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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W830 · Sony Japan exact DSC-W830 product photograph; complete supplied canvas retained without enlargement or generated product pixels.
Sony · Cyber-shot
Cyber-shot DSC-W830
A twenty-megapixel pocket compact with an eight-times ZEISS zoom, optical stabilisation and USB charging.
- Type
- Compact
- Sensor
- 1/2.3-type
- Megapixels
- 20.1
- Lens
- 25–200 mm equivalent
- Video
- 1280 × 720 at 30 fps
- Body weight
- 104 g
What reviewers say
Both tests liked the useful zoom and pocketable size but criticised the screen, shutter button and slow operation. Cameralabs found respectable budget-camera photographs and useful video, though fine detail and high-ISO noise were weak. Les Numériques praised low-ISO sharpness and colour but was less positive about video detail and telephoto quality.
From cameralabs.com, cameralabs.com, cameralabs.com and lesnumeriques.com
Specifications
Report a wrong or missing specImage and sensor
- 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
- 80–3200
- Sensor detail
- 1/2.3-type primary-colour Super HAD CCD; approximately 20.1 million effective and 20.5 million total photosites. Optical format is not physical dimensions
- Image formats
- JPEG in sRGB, maximum 5152 × 3864 in 4:3 or 5152 × 2896 in 16:9; smaller 10M, 5M, VGA and 16:9 2M options. Sweep Panorama includes 360-degree 11520 × 1080, standard and wide formats
- ISO detail
- Still images Auto or ISO 80–3200; movie Auto approximately ISO 250–1250
Lens and shooting
- Built-in lens
- 25–200 mm equivalent
- Maximum aperture
- f/3.3–6.3
- Optical zoom
- 8×
- Stabilisation
- Optical lens stabilisation
- Maximum continuous burst
- 0.8 fps
- Lens detail
- ZEISS Vario-Tessar eight-times optical zoom, actual 4.5–36 mm, equivalent 25–200 mm at maximum still-image readout; eight elements in seven groups, including five aspherical elements according to Sony Japan
- Autofocus
- Multipoint, centre, spot, tracking and face-tracking autofocus; approximately 5 cm minimum focus wide or 150 cm telephoto from the lens front
- Shutter
- Intelligent Auto 2–1/1600 second; Program Auto 1–1/1600 second
- Burst detail
- Approximately 0.8 fps at maximum resolution for up to 100 photographs; availability and speed depend on shooting mode and flash use
- Stabilisation detail
- Optical SteadyShot for still photographs; movie Active mode combines optical and electronic stabilisation
- Flash
- Built-in flash with Auto, forced, slow-sync, off and Advanced Flash; Sony Japan ISO Auto range approximately 0.3–2.8 m wide or 1.5–2 m telephoto
- Exposure controls
- Intelligent Auto, Program Auto, Easy, scenes, Picture Effects, movies and Sweep Panorama; ±2 EV in 1/3 EV steps. Two wide-angle aperture settings F3.3/F8 with ND filter; automatic, preset and one-push white balance
Video
- Highest video resolution
- 1280 × 720 at 30 fps
- Video detail
- MP4, 1280 × 720 Fine at 9 Mbps or Standard at 6 Mbps, plus VGA at 3 Mbps, all approximately 30 fps according to Sony Japan. Fine recording limited to approximately 15 minutes by the 2 GB file limit; optical zoom usable during recording
- Audio
- MP4 movie audio is mono MPEG-4 AAC-LC
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 with 230400 dots and five brightness levels; no built-in viewfinder
Connections and design
- Battery life (maker's claim)
- 210 photographs
- Body weight
- 104 g
- Release detail
- Released internationally in 2014. Sony Asia Pacific announced the model on 7 January and scheduled February availability; this prospective date does not establish the actual first on-sale month
- Recording media
- Approximately 27 MB internal memory; SD, SDHC and SDXC, Memory Stick Duo, PRO Duo, PRO Duo High Speed and PRO-HG Duo; compatible microSD-family and Memory Stick Micro cards require an adapter
- Ports
- Proprietary multi-terminal for AV output and USB 2.0 Hi-Speed
- Wireless connections
- No built-in Wi-Fi; compatible Eye-Fi cards supported according to Sony Japan
- Battery life detail
- Supplied NP-BN, optional NP-BN1; approximately 210 photographs or 100 minutes under CIPA conditions. Movie use approximately 40 minutes actual or 95 minutes continuous, distinct from the per-file limit
- Charging
- In-camera USB charging; Sony Japan permits shooting with the optional AC-UD10 adapter
- Dimensions
- 93.1 × 52.5 × 22.5 mm (width × height × depth), CIPA compliant
- Weight detail
- Approximately 104 g body-only; approximately 120 g including NP-BN and Memory Stick Duo
- Colours
- Silver, black, pink or violet in the Asia Pacific launch; regional choices differ
- In the box
- Sony Japan lists NP-BN, AC-UB10C, dedicated multi-terminal USB cable, wrist strap and instructions; regional adapter and mains-lead provision differs
Pros and cons
Pros
- 25–200 mm equivalent optical zoom
- Optical SteadyShot
- USB charging and 360-degree panoramas
Cons
- No RAW or viewfinder
- 720p video only
- No built-in 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 | 26–130 mm equivalent | 1280 × 720 at 30 fps | 109 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-dscw-series/dsc-w830/specificati…
- sony.jp/cyber-shot/products/DSC-W830/spec.html
- sony-asia.com/corporate/resources/en_AP/pdf/AP(07January14)-LookGreatWithYourCa…
- sony.jp/cyber-shot/products/DSC-W830
- cameralabs.com/sony_cyber-shot_w830
- cameralabs.com/sony_cyber-shot_w830/2
- cameralabs.com/sony_cyber-shot_w830/4
- lesnumeriques.com/compact-bridge/sony-cyber-shot-dsc-w830-p22561/test.html
- Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W830 in pink, front-oblique view: Sony-supplied product photograph, explicitly credited to Sony / Divulgação by Terra; complete supplied canvas and background retained
- Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W830 in black, front view: Sony-supplied product photograph, explicitly credited to Sony / Divulgação by Terra; complete supplied canvas and background retained
- Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W830 in purple, rear view: Sony-supplied product photograph, explicitly credited to Sony / Divulgação by Terra; complete supplied canvas and background retained
- Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W830 in three finishes, shown together: Sony-supplied product photograph, explicitly credited to Sony / Divulgação by Terra; complete supplied canvas and background retained
