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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T1 · Sony Japan official DSC-T1 silver product photograph; complete supplied 740 × 555 pixel canvas and background retained without enlargement.
Sony · Cyber-shot
Cyber-shot DSC-T1
A slim pocket camera with an internal 3× Carl Zeiss zoom, a 2.5-inch screen and a supplied charging cradle.
- Type
- Compact
- Sensor
- Other
- Megapixels
- 5.1
- Lens
- 38–114 mm equivalent
- Video
- 640 × 480 at 30 fps
- Body weight
- 155 g
What reviewers say
Imaging Resource and DCViews praised the compact metal body, large daylight-readable screen, quick response and colourful images, but found the flash weak. Imaging Resource noted short battery life and detail lost to noise reduction; DCViews found persistent indoor red-eye and a flimsy battery door. Both considered it a useful travel camera.
From old.imaging-resource.com and dcviews.com
Specifications
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- Camera type
- Compact
- Sensor format
- Other
- Sensor type
- Super HAD CCD
- Effective resolution
- 5.1 MP
- Largest image
- 2592 × 1944
- RAW recording
- No
- Standard ISO range
- 100–400
- Sensor detail
- 1/2.4-type interlaced Super HAD CCD; 5.3 million total and 5.1 million effective photosites; 14-bit analogue-to-digital conversion
- Image formats
- JPEG stills; 2592 × 1728 3:2 setting and smaller sizes; Fine or Standard compression
- Image processor
- Real Imaging Processor
Lens and shooting
- Built-in lens
- 38–114 mm equivalent
- Maximum aperture
- f/3.5–4.4
- Optical zoom
- 3×
- Lens detail
- Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar, actual 6.7–20.1 mm; folded optics with eight groups and eleven elements, including three aspherical elements and a prism; lens moves inside the body rather than extending
- Autofocus
- Five-area multi-point AF; normal focus from 50 cm, macro from 8 cm wide or 25 cm telephoto; Magnifying Glass mode focuses from 1–20 cm at wide angle
- Shutter
- Maker table specifies 1/8–1/1000 second in Auto, 1–1/1000 second in Program and 1/250–1/1000 second in High-speed Shutter scene
- Burst detail
- Brief burst of up to four full-resolution photographs with speed or framing priority; separate Multi Burst mode is not full-resolution continuous shooting
- Flash
- Built-in automatic, forced, off or slow-sync flash; no external flash connection
- Exposure controls
- Automatic and program exposure with ±2 EV compensation in 1/3 EV steps; eight scenes including fireworks and Magnifying Glass; Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Fluorescent, Incandescent and Flash white balance
Video
- Highest video resolution
- 640 × 480 at 30 fps
- Video detail
- MPEG-1 with sound; 640 × 480 Fine at approximately 30 fps requires Memory Stick PRO Duo. Maker table gives approximately 17 fps Standard VGA and 8 fps 160 × 112 video-mail recording; duration limited by card capacity
Screen and viewfinder
- Viewfinder
- None
- Screen size
- 2.5″
- Screen dots
- 211,000
- Display detail
- Hybrid reflective/backlit TFT LCD with maker-stated 100% coverage; screen is the only viewfinder
Connections and design
- Battery life (maker's claim)
- 170 photographs
- Body weight
- 155 g
- Release detail
- Sony's original Japanese announcement specifies 21 November 2003 first sale; January in US launch coverage refers to later US availability
- Recording media
- Memory Stick Duo or PRO Duo; supplied 32 MB Duo card and adapter
- Ports
- Camera multi-terminal mates with supplied cradle, which provides Hi-Speed USB 2.0, AV output and DC input
- Battery life detail
- NP-FT1 InfoLithium; maker standard-use claim 170 photographs or 85 minutes with LCD on, flash for half of shots, power cycled every ten photographs and one photograph every 30 seconds. The original launch sheet does not call this CIPA testing
- Charging
- Supplied USB cradle and AC power adapter; optional separate BC-TR1 charger
- Dimensions
- 91 × 60 × 21 mm (width × height × depth); 17.3 mm at thinnest section
- Weight detail
- Approximately 155 g camera only; 180 g including battery, Memory Stick Duo and hand strap
- Materials
- Stainless steel body with sliding front lens cover
- Colours
- Silver or black in Sony's archived Japanese product listing
- In the box
- Japanese package includes NP-FT1, AC adapter, USB cradle, USB and AV cables, power cord, hand strap, software CD, 32 MB Memory Stick Duo and adapter
Pros and cons
Pros
- Internal zoom keeps the lens inside the body
- Hybrid reflective and backlit rear screen
- VGA 30 fps movies with Memory Stick PRO Duo
Cons
- No separate viewfinder
- Automatic exposure without aperture or shutter priority
- USB and AV connections require the cradle
Closest rivals
Model | Type | Sensor | Megapixels | Lens | Video | Body weight | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compact | Other | 5.1 | 38–114 mm equivalent | 640 × 480 at 30 fps | 146 g | Oct 2004 | |
| Compact | Other | 6 | 32–96 mm equivalent | 320 × 240 at 30 fps | 146 g | 2006 | |
| Compact | Other | 6 | 31–93 mm equivalent | 640 × 480 at 30 fps | 133 g | 2006 |
Sources
- sony.jp/CorporateCruise/Press/200310/03-1022
- sony.jp/cyber-shot/products/archive/DSC-T1
- old.imaging-resource.com/PRODS/T1/T1A.HTM
- Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T1 in black, front oblique view with the lens cover open: Sony
- Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T1 in silver, rear controls and display showing windmill artwork: Sony
- Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T1 silver and black finishes shown together: Sony
- Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T1 silver rear view on the supplied reflective studio surface: Sony
- Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T1 in silver, front oblique view with the lens cover closed: Sony
