Cyber-shot DSC-WX150

Released 2012

An eighteen-megapixel pocket compact with a ten-times G zoom, a three-inch screen and interlaced Full HD movies.

Specifications

Camera type: Compact
Sensor format: 1/2.3-type
Sensor type: Exmor R CMOS
Effective resolution: 18.2 MP
Largest image: 4896 × 3672
RAW recording: No
Standard ISO range: 100–3200
Sensor detail: 1/2.3-type back-illuminated Exmor R CMOS; approximately 18.2 million effective and 18.9 million total photosites. Optical format is not physical dimensions
Image formats: JPEG, maximum 4896 × 3672 in 4:3 or 4896 × 2752 in 16:9; 3D still images in MPO. High-resolution Sweep Panorama up to 10480 × 4096, plus standard and wide panoramas
ISO detail: Intelligent Auto ISO 100–3200; Program Auto ISO 100–1600. Superior Auto reaches ISO 12800 with processed multi-frame high-sensitivity modes; ISO 6400/12800 are not ordinary single-exposure sensitivity settings
Image processor: BIONZ

Built-in lens: 25–250 mm equivalent
Maximum aperture: f/3.3–5.9
Optical zoom: 10×
Stabilisation: Optical lens stabilisation
Lens detail: Sony G ten-times optical zoom, actual 4.45–44.5 mm; equivalent 25–250 mm for 4:3 photographs or 27.5–275 mm for 16:9 photographs. Movie 16:9 Standard stabilisation 27.5–275 mm, Active 27.5–385 mm; 4:3 Standard 33.5–335 mm, Active 33.5–469 mm
Autofocus: Multipoint, centre, spot, tracking and face-tracking AF, with AF illuminator; approximately 5 cm minimum focus wide or 150 cm telephoto
Shutter: Intelligent Auto 4–1/1600 second; Program Auto 1–1/1600 second
Burst detail: Maximum approximately 10 fps for ten frames, as the exact Asia specification gives a 0.1-second interval for ten shots; this is a brief buffered burst, not sustained continuous shooting
Stabilisation detail: Optical SteadyShot; movie Active stabilisation narrows the angle of view, with Standard and Active framing documented separately in the exact Asia specifications
Flash: Built-in fixed front flash with Auto, forced, slow-sync and off; ISO Auto range approximately 0.2–3.7 m wide or 1.5–2.2 m telephoto
Exposure controls: Superior Auto, Intelligent Auto, Easy, Program Auto, scenes, Picture Effects, 3D, Background Defocus and panoramas; ±2 EV in 1/3 EV steps. Wide-angle F3.3/F8 ND-filter aperture settings; no aperture/shutter-priority or manual exposure modes

Highest video resolution: 1920 × 1080 at 30 fps
Video detail: AVCHD 2.0 H.264, maximum 1920 × 1080 interlaced at 24 Mbps; 60 fields/30 frames per second on NTSC versions or 50 fields/25 frames per second on PAL versions. No 1080p50/60. MP4 H.264 options 1440 × 1080 at 12 Mbps, 1280 × 720 at 6 Mbps and VGA at 3 Mbps. Approximately 29-minute continuous recording limit, MP4 approximately 2 GB per file; optical zoom works during recording
Audio: Built-in stereo microphone and mono speaker; AVCHD Dolby Digital two-channel audio or MP4 AAC-LC two-channel audio

Viewfinder: None
Screen size: 3″
Screen dots: 460,800
Touchscreen: No
Tilting screen: No
Display detail: Fixed 3.0-type Clear Photo TFT LCD with 460800 dots; no touch panel or viewfinder

Battery life (maker's claim): 240 photographs
Body weight: 117 g
Release detail: Released in 2012. Sony’s 27 February US announcement, reproduced by DPReview, scheduled May availability; this prospective date does not establish the actual first on-sale month
Recording media: Approximately 19 MB internal memory; SD, SDHC and SDXC, compatible Memory Stick Duo/PRO Duo/PRO-HG Duo, microSD/microSDHC and Memory Stick Micro with an adapter where required
Ports: Micro-USB with USB 2.0 Hi-Speed and mini-HDMI output
Wireless connections: No built-in Wi-Fi or GPS; the shared exact manual distinguishes regional TransferJet-compatible and incompatible devices and includes Eye-Fi settings
Battery life detail: Supplied NP-BN, typical 2.3 Wh/630 mAh and minimum 2.2 Wh/600 mAh; approximately 240 photographs or 120 minutes under CIPA conditions
Charging: In-camera USB charging with supplied AC-UB10/UB10B or compatible computer
Dimensions: 94.7 × 56.4 × 21.6 mm (width × height × depth), CIPA compliant, from the model-specific WX150 section of Sony’s shared WX100/WX150 manual
Weight detail: Approximately 117 g body-only from Sony UK/Asia; approximately 133 g including NP-BN and Memory Stick Duo, also confirmed by the exact manual
Colours: Silver, black, red or blue in the US launch; regional choices differ
In the box: NP-BN, AC-UB10/UB10B, micro-USB cable, wrist strap and instructions; mains lead supplied outside USA/Canada according to the manual

Model	Type	Sensor	Megapixels	Lens	Video	Body weight	Released
SonyCyber-shot DSC-H90	Compact	1/2.3-type	16.1	24–384 mm equivalent	1280 × 720 at 30 fps	192 g	2012
SonyCyber-shot DSC-HX10V	Compact	1/2.3-type	18.2	24–384 mm equivalent	1920 × 1080	204 g	2012
SonyCyber-shot DSC-HX20V	Compact	1/2.3-type	18.2	25–500 mm equivalent	1920 × 1080 at 60 fps	221 g	Mar 2012