book PC, which has garnered acclaim for its unique ultra-
wide design, GPS and other functions.
• And finally, the X Series Walkman® digital music player
features a 3-inch OLED touch screen, digital noise canceling
functions, the S-Master™ digital amplifier as well as Wi-Fi
connectivity, which together provide a unique user experience
that brings together ease-of-use and superb audio and video
quality.
• Sony’s 4K digital cinema technology, which now has the back-
ing of four major studios (including, of course, Sony Pictures),
is taking the movie-viewing experience to a whole new level.
Featuring four times the resolution of Full HD and twice that of
the competing standard, this technology now has support from
theater chains in the U.S., and puts Sony at the forefront of
digital cinema technology.
• We nearly doubled the PLAYSTATION®3 (PS3™) installed base
over the year, while also reducing the cost of the hardware. As
of June 2009, PlayStation®Network had more than 24 million
registered accounts worldwide, through which more than 450
million pieces of content have been downloaded, and more
than 500 game titles, nearly 1,900 movies and more than 9,400
episodes of TV shows can be enjoyed. Through this progress,
we have built the foundation for what we hope will become a
robust and successful business.
• Blu-ray Disc™ has become the standard next-generation optical
disc format, which was good news not only for Sony and the
industry as a whole, but for millions of movie lovers around the
world. The number of Blu-ray Disc-compatible players—including
players, recorders, and PS3™—is growing sharply, with by far
the largest overall share coming from Sony.