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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W800 · Sony-supplied product photograph, explicitly credited to Sony / Divulgação by Terra; complete supplied canvas and background retained
Sony · Cyber-shot
Cyber-shot DSC-W800
A twenty-megapixel pocket compact with a 26–130 mm equivalent zoom, electronic stabilisation and USB charging.
- Type
- Compact
- Sensor
- 1/2.3-type
- Megapixels
- 20.1
- Lens
- 26–130 mm equivalent
- Video
- 1280 × 720 at 30 fps
- Body weight
- 109 g
What reviewers say
Both tests found the camera limited in image quality and stabilisation. ePHOTOzine considered it simple to use and adequate for bright-light snapshots, but criticised high-ISO noise and slow low-light focus. Altroconsumo was less positive about usability and overall results, though it judged low-light photographs fair and the screen usable in direct sunlight.
From ephotozine.com and altroconsumo.it
Specifications
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- Camera type
- Compact
- Sensor format
- 1/2.3-type
- Sensor type
- Super HAD CCD
- Effective resolution
- 20.1 MP
- Largest image
- 5152 × 3864
- RAW recording
- No
- Standard ISO range
- 100–3200
- Sensor detail
- 1/2.3-type primary-colour Super HAD CCD, approximately 20.1 million effective and 20.4 million total photosites; optical format is not physical dimensions
- Image formats
- JPEG, maximum 5152 × 3864 in 4:3 or 5152 × 2896 in 16:9; smaller 10M, 5M, VGA and 16:9 2M options. 360-degree Sweep Panorama 11520 × 1080, plus standard and wide panoramas
- ISO detail
- Still images ISO 100–3200; movie Auto approximately ISO 100–800
Lens and shooting
- Built-in lens
- 26–130 mm equivalent
- Maximum aperture
- f/3.2–6.4
- Optical zoom
- 5×
- Stabilisation
- Electronic only
- Maximum continuous burst
- 0.52 fps
- Lens detail
- Sony five-times zoom lens, actual 4.6–23 mm; equivalent 26–130 mm for 4:3 photographs, 31.5–157.3 mm for 16:9 movies or 26–130 mm for 4:3 movies
- Autofocus
- Multipoint, centre, tracking and face-tracking AF; approximately 5 cm minimum focus wide or 60 cm telephoto, with AF illuminator
- Shutter
- Intelligent Auto approximately 2–1/1500 second; Program Auto 1–1/1500 second
- Burst detail
- Approximately 0.52 fps at the maximum image size for up to 100 photographs
- Stabilisation detail
- Electronic SteadyShot without gyro; no optical lens or sensor-shift stabilisation. Anti-blur mode requires processing time and does not work with flash according to the exact user guide
- Flash
- Built-in flash with Auto, forced, slow-sync, off and Advanced Flash; ISO Auto range approximately 0.4–3.5 m wide or 0.6–1.76 m telephoto
- Exposure controls
- Intelligent Auto, Program Auto, Easy, scenes, Party, SteadyShot, Picture Effects and Sweep Panorama; ±2 EV in 1/3 EV steps and automatic/preset white balance
Video
- Highest video resolution
- 1280 × 720 at 30 fps
- Video detail
- AVI Motion JPEG, 1280 × 720, VGA 640 × 480 or QVGA 320 × 240 at approximately 30 fps; maximum-resolution movie field follows Sony UK NTSC specifications
- Audio
- Built-in mono microphone and mono speaker
Screen and viewfinder
- Viewfinder
- None
- Screen size
- 2.7″
- Screen dots
- 230,400
- Touchscreen
- No
- Tilting screen
- No
- Display detail
- Fixed 2.7-type TFT LCD, 230400 dots, five brightness settings; no optical or electronic viewfinder
Connections and design
- Battery life (maker's claim)
- 200 photographs
- Body weight
- 109 g
- Release detail
- Released in 2014. Sony Asia Pacific announced the model on 12 February and scheduled April availability; this prospective date does not establish the actual first on-sale month
- Recording media
- Approximately 29 MB internal memory; Memory Stick Duo, PRO Duo, PRO Duo High Speed, PRO-HG Duo, XC-HG Duo, SD, SDHC and SDXC, plus compatible Memory Stick Micro and microSD-family cards
- Ports
- Proprietary USB/AV connector, USB 2.0 Hi-Speed, composite video and audio output; no HDMI
- Wireless connections
- No built-in Wi-Fi
- Battery life detail
- Supplied NP-BN, typical 2.3 Wh/630 mAh and minimum 2.2 Wh/600 mAh; approximately 200 photographs or 100 minutes under CIPA conditions. Manual lists approximately 30 minutes actual movie shooting or 100 minutes continuous movie shooting
- Charging
- In-camera USB charging using supplied AC-UB10C or a computer; approximately 115 minutes for full charge with the supplied adapter
- Dimensions
- 96.8 × 55.5 × 20.8 mm (width × height × depth), CIPA compliant
- Weight detail
- Approximately 109 g body-only; approximately 125 g including NP-BN and Memory Stick PRO Duo
- Materials
- Plastic body and tripod socket, with metallic-effect front according to ePHOTOzine
- Colours
- Black or silver
- In the box
- NP-BN, AC-UB10C, dedicated USB cable, wrist strap and instructions; mains lead where supplied, excluding USA, Canada and China in the manual
Pros and cons
Pros
- Five-times optical zoom
- USB battery charging
- SDXC cards and 360-degree panoramas
Cons
- No optical stabilisation
- No viewfinder or RAW recording
- 720p video and no Wi-Fi
Closest rivals
Model | Type | Sensor | Megapixels | Lens | Video | Body weight | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compact | 1/2.3-type | 20.4 | 24–720 mm equivalent | 1920 × 1080 at 60 fps | 246 g | Mar 2014 | |
| Compact | 1/2.3-type | 20.1 | 25–200 mm equivalent | 1280 × 720 at 30 fps | 104 g | 2014 | |
| Compact | 1/2.3-type | 18.2 | 25–500 mm equivalent | 1920 × 1080 at 60 fps | 137 g | 2014 |
Sources
- sony.co.uk/electronics/support/compact-cameras-dsc-w-series/dsc-w800/specificat…
- sony.com/electronics/support/res/manuals/4533/45333532M.pdf
- helpguide.sony.net/gbmig/45333561/v1/en/contents/TP0000234012.html
- sony-asia.com/corporate/resources/en_AP/pdf/AP(12February14)-GetTheLookWithStyl…
- ephotozine.com/article/sony-cyber-shot-w800-review-31952
- altroconsumo.it/hi-tech/macchine-fotografiche/comparatore/sony-cyber-shot-dsc-w…
- Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W800 in silver, rear view: Sony-supplied product photograph, explicitly credited to Sony / Divulgação by Terra; complete supplied canvas and background retained
