Sony Cyber-shot DSC-S500 vs Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T1

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Cyber-shot DSC-S500 compared with Cyber-shot DSC-T1

	SonyCyber-shot DSC-S500	SonyCyber-shot DSC-T1
Overview
Released
Released	2006	November 2003
Image and sensor
Camera type
Camera type	Compact	Compact
Sensor format
Sensor format	Other	Other
Sensor type
Sensor type	Super HAD CCD	Super HAD CCD
Effective resolution
Effective resolution	6 MP	5.1 MP
Largest image
Largest image	2816 × 2112	2592 × 1944
RAW recording
RAW recording	No	No
Standard ISO range
Standard ISO range	80–400	100–400
Sensor detail
Sensor detail	Optical 1/2.5-type Super HAD CCD; optical format is not a physical dimension. Exact instruction manual gives approximately 6,003,000 effective / 6,183,000 total pixels; Singapore archive different effective count is not used	1/2.4-type interlaced Super HAD CCD; 5.3 million total and 5.1 million effective photosites; 14-bit analogue-to-digital conversion
Image formats
Image formats	JPEG/Exif 2.21, Fine or Standard quality; maximum 2816×2112, with 3:2 2816×1872, 3M, 2M and VGA settings. No RAW recording	JPEG stills; 2592 × 1728 3:2 setting and smaller sizes; Fine or Standard compression
Image processor
Image processor	–	Real Imaging Processor
Lens and shooting
Built-in lens
Built-in lens	32–96 mm equivalent	38–114 mm equivalent
Maximum aperture
Maximum aperture	f/2.8–4.8	f/3.5–4.4
Optical zoom
Optical zoom	3×	3×
Stabilisation
Stabilisation	None	–
Lens detail
Lens detail	Sony 3× zoom, physical 5.4–16.2 mm F2.8–4.8. Macro approximately 5 cm wide / 35 cm telephoto; normal focus approximately 50 cm in maker archive. Singapore Carl Zeiss branding conflicts with actual Sony lens nameplate and UK table	Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar, actual 6.7–20.1 mm; folded optics with eight groups and eleven elements, including three aspherical elements and a prism; lens moves inside the body rather than extending
Autofocus
Autofocus	Single autofocus; no manually adjustable focus or distance presets. UK archive lists no AF illuminator and exact manual labels the front lamp only as self-timer lamp; Singapore affirmative entry conflicts	Five-area multi-point AF; normal focus from 50 cm, macro from 8 cm wide or 25 cm telephoto; Magnifying Glass mode focuses from 1–20 cm at wide angle
Shutter
Shutter	Maker archive gives Auto 1/8–1/2000 second; Singapore table additionally gives Program auto 1–1/2000 second	Maker table specifies 1/8–1/1000 second in Auto, 1–1/1000 second in Program and 1/250–1/1000 second in High-speed Shutter scene
Burst detail
Burst detail	Exact handbook: maximum three frames at all supported sizes/qualities, flash off, approximately 2-second recording interval. Singapore maker table separately qualifies approximately 2 seconds at 6M Fine / 1 second at VGA Standard; UK unqualified 1-second entry not used as a sustained full-resolution rate	Brief burst of up to four full-resolution photographs with speed or framing priority; separate Multi Burst mode is not full-resolution continuous shooting
Flash
Flash	Exact instruction manual Auto ISO range approximately 0.5–2.5 m wide / 0.5–2.0 m telephoto; red-eye reduction pre-flash available	Built-in automatic, forced, off or slow-sync flash; no external flash connection
Exposure controls
Exposure controls	Auto, Program auto and six scene modes: Twilight, Twilight Portrait, Soft Snap, Landscape, Beach and Candle. No manual or aperture/shutter-priority exposure. ±2 EV in 1/3 EV steps; multi-pattern or spot metering. ISO Auto, 80, 100, 200 and 400	Automatic and program exposure with ±2 EV compensation in 1/3 EV steps; eight scenes including fireworks and Magnifying Glass; Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Fluorescent, Incandescent and Flash white balance
Video
Highest video resolution
Highest video resolution	320 × 240 at 30 fps	640 × 480 at 30 fps
Video detail
Video detail	AVI Motion JPEG, 320×240 at 30 fps with recorded sound. No movie-sound playback through the camera buzzer; sound plays on TV or computer. UK archive 640×480 template entry conflicts with exact handbook	MPEG-1 with sound; 640 × 480 Fine at approximately 30 fps requires Memory Stick PRO Duo. Maker table gives approximately 17 fps Standard VGA and 8 fps 160 × 112 video-mail recording; duration limited by card capacity
Screen and viewfinder
Viewfinder
Viewfinder	None	None
Screen size
Screen size	2.4″	2.5″
Screen dots
Screen dots	110,000	211,000
Touchscreen
Touchscreen	No	–
Tilting screen
Tilting screen	No	–
Display detail
Display detail	Fixed 2.4-inch TFT, maker states 110,000 dots in exact instruction manual and UK archive; dots are not captured image pixels. No touchscreen or tilting	Hybrid reflective/backlit TFT LCD with maker-stated 100% coverage; screen is the only viewfinder
Viewfinder detail
Viewfinder detail	No separate viewfinder; composition uses rear LCD	–
Connections and design
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	No	–
Battery life (maker's claim)
Battery life (maker's claim)	60 photographs	170 photographs
Body weight
Body weight	146 g (better)	155 g
Release detail
Release detail	Imaging Resource exact-model specification database records Date Available August 4 2006. Year 2006 retained conservatively because the precise first-sale day is not independently corroborated. Contemporary Sony US reporting planned August shipment; Sony China announced its regional model November 22 2006. No predecessor inferred from the maker calling it a new S-series member after S600.	Sony's original Japanese announcement specifies 21 November 2003 first sale; January in US launch coverage refers to later US availability
Recording media
Recording media	Approximately 25 MB internal memory; Memory Stick Duo and Memory Stick PRO Duo, including MagicGate variants. No card supplied	Memory Stick Duo or PRO Duo; supplied 32 MB Duo card and adapter
Ports
Ports	Separate USB mini-B (Full-Speed USB 2.0) and A/V OUT mini-jack; NTSC/PAL composite video and audio. Exact manual Full-Speed specification overrides Singapore Hi-Speed heading	Camera multi-terminal mates with supplied cradle, which provides Hi-Speed USB 2.0, AV output and DC input
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	Two supplied LR6 alkaline AA cells: approximately 60 shots / 30 minutes CIPA. Optional NH-AA-DB NiMH pair: approximately 350 shots / 170 minutes, not supplied. Alkaline values vary by brand, settings and conditions; supplied cells described as trial-use batteries	NP-FT1 InfoLithium; maker standard-use claim 170 photographs or 85 minutes with LCD on, flash for half of shots, power cycled every ten photographs and one photograph every 30 seconds. The original launch sheet does not call this CIPA testing
Charging
Charging	Supplied alkaline batteries cannot be recharged. Optional compatible NiMH cells require an external charger; no charger supplied. Optional AC-LS5K mains adaptor separate	Supplied USB cradle and AC power adapter; optional separate BC-TR1 charger
Dimensions
Dimensions	92.4×62.3×31.2 mm width×height×depth in UK archive; exact instruction manual rounds to 92×62×31 mm excluding protrusions	91 × 60 × 21 mm (width × height × depth); 17.3 mm at thinnest section
Weight detail
Weight detail	146 g body only in UK archive; approximately 198 g including two batteries and wrist strap, etc. in exact instruction manual. Plastic body in Singapore maker table	Approximately 155 g camera only; 180 g including battery, Memory Stick Duo and hand strap
Materials
Materials	–	Stainless steel body with sliding front lens cover
Colours
Colours	–	Silver or black in Sony's archived Japanese product listing
In the box
In the box	Two AA alkaline batteries, dedicated USB cable, A/V cable, wrist strap, software/handbook CD and instruction manual; rechargeable cells, charger and Memory Stick Duo excluded	Japanese package includes NP-FT1, AC adapter, USB cradle, USB and AV cables, power cord, hand strap, software CD, 32 MB Memory Stick Duo and adapter