Sony Cyber-shot DSC-S800 vs Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W5

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Cyber-shot DSC-S800 compared with Cyber-shot DSC-W5

	SonyCyber-shot DSC-S800	SonyCyber-shot DSC-W5
Overview
Released
Released	2007	March 2005
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	8.1 MP	5.1 MP
Largest image
Largest image	3264 × 2448	2592 × 1944
RAW recording
RAW recording	No	No
Standard ISO range
Standard ISO range	80–1250	100–400
Sensor detail
Sensor detail	Optical 1/1.8-type Super HAD CCD; the optical format is not a physical dimension. Exact instruction manual gives approximately 8,068,000 effective / 8,303,000 total pixels; UK archive rounds effective resolution to 8.0 MP, while Sony launch calls it 8.1 MP	1/1.8-type primary-colour CCD; original Japanese maker sheet gives 5.3 million total and 5.1 million effective photosites
Image formats
Image formats	JPEG/Exif 2.21, Fine or Standard quality; maximum 3264×2448, with 3:2 and 16:9 settings. No RAW recording	JPEG Fine or Standard; native 2592 × 1944 or 2592 × 1728 in 3:2 mode; no RAW recording
Image processor
Image processor	–	Real Imaging Processor
Lens and shooting
Built-in lens
Built-in lens	37–222 mm equivalent	38–114 mm equivalent
Maximum aperture
Maximum aperture	f/2.8–4.8	f/2.8–5.2
Optical zoom
Optical zoom	6×	3×
Stabilisation
Stabilisation	None	–
Lens detail
Lens detail	Sony 6× zoom, physical 7.8–46.8 mm F2.8–4.8. Normal focus approximately 50 cm; macro approximately 2 cm wide / 70 cm telephoto	Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar; actual 7.9–23.7 mm; optional VAD-WA adaptor supports conversion lenses and filters
Autofocus
Autofocus	Single AF with AF illuminator; no face detection or manual focus in exact UK maker table	Multi-point or centre AF with illuminator; normal range from 0.5 m, macro from 0.06 m wide or 0.3 m telephoto; five preset focus distances
Shutter
Shutter	UK maker archive gives Auto 1/8–1/2000 second; Malaysia exact table additionally gives Program auto 1–1/2000 second	Automatic 1/8–1/2000 second; Program 1–1/2000 second; Manual 30–1/1000 second
Burst detail
Burst detail	Three-frame burst with flash off. Exact handbook gives approximately 2-second recording interval; Malaysia maker table qualifies approximately 2 seconds at full image size / 1 second at VGA. UK unqualified 1-second entry is not used as a sustained full-resolution rate	Maker specifies up to nine full-resolution frames at approximately 0.7-second intervals; Multi Burst captures 16 small images into a composite and is a separate mode
Flash
Flash	Exact instruction manual Auto ISO range approximately 0.5–5.0 m wide / 0.7–2.9 m telephoto	Built-in automatic, forced, off or slow-sync flash with red-eye reduction; UK maker reach 0.2–4.5 m wide or 0.3–2.5 m telephoto; no hot shoe
Exposure controls
Exposure controls	Auto, Program auto and seven scene modes; no manual or aperture/shutter-priority exposure. ±2 EV in 1/3 EV steps; multi-pattern or spot metering. ISO Auto, 80, 200, 400, 800 and 1250; no ISO 100 step in exact handbook	Automatic, program and manual exposure; ±2 EV in 1/3 EV steps; seven scenes including Snow; multi-pattern, centre-weighted or spot metering; histogram
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 mono sound. Optical zoom cannot change during movie recording; approximately 2 GB maximum movie file	MPEG-1 with mono sound; VGA Fine 30 fps requires Memory Stick PRO and cannot use internal memory; Standard VGA approximately 16.6 fps and video-mail 160 × 112 approximately 8.3 fps
Screen and viewfinder
Viewfinder
Viewfinder	None	Optical
Screen size
Screen size	2.5″	2.5″
Screen dots
Screen dots	230,400	115,000
Touchscreen
Touchscreen	No	–
Tilting screen
Tilting screen	No	–
Display detail
Display detail	Fixed 2.5-inch TFT with 230,400 dots in exact instruction manual, rounded to 230,000 in archive/launch material. Dots are not captured image pixels	2.5-inch TFT with 115,000 dots in both original Japanese maker sheet and current UK support; optical real-image finder
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)	390 photographs	420 photographs
Body weight
Body weight	185 g (better)	197 g
Release detail
Release detail	Sony European release planned end-May 2007, German release mid-June and Chinese release June. Fotopolis July 31 2007 exact production comparison describes current retail pricing and confirms sale in 2007; first retail month remains unconfirmed. No maker-confirmed predecessor relationship established	Original Japanese launch sheet gives 11 March 2005 first sale
Recording media
Recording media	Approximately 54 MB usable internal memory in exact manuals and archive table; launch narrative calls it 56 MB. Memory Stick Duo / PRO Duo; no card supplied	32 MB internal memory; full-size Memory Stick or Memory Stick PRO slot, with Duo variants using an adaptor; internal memory is used with the card removed
Ports
Ports	Combined USB/A/V OUT connector, mono audio and NTSC/PAL composite video. Exact instruction manual specifies Full-Speed USB 2.0, overriding UK Hi-Speed claim and A/V omission	USB 2.0 Hi-Speed mini-B, mono composite AV output and PictBridge direct printing
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	Two supplied rechargeable NiMH AA cells, approximately 390 shots / 195 minutes CIPA at 25 °C, Fine quality, one shot every 30 seconds, alternating zoom ends, flash every other shot and power cycle every ten. Playback separately approximately 9000 images / 450 minutes at three-second intervals; movie recording approximately 140 minutes, not still shooting runtime	Two supplied NH-AA-DA NiMH cells; maker CIPA claim 420 photographs or 210 minutes; original Japanese launch sheet separately gives 80 photographs with optional AA alkaline cells
Charging
Charging	Supplied BC-CS2B external NiMH charger; optional AC-LS5K mains adaptor is separate	Supplied BC-CS2 external NiMH charger
Dimensions
Dimensions	92.7×62.7×39.3 mm width×height×depth, excluding protrusions	91 × 60 × 37.1 mm (width × height × depth)
Weight detail
Weight detail	185 g body only in exact UK archive and Sony press release; approximately 245 g including two batteries and wrist strap, etc. in exact instruction manual	Approximately 197 g camera only; 253 g including battery, card and strap in original maker table
Colours
Colours	–	Silver or black; colour editions share this entry
In the box
In the box	Two NiMH AA batteries, BC-CS2B charger and mains cord, dedicated USB and A/V cables, wrist strap, software/handbook CD and instruction manual	Two NH-AA-DA rechargeable cells with case, BC-CS2 charger and power cord, AV cable, USB cable, wrist strap and software CD