Sony Cyber-shot DSC-F505V vs Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX99
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| SonyCyber-shot DSC-F505V | SonyCyber-shot DSC-HX99 | |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Released | June 2000 | October 2018 |
| Image and sensor | ||
| Camera type | Bridge | Compact |
| Sensor format | 1/1.8-type | 1/2.3-type |
| Sensor type | CCD | Back-illuminated Exmor R CMOS |
| Effective resolution | 2.62 MP | 18.2 MP |
| Largest image | 1856 × 1392 | 4896 × 3672 |
| RAW recording | No | Yes |
| Standard ISO range | – | 80–3200 |
| 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 | 1/2.3-type Exmor R CMOS; approximately 21.1 million total photosites. Optical format is not physical sensor dimensions |
| 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 | Sony ARW 2.3 RAW, RAW+JPEG or JPEG Extra Fine/Fine/Standard; sRGB or Adobe RGB; 4:3, 3:2, 16:9 and square photographs plus Sweep Panorama |
| ISO detail | – | Ordinary ISO 80–3200; extended single-frame ISO 6400. Multi-shot Noise Reduction offers ISO 6400 and 12800 using combined exposures |
| Image processor | – | BIONZ X with front-end LSI |
| Lens and shooting | ||
| Built-in lens | 38–190 mm equivalent | 24–720 mm equivalent |
| Maximum aperture | f/2.8–3.3 | f/3.5–6.4 |
| Optical zoom | 5× | 28× |
| Stabilisation | – | Optical lens stabilisation |
| Maximum continuous burst | – | 10 fps |
| 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 | ZEISS Vario-Sonnar T*, actual 4.25–118 mm, 11 elements in 10 groups with five aspherical elements; five-blade iris. Maker specifies 28× optical zoom, while 24–720 mm equivalent values are those displayed by the camera and recorded in Exif |
| Autofocus | Autofocus from 0.25 m, macro autofocus from 0.02 m; manual focus ring with automatic 2× magnification of the display | 25-point contrast autofocus, AF-S, Direct Manual Focus and manual focus; AF-C available for movies only. Eye AF, Lock-on AF and flexible spot areas; minimum focus approximately 5 cm wide or 250 cm telephoto |
| Shutter | Shutter-priority settings from 8 seconds to 1/1000 second in 19 steps | Mechanical shutter: Manual and shutter-priority 30–1/2000 second, aperture-priority 8–1/2000, Program 1–1/2000 and Intelligent Auto 1/4–1/2000 |
| Burst detail | – | Full-resolution Speed Priority Continuous up to 10 fps, or ordinary Continuous approximately 3 fps. Up to 155 frames in Speed Priority with JPEG Fine; rate falls as buffer fills. Focus, exposure and white balance lock to first frame in either mode |
| Stabilisation detail | – | Optical SteadyShot for stills; Intelligent Active movies combine optical and electronic correction |
| 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 | Built-in pop-up flash; ISO Auto range approximately 0.3–5.4 m wide or 2.5–3.0 m telephoto; no accessory shoe |
| 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 | P/A/S/M and two Memory Recall modes; ±3 EV in 1/3 EV steps; multi-pattern, centre-weighted, spot, entire-screen average and highlight metering |
| Video | ||
| Highest video resolution | 320 × 240 | 3840 × 2160 at 30 fps |
| 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 | XAVC S 3840 × 2160 at 30p or 24p, 60/100 Mbps; PAL uses 25p. Full-pixel readout without pixel binning. Full HD up to 120p (100p PAL); 4K and 120p/100p HD sessions limited to approximately five minutes, with possible earlier thermal shutdown. Other modes approximately 29 minutes subject to temperature. UHS-I U3 microSDHC/XC required for 100 Mbps |
| Audio | Movie sound and voice annotations for still images | Stereo recording: XAVC S Linear PCM or AVCHD Dolby Digital |
| Screen and viewfinder | ||
| Viewfinder | None | Electronic |
| Screen size | 2″ | 3″ |
| Screen dots | 123,000 | 921,600 |
| Touchscreen | – | Yes |
| Tilting screen | Yes | Yes |
| 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 | 3.0-type 4:3 TFT LCD, 921600 dots; tilts up 180 degrees. Touch focus, touch shutter and touchpad focus while using viewfinder; menus are not touch controlled |
| Viewfinder detail | – | Retractable 0.2-type OLED, 638400 dots; 100% coverage (97% during 4K recording), 0.50× equivalent magnification, −4 to +3 dioptres |
| Connections and design | ||
| Wi-Fi | – | Yes |
| Bluetooth | – | Yes |
| Battery life (maker's claim) | – | 370 photographs |
| Body weight | 424 g | 216 g (better) |
| 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 Switzerland states availability from late October 2018; Sony Hong Kong specifies 26 October locally. October precision retained because the international first-sale day is not established |
| Recording media | Memory Stick; supplied 8 MB card | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC and Memory Stick Micro/Mark2; no full-size SD slot |
| Ports | USB via special connector; NTSC/PAL composite AV output with mono audio; dedicated external flash connector | Micro HDMI and Multi/Micro USB with USB 2.0 |
| Wireless connections | – | 2.4 GHz IEEE 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi, NFC Type 3 and Bluetooth for location information from a compatible smartphone; no built-in GPS or compass |
| 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-BX1; CIPA claim approximately 370 photographs with LCD or 300 with viewfinder. LCD claim rises to 460 with monitor auto-off set to two seconds |
| Charging | Supplied AC-VF10 AC adapter/charger | In-camera USB charging and USB external power using supplied AC adapter with battery inserted |
| Dimensions | Approximately 107.2 × 62.2 × 135.9 mm (width × height × depth) | 102 × 58.1 × 35.5 mm (width × height × depth), CIPA |
| Weight detail | Approximately 424 g camera only; 475 g including NP-FS11 battery, Memory Stick, wrist strap and lens cap | Approximately 216 g body only, or 242 g including NP-BX1 and memory card |
| Colours | – | Black |
| 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 | NP-BX1, AC-UB10C adapter, micro USB cable, wrist strap and instructions in Japan; regional mains fittings vary |
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