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Cyber-shot DSC-T10
A 7.2 MP pocket camera with a stabilised internal 3× zoom, 2.5-inch screen, 56 MB internal memory and optical zoom during VGA video.
- Type
- Compact
- Sensor
- –
- Megapixels
- 7.2
- Lens
- 38–114 mm equivalent
- Video
- 640 × 480 at 30 fps
- Body weight
- 140 g
What reviewers say
Both reviews liked the slim design and quick response, but warned that fingers could obstruct the lens. Image quality divided them; Popular Photography praised sharp photographs and effective stabilisation, while TechRadar found noise, soft edges and washed-out highlights. TechRadar liked the bright screen and straightforward controls; Popular Photography criticised screen visibility, small buttons and cumbersome menus.
From techradar.com and popphoto.com
Specifications
Report a wrong or missing specImage and sensor
- Camera type
- Compact
- Sensor type
- Super HAD CCD
- Effective resolution
- 7.2 MP
- Largest image
- 3072 × 2304
- RAW recording
- No
- Standard ISO range
- 80–1000
- Sensor detail
- 1/2.5-type primary-colour interlaced Super HAD CCD; 7.4 million total and 7.2 million effective pixels in maker launch sheet
- Image formats
- JPEG; native 3072 × 2304, 3072 × 2048 in 3:2 mode or 1920 × 1080 in 16:9 mode
- Image processor
- Real Imaging Processor with Clear RAW NR before JPEG compression; this processing does not provide RAW file recording
Lens and shooting
- Built-in lens
- 38–114 mm equivalent
- Maximum aperture
- f/3.5–4.3
- Optical zoom
- 3×
- Stabilisation
- Optical lens stabilisation
- Lens detail
- Internal folded Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar; actual 6.33–19.0 mm
- Autofocus
- Multi-point AF, illuminator and focus presets; normal from 0.5 m, macro from 0.08 m wide or 0.25 m telephoto; Magnifying Glass mode 0.01–0.2 m at the wide end
- Shutter
- Auto 1/4–1/1000 second; Program 1–1/1000 second
- Burst detail
- Up to five native 7 MP Fine frames; current UK support gives approximately 0.78-second intervals; up to 100 VGA Standard frames is a separate reduced-resolution mode
- Stabilisation detail
- Super SteadyShot optical lens shift; shooting-only or continuous for stills, continuous for movies
- Flash
- Automatic, forced, off or slow-sync flash with red-eye reduction; ISO Auto range 0.1–2.8 m wide or 0.25–2.3 m telephoto; ISO 1000 maximum 4.9 m wide or 4 m telephoto
- Exposure controls
- Auto or Program with ±2 EV in 1/3 EV steps; nine scenes; no manual aperture or shutter control; original maker ordinary Auto maximum ISO 320, while High Sensitivity mode reaches ISO 1000
Video
- Highest video resolution
- 640 × 480 at 30 fps
- Video detail
- MPEG-1 with mono sound; VGA Fine approximately 30 fps requires Memory Stick PRO Duo; Standard VGA approximately 17 fps or video-mail 160 × 112 approximately 8 fps; maker launch and manual confirm optical zoom during recording
Screen and viewfinder
- Viewfinder
- None
- Screen size
- 2.5″
- Screen dots
- 230,000
- Display detail
- TFT Hybrid Clear Photo LCD Plus with anti-reflection coating; manual gives 230,400 dots, rounded to 230,000 in support; music slideshows and histogram
Connections and design
- Bluetooth
- No
- Battery life (maker's claim)
- 250 photographs
- Body weight
- 140 g
- Release detail
- Original US maker release says available August 2006, with 4 August pre-orders; Japanese maker specifies first sale on 25 August 2006
- Recording media
- Approximately 56 MB internal memory; maker also quotes 58 MB using decimal bytes and including management files; Memory Stick Duo or Memory Stick PRO Duo
- Ports
- Multi-connector for USB 2.0 Hi-Speed, mono AV output and DC input; PictBridge printing
- Battery life detail
- NP-FT1 InfoLithium lithium-ion battery; maker CIPA claim 250 photographs or 125 minutes with Shooting stabilisation; remaining time displayed
- Charging
- Supplied BC-CS3 external charger
- Dimensions
- 89.7 × 54.9 × 20.6 mm (width × height × depth, excluding projections); 16.8 mm at thinnest section
- Weight detail
- Approximately 140 g body only or 165 g including battery, Memory Stick Duo and wrist strap
- Materials
- Stainless-steel body with aluminium sliding lens cover in maker launch description
- Colours
- Silver, black, pink or white; colour editions share this entry
- In the box
- NP-FT1 battery and case, BC-CS3 charger, multi-connector USB/AV/DC cable, wrist strap, software and instructions; mains lead except USA and Canada
Pros and cons
Pros
- Optical lens-shift stabilisation
- Optical zoom during movie recording
- 1 cm Magnifying Glass close-up mode
Cons
- No manual aperture or shutter control
- VGA Fine video requires Memory Stick PRO Duo
- No optical viewfinder or hot shoe
Closest rivals
Model | Type | Sensor | Megapixels | Lens | Video | Body weight | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compact | – | 7.2 | 38–114 mm equivalent | 640 × 480 at 30 fps | 132 g | Apr 2006 | |
| Compact | – | 6 | 38–114 mm equivalent | 640 × 480 at 30 fps | 123 g | Feb 2006 | |
| Compact | – | 6 | 38–114 mm equivalent | 640 × 480 at 30 fps | 127 g | Mar 2006 |
Sources
- sony.co.uk/electronics/support/compact-cameras-dsc-t-series/dsc-t10/specificati…
- sony.jp/CorporateCruise/Press/200608/06-0802
- sony.jp/cyber-shot/emdown/data/T10_im_GB.pdf
- dpreview.com/articles/5304031952/sonydsct10
Photo: sony.jp
- Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T10 silver, black, pink and white finishes shown together in front oblique views: Sony
- Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T10 in black, front oblique view with the lens cover open: Sony
- Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T10 in pink, front oblique view with the lens cover open: Sony
- Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T10 in white, front oblique view with the lens cover open: Sony
- Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T10 in silver, rear controls and display: Sony
