Sony Cyber-shot DSC-P100 Review
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Review
Date: Oct 1, 2004 |
Category: Point-and-Shoot
The Sony DSC-P100 Cyber-shot has 5.1-megapixel
resolution, a Carl Zeiss branded lens at 3x optical
zoom, and macro focus at 10 cm (3.9 in.). It has
a nice shutter speed range, allowing you to go
as long as 30 sec. in Manual mode.
The Sony P100 is a point-and-shoot digital camera
with Programmed Auto mode, some manual control
over exposure compensation, aperture and shutter
speed, and scene modes to make taking shots in
various common situations a snap. An AF Illuminator
helps with low-light focusing. Movie size is 640x480
at 30fps using Memory Stick PRO media. You can
even display a histogram in both capture and playback
modes.
If you are one of those who love to add accessories,
you can screw on filters (30mm) using the optional
VAD-PHB adaptor. Other optional accessories include
wide-angle and telephoto conversion lenses, carrying
case, table top tripod and docking station.
The Sony DSC-P100 is PictBridge compatible,
allowing you to print directly to a printer without
going through a computer. The Sony
DSC-P150 is similar to the P100, but has
7.2 megapixels resolution and sells for about
$100 more.
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DSC-P100 |
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Image
Sensor |
5.1 effective megapixels
1/1.8 in. CCD |
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Lens |
Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar |
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 Focal
Length |
7.9 – 23.7mm
(38-114mm, 35 mm equivalent) |
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Aperture |
f2.8 – f5.6
(W); f5.2 – f10 (T) |
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Optical
Zoom |
3x |
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Macro |
10 cm / 3.9 in. |
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Auto
Focus |
5 Area Multi-Point
AF, Center AF, 5-Step Manual; AF Illuminator |
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Shutter
Speed |
1/8
– 1/1000 sec. (auto), 2 – 1/1000
sec. (twilight), 30 – 1/1000 sec. (manual). |
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Exposure Control |
Program AE (Manual:
Exposure compensation, aperture, shutter speed)
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Shooting Modes |
Scene Modes: Twilight, Twilight Portrait,
Landscape, Soft Snap, Candle, Snow, Beach,
Fireworks, High Speed Shutter;
Movie: MPEG VX Fine with Audio (640 x 480
at 30fps), (MPEG VX Fine requires Memory
Stick PRO media), MPEG VX Standard with
Audio (640 x 480 at 16fps), Video Mail (160
x 112 at 8fps) with Audio);
Burst (9 Shot (JPEG fine), 16 Shot (JPEG
std.), 1.6fps)
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Exposure Compensation |
+/- 2.0 EV, 1/3
EV Steps |
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Light
Metering |
Multi-Pattern,
Spot |
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White Balance |
Auto, Daylight,
Cloudy, Fluorescent, Incandescent |
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Viewfinder |
Real-image
optical zoom |
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LCD |
1.8
in. LCD (134K pixels) |
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ISO Sensitivity |
Auto, 100, 200,
400 |
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Storage
Media |
Memory
Stick / Pro |
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Battery |
Rechargeable Li-Ion
Battery with Charger |
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Included
Accessories |
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32MB Memory Stick |
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NP-FR1 Rechargeable InfoLithium®
Battery with AC-LS5 Battery Charger |
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A/V Cable, USB 2.0 Cable |
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Strap (Wrist) |
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Software CD-ROMs (Picture
Package™ for Sony v1.0 (Windows),
Pixela™ ImageMixer VCD2 (Macintosh),
Cyber-shot Life tutorial (Windows)) |
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Dimensions (W
x H x D) |
108 x 52 x 26mm
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4 1/4 x 2 1/8 x 1 in. |
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Weight (Body
Only) |
147g / 5.4 oz |
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MSRP |
US$399.95 / CAD$529.99 |
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Product technical specifications (including MSRP and Included Accessories)
are as represented by the manufacturer and subject to manufacturer's change
without any notice or obligation on the part of the manufacturer or of Photoxels.
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