Sony Cyber-shot DSC-S500 vs Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T3

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Cyber-shot DSC-S500 compared with Cyber-shot DSC-T3

	SonyCyber-shot DSC-S500	SonyCyber-shot DSC-T3
Overview
Released
Released	2006	October 2004
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 primary-colour interlaced CCD; 5.3 million total and 5.1 million effective photosites
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 still images; 2592 × 1728 3:2 mode and smaller outputs
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; internal optical zoom with automatic lens cover; digital zoom separately from optical zoom
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-point multi-area AF; normal focus from 0.5 m, macro from 0.08 m wide or 0.25 m telephoto; Magnifying Glass mode focuses from 0.01–0.2 m wide
Shutter
Shutter	Maker archive gives Auto 1/8–1/2000 second; Singapore table additionally gives Program auto 1–1/2000 second	Auto 1/8–1/1000 second; Program 1–1/1000 second; High-speed Shutter scene 1/250–1/1000 second
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 four-shot burst; separate Multi Burst mode does not represent 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 and slow-sync modes; maker states improved maximum reach of 1.7 m
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 adjustment in 1/3 EV steps; nine scene selections
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; VGA Fine 30 fps requires Memory Stick PRO Duo; Standard VGA approximately 16.6 fps and 160 × 112 video-mail approximately 8.3 fps
Screen and viewfinder
Viewfinder
Viewfinder	None	None
Screen size
Screen size	2.4″	2.5″
Screen dots
Screen dots	110,000	230,400
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 Clear Photo LCD with anti-reflection treatment; sole viewfinder. Current UK support specifies 230,400 dots, rounded to 230,000 in the original Japanese launch sheet
Viewfinder detail
Viewfinder detail	No separate viewfinder; composition uses rear LCD	–
Connections and design
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	No	No
Battery life (maker's claim)
Battery life (maker's claim)	60 photographs	180 photographs
Body weight
Body weight	146 g	146 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.	Original Sony Japan sheet gives 15 October 2004 first sale and explicitly identifies the T3 as successor to T1. Regional introduction dates differ
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 connects to supplied Cyber-shot Station for USB 2.0, mono AV output and DC power; PictBridge direct printing
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; maker CIPA claim 180 photographs or 90 minutes, with LCD on, zoom cycled, flash on half of exposures and power cycled every ten shots
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 AC adapter and Cyber-shot Station UC-TC
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 × 17.8 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 146 g camera only; 171 g including battery and card
Colours
Colours	–	Silver or black
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 UC-TC station, NP-FT1, AC adapter, USB and AV cables, power cord, 32 MB Memory Stick Duo and adapter, wrist strap, tripod camera holder and software CD