Sony Cyber-shot DSC-F505 vs Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H400

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Cyber-shot DSC-F505 compared with Cyber-shot DSC-H400

	SonyCyber-shot DSC-F505	SonyCyber-shot DSC-H400
Overview
Released
Released	September 1999	2014
Image and sensor
Camera type
Camera type	Bridge	Bridge
Sensor format
Sensor format	Other	1/2.3-type
Sensor type
Sensor type	CCD	Super HAD CCD
Effective resolution
Effective resolution	2.02 MP	20.1 MP
Largest image
Largest image	1600 × 1200	5152 × 3864
RAW recording
RAW recording	No	No
Standard ISO range
Standard ISO range	–	80–3200
Sensor detail
Sensor detail	1/2-type interlaced CCD with primary-colour filter; Sony's launch sheet specifies 2.11 million total and 2.02 million effective photosites. The largest output is 1600 × 1200, approximately 1.92 million image pixels; these counts are distinct	1/2.3-type CCD with 20.4 million total photosites; optical format is not a physical dimension
Image formats
Image formats	Fine or Standard JPEG; no uncompressed still-image mode (DPReview); email and voice-memo modes	JPEG (DCF, Exif and MPF Baseline); Sweep Panorama stitches multiple exposures separately from sensor resolution
Lens and shooting
Built-in lens
Built-in lens	38–190 mm equivalent	24.5–1550 mm equivalent
Maximum aperture
Maximum aperture	f/2.8–3.3	f/3.4–6.5
Optical zoom
Optical zoom	5×	63×
Stabilisation
Stabilisation	–	Optical lens stabilisation
Maximum continuous burst
Maximum continuous burst	–	0.71 fps
Lens detail
Lens detail	Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar; actual 7.1–35.5 mm, 38–190 mm equivalent; f/2.8–3.3 maximum aperture, aperture-priority settings to f/8; 52 mm filter thread; 2× digital enlargement separately from 5× optical zoom	Sony lens, actual 4.4–277 mm; 24.5–1550 mm equivalent for stills. Movie equivalents 32.1–2029 mm at 16:9 or 29.2–1849 mm at 4:3. 55 mm filter diameter; not a ZEISS lens
Autofocus
Autofocus	High-speed scan AF and macro AF; manual focus ring; normal focus from 0.8 m or 0.5 m at wide angle, macro from 0.08 m at wide angle	Multi-point, centre, spot, tracking and face-tracking autofocus; AF illuminator. Published minimum distance approximately 1 cm wide or 3.5 m telephoto
Shutter
Shutter	Sony specifies 1/8–1/725 second in NTSC and 1/6–1/600 second in PAL shutter-priority modes; night scene modes are separate	Intelligent Auto 2–1/2000 second, Program 1–1/2000, Manual 30–1/2000
Burst detail
Burst detail	–	Approximately 0.71 fps at maximum still resolution, up to 100 frames
Stabilisation detail
Stabilisation detail	–	Optical SteadyShot; optical zoom available during movie recording
Flash
Flash	Built-in pop-up flash; recommended distance approximately 0.3–2.5 m; high, normal and low intensity settings	Built-in pop-up flash; ISO Auto range approximately 0.4–8.8 m wide or 3.5–4.6 m telephoto. Advanced Flash increases sensitivity; no external flash connection
Exposure controls
Exposure controls	Automatic, aperture-priority and shutter-priority exposure plus night, night-plus, landscape and panfocus programs; ±1.5 EV compensation; spot metering; Auto, Indoor, Outdoor and One-push white balance	Intelligent Auto, Easy, Program, aperture priority, shutter priority, Manual, Sweep Panorama, scene selection and picture effects; ±2 EV in 1/3 EV steps; manual exposure offers F3.4 or F8.1 at maximum wide angle, F6.5 or F8.0 at maximum telephoto, rather than a continuous aperture range
Video
Highest video resolution
Highest video resolution	320 × 240	1280 × 720 at 30 fps
Video detail
Video detail	MPEG-1 with sound; 320 × 240 presentation mode up to 15 seconds or 160 × 112 video-mail mode up to 60 seconds; selectable 5/10/15-second recording durations. Native movie frame rate unpublished in the maker launch sheet	MP4 MPEG-4 AVC/H.264, 1280×720 at 30 progressive fps in Fine or Standard quality; VGA at 30 fps. No 1080p recording; Fine approximately 9 Mbps, Standard 6 Mbps, VGA 3 Mbps. General continuous recording limit approximately 29 minutes; 720p Fine approximately 15 minutes due to 2 GB file limit. HD movies require a memory card
Audio
Audio	Built-in microphone and speaker; voice memos with still images	Built-in monaural microphone and speaker; exact Sony operating instructions distinguish these from incorrect stereo descriptions in some reviews
Screen and viewfinder
Viewfinder
Viewfinder	None	Electronic
Screen size
Screen size	2″	3″
Screen dots
Screen dots	122,980	460,800
Touchscreen
Touchscreen	–	No
Tilting screen
Tilting screen	Yes	No
Display detail
Display detail	Hybrid reflective/backlit TFT LCD, 122,980 dots; lens/body joint rotates up 90° or down 50°, allowing the screen and lens to face different directions; brightness and backlight controls	Fixed 3-inch TFT LCD with 460800 colour-subpixel dots and five brightness settings
Viewfinder detail
Viewfinder detail	–	0.2-type electronic viewfinder with approximately 201600 equivalent dots, 100% coverage and dioptre adjustment; manual screen/viewfinder switching
Connections and design
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	–	No
Battery life (maker's claim)
Battery life (maker's claim)	–	300 photographs
Body weight
Body weight	435 g (better)	628 g
Release detail
Release detail	Sony Japan's original August 1999 launch page states 21 September 1999 availability in its pictured model/price table. Japanese kit is DSC-F505K; international camera name DSC-F505. Announcement date is not the sale date	Sony announced planned March 2014 US and April 2014 UK availability; April reviews describe the sold camera. Earliest worldwide actual first-sale month remains unresolved, so year precision retained
Recording media
Recording media	Memory Stick; Japanese DSC-F505K kit includes 4 MB MSA-4A card	Approximately 55 MB internal memory; Memory Stick Duo/PRO Duo/PRO-HG Duo/XC-HG Duo, Memory Stick Micro, SD/SDHC/SDXC and microSD/microSDHC/microSDXC, using appropriate adapters
Ports
Ports	USB, serial digital I/O and composite AV output with mono audio; NTSC/PAL output	USB / A/V OUT jack for USB 2.0 and standard-definition analogue video/audio output; no HDMI
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	NP-FS11 supplied, with NP-F10 supported; Sony claims approximately 60 minutes or up to 1,100 consecutive VGA photographs with flash off, rather than modern CIPA still-image testing; approximately 70 minutes of video-mail capture or 90 minutes playback	NP-BX1 lithium-ion battery, nominal 3.6 V, 1240 mAh / 4.5 Wh. CIPA approximately 300 stills/150 minutes using LCD or 320 stills/160 minutes using viewfinder. Typical movie shooting approximately 60/75 minutes LCD/viewfinder; continuous movies approximately 120/135 minutes
Charging
Charging	AC-VF10 adapter/charger with DK-115 connection cord included in Japanese kit	In-camera USB charging with supplied AC-UB10C adapter or a computer; camera switched off. Approximately 230 minutes for a full charge using supplied adapter; supplied adapter supports playback power but not shooting power. Shooting mains power requires separately sold AC-UD10 or region-dependent AC-UD11
Dimensions
Dimensions	Approximately 107.2 × 62.2 × 135.9 mm (width × height × depth)	129.6×95.0×122.3 mm width×height×depth (CIPA)
Weight detail
Weight detail	Approximately 435 g camera only; 475 g including NP-FS11, wrist strap, lens cap and 4 MB Memory Stick	Approximately 628 g body only; approximately 655 g with NP-BX1 battery and Memory Stick PRO Duo under CIPA conditions
Materials
Materials	–	Sony states the camera is not dust-proof, splash-proof or waterproof
Colours
Colours	–	Black
In the box
In the box	Japanese DSC-F505K kit includes 4 MB Memory Stick, NP-FS11 battery, AC-VF10 adapter/charger with DK-115 cord, AV cable, lens cap and wrist strap	NP-BX1 battery, AC-UB10C adapter, dedicated USB cable, shoulder strap, lens cap and instructions; mains lead supplied outside USA, Canada and China