Sony Cyber-shot DSC-F505V vs Sony Digital Mavica MVC-FD71

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Cyber-shot DSC-F505V compared with Digital Mavica MVC-FD71

	SonyCyber-shot DSC-F505V	SonyDigital Mavica MVC-FD71
Overview
Released
Released	June 2000	July 1998
Image and sensor
Camera type
Camera type	Bridge	Bridge
Sensor format
Sensor format	1/1.8-type	Other
Sensor type
Sensor type	CCD	Progressive CCD
Effective resolution
Effective resolution	2.62 MP	0.33 MP
Largest image
Largest image	1856 × 1392	640 × 480
RAW recording
RAW recording	No	No
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	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	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	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; seven groups and ten elements including two aspherical elements; 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	Autofocus from 0.25 m, macro autofocus from 0.02 m; manual focus ring with automatic 2× magnification of the display	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	Shutter-priority settings from 8 seconds to 1/1000 second in 19 steps	–
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	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 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 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 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	Still photographs and Multi image composites; no movie recording described in the manual
Audio
Audio	Movie sound and voice annotations for still images	–
Screen and viewfinder
Viewfinder
Viewfinder	None	None
Screen size
Screen size	2″	2.5″
Screen dots
Screen dots	123,000	84,260
Tilting screen
Tilting screen	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	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	424 g (better)	480 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	Japan on-sale date 1 July 1998, announced 3 June 1998 in Sony’s press release
Recording media
Recording media	Memory Stick; supplied 8 MB 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 via special connector; NTSC/PAL composite AV output with mono audio; dedicated external flash connector	–
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-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	Supplied AC-VF10 AC adapter/charger	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 424 g camera only; 475 g including NP-FS11 battery, Memory Stick, wrist strap and lens cap	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 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	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.