Sony Cyber-shot DSC-F505 vs Sony Digital Mavica MVC-FD71

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Cyber-shot DSC-F505 compared with Digital Mavica MVC-FD71

	SonyCyber-shot DSC-F505	SonyDigital Mavica MVC-FD71
Overview
Released
Released	September 1999	July 1998
Image and sensor
Camera type
Camera type	Bridge	Bridge
Sensor format
Sensor format	Other	Other
Sensor type
Sensor type	CCD	Progressive CCD
Effective resolution
Effective resolution	2.02 MP	0.33 MP
Largest image
Largest image	1600 × 1200	640 × 480
RAW recording
RAW recording	No	No
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	1/4-inch progressive CCD; Sony’s launch table specifies 350,000 total and 330,000 effective sensor pixels. Individual output photographs remain 640 × 480 pixels.
Image formats
Image formats	Fine or Standard JPEG; no uncompressed still-image mode (DPReview); email and voice-memo modes	Normal JPEG and uncompressed Bitmap recording at 640 × 480; Bitmap also saves a JPEG. Email mode adds a 320 × 240 JPEG. Multi mode saves a 960 × 720 composite of nine frames, not a photograph with that individual image resolution. Standard and Fine JPEG compression settings.
Image processor
Image processor	–	RISC image processing; Sony claims approximately four-second JPEG saving, around 60% shorter than the MVC-FD7
Lens and shooting
Built-in lens
Built-in lens	38–190 mm equivalent	40–400 mm equivalent
Maximum aperture
Maximum aperture	f/2.8–3.3	f/1.8–2.9
Optical zoom
Optical zoom	5×	10×
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	Built-in 10× zoom; actual focal length 4.2–42 mm, equivalent to 40–400 mm on a 35 mm still camera; f/1.8–2.9 maximum aperture
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	Autofocus or manual focus using the lens ring; approximately 1 cm minimum focus distance at wide angle and 100 cm at telephoto
Burst detail
Burst detail	–	Multi mode captures nine small frames at approximately 0.25-second intervals into one 960 × 720 composite. Focus and exposure settings remain fixed and flash is disabled; this is not full-resolution continuous shooting.
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	–
Flash
Flash	Built-in pop-up flash; recommended distance approximately 0.3–2.5 m; high, normal and low intensity settings	Built-in flash with automatic, forced-on and off settings; Sony specifies 0.5–2.5 m subject distance. High, Normal and Low flash-level settings.
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	Automatic exposure and white balance; ±1.5 EV compensation in 0.5 EV steps. Program AE modes include Soft Portrait, Sports Lesson, Beach & Ski, Sunset & Moon, Landscape and Panfocus. Negative Art, Sepia, Black & White and Solarize picture effects; approximately 10-second self-timer.
Video
Highest video resolution
Highest video resolution	320 × 240	–
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	Still photographs and Multi image composites; no movie recording described in the manual
Audio
Audio	Built-in microphone and speaker; voice memos with still images	–
Screen and viewfinder
Viewfinder
Viewfinder	None	None
Screen size
Screen size	2″	2.5″
Screen dots
Screen dots	122,980	84,260
Tilting screen
Tilting screen	Yes	–
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	2.5-inch TFT LCD with 84,260 dots, brightness controls, six-image index playback and switchable backlight; a rear solar window can illuminate the LCD using external light
Connections and design
Battery life (maker's claim)
Battery life (maker's claim)	–	950 photographs
Body weight
Body weight	435 g (better)	480 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	Japan on-sale date 1 July 1998, announced 3 June 1998 in Sony’s press release
Recording media
Recording media	Memory Stick; Japanese DSC-F505K kit includes 4 MB MSA-4A card	3.5-inch 2HD floppy disk, MS-DOS formatted, 1.44 MB; two-speed drive. Approximately 25–40 Normal-mode images per disk in Standard or 15–20 in Fine, depending on subject. Bitmap mode holds one image set per disk; Multi mode approximately 10–15 composites. Image Copy and Disk Copy functions.
Ports
Ports	USB, serial digital I/O and composite AV output with mono audio; NTSC/PAL output	–
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-F330 InfoLITHIUM battery supplied in the English manual; compatible NP-F530 and NP-F550 batteries and AC-V700 adaptor. Approximately 950 shots / 70 minutes without flash on a fully charged NP-F330 at 25°C, Normal/Standard recording with four-second intervals; not CIPA. Optional NP-F550 gives approximately 2,000 shots / 150 minutes under the same conditions.
Charging
Charging	AC-VF10 adapter/charger with DK-115 connection cord included in Japanese kit	BC-V615 external charger; NP-F330 approximately 150 minutes normal charge or 210 minutes full charge, starting empty
Dimensions
Dimensions	Approximately 107.2 × 62.2 × 135.9 mm (width × height × depth)	Approximately 137.5 × 103 × 62 mm (width × height × depth)
Weight detail
Weight detail	Approximately 435 g camera only; 475 g including NP-FS11, wrist strap, lens cap and 4 MB Memory Stick	Sony’s launch release gives approximately 480 g body weight. English manual’s approximately 590 g includes NP-F330 battery, CR2025 cell, floppy disk, shoulder strap and lens cap; Japanese launch’s approximately 600 g figure includes NP-F550 battery, floppy disk and lens cap.
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	English manual lists NP-F330 battery, battery charger, mains cable, shoulder strap and lens cap. Japanese launch lists the NP-F550 battery/charger kit separately; regional contents differ.