Cyber-shot DSC-T20

Released March 2007

An 8.1 MP pocket camera with a stabilised internal 3× zoom, face detection, 2.5-inch screen and optional HD still-photo output.

Specifications

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

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: Nine-point multi-area, centre or spot AF, with single or monitoring operation and face detection; original maker normal from 0.5 m, macro from 0.08 m wide or 0.25 m telephoto, Magnifying Glass mode 0.01–0.2 m; current UK generic macro row differs
Shutter: Auto 1/4–1/1000 second; Program 1–1/1000 second, labelled Manual Mode in current UK support
Burst detail: Maker up to 100 consecutive images with flash off; handbook gives approximately 0.5-second intervals, longer depending on image size; current UK support gives 0.46 second; no headline fps inferred from these intervals
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 0.1–3.0 m wide or 0.25–2.5 m telephoto
Exposure controls: Auto or Program with ±2 EV in 1/3 EV steps; nine scenes; no manual aperture or shutter control

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

Viewfinder: None
Screen size: 2.5″
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

Bluetooth: No
Battery life (maker's claim): 380 photographs
Body weight: 127 g
Release detail: Original Hong Kong maker announcement specifies end of March 2007; Japanese maker first sale is 6 April 2007 and original US maker availability is April 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 380 photographs or 190 minutes with LCD on; manual pack capacity 3.4 Wh / 960 mAh; original US launch prose assigns 340 shots to T20 and 380 to T100, conflicting with UK, Hong Kong and manual T20 figures
Charging: Supplied BC-CSG, BC-CSGB or BC-CSGC external charger according to region; AC adaptor cannot charge the camera battery
Dimensions: 89.7 × 55.7 × 22.8 mm (width × height × depth, excluding projections)
Weight detail: Approximately 127 g excluding battery and media; 159 g including battery, wrist strap and shooting accessories
Materials: Full-metal aluminium body in original Hong Kong maker specification table
Colours: Silver, black, white or pink; 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

Model	Type	Sensor	Megapixels	Lens	Video	Body weight	Released
SonyCyber-shot DSC-T100	Compact	–	8.1	35–175 mm equivalent	640 × 480 at 30 fps	141 g	Mar 2007
SonyCyber-shot DSC-W55	Compact	–	7.2	38–114 mm equivalent	640 × 480 at 30 fps	116 g	Feb 2007
SonyCyber-shot DSC-W80	Compact	–	7.2	35–105 mm equivalent	640 × 480 at 30 fps	124 g	Mar 2007

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T20 silver, pink, black and white finishes shown together in front oblique views: Sony
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T20 in pink, front oblique view with the lens cover open: Sony
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T20 in black, front oblique view with the lens cover open: Sony
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T20 in white, front oblique view with the lens cover open: Sony
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T20 pink body and lens-cover design detail: Sony