Sony Cyber-shot DSC-P1 vs Sony Cyber-shot DSC-P5

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Cyber-shot DSC-P1 compared with Cyber-shot DSC-P5

	SonyCyber-shot DSC-P1	SonyCyber-shot DSC-P5
Overview
Released
Released	October 2000	2001
Image and sensor
Camera type
Camera type	Compact	Compact
Sensor format
Sensor format	1/1.8-type	1/1.8-type
Sensor type
Sensor type	Super HAD CCD	Super HAD CCD
Effective resolution
Effective resolution	3.24 MP	3.2 MP
Largest image
Largest image	2048 × 1536	2048 × 1536
RAW recording
RAW recording	–	No
Standard ISO range
Standard ISO range	–	100–400
Sensor detail
Sensor detail	Sony's original Japanese sheet specifies 3.34 million total and 3.24 million effective photosites on a 1/1.8-type primary-colour interlaced CCD. The 2048 × 1536 output contains approximately 3.15 million image pixels; this differs from the photosite count. DPReview lists 3.14 MP effective	1/1.8-type Super HAD CCD; UK markets 3.2 effective megapixels, exact Japan announcement gives 3.21 million effective and 3.34 million total photosites. Optical format is not physical sensor dimensions
Image formats
Image formats	JPEG and uncompressed TIFF; GIF for text and Clip Motion animations; 2048 × 1360 3:2 mode and smaller output sizes	JPEG Fine/Standard and uncompressed TIFF; animated GIF Clip Motion and GIF text mode. TIFF is not RAW; email and voice-annotation modes also available
Image processor
Image processor	–	14-bit DXP analogue-to-digital conversion per maker announcement
Lens and shooting
Built-in lens
Built-in lens	39–117 mm equivalent	39–117 mm equivalent
Maximum aperture
Maximum aperture	f/2.8–5.3	f/2.8–5.6
Optical zoom
Optical zoom	3×	3×
Lens detail
Lens detail	Actual 8–24 mm lens, with six elements in six groups including two aspherical elements; automatic sliding cover and retracting barrel; digital enlargement separate from optical zoom	Sony 3× zoom, actual 8–24 mm, 39–117 mm equivalent, F2.8–5.6; two-stage retracting lens, not Carl Zeiss. Macro approximately 10 cm wide or 60 cm telephoto
Autofocus
Autofocus	Normal AF from 0.5 m; macro AF from 0.1 m	AF illuminator and monitoring autofocus; preset distances 0.5, 1, 3, 7 m or infinity, not continuously adjustable manual focus
Burst detail
Burst detail	–	Two-frame Burst 2 mode; US maker datasheet claims 2 fps for this brief pair. Not a sustained continuous burst-rate headline
Shutter
Shutter	Maker specifies automatic shutter from 2 seconds to 1/2000 second	–
Flash
Flash	Built-in flash with automatic, red-eye automatic, forced and off modes; recommended range 0.5–2.3 m wide or 0.5–1.2 m telephoto	Built-in flash, auto/forced/off and red-eye reduction; maker recommends 0.5–2.8 m wide and 0.6–1.4 m telephoto. No accessory shoe
Exposure controls
Exposure controls	Automatic exposure with ±2 EV compensation; panfocus, night, night-plus, landscape and spot-metering programs	Automatic exposure and Twilight scene mode; no manual exposure or aperture/shutter priority. ±2 EV in 1/3 EV steps; white balance Auto, Hold, Indoor and Outdoor. Sharpness adjustable in five steps
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 limited to 15-second clips, or 160 × 112 video-mail clips up to one minute. Frame rate is not specified in the original maker sheet	MPEG-1 sound movies at 320×240 HQ or Presentation, plus 160×112 email mode. UK lists Presentation at 8.3 fps; US maker datasheet describes HQ playback at 16 fps. Unqualified maximum recording frame rate omitted. Clip Motion records animated GIF rather than MPEG video
Audio
Audio	–	Movie sound and still-image voice memo; built-in microphone and speaker per maker datasheet
Screen and viewfinder
Viewfinder
Viewfinder	Optical	Optical
Screen size
Screen size	1.5″	1.5″
Screen dots
Screen dots	123,000	123,200
Touchscreen
Touchscreen	–	No
Tilting screen
Tilting screen	–	No
Display detail
Display detail	1.5-inch TFT LCD; maker specifies 123,000 dots rather than the 123,200 listed by DPReview	Fixed 1.5-type LCD with 123200 colour-subpixel dots; dots are not image pixels
Viewfinder detail
Viewfinder detail	–	Eye-level real-image optical viewfinder
Connections and design
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	–	No
Body weight
Body weight	208 g	185 g (better)
Release detail
Release detail	Sony's original Japanese announcement specifies first sale on 20 October 2000. September 2000 in retrospective coverage is the announcement period	Sony announced planned Japanese availability on 4 October 2001. Contemporary production reviews establish sale in 2001; earliest actual worldwide retail month remains unresolved, so year precision retained. Exact maker announcement explicitly calls P5/P3 successors to DSC-P1
Recording media
Recording media	Original Memory Stick; supplied 8 MB card holds approximately five largest JPEG photographs according to Sony	Memory Stick; 8 MB supplied. Memory Stick PRO support not established
Ports
Ports	Mini-B USB; NTSC/PAL composite AV output with mono audio; DC power input	USB mini-B (UK explicitly says not Hi-Speed USB 2.0), A/V output and external DC input
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	NP-FS11 InfoLithium battery; Sony claims up to 90 minutes or 1,700 consecutive photographs, rather than modern CIPA testing. These figures are not comparable with CIPA shot counts	NP-FC10 InfoLITHIUM C rechargeable battery supplied. Maker continuous claim approximately 1800 VGA stills / 90 minutes with LCD and flash off; not an average-use or CIPA headline. Maker 90-minute mail-movie claim uses 160×112 and separately purchased 128 MB Memory Stick
Charging
Charging	Supplied AC power adapter provides in-camera charging and mains operation	In-camera charging with supplied AC adapter; exact charge duration not established. US maker datasheet calls the adapter AC-LS1
Dimensions
Dimensions	Approximately 113 × 53.9 × 43.8 mm (width × height × depth)	Approximately 112.5×53.8×36.2 mm width×height×depth
Weight detail
Weight detail	Approximately 208 g camera only; 250 g including NP-FS11 battery, 8 MB Memory Stick and wrist strap	Approximately 185 g body only; approximately 214 g with NP-FC10, Memory Stick and wrist strap
Materials
Materials	–	Metal body; no waterproof rating established. Separately sold MPK-P5 underwater housing is an accessory
Colours
Colours	–	Silver P5 confirmed in exact Japan announcement; blue image on shared announcement is fixed-lens P3, not a P5 finish
In the box
In the box	Japanese package includes 8 MB Memory Stick, NP-FS11, USB and AV cables, AC adapter and power cord, wrist strap, software and documentation	NP-FC10 battery, AC adapter and mains lead, USB and A/V cables, 8 MB Memory Stick, wrist strap and software CD; software bundle differs by region