Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W200 Review

Review Date: January 28th 2007
Author: Mark Goldstein

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Page 1
Introduction / Ease of Use
Page 2
Image Quality
Page 3
Sample Images
Page 4
Design
Page 5
Specifications
Page 6
Conclusion

Specifications

Lens
Optical Zoom 3x
Precision Digital Zoom 6x
Smart Zoom up to 18x (with VGA)
F 2.8-5.5
Focal Length (f= mm) 7.6-22.8
Focal Length (f=35mm conversion) 35-105
Macro (cm) Wide: 5-infinity, Tele: 34-infinity
Filter Diameter (mm) 37mm
Conversion Lens compatibility YES
NightShot NO
NightFraming NO
Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar Lens YES
Image Sensory
CCD Type Super HAD CCD
Size (Inches) 1/1.7
Camera
Effective Pixels (Mega Pixels) 12.1
Bionz Processor YES
Face Detection YES
A/D Conversion (DXP) (Bit) 14
Clear RAW NR YES
Auto Focus Method (Single) YES
Auto Focus Method (Monitoring) YES
Auto Focus Method (Continuous) NO
Auto Focus Area (Multi Point) YES
Auto Focus Area (Centre weighted) YES
Auto Focus Area (Spot) YES
Auto Focus Area (Flexible Spot) NO
Manual Focus NO
Focus Preset YES
Aperture Auto Mode YES
Aperture Priority Mode NO
Aperture Manual Mode NO
Shutter Speed Auto Mode (sec) 1/4-1/2000
Shutter Speed Manual Mode (sec) 1-1/2000
NR Slow Shutter YES
Hand Shake Alert YES
Exposure Control +/- 2.0EV, 1/ 3 EV step
White Balance Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Fluorescent1,Fluorescent2,Fluorescent3, Incandescent, Flash
Automatic White Balance YES
Light Metering (Multi Pattern) YES
Light Metering (Centre weighted) YES
Light Metering (Spot) YES
Sharpness Setting YES
Saturation Setting NO
Contrast Setting YES
ISO Sensitivity (REI) YES (Auto, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200)
Scene Selection Twilight, Twilight portrait, Soft snap, Landscape, Beach, Snow,Fireworks, High Sensitivity,Extra High Sensitivity
AF Illuminator YES
Flash Mode Auto, Forced Flash, Slow Syncro, No Flash
Distance limitations using Flash (m) 0.2-3.3m (wide), 0.4-1.8m (tele)
Pre-flash YES
Red-eye Reduction YES
Auto Daylight Synchronized Flash YES
LCD/ Viewfinder
LCD Screen Size (inches) 2.5
LCD Total Dots Number 115.000
LCD Monitor Type TFT
Auto Bright Monitoring YES
LCD Field of View (%) 100
Optical Viewfinder YES
Electrical Viewfinder NO
Recording
Recording Media Memory Stick Duo, Memory Stick PRO Duo. Memory Stick PRO Duo High Speed, Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo (same speed as PRO Duo). Internal memory (31MB)
Recording Format JPEG, MPEG1
Memory Stick Pro Interface Parallel
DCF (Design rule for Camera File System) YES
DPOF (Digital Print Order Format) YES
Burst Mode (shots) 100
Burst Interval (approximately sec) 0.5
Still Image size (12 Mega 4000 x 3000) YES
Still Image size (8.0 Mega, 3264 x 2448) YES
Still Image size (5.0 Mega, 2592 x 1944) YES
Still Image size (3.1 Mega, 2048 x 1536) YES
Still Image size (VGA, 640 x 480) YES
Still Image size (16:9 mode, 1920 x 1080) YES
Still Image size (3:2 mode 4000 x 2672) YES
Moving Image Size (MPEG VX Fine, 640x480, 30fps) YES
Moving Image Size (MPEG VX Standard, 640x480, 16.6fps) YES
Moving Image Size (MPEG Presentation, 320x240, 8.3fps) YES
Playback/ Edit
HD (High Definition) Playback YES
Slideshow Playback YES
Slideshow with Music YES
Trimming YES
Resize NO
Playback Zoom YES
Divide (MPEG) NO
Cue & Review (MPEG) YES
Index Playback YES
Image Rotation YES
Auto Image Rotation YES
General
Battery Remaining Indicator YES
Histogram Indicator YES
Exposure Warning Indicator YES
Disk / Memory Stick remaining indicator YES
PTP (Picture Transfer Protocol) YES
Print Image Matching YES
PictBridge YES
Shop Front Mode YES
Start up time (approximately sec) 1.6
Menu Language Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish
Bluetooth Function NO
Jacks
Multi use Terminal with HD YES
Multi use Terminal YES
AV Out NO
Digital I/O (USB) NO
USB 2.0 Hi-Speed YES
Power/ Others
Battery System Lithium N
Supplied Battery NP-BG1
Stamina (battery life) with the supplied battery(s) in normal shooting condition 300 shots, 150min (CIPA standard with LCD screen on)
Battery for Clock Manganese-Silicon (MS614)
Weight (g) 142
Weight with Accessories (g) 173
Supplied Software Windows: Picture Motion Browser Ver.2.0 + USB Driver + Picture Package Music Transfer
Supplied Accessories Rechargeble battery pack (NP-BG1), Battery charger, Multi connector cable, Power cord,Wrist Strap, CD-ROM
Dimensions
Width (mm) 91
Height (mm) 58.5
Depth (mm)

27.3

   
Page 1
Introduction / Ease of Use
Page 2
Image Quality
Page 3
Sample Images
Page 4
Design
Page 5
Specifications
Page 6
Conclusion

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