Sony Cyber-shot DSC-F505V vs Sony Cyber-shot DSC-F717

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Cyber-shot DSC-F505V compared with Cyber-shot DSC-F717

	SonyCyber-shot DSC-F505V	SonyCyber-shot DSC-F717
Overview
Released
Released	June 2000	October 2002
Image and sensor
Camera type
Camera type	Bridge	Bridge
Sensor format
Sensor format	1/1.8-type	2/3-type
Sensor type
Sensor type	CCD	CCD
Effective resolution
Effective resolution	2.62 MP	5 MP
Largest image
Largest image	1856 × 1392	2560 × 1920
RAW recording
RAW recording	No	No
Standard ISO range
Standard ISO range	–	100–800
Sensor detail
Sensor detail	Sony Super HAD 1/1.8-type interlaced CCD with primary-colour filter; 3.34 million total and 2.62 million effective photosites; 12-bit A/D conversion	2/3-type Super HAD CCD with primary-colour filter; maker rounded effective and total sensor counts are 5.0 and 5.2 million. The native 2560 × 1920 image contains approximately 4.92 million pixels; the original press table prints 2590 in error, resolved by the maker operating manual
Image formats
Image formats	JPEG, uncompressed TIFF and two-colour GIF text images; native output 1856 × 1392. The larger 2240 × 1680 mode uses Sony SRC interpolation and does not contain 3.7 million independently captured pixels	Fine or Standard JPEG, uncompressed TIFF with accompanying JPEG and GIF Clip Motion; no RAW format
Lens and shooting
Built-in lens
Built-in lens	38–190 mm equivalent	38–190 mm equivalent
Maximum aperture
Maximum aperture	f/2.8–3.3	f/2–2.4
Optical zoom
Optical zoom	5×	5×
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; seven groups and ten elements including two aspherical elements; 52 mm filter thread; 2× digital enlargement separately from 5× optical zoom	Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar; actual 9.7–48.5 mm, 38–190 mm equivalent; f/2–2.4 maximum aperture; 58 mm filter thread; electronic ring controls zoom in autofocus mode or manual focus
Autofocus
Autofocus	Autofocus from 0.25 m, macro autofocus from 0.02 m; manual focus ring with automatic 2× magnification of the display	Three-area automatic selection or five manually selectable autofocus areas, with Hologram AF assistance; focus from 0.5 m wide or 0.9 m telephoto, wide-angle macro from 0.02 m
Shutter
Shutter	Shutter-priority settings from 8 seconds to 1/1000 second in 19 steps	Sony Japan specifies 30–1/2000 second in automatic/program modes and 30–1/1000 second in shutter priority or manual modes; DPReview notes program mode limits slower exposures to 1/30 second
Burst detail
Burst detail	–	Three full-resolution frames per burst; maker advanced manual specifies approximately 0.5 second intervals. DPReview measured 2.5 fps for three JPEGs with a subsequent write pause; no sustained rate is used as a headline
Flash
Flash	Built-in pop-up flash with Auto, red-eye reduction, forced and disabled settings; recommended range 0.3–2.5 m. Dedicated connector supports optional Sony HVL-F1000 external flash	Automatic pop-up flash, hot shoe and ACC connector; external flashes operate with manual exposure settings
Exposure controls
Exposure controls	Automatic exposure with ±2 EV compensation; aperture-priority settings from f/2.8 to f/8, shutter priority, twilight, twilight-plus, landscape and panfocus modes; spot metering and Auto, Indoor, Outdoor and One-push white balance	Automatic, program, aperture priority, shutter priority and manual exposure; ±2 EV in 1/3 EV steps; multi-pattern, centre-weighted and spot metering; live histogram; NightShot infrared photography and NightFraming composition followed by normal-colour flash capture
Video
Highest video resolution
Highest video resolution	320 × 240	320 × 240
Video detail
Video detail	MPEG-1 with sound; 320 × 240 HQ or presentation modes up to 15 seconds per clip, or 160 × 112 video-mail mode up to one minute. Maker launch sheet does not publish native frame rate	MPEG-1 with sound; 320 × 240 HQX or standard video, and 160 × 112 video-mail mode, limited by storage capacity. DPReview documents 16 fps HQX and 8 fps standard modes; maker launch table does not publish frame rate
Audio
Audio	Movie sound and voice annotations for still images	Movie audio and still-image voice annotations
Screen and viewfinder
Viewfinder
Viewfinder	None	Electronic
Screen size
Screen size	2″	1.8″
Screen dots
Screen dots	123,000	123,000
Tilting screen
Tilting screen	Yes	Yes
Display detail
Display detail	Hybrid reflective/backlit TFT LCD; lens/body joint rotates up 90° or down 50°, allowing the screen and lens to face different directions. Tilting refers to this body joint, rather than a hinged LCD	1.8-inch TFT LCD with 123,000 dots and maker-stated 100% coverage; 180,000-dot electronic viewfinder. Lens/body joint rotates up 77° or down 36°; tilting describes this joint rather than an independently hinged LCD
Connections and design
Battery life (maker's claim)
Battery life (maker's claim)	–	410 photographs
Body weight
Body weight	424 g (better)	586 g
Release detail
Release detail	Sony Japan's 26 April 2000 announcement states 1 June 2000 first sale. The maker explicitly describes the DSC-F505V as successor to DSC-F505K; no international date is inferred from the Japanese launch	Sony Japan's 3 September 2002 announcement specifies 12 October 2002 sale; this is the documented Japanese date, without assuming the same international first day
Recording media
Recording media	Memory Stick; supplied 8 MB card	Memory Stick; supplied 32 MB card. The later Sony advanced manual also lists Memory Stick PRO MSX-256, MSX-512 and MSX-1G recording capacities; launch reviews describe the contemporary 128 MB limit
Ports
Ports	USB via special connector; NTSC/PAL composite AV output with mono audio; dedicated external flash connector	Mini-B USB 2.0, NTSC/PAL composite AV output, DC input and ACC connector; DPReview measured USB transfer at approximately 1.2 MB/s
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	Supplied NP-FS11 InfoLithium battery; Sony claims up to 70 minutes or 1,300 photographs in continuous shooting conditions, not a modern CIPA still-image rating; remaining operating time shown in minutes	NP-FM50 InfoLithium; maker standard claim approximately 410 photographs or 205 minutes, using Fine quality, LCD on, alternating full zoom, flash every other shot, power cycling every ten shots and a photograph every 30 seconds. The separate 3,000-image/210-minute continuous VGA LCD-off flash-off claim is not the headline rating
Charging
Charging	Supplied AC-VF10 AC adapter/charger	–
Dimensions
Dimensions	Approximately 107.2 × 62.2 × 135.9 mm (width × height × depth)	Approximately 119.5 × 68.9 × 151 mm (width × height × depth), excluding protrusions
Weight detail
Weight detail	Approximately 424 g camera only; 475 g including NP-FS11 battery, Memory Stick, wrist strap and lens cap	Approximately 586 g camera only; maker specifies 696 g with battery, Memory Stick, shoulder strap and lens cap. DPReview gives a different 659 g loaded figure; main weight follows the maker body-only specification
In the box
In the box	Japanese kit includes 8 MB Memory Stick, USB cable, software CD-ROM, NP-FS11 battery, AV cable, AC-VF10 adapter, power cable, wrist strap and lens cap	Japanese kit includes 32 MB Memory Stick, NP-FM50 battery, AC adapter, USB and AV cables, lens cap, shoulder strap and software CD