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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX99 vs Sony Cyber-shot DSC-S2100

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SonyCyber-shot DSC-HX99SonyCyber-shot DSC-S2100
Overview
ReleasedOctober 20182010
Image and sensor
Camera typeCompactCompact
Sensor format1/2.3-type1/2.3-type
Sensor typeBack-illuminated Exmor R CMOSSuper HAD CCD
Effective resolution18.2 MP12.1 MP
Largest image4896 × 36724000 × 3000
RAW recordingYesNo
Standard ISO range80–3200100–3200
Sensor detail1/2.3-type Exmor R CMOS; approximately 21.1 million total photosites. Optical format is not physical sensor dimensionsOptical 1/2.3-type Super HAD CCD, approximately 12.1 million effective / 12.4 million total pixels. Optical format is not a physical dimension; exact shared manual labels S2100 separately from 10.1 MP S2000
Image formatsSony 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 PanoramaJPEG/Exif 2.21, DCF 2.0 and MPF Baseline; maximum 4000×3000. Also 3264×2448, 2592×1944, 640×480 and 16:9 4000×2248/1920×1080. No RAW. UK mixed archive 14 MP template excluded
ISO detailOrdinary ISO 80–3200; extended single-frame ISO 6400. Multi-shot Noise Reduction offers ISO 6400 and 12800 using combined exposures–
Image processorBIONZ X with front-end LSI–
Lens and shooting
Built-in lens24–720 mm equivalent35–105 mm equivalent
Maximum aperturef/3.5–6.4f/3.1–5.6
Optical zoom28×3×
StabilisationOptical lens stabilisationElectronic only
Maximum continuous burst10 fps–
Lens detailZEISS 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 ExifSony 3 × zoom, physical 6.2–18.6 mm F3.1–5.6; 35 mm equivalent 35–105 mm. Closest focus approximately 5 cm wide / 40 cm telephoto. Two-step wide-end aperture F3.1/F5.6 is separate from maximum-aperture range across zoom
Autofocus25-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 telephotoIntelligent autofocus with nine-area multi AF or centre AF, automatic macro. Face detection up to eight faces; Smile Shutter. No AF illuminator or manual focus
ShutterMechanical shutter: Manual and shutter-priority 30–1/2000 second, aperture-priority 8–1/2000, Program 1–1/2000 and Intelligent Auto 1/4–1/2000Intelligent Auto 1/4–1/2000 second; Program auto1–1/2000 second
Burst detailFull-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 modeMaker UK archive approximately 1.07 fps/0.93-second interval for up to 100 images; exact instruction manual rounds interval to1 second. Rate slows with image size; first-frame focus/exposure/white balance fixed. Flash off, ISO Auto or100–800; not available in Movie, Smile Shutter or Easy mode. Self-timer burst up to five frames; no unrestricted sustained headline rate inferred
Stabilisation detailOptical SteadyShot for stills; Intelligent Active movies combine optical and electronic correctionElectronic SteadyShot only, no optical lens or sensor-shift stabilisation. Off during movies and Smile Shutter, ineffective with flash; handbook notes image-processing delay
FlashBuilt-in pop-up flash; ISO Auto range approximately 0.3–5.4 m wide or 2.5–3.0 m telephoto; no accessory shoeAuto ISO range approximately 0.5–3.3 m wide /0.5–1.8 m telephoto; ISO3200 claim up to 6.6 m wide /3.6 m telephoto. Auto, forced flash, slow sync and off; red-eye reduction
Exposure controlsP/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 meteringIntelligent Auto, Easy Shooting, Program auto and eight scene modes: High Sensitivity, Twilight, Twilight Portrait, Soft Snap, Landscape, Beach, Snow and Gourmet. Seven automatically recognised scene types are not the eight manually selected scenes. No manual or aperture/shutter-priority exposure. ±2 EV in 1/3 EV steps; multi-pattern, centre-weighted and spot metering. ISO Auto 100–800 or manual100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200
Video
Highest video resolution3840 × 2160 at 30 fps640 × 480 at 29.97 fps
Video detailXAVC 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 MbpsAVI Motion JPEG, VGA 640×480 or QVGA 320×240 at29.97 fps progressive (approximately 30 fps in handbook), CCITT u-Law mono audio. No HD recording despite mixed UK archive720p template. Optical zoom cannot change while recording; movie file limit2 GB
AudioStereo recording: XAVC S Linear PCM or AVCHD Dolby Digital–
Screen and viewfinder
ViewfinderElectronicNone
Screen size3″3″
Screen dots921,600230,400
TouchscreenYesNo
Tilting screenYesNo
Display detail3.0-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 controlledFixed3-inch TFT, 230, 400dots, 4:3; dots are not image pixels. No touchscreen, tilting or separate viewfinder
Viewfinder detailRetractable 0.2-type OLED, 638400 dots; 100% coverage (97% during 4K recording), 0.50× equivalent magnification, −4 to +3 dioptres–
Connections and design
Wi-FiYes–
BluetoothYes–
Battery life (maker's claim)370 photographs170 photographs
Body weight216 g137 g
Release detailSony 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 establishedConservative year 2010 supported by exact Imaging Resource database Date Available 2010-01-15. Earliest actual sale month/region not corroborated: Sony European release planned end January while US release planned February. No predecessor inferred from adjacent numbers
Recording mediamicroSD, microSDHC, microSDXC and Memory Stick Micro/Mark2; no full-size SD slotApproximately6 MB internal memory; SD/SDHC or Memory Stick Duo/PRO Duo/PRO-HG Duo. Movie requirements: SD/SDHC Class2 or higher in exact AP table; Memory Stick PRO Duo Mark2 or PRO-HG Duo. Plain Memory Stick Duo stills only; no card supplied
PortsMicro HDMI and Multi/Micro USB with USB 2.0Hi-Speed USB2.0 with supplied dedicated cable; mass storage and PictBridge. No A/V or HDMI output. Monaural microphone and buzzer; recorded audio cannot play on camera, per exact handbook. Conflicting third-party HDMI/stereo entries excluded
Wireless connections2.4 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 detailNP-BX1; CIPA claim approximately 370 photographs with LCD or 300 with viewfinder. LCD claim rises to 460 with monitor auto-off set to two secondsTwo AA batteries: supplied LR6 alkaline or optional HR15/51:HR6 NiMH. Approximately170 shots/85 minutes CIPA with new alkaline batteries at 25°C, SteadyShot off, normalLCD, half shots with flash. Separate playback claim 7400images/370 minutes is not shooting endurance. Manual lists oxy-nickel usable but not rechargeable; lithium/manganese not supported
ChargingIn-camera USB charging and USB external power using supplied AC adapter with battery insertedNo in-camera AA charging; external NiMH charger and batteries separate. Internal clock backup cell is not the shooting battery
Dimensions102 × 58.1 × 35.5 mm (width × height × depth), CIPA97.6×61×27.2mm width×height×depth excluding protrusions
Weight detailApproximately 216 g body only, or 242 g including NP-BX1 and memory card137 g body only, explicitly labelled in exact manufacturer AP sheet;184 g including two batteries and memory card in exact shared instruction manual
ColoursBlack–
In the boxNP-BX1, AC-UB10C adapter, micro USB cable, wrist strap and instructions in Japan; regional mains fittings varyTwo AA alkaline batteries, dedicated USB cable, wrist strap, PMB5/handbookCD and instruction manual. Memory card, NiMH batteries and charger separate

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