Cyber-shot DSC-T3

Released October 2004

A slim pocket camera with an internal 3× Carl Zeiss zoom, Clear Photo LCD and a supplied docking station.

Specifications

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 primary-colour interlaced CCD; 5.3 million total and 5.1 million effective photosites
Image formats: JPEG still images; 2592 × 1728 3:2 mode and smaller outputs
Image processor: Real Imaging Processor

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; internal optical zoom with automatic lens cover; digital zoom separately from optical zoom
Autofocus: Five-point multi-area AF; normal focus from 0.5 m, macro from 0.08 m wide or 0.25 m telephoto; Magnifying Glass mode focuses from 0.01–0.2 m wide
Shutter: Auto 1/8–1/1000 second; Program 1–1/1000 second; High-speed Shutter scene 1/250–1/1000 second
Burst detail: Brief four-shot burst; separate Multi Burst mode does not represent full-resolution continuous shooting
Flash: Built-in automatic, forced, off and slow-sync modes; maker states improved maximum reach of 1.7 m
Exposure controls: Automatic and program exposure with ±2 EV adjustment in 1/3 EV steps; nine scene selections

Highest video resolution: 640 × 480 at 30 fps
Video detail: MPEG-1 with sound; VGA Fine 30 fps requires Memory Stick PRO Duo; Standard VGA approximately 16.6 fps and 160 × 112 video-mail approximately 8.3 fps

Viewfinder: None
Screen size: 2.5″
Screen dots: 230,400
Display detail: Hybrid reflective/backlit Clear Photo LCD with anti-reflection treatment; sole viewfinder. Current UK support specifies 230,400 dots, rounded to 230,000 in the original Japanese launch sheet

Bluetooth: No
Battery life (maker's claim): 180 photographs
Body weight: 146 g
Release detail: Original Sony Japan sheet gives 15 October 2004 first sale and explicitly identifies the T3 as successor to T1. Regional introduction dates differ
Recording media: Memory Stick Duo or PRO Duo; supplied 32 MB Duo card and adapter
Ports: Camera multi-terminal connects to supplied Cyber-shot Station for USB 2.0, mono AV output and DC power; PictBridge direct printing
Battery life detail: NP-FT1; maker CIPA claim 180 photographs or 90 minutes, with LCD on, zoom cycled, flash on half of exposures and power cycled every ten shots
Charging: Supplied AC adapter and Cyber-shot Station UC-TC
Dimensions: 91 × 60 × 17.8 mm (width × height × depth); 17.3 mm at thinnest section
Weight detail: Approximately 146 g camera only; 171 g including battery and card
Colours: Silver or black
In the box: Japanese package includes UC-TC station, NP-FT1, AC adapter, USB and AV cables, power cord, 32 MB Memory Stick Duo and adapter, wrist strap, tripod camera holder and software CD

Model	Type	Sensor	Megapixels	Lens	Video	Body weight	Released
SonyCyber-shot DSC-T1	Compact	Other	5.1	38–114 mm equivalent	640 × 480 at 30 fps	155 g	Nov 2003
SonyCyber-shot DSC-S500	Compact	Other	6	32–96 mm equivalent	320 × 240 at 30 fps	146 g	2006
SonyCyber-shot DSC-S600	Compact	Other	6	31–93 mm equivalent	640 × 480 at 30 fps	133 g	2006

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T3 silver and black finishes shown together in front oblique views: Sony
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T3 silver rear controls and display on the supplied reflective studio surface: Sony