Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T10 vs Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T20

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Cyber-shot DSC-T10 compared with Cyber-shot DSC-T20

	SonyCyber-shot DSC-T10	SonyCyber-shot DSC-T20
Overview
Released
Released	August 2006	March 2007
Image and sensor
Camera type
Camera type	Compact	Compact
Sensor type
Sensor type	Super HAD CCD	Super HAD CCD
Effective resolution
Effective resolution	7.2 MP	8.1 MP
Largest image
Largest image	3072 × 2304	3264 × 2448
RAW recording
RAW recording	No	No
Standard ISO range
Standard ISO range	80–1000	80–3200
Sensor detail
Sensor detail	1/2.5-type primary-colour interlaced Super HAD CCD; 7.4 million total and 7.2 million effective pixels in maker launch sheet	1/2.5-type primary-colour interlaced Super HAD CCD; original maker specifies 8.1 million effective and 8.3 million total pixels; manual gives 8,083,000 effective and 8,286,000 total, while current UK support rounds effective pixels to 8.0 MP
Image formats
Image formats	JPEG; native 3072 × 2304, 3072 × 2048 in 3:2 mode or 1920 × 1080 in 16:9 mode	JPEG; native 3264 × 2448, 3264 × 2176 in 3:2 mode or 1920 × 1080 in 16:9 mode
Image processor
Image processor	Real Imaging Processor with Clear RAW NR before JPEG compression; this processing does not provide RAW file recording	BIONZ with 14-bit conversion and Clear RAW noise reduction before JPEG compression; no RAW file recording
Lens and shooting
Built-in lens
Built-in lens	38–114 mm equivalent	38–114 mm equivalent
Maximum aperture
Maximum aperture	f/3.5–4.3	f/3.5–4.3
Optical zoom
Optical zoom	3×	3×
Stabilisation
Stabilisation	Optical lens stabilisation	Optical lens stabilisation
Lens detail
Lens detail	Internal folded Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar; actual 6.33–19.0 mm	Internal folded Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar; actual 6.33–19.0 mm
Autofocus
Autofocus	Multi-point AF, illuminator and focus presets; normal from 0.5 m, macro from 0.08 m wide or 0.25 m telephoto; Magnifying Glass mode 0.01–0.2 m at the wide end	Nine-point multi-area, centre or spot AF, with single or monitoring operation and face detection; original maker normal from 0.5 m, macro from 0.08 m wide or 0.25 m telephoto, Magnifying Glass mode 0.01–0.2 m; current UK generic macro row differs
Shutter
Shutter	Auto 1/4–1/1000 second; Program 1–1/1000 second	Auto 1/4–1/1000 second; Program 1–1/1000 second, labelled Manual Mode in current UK support
Burst detail
Burst detail	Up to five native 7 MP Fine frames; current UK support gives approximately 0.78-second intervals; up to 100 VGA Standard frames is a separate reduced-resolution mode	Maker up to 100 consecutive images with flash off; handbook gives approximately 0.5-second intervals, longer depending on image size; current UK support gives 0.46 second; no headline fps inferred from these intervals
Stabilisation detail
Stabilisation detail	Super SteadyShot optical lens shift; shooting-only or continuous for stills, continuous for movies	Super SteadyShot optical stabilisation; high sensitivity is a separate anti-blur option
Flash
Flash	Automatic, forced, off or slow-sync flash with red-eye reduction; ISO Auto range 0.1–2.8 m wide or 0.25–2.3 m telephoto; ISO 1000 maximum 4.9 m wide or 4 m telephoto	Automatic, forced, off or slow-sync flash with red-eye reduction; ISO Auto range 0.1–3.0 m wide or 0.25–2.5 m telephoto
Exposure controls
Exposure controls	Auto or Program with ±2 EV in 1/3 EV steps; nine scenes; no manual aperture or shutter control; original maker ordinary Auto maximum ISO 320, while High Sensitivity mode reaches ISO 1000	Auto or Program with ±2 EV in 1/3 EV steps; nine scenes; no manual aperture or shutter control
Video
Highest video resolution
Highest video resolution	640 × 480 at 30 fps	640 × 480 at 30 fps
Video detail
Video detail	MPEG-1 with mono sound; VGA Fine approximately 30 fps requires Memory Stick PRO Duo; Standard VGA approximately 17 fps or video-mail 160 × 112 approximately 8 fps; maker launch and manual confirm optical zoom during recording	MPEG-1 with mono sound and optical zoom during recording; VGA Fine approximately 30 fps requires Memory Stick PRO Duo, VGA Standard approximately 17 fps or 320 × 240 approximately 8 fps; HD output is for still photographs, not HD movie recording
Screen and viewfinder
Viewfinder
Viewfinder	None	None
Screen size
Screen size	2.5″	2.5″
Screen dots
Screen dots	230,000	230,000
Display detail
Display detail	TFT Hybrid Clear Photo LCD Plus with anti-reflection coating; manual gives 230,400 dots, rounded to 230,000 in support; music slideshows and histogram	Hybrid Clear Photo LCD Plus TFT; 230,000 rounded dots in maker specifications, 230,400 in manual; no viewfinder
Connections and design
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	No	No
Battery life (maker's claim)
Battery life (maker's claim)	250 photographs	380 photographs
Body weight
Body weight	140 g	127 g (better)
Release detail
Release detail	Original US maker release says available August 2006, with 4 August pre-orders; Japanese maker specifies first sale on 25 August 2006	Original Hong Kong maker announcement specifies end of March 2007; Japanese maker first sale is 6 April 2007 and original US maker availability is April 2007
Recording media
Recording media	Approximately 56 MB internal memory; maker also quotes 58 MB using decimal bytes and including management files; Memory Stick Duo or Memory Stick PRO Duo	Approximately 31 MB internal memory; Memory Stick Duo or Memory Stick PRO Duo
Ports
Ports	Multi-connector for USB 2.0 Hi-Speed, mono AV output and DC input; PictBridge printing	Multi-connector for USB 2.0 Hi-Speed and mono AV output; optional component HD output adaptor cable or cradle for still photographs; supplied cable does not provide DC input
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	NP-FT1 InfoLithium lithium-ion battery; maker CIPA claim 250 photographs or 125 minutes with Shooting stabilisation; remaining time displayed	NP-BG1 lithium-ion battery; maker CIPA claim 380 photographs or 190 minutes with LCD on; manual pack capacity 3.4 Wh / 960 mAh; original US launch prose assigns 340 shots to T20 and 380 to T100, conflicting with UK, Hong Kong and manual T20 figures
Charging
Charging	Supplied BC-CS3 external charger	Supplied BC-CSG, BC-CSGB or BC-CSGC external charger according to region; AC adaptor cannot charge the camera battery
Dimensions
Dimensions	89.7 × 54.9 × 20.6 mm (width × height × depth, excluding projections); 16.8 mm at thinnest section	89.7 × 55.7 × 22.8 mm (width × height × depth, excluding projections)
Weight detail
Weight detail	Approximately 140 g body only or 165 g including battery, Memory Stick Duo and wrist strap	Approximately 127 g excluding battery and media; 159 g including battery, wrist strap and shooting accessories
Materials
Materials	Stainless-steel body with aluminium sliding lens cover in maker launch description	Full-metal aluminium body in original Hong Kong maker specification table
Colours
Colours	Silver, black, pink or white; colour editions share this entry	Silver, black, white or pink; colour editions share this entry
In the box
In the box	NP-FT1 battery and case, BC-CS3 charger, multi-connector USB/AV/DC cable, wrist strap, software and instructions; mains lead except USA and Canada	NP-BG1 battery and case, external charger, multi-connector USB/AV cable, wrist strap, software and instructions; mains lead except USA and Canada