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Sony · Cyber-shot
Cyber-shot DSC-T100
An 8.1 MP pocket camera with a stabilised internal 5× zoom, 3-inch screen, face detection and optional HD still-photo output.
- Type
- Compact
- Sensor
- –
- Megapixels
- 8.1
- Lens
- 35–175 mm equivalent
- Video
- 640 × 480 at 30 fps
- Body weight
- 141 g
What reviewers say
Both reviews praised the solid pocketable design, large screen and useful 5× zoom. Imaging Resource liked the quick response and in-camera editing, but criticised the weak flash and missing HD cable. Low-light quality divided them; Stuff praised clean results, while Imaging Resource found noise and lost detail at high ISO, despite retaining useful colour.
From imaging-resource.com and stuff.tv
Specifications
Report a wrong or missing specImage and sensor
- Camera type
- Compact
- Sensor type
- Super HAD CCD
- Effective resolution
- 8.1 MP
- Largest image
- 3264 × 2448
- RAW recording
- No
- Standard ISO range
- 80–3200
- Sensor detail
- 1/2.5-type primary-colour interlaced Super HAD CCD; original maker specifies 8.1 million effective and 8.3 million total pixels; manual gives 8,083,000 effective and 8,286,000 total, while current UK support rounds effective pixels to 8.0 MP
- Image formats
- JPEG; native 3264 × 2448, 3264 × 2176 in 3:2 mode or 1920 × 1080 in 16:9 mode
- Image processor
- BIONZ with 14-bit conversion and Clear RAW noise reduction before JPEG compression; no RAW file recording
Lens and shooting
- Built-in lens
- 35–175 mm equivalent
- Maximum aperture
- f/3.5–4.4
- Optical zoom
- 5×
- Stabilisation
- Optical lens stabilisation
- Lens detail
- Internal folded Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar; actual 5.8–29.0 mm from manual and Japanese maker sheet; Hong Kong launch table prints 5–175 mm incorrectly
- Autofocus
- Nine-point multi-area, centre or spot AF, with single or monitoring operation and face detection; original maker normal from 0.5 m wide or 0.8 m telephoto, macro from 0.08 m wide or 0.8 m telephoto, Magnifying Glass mode 0.01–0.2 m; current UK generic macro row differs
- Shutter
- Auto 1/4–1/1000 second; original Japanese maker Program 1–1/1000 second
- Burst detail
- Maker up to 100 consecutive images; handbook interval approximately 0.46 second, longer depending on image size; no headline fps inferred from interval
- Stabilisation detail
- Super SteadyShot optical stabilisation; high sensitivity is a separate anti-blur option
- Flash
- Automatic, forced, off or slow-sync flash with red-eye reduction; ISO Auto range 0.1–3.7 m wide or 0.8–2.9 m telephoto
- Exposure controls
- Auto or Program with ±2 EV in 1/3 EV steps; nine scenes; no manual aperture or shutter control
Video
- Highest video resolution
- 640 × 480 at 30 fps
- Video detail
- MPEG-1 with mono sound and optical zoom during recording; VGA Fine approximately 30 fps requires Memory Stick PRO Duo, VGA Standard approximately 17 fps or 320 × 240 approximately 8 fps; HD output is for still photographs, not HD movie recording
Screen and viewfinder
- Viewfinder
- None
- Screen size
- 3″
- Screen dots
- 230,000
- Display detail
- Hybrid Clear Photo LCD Plus TFT; 230,000 rounded dots in maker specifications, 230,400 in manual; no viewfinder
Connections and design
- Bluetooth
- No
- Battery life (maker's claim)
- 340 photographs
- Body weight
- 141 g
- Release detail
- Original Hong Kong maker announcement specifies beginning of March 2007; Japanese maker first sale is 9 March 2007 and original US maker availability is March 2007
- Recording media
- Approximately 31 MB internal memory; Memory Stick Duo or Memory Stick PRO Duo
- Ports
- Multi-connector for USB 2.0 Hi-Speed and mono AV output; optional component HD output adaptor cable or cradle for still photographs; supplied cable does not provide DC input
- Battery life detail
- NP-BG1 lithium-ion battery; maker CIPA claim 340 photographs or 170 minutes with LCD on; manual pack capacity 3.4 Wh / 960 mAh; original US launch prose assigns 380 shots to T100, conflicting with UK, Hong Kong and manual figures
- Charging
- Supplied BC-CSG, BC-CSGB or BC-CSGC external charger according to region; AC adaptor cannot charge the camera battery
- Dimensions
- 91.8 × 59.2 × 22.3 mm (width × height × depth, excluding projections)
- Weight detail
- Approximately 141 g excluding battery and media; 172 g including battery, wrist strap and shooting accessories
- Materials
- Full-metal aluminium body in original Hong Kong maker table
- Colours
- Silver, black or red; colour editions share this entry
- In the box
- NP-BG1 battery and case, external charger, multi-connector USB/AV cable, wrist strap, software and instructions; mains lead except USA and Canada
Pros and cons
Pros
- Internal 5× optical zoom with stabilisation
- Optical zoom during movie recording
- 3-inch Clear Photo LCD Plus
Cons
- No manual aperture or shutter control
- VGA Fine video requires Memory Stick PRO Duo
- HD output cable sold separately
Closest rivals
Model | Type | Sensor | Megapixels | Lens | Video | Body weight | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compact | – | 8.1 | 38–114 mm equivalent | 640 × 480 at 30 fps | 127 g | Mar 2007 | |
| Compact | – | 7.2 | 38–114 mm equivalent | 640 × 480 at 30 fps | 116 g | Feb 2007 | |
| Compact | – | 7.2 | 35–105 mm equivalent | 640 × 480 at 30 fps | 124 g | Mar 2007 |
Sources
- sony.co.uk/electronics/support/compact-cameras-dsc-t-series/dsc-t100/specificat…
- sony.com.hk/press/pdf/20070301_01e.pdf
- sony.jp/CorporateCruise/Press/200702/07-0228
- sony.jp/cyber-shot/emdown/data/T100_im_GB.pdf
- sony.jp/cyber-shot/emdown/data/T100_hb_GB.pdf
- dpreview.com/articles/0434043635/sonyt100t20
Photo: sony.jp
