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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W80 · Sony Japan archived DSC-W80 silver, white and pink finish lineup, native 740 × 555 pixels; supplied complete studio canvas retained without enlargement
Sony · Cyber-shot
Cyber-shot DSC-W80
A seven-megapixel pocket compact with an optically stabilised three-times zoom, face detection and HD still-photo output.
- Type
- Compact
- Sensor
- –
- Megapixels
- 7.2
- Lens
- 35–105 mm equivalent
- Video
- 640 × 480 at 30 fps
- Body weight
- 124 g
What reviewers say
Both tests praised the finish, daylight colour and responsive operation, but found tiny controls and substantial high-ISO detail loss. Les Numériques welcomed stabilisation and described a fluid screen; DPReview found stabilisation only modestly effective and the display laggy in low light, with unreliable indoor focus. Their usable-ISO assessments differed: Les Numériques favoured ISO400 or below, while DPReview accepted small ISO800 prints.
From dpreview.com and lesnumeriques.com
Specifications
Report a wrong or missing specImage and sensor
- Camera type
- Compact
- Sensor type
- Super HAD CCD
- Effective resolution
- 7.2 MP
- Largest image
- 3072 × 2304
- RAW recording
- No
- Standard ISO range
- 100–3200
- Sensor detail
- 1/2.5-type primary-colour Super HAD CCD, approximately 7.201 million effective and 7.41 million total photosites; optical format is not physical sensor dimensions
- Image formats
- JPEG, 3072 × 2304 maximum; 3072 × 2048 in 3:2 or 1920 × 1080 in 16:9
- ISO detail
- Sony Japan lists ISO100–3200 and Auto; its announcement limits normal Auto to ISO800. DPReview lists an additional ISO80 setting
- Image processor
- BIONZ with D-range optimisation and Clear RAW NR; RAW noise processing does not provide RAW file recording
Lens and shooting
- Built-in lens
- 35–105 mm equivalent
- Maximum aperture
- f/2.8–5.2
- Optical zoom
- 3×
- Stabilisation
- Optical lens stabilisation
- Lens detail
- Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar, actual 5.8–17.4 mm; six elements in five groups including three aspherical elements
- Autofocus
- Nine-area Multipoint, centre or spot AF with illuminator, Single or Monitoring operation and focus presets; face detection for up to eight people. Normal focus from 50 cm; macro from 4 cm wide or 35 cm telephoto
- Shutter
- Auto approximately 1/4–1/1600 second; Program approximately 1–1/1600 second
- Burst detail
- Sony specifies up to 100 photographs, subject to battery, space and image-size conditions, without a frame rate on the read maker pages. DPReview quotes 2.8 fps but measured approximately 2.1 fps for the first twelve full-resolution 7M Fine JPEGs, slowing to 0.8 fps with a 1 GB Memory Stick PRO Duo
- Stabilisation detail
- Optical Super SteadyShot uses a moving lens group, with Shooting or Continuous modes; movie recording uses Continuous operation
- Flash
- Built-in flash with Auto, forced, off, slow-sync and red-eye reduction; ISO Auto range approximately 0.2–3.3 m wide or 0.4–1.8 m telephoto
- Exposure controls
- Auto, Program and seven scene modes; multi-pattern, centre-weighted or spot metering, ±2 EV compensation. White-balance presets, without custom measured white balance
Video
- Highest video resolution
- 640 × 480 at 30 fps
- Video detail
- MPEG Movie VX Fine 640 × 480 at approximately 30 fps requires Memory Stick PRO Duo; Standard approximately 16.6 fps, Presentation 320 × 240 approximately 8.3 fps. Movie file limited to approximately 2 GB; no HD movie recording or playback
- Audio
- MPEG1 mono movie sound; built-in mono microphone and speaker
Screen and viewfinder
- Viewfinder
- Optical
- Screen size
- 2.5″
- Screen dots
- 115,200
- Touchscreen
- No
- Tilting screen
- No
- Display detail
- Fixed 2.5-type TFT LCD, 115200 dots in the manual versus rounded 115K on launch/spec pages; histogram and optical real-image viewfinder
Connections and design
- Battery life (maker's claim)
- 340 photographs
- Body weight
- 124 g
- Release detail
- Sony US 27 February 2007 announcement specifies March store availability; Japan maker launch states 20 April 2007. March month precision retained because the first international on-sale day is unconfirmed
- Recording media
- Approximately 31 MB internal memory; Memory Stick Duo or Memory Stick PRO Duo, not an SD card slot
- Ports
- Multi-use connector for USB 2.0 Hi-Speed and mono AV output. HD component still-photo output needs an optional VMC-MHC1/VMC-MHD1 cable or compatible dock; this is not an HDMI socket or HD movie output
- Battery life detail
- NP-BG1, 3.4 Wh/960 mAh; manual CIPA claim approximately 340 photographs/170 minutes with LCD on or 400/200 minutes off at 25°C, Single AF, Shooting stabilisation, alternating zoom ends, one shot every 30 seconds, flash every second shot and power cycle every ten
- Charging
- External BC-CSG/BC-CSGB/BC-CSGC charger; practical charge approximately 270 minutes or full charge 330 minutes at 25°C
- Dimensions
- 91.0 × 58.0 × 22.9 mm (width × height × depth), excluding protrusions
- Weight detail
- 124 g body-only in Sony Japan specifications; approximately 155 g including NP-BG1, media and supplied accessories
- Materials
- Metal exterior with chrome trim; DPReview identifies a chromed plastic battery-compartment door
- Colours
- US announcement lists silver, black, white or pink; Japan launch lists silver, white or pink. Finishes share this model
- In the box
- NP-BG1, external charger, power cord where applicable, multi-use USB/AV cable, wrist strap, software/handbook CD-ROM and instructions; memory card not supplied
Pros and cons
Pros
- Optical lens stabilisation
- Optical viewfinder alongside the screen
- Face detection for up to eight people
Cons
- No manual shutter or aperture control
- HD still-photo output needs optional accessories
- VGA Fine video requires Memory Stick PRO Duo
Closest rivals
Model | Type | Sensor | Megapixels | Lens | Video | Body weight | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compact | – | 8.1 | 35–175 mm equivalent | 640 × 480 at 30 fps | 141 g | Mar 2007 | |
| 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 |
Sources
- sony.jp/cyber-shot/products/archive/DSC-W80/spec.html
- sony.jp/cyber-shot/emdown/data/W80_im_GB.pdf
- sony.mediaroom.com/2007-02-27-Sony-Brings-High-Definition-Photo-Viewing-to-the-…
- sony.jp/CorporateCruise/Press/200702/07-0228
- dpreview.com/reviews/5071199177/sonyw80
- lesnumeriques.com/appareil-photo-numerique/sony-cyber-shot-w80-p2131/test.html
- Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W80 in silver, front oblique view: Sony Japan official DSC-W80 finish photograph; complete supplied canvas and background retained
- Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W80 in white, front oblique view: Sony Japan official DSC-W80 finish photograph; complete supplied canvas and background retained
- Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W80 in pink, front oblique view: Sony Japan official DSC-W80 finish photograph; complete supplied canvas and background retained
- Sony Cyber-shot W200, W90, W80, W55 and W35 launch-family cameras shown together: Sony China official W-series launch-family photograph; complete supplied canvas retained
