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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W170

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General

Color options

Black, Gold, Red, Silver
 

Dimensions

93.7 x 58 x 24 mm
 

Weight

142 g

Inside The Camera

Optical sensor

CCD
 

Sensor Resolution (max)

10.3 megapixels
 

Resolution

10.1 megapixels
 

Photodetectors (max)

10.3 million
 

Photodetectors (effective)

10.1 million
 

Zoom range

5
 

Focal length

28mm to 140mm (35mm equivalent)
 

Digital zoom

2x
 

Light sensitivity (auto)

100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200 ISO
 

Light sensitivity

Auto, ISO 100/200/400/800/1600/3200
 

White balance (new)

Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Fluorescent, Flash
 

Lens aperture

F3.3 to F5.2
 

Focusing

Multi-point AF, center-weighted AF, spot AF, semi-manual
 

Normal focus range (min)

10 cm
 

Shutter speed

1 to 1/1600 second
 

Metering

Multi-segment/Multi-pattern, Center-weighted average, Spot
 

Creative controls

No
 

Other useful features

Smile shutter, adult/child face-detection, easy shooting mode, auto macro, DRO plus, intelligent scene recognition, favorites, face shot, slide show, unsharp mask retouch

Outside The Camera

LCD size (new)

2.7 inch
 

Viewfinder type

Optical
 

Type of flash

Built-in
 

Tripod mount

Yes
 

Connection (new)

USB
 

Battery type(s) (new)

Lithium
 

Storage type(s)

Memory Stick DUO, Memory Stick PRO Duo, Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo, Internal memory
 

Hotshoe

No

Image Capture

Still image format (new)

JPEG
 

Max. image resolution (new)

3648 x 2736
 

Digital video capture

Yes
 

Digital video format (new)

MPG
 

Max video resolution (new)

640 x 480 @ 30 fps