Sony Cyber-shot DSC-P1 vs Sony Digital Mavica MVC-FD51

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Cyber-shot DSC-P1 compared with Digital Mavica MVC-FD51

	SonyCyber-shot DSC-P1	SonyDigital Mavica MVC-FD51
Overview
Released
Released	October 2000	July 1998
Image and sensor
Camera type
Camera type	Compact	Compact
Sensor format
Sensor format	1/1.8-type	Other
Sensor type
Sensor type	Super HAD CCD	Interlaced CCD
Effective resolution
Effective resolution	3.24 MP	0.38 MP
Largest image
Largest image	2048 × 1536	640 × 480
RAW recording
RAW recording	–	No
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	1/4-inch interlaced CCD; Sony’s launch table specifies 410,000 total and 380,000 effective sensor pixels. Output JPEG photographs remain 640 × 480 pixels.
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 (.JPG) with camera-only .411 index files; Standard and Fine compression settings
Lens and shooting
Built-in lens
Built-in lens	39–117 mm equivalent	47 mm equivalent
Maximum aperture
Maximum aperture	f/2.8–5.3	f/2
Optical zoom
Optical zoom	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	Built-in fixed lens; actual focal length 4.8 mm, equivalent to 47 mm on a 35 mm still camera; f/2 maximum aperture
Autofocus
Autofocus	Normal AF from 0.5 m; macro AF from 0.1 m	Fixed focus, not autofocus; normal subjects from 0.7 m to infinity, with a manual macro switch for approximately 8–25 cm
Stabilisation detail
Stabilisation detail	–	Field mode reduces camera-shake blur; Frame mode captures more detail but can blur moving subjects. This capture-mode behaviour is not a claim of optical or sensor-shift stabilisation.
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	Metered built-in flash, manually enabled or disabled; Sony specifies 0.5–3 m subject distance. Flash recording switches Frame mode to Field.
Exposure controls
Exposure controls	Automatic exposure with ±2 EV compensation; panfocus, night, night-plus, landscape and spot-metering programs	Automatic exposure and white balance; ±1.5 EV compensation; approximately 10-second self-timer. Picture effects include Pastel, Negative Art, Sepia and Black & White.
Video
Highest video resolution
Highest video resolution	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	Still photographs only; no movie recording described in the manual
Screen and viewfinder
Viewfinder
Viewfinder	Optical	None
Screen size
Screen size	1.5″	2.5″
Screen dots
Screen dots	123,000	61,380
Display detail
Display detail	1.5-inch TFT LCD; maker specifies 123,000 dots rather than the 123,200 listed by DPReview	2.5-inch TFT LCD with 61,380 dots, brightness controls and six-image index playback; framing uses the LCD
Connections and design
Battery life (maker's claim)
Battery life (maker's claim)	–	620 photographs
Body weight
Body weight	208 g (better)	470 g
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	Japan on-sale date 1 July 1998, announced 3 June 1998 in Sony’s press release
Recording media
Recording media	Original Memory Stick; supplied 8 MB card holds approximately five largest JPEG photographs according to Sony	3.5-inch 2HD floppy disk, MS-DOS formatted, 1.44 MB. Approximately 30–40 images per disk in Standard or 15–20 in Fine, depending on subject. Two-speed drive; Sony claims approximately six-second JPEG recording.
Ports
Ports	Mini-B USB; NTSC/PAL composite AV output with mono audio; DC power 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-F330 InfoLITHIUM battery supplied in the English manual; compatible NP-F530 and NP-F550 batteries and AC-V700 adaptor. Approximately 620 shots / 85 minutes without flash on a fully charged NP-F330 at 25°C with 10-second intervals; not CIPA. NP-F550 gives approximately 1,100 shots / 150 minutes under the same manual conditions.
Charging
Charging	Supplied AC power adapter provides in-camera charging and mains operation	BC-V615 external charger; NP-F330 approximately 150 minutes normal charge or 210 minutes full charge, starting empty
Dimensions
Dimensions	Approximately 113 × 53.9 × 43.8 mm (width × height × depth)	Approximately 126.5 × 110.5 × 62.5 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 470 g excluding battery and floppy disk
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	English manual lists NP-F330 battery, battery charger, mains cable and shoulder strap. Japanese launch lists the NP-F550 battery/charger kit separately; regional contents differ.