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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX1 · Sony Japan official black product photograph; native source 740 × 555 pixels.
Sony · Cyber-shot
Cyber-shot DSC-WX1
A ten-megapixel pocket compact with a five-times G zoom, a back-illuminated sensor and composite low-light shooting modes.
- Type
- Compact
- Sensor
- Other
- Megapixels
- 10.2
- Lens
- 24–120 mm equivalent
- Video
- 1280 × 720 at 30 fps
- Body weight
- 120 g
What reviewers say
Both reviews praised low-light photographs, easy panoramas and battery stamina, while criticising the small controls and lack of manual exposure. Photography Blog found good colour and low noise but softer composite night pictures. Macworld also noted soft detail and distortion, with bright highlights less convincing on a computer than on the camera screen.
From photographyblog.com and macworld.com
Specifications
Report a wrong or missing specImage and sensor
- Camera type
- Compact
- Sensor format
- Other
- Sensor type
- Exmor R CMOS
- Effective resolution
- 10.2 MP
- Largest image
- 3648 × 2736
- RAW recording
- No
- Standard ISO range
- 160–3200
- Sensor detail
- 1/2.4-type back-illuminated Exmor R CMOS; approximately 10.6 million total photosites. Optical format is not physical dimensions
- Image formats
- JPEG still photographs; Sweep Panorama up to 7152 × 1080 horizontally or 4912 × 1920 vertically
- Image processor
- BIONZ
Lens and shooting
- Built-in lens
- 24–120 mm equivalent
- Maximum aperture
- f/2.4–5.9
- Optical zoom
- 5×
- Stabilisation
- Optical lens stabilisation
- Lens detail
- Sony G five-times optical zoom, six elements in five groups including five aspherical elements; actual 4.25–21.25 mm. Optical zoom operates during movies
- Autofocus
- Nine-point multipoint, centre-weighted or spot AF with illuminator; approximately 5 cm minimum focus wide or 50 cm telephoto. No manual focus
- Shutter
- Auto 2–1/1600 second; Program Auto 1–1/1600 second
- Burst detail
- Approximately 10 fps at maximum resolution for up to ten frames; this is a brief buffered burst rather than sustained continuous shooting. Flash reduces speed and some modes do not permit bursts
- Stabilisation detail
- Optical SteadyShot with continuous or shooting-only operation
- Flash
- Built-in front flash, Auto, forced, slow-sync or off; ISO Auto range approximately 0.2–5 m wide or 0.5–2 m telephoto
- Exposure controls
- Intelligent Auto, Program Auto, Easy, scenes, Handheld Twilight, Anti Motion Blur, Sweep Panorama and movies; ±2 EV in 1/3 EV steps. Composite night and anti-blur modes combine six photographs
Video
- Highest video resolution
- 1280 × 720 at 30 fps
- Video detail
- MP4 with MPEG-4 Visual compression, 1280 × 720 Fine at 9 Mbps or Standard at 6 Mbps, approximately 30 fps; VGA at 3 Mbps and approximately 30 fps. HD modes require Memory Stick PRO Duo or PRO-HG Duo. Approximately 29-minute or 2 GB per-clip limit
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 brightness adjustment and automatic bright monitoring; no touchscreen or viewfinder
Connections and design
- Bluetooth
- No
- Battery life (maker's claim)
- 350 photographs
- Body weight
- 120 g
- Release detail
- Released in 2009. Sony’s August announcements scheduled beginning-of-September availability in Hong Kong and 18 September in Japan; those prospective dates do not establish the actual first worldwide on-sale day or month
- Recording media
- Approximately 11 MB internal memory; Memory Stick Duo, PRO Duo and PRO-HG Duo. No SD-card slot
- Ports
- Proprietary Type 1a multi terminal for SD/HD component AV output, USB and DC input; USB 2.0 Hi-Speed. HD output uses a compatible component cable rather than an HDMI socket
- Battery life detail
- Supplied NP-BG1; approximately 350 photographs or 175 minutes of still shooting under CIPA conditions. Approximately 120 minutes continuous movie use, distinct from per-clip limits
- Charging
- Supplied external BC-CSG-series battery charger
- Dimensions
- 90.5 × 51.8 × 19.8 mm (width × height × depth), CIPA compliant
- Weight detail
- Approximately 120 g body-only; approximately 149 g including NP-BG1 and Memory Stick Duo
- Colours
- Black, silver or gold
- In the box
- NP-BG1, battery charger, proprietary USB/AV cable, wrist strap and software CD; regional contents differ
Pros and cons
Pros
- 24–120 mm equivalent zoom with F2.4 wide-angle aperture
- Handheld Twilight and Sweep Panorama modes
- 350-shot CIPA battery claim
Cons
- No RAW or manual exposure modes
- Memory Stick storage and proprietary connector
- Fast shooting limited to ten frames
Closest rivals
Model | Type | Sensor | Megapixels | Lens | Video | Body weight | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compact | Other | 10.1 | 38–380 mm equivalent | 1280 × 720 at 30 fps | 250 g | 2009 | |
| Compact | Other | 8.1 | 38–380 mm equivalent | 640 × 480 at 30 fps | 264 g | 2008 | |
| Compact | Other | 14.1 | 25–250 mm equivalent | 1280 × 720 at 30 fps | 170 g | 2010 |
Sources
- sony.co.uk/electronics/support/compact-cameras-dsc-wx-series/dsc-wx1/specificat…
- sony.jp/cyber-shot/products/archive/DSC-WX1/spec.html
- sony.jp/CorporateCruise/Press/200908/09-0806
- sony.com.hk/press/pdf/20090806_01e.pdf
- sony.jp/cyber-shot/products/archive/DSC-WX1/image.html
Photo: Sony Japan official black product photograph; native source 740 × 555 pixels.
- Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX1, gold, silver and black finish lineup: Sony Japan exact-model image-index original740×555; named finish/view or official physical finish lineup
- Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX1, gold finish, front view with lens extended: Sony Japan exact-model image-index original740×555; named finish/view or official physical finish lineup
- Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX1, silver finish, front view with lens extended: Sony Japan exact-model image-index original740×555; named finish/view or official physical finish lineup
- Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX1, gold finish, rear display and controls: Sony Japan exact-model image-index original740×555; named finish/view or official physical finish lineup
- Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX1, black finish, rear display and controls: Sony Japan exact-model image-index original740×555; named finish/view or official physical finish lineup
- Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX1, silver finish, rear display and controls: Sony Japan exact-model image-index original740×555; named finish/view or official physical finish lineup
- Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX1, silver camera on optional pan-tilt dock: Sony Japan exact DSC-WX1 with optional pan-tilt dock; physical accessory configuration
- Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX1, silver camera lens and front-control close-up: Sony Japan exact DSC-WX1 silver lens and front-control native close-up; source-cropped hardware retained
- Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX1 silver, gold and black lineup at left, with DSC-TX1 finishes at right; shared official launch photograph: Sony Japan official press photograph; shared DSC-WX1 and DSC-TX1 launch lineup.
