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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T5 · Sony Japan exact-model archive photograph; Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T5 silver front oblique view with lens cover closed; complete supplied canvas and background retained.
Sony · Cyber-shot
Cyber-shot DSC-T5
A slim pocket camera with an internal 3× Carl Zeiss zoom, Clear Photo LCD and 32 MB of built-in memory.
- Type
- Compact
- Sensor
- –
- Megapixels
- 5.1
- Lens
- 38–114 mm equivalent
- Video
- 640 × 480 at 30 fps
- Body weight
- 114 g
What reviewers say
Trusted Reviews and Pocket-lint praised portability, the bright screen and quick response, but noted awkward small controls and low-light noise. Their image-quality verdicts differed sharply: Pocket-lint found daylight results and sharpness good for the class, while Trusted Reviews criticised colour, processing and lens distortion. Trusted Reviews also found the cover and mode switch flimsy.
From trustedreviews.com and theregister.com
Specifications
Report a wrong or missing specImage and sensor
- Camera type
- Compact
- Sensor type
- Super HAD CCD
- Effective resolution
- 5.1 MP
- Largest image
- 2592 × 1944
- RAW recording
- No
- Standard ISO range
- 64–400
- Sensor detail
- Sony's Japanese launch sheet specifies a 1/2.5-type primary-colour interlaced CCD with 5.3 million total and 5.1 million effective photosites. Current UK support instead lists 1/2.4-type; format is omitted from the headline because these maker sources conflict
- Image formats
- JPEG Fine or Standard; 2592 × 1728 3:2 and 1920 × 1080 16:9 stills alongside smaller outputs; no RAW recording
- 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 folded optical path; actual 6.33–19.0 mm in original sheet, rounded to 6.3 mm on UK support; optical zoom stays inside the body
- Autofocus
- Five-point multi-area AF with illuminator; normal focus from 0.5 m, macro from 0.08 m wide or 0.25 m telephoto; Magnifying Glass from 0.01–0.2 m; preset focus distances
- Shutter
- Automatic 1/8–1/1000 second; Program 1–1/1000 second
- Burst detail
- Up to nine largest Fine JPEG frames at approximately 0.7-second intervals; up to 100 Standard VGA frames is a separate lower-resolution setting, not the full-resolution headline rate
- Flash
- Built-in automatic, forced, off or slow-sync modes; recommended reach 0.1–2.5 m wide or 0.5–2.0 m telephoto; red-eye reduction
- Exposure controls
- Automatic and program exposure with ±2 EV in 1/3 EV steps; ten scene selections; three-step saturation, contrast and sharpening adjustments
Video
- Highest video resolution
- 640 × 480 at 30 fps
- Video detail
- MPEG-1 with sound; VGA Fine 30 fps requires Memory Stick PRO Duo and cannot use internal memory. Standard VGA approximately 16.6 fps and 160 × 112 video-mail approximately 8.3 fps
Screen and viewfinder
- Viewfinder
- None
- Screen size
- 2.5″
- Screen dots
- 230,400
- Display detail
- Hybrid reflective/backlit Clear Photo TFT; current UK support specifies 230,400 dots, rounded to 230,000 in original Japanese launch sheet; maker 100% coverage
Connections and design
- Bluetooth
- No
- Battery life (maker's claim)
- 240 photographs
- Body weight
- 114 g
- Release detail
- Sony's original Japanese launch specifies 9 September 2005 first sale; announcement date is not used as the retail date
- Recording media
- 32 MB internal memory; Memory Stick Duo or PRO Duo slot; internal recording requires removing the card, and card images cannot be copied back into internal memory
- Ports
- Multi-terminal with supplied USB/AV/DC cable; Hi-Speed USB 2.0, mono composite AV and DC input; PictBridge direct printing
- Battery life detail
- NP-FT1 InfoLithium; maker CIPA claim 240 photographs or 120 minutes; claimed performance is distinct from a reviewer's measured battery use
- Charging
- Supplied BC-CS3 battery charger; optional Cyber-shot Station CSS-TNA
- Dimensions
- Current UK table gives 93.5 × 60 × 20.3 mm (width × height × depth); original Japanese sheet gives 93.6 mm width and 15.3 mm at thinnest section
- Weight detail
- Approximately 114 g body only; 139 g with battery and card
- Materials
- Anodised metal body; hairline finish on silver, red or gold and blasted finish on black
- Colours
- Silver, red, gold or black
- In the box
- NP-FT1, BC-CS3 charger, dedicated multi-terminal USB/AV/DC cable, wrist strap and software CD; memory card not included
Pros and cons
Pros
- Internal zoom and sliding lens cover
- 2.5-inch Clear Photo LCD
- 32 MB internal memory alongside Memory Stick Duo
Cons
- No separate viewfinder
- Automatic exposure without aperture or shutter priority
- Small controls on a slim body
Closest rivals
Model | Type | Sensor | Megapixels | Lens | Video | Body weight | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compact | – | 5.1 | 38–114 mm equivalent | 640 × 480 at 30 fps | 114 g | Apr 2005 | |
| Compact | – | 6 | 38–114 mm equivalent | 640 × 480 at 30 fps | 134 g | Nov 2005 | |
| Compact | – | 7.2 | 38–114 mm equivalent | 640 × 480 at 30 fps | 140 g | Aug 2006 |
Sources
- sony.co.uk/electronics/support/compact-cameras-dsc-t-series/dsc-t5/specificatio…
- sony.jp/CorporateCruise/Press/200508/05-0818
- sony.jp/cyber-shot/products/archive/DSC-T5/index.html
- Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T5 silver, red, gold and black cameras shown together: Sony Japan exact-model archive photograph; Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T5 silver, red, gold and black cameras shown together; complete supplied canvas and background retained.
- Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T5 red front oblique view with lens cover closed: Sony Japan exact-model archive photograph; Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T5 red front oblique view with lens cover closed; complete supplied canvas and background retained.
- Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T5 gold front oblique view with lens cover closed: Sony Japan exact-model archive photograph; Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T5 gold front oblique view with lens cover closed; complete supplied canvas and background retained.
- Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T5 black front oblique view with lens cover closed: Sony Japan exact-model archive photograph; Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T5 black front oblique view with lens cover closed; complete supplied canvas and background retained.
- Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T5 silver with lens cover open beside a wristwatch: Sony Japan exact-model archive photograph; Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T5 silver with lens cover open beside a wristwatch; complete supplied canvas and background retained.
- Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T5 red beside a handbag and jewellery: Sony Japan exact-model archive photograph; Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T5 red beside a handbag and jewellery; complete supplied canvas and background retained.
- Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T5 silver side controls beside a shoe: Sony Japan exact-model archive photograph; Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T5 silver side controls beside a shoe; complete supplied canvas and background retained.
- Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T5 black rear display beside spectacles: Sony Japan exact-model archive photograph; Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T5 black rear display beside spectacles; complete supplied canvas and background retained.
- Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T5 silver rear display and controls with flowers displayed on screen: Sony Japan exact-model archive photograph; Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T5 silver rear display and controls with flowers displayed on screen; complete supplied canvas and background retained.
