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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W570 · Sony Japan exact black DSC-W570 product photograph, native 740 × 555 pixels; complete supplied canvas retained without enlargement or generated product pixels
Sony · Cyber-shot
Cyber-shot DSC-W570
A sixteen-megapixel pocket compact with a stabilised 25–125 mm equivalent zoom, Sweep Panorama and 720p video.
- Type
- Compact
- Sensor
- 1/2.3-type
- Megapixels
- 16.1
- Lens
- 25–125 mm equivalent
- Video
- 1280 × 720 at 30 fps
- Body weight
- 100 g
What reviewers say
Both reviews found the small camera straightforward to use, but criticised noise, inconsistent close focus and the sensitive shutter button. PhotographyBlog liked its design, natural colours and casual snapshots. Reviewed was less impressed by colour accuracy and detail, and criticised the reflective screen and slow bursts. Both considered low-light image quality a limitation.
From photographyblog.com and reviewed.com
Specifications
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- Camera type
- Compact
- Sensor format
- 1/2.3-type
- Sensor type
- Super HAD CCD
- Effective resolution
- 16.1 MP
- Largest image
- 4608 × 3456
- RAW recording
- No
- Standard ISO range
- 80–3200
- Sensor detail
- 1/2.3-type primary-colour Super HAD CCD, approximately 16.1 million effective and 16.4 million total photosites; optical format is not physical dimensions
- Image formats
- JPEG, maximum 4608 × 3456 in 4:3 or 4608 × 2592 in 16:9; smaller 10M, 5M, VGA and 16:9 2M options. Sweep Panorama standard 4912 × 1080 or 3424 × 1920, wide 7152 × 1080 or 4912 × 1920
- ISO detail
- Auto or ISO 80–3200 at full resolution
- Image processor
- BIONZ with D-range optimisation, Clear RAW NR and slow-shutter noise reduction; still photographs recorded as JPEG rather than RAW
Lens and shooting
- Built-in lens
- 25–125 mm equivalent
- Maximum aperture
- f/2.6–6.3
- Optical zoom
- 5×
- Stabilisation
- Optical lens stabilisation
- Maximum continuous burst
- 1 fps
- Lens detail
- Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar, actual 4.5–22.5 mm; six elements in five groups including three aspherical elements. Equivalent to 25–125 mm for 4:3 stills, 28–140 mm for 16:9 stills/movies or 34–170 mm for 4:3 movies
- Autofocus
- Nine-area Multipoint, centre or spot AF and face-tracking focus; focus approximately 5 cm wide or 100 cm telephoto, with AF illuminator. Face detection, Smile Shutter and one-person/two-person self-portrait timers
- Shutter
- Intelligent Auto approximately 2–1/1600 second; Program Auto 1–1/1600 second
- Burst detail
- Maker maximum-resolution continuous shooting approximately 1 fps, with slower intervals later in the sequence. Reviewed measured just over 1 fps for three images, then approximately 0.48 fps
- Stabilisation detail
- Optical SteadyShot; no Active movie-stabilisation mode
- Flash
- Built-in flash with Auto, forced, slow-sync or off; ISO Auto range approximately 0.2–3.7 m wide or 1.0–1.5 m telephoto
- Exposure controls
- Intelligent Auto, Easy, Program, Sweep Panorama and twelve scene selections including Soft Skin and Underwater; ±2 EV in 1/3 EV steps, one-push custom white balance and underwater white-balance adjustment
Video
- Highest video resolution
- 1280 × 720 at 30 fps
- Video detail
- MP4 MPEG-4 Visual 1280 × 720 at approximately 30 fps, Fine 9 Mbps or Standard 6 Mbps; VGA 640 × 480 at approximately 30 fps and 3 Mbps. Optical zoom available during recording; manual limits continuous movies to approximately 29 minutes or 2 GB
- Audio
- Built-in mono microphone and speaker; mono AV audio output
Screen and viewfinder
- Viewfinder
- None
- Screen size
- 2.7″
- Screen dots
- 230,400
- Touchscreen
- No
- Tilting screen
- No
- Display detail
- Fixed 2.7-type Clear Photo TFT LCD, 230400 dots; no optical or electronic viewfinder
Connections and design
- Battery life (maker's claim)
- 220 photographs
- Body weight
- 100 g
- Release detail
- Released in 2011. Sony Hong Kong scheduled 12 January 2011 availability and Sony Japan scheduled 10 February. Actual first on-sale day or month is not independently confirmed by these prospective announcements
- Recording media
- Approximately 27 MB internal memory; Memory Stick Duo, PRO Duo, PRO Duo High Speed, PRO-HG Duo, SD, SDHC and SDXC. Movies require a suitable card; Sony recommends SD-family Class4 or faster, PRO Duo Mark2 or PRO-HG Duo
- Ports
- Type3a multi-use connector for USB 2.0 Hi-Speed, AV, DC input and optional HD component cable; no HDMI socket
- Wireless connections
- TransferJet support with compatible media and Eye-Fi card support; no built-in GPS
- Battery life detail
- Supplied NP-BN1, typical 2.3 Wh/630 mAh and minimum 2.2 Wh/600 mAh. Manual CIPA claim approximately 220 photographs/110 minutes at 25°C, fully charged battery, Memory Stick PRO Duo Mark2, Normal display, alternating zoom ends, flash every second shot and power cycle every ten
- Charging
- External BC-CSN/BC-CSNB battery charger, approximately 245 minutes full or 185 minutes normal charge at 25°C; no USB charging or power supply
- Dimensions
- 91.0 × 51.5 × 19.1 mm (width × height × depth), excluding protrusions in manual
- Weight detail
- Approximately 100 g body-only in Sony Japan specifications; approximately 116 g including NP-BN1 and Memory Stick Duo
- Materials
- Metallic body
- Colours
- Black, silver, pink, gold or violet; regional availability varies
- In the box
- NP-BN1, external battery charger, multi-use USB/AV cable, wrist strap, software/user-guide CD-ROM and instructions; memory card sold separately
Pros and cons
Pros
- Optical lens stabilisation
- Wide-angle five-times zoom
- SD cards and in-camera panoramas
Cons
- No viewfinder or RAW recording
- No manual shutter or aperture control
- Proprietary USB and AV connector
Closest rivals
Model | Type | Sensor | Megapixels | Lens | Video | Body weight | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compact | 1/2.3-type | 16.2 | 24–384 mm equivalent | 1920 × 1080 at 60 fps | 215 g | Mar 2011 | |
| Compact | 1/2.3-type | 16.2 | 24–168 mm equivalent | 1920 × 1080 at 30 fps | 132 g | 2011 | |
| Compact | 1/2.3-type | 16.2 | 25–125 mm equivalent | 1920 × 1080 at 30 fps | 103 g | 2011 |
Sources
- sony.jp/cyber-shot/products/archive/DSC-W570/spec.html
- sony.jp/cyber-shot/emdown/data/W570_im.pdf
- sony.com.hk/press/pdf/20110107_01e.pdf
- sony.jp/CorporateCruise/Press/201101/11-0113E
- photographyblog.com/reviews/sony_cybershot_dsc_w570_review
- reviewed.com/cameras/content/sony-cyber-shot-dsc-w570-digital-camera-review
- Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W570 in gold, front three-quarter view: sony.jp/products/picture/DSC-W570_N.jpg
- Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W570 in silver, front three-quarter view: sony.jp/products/picture/DSC-W570_S.jpg
- Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W570 in violet, front three-quarter view: sony.jp/products/picture/DSC-W570_V.jpg
- Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W570 in pink, front three-quarter view: sony.jp/products/picture/DSC-W570_P.jpg
- Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W570 in gold, rear view: sony.jp/products/picture/DSC-W570_N_Rear.jpg
- Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W570 in silver, rear view: sony.jp/products/picture/DSC-W570_S_Rear.jpg
- Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W570 in violet, rear view: sony.jp/products/picture/DSC-W570_V_Rear.jpg
- Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W570 in pink, rear view: sony.jp/products/picture/DSC-W570_P_Rear.jpg
- Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W570 in black, rear view: sony.jp/products/picture/DSC-W570_B_Rear.jpg
- Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W570 front-view lineup in pink, black, gold, silver and violet: sony.jp/products/picture/DSC-W570.jpg
- Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W570 in gold beside the separately labelled W530, T110 and W570D cameras in the official launch lineup: Sony
- Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W570 rear display showing a flower photograph: Sony
