Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T10 vs Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T5

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Cyber-shot DSC-T10 compared with Cyber-shot DSC-T5

	SonyCyber-shot DSC-T10	SonyCyber-shot DSC-T5
Overview
Released
Released	August 2006	September 2005
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	5.1 MP
Largest image
Largest image	3072 × 2304	2592 × 1944
RAW recording
RAW recording	No	No
Standard ISO range
Standard ISO range	80–1000	64–400
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	Sony's Japanese launch sheet specifies a 1/2.5-type primary-colour interlaced CCD with 5.3 million total and 5.1 million effective photosites. Current UK support instead lists 1/2.4-type; format is omitted from the headline because these maker sources conflict
Image formats
Image formats	JPEG; native 3072 × 2304, 3072 × 2048 in 3:2 mode or 1920 × 1080 in 16:9 mode	JPEG Fine or Standard; 2592 × 1728 3:2 and 1920 × 1080 16:9 stills alongside smaller outputs; no RAW recording
Image processor
Image processor	Real Imaging Processor with Clear RAW NR before JPEG compression; this processing does not provide RAW file recording	Real Imaging Processor
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/3.5–4.4
Optical zoom
Optical zoom	3×	3×
Stabilisation
Stabilisation	Optical lens stabilisation	–
Lens detail
Lens detail	Internal folded Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar; actual 6.33–19.0 mm	Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar folded optical path; actual 6.33–19.0 mm in original sheet, rounded to 6.3 mm on UK support; optical zoom stays inside the body
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	Five-point multi-area AF with illuminator; normal focus from 0.5 m, macro from 0.08 m wide or 0.25 m telephoto; Magnifying Glass from 0.01–0.2 m; preset focus distances
Shutter
Shutter	Auto 1/4–1/1000 second; Program 1–1/1000 second	Automatic 1/8–1/1000 second; Program 1–1/1000 second
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	Up to nine largest Fine JPEG frames at approximately 0.7-second intervals; up to 100 Standard VGA frames is a separate lower-resolution setting, not the full-resolution headline rate
Stabilisation detail
Stabilisation detail	Super SteadyShot optical lens shift; shooting-only or continuous for stills, continuous for movies	–
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	Built-in automatic, forced, off or slow-sync modes; recommended reach 0.1–2.5 m wide or 0.5–2.0 m telephoto; red-eye reduction
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	Automatic and program exposure with ±2 EV in 1/3 EV steps; ten scene selections; three-step saturation, contrast and sharpening adjustments
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 sound; VGA Fine 30 fps requires Memory Stick PRO Duo and cannot use internal memory. 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	2.5″	2.5″
Screen dots
Screen dots	230,000	230,400
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 reflective/backlit Clear Photo TFT; current UK support specifies 230,400 dots, rounded to 230,000 in original Japanese launch sheet; maker 100% coverage
Connections and design
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	No	No
Battery life (maker's claim)
Battery life (maker's claim)	250 photographs	240 photographs
Body weight
Body weight	140 g	114 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	Sony's original Japanese launch specifies 9 September 2005 first sale; announcement date is not used as the retail date
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	32 MB internal memory; Memory Stick Duo or PRO Duo slot; internal recording requires removing the card, and card images cannot be copied back into internal memory
Ports
Ports	Multi-connector for USB 2.0 Hi-Speed, mono AV output and DC input; PictBridge printing	Multi-terminal with supplied USB/AV/DC cable; Hi-Speed USB 2.0, mono composite AV and DC input; PictBridge direct printing
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-FT1 InfoLithium; maker CIPA claim 240 photographs or 120 minutes; claimed performance is distinct from a reviewer's measured battery use
Charging
Charging	Supplied BC-CS3 external charger	Supplied BC-CS3 battery charger; optional Cyber-shot Station CSS-TNA
Dimensions
Dimensions	89.7 × 54.9 × 20.6 mm (width × height × depth, excluding projections); 16.8 mm at thinnest section	Current UK table gives 93.5 × 60 × 20.3 mm (width × height × depth); original Japanese sheet gives 93.6 mm width and 15.3 mm at thinnest section
Weight detail
Weight detail	Approximately 140 g body only or 165 g including battery, Memory Stick Duo and wrist strap	Approximately 114 g body only; 139 g with battery and card
Materials
Materials	Stainless-steel body with aluminium sliding lens cover in maker launch description	Anodised metal body; hairline finish on silver, red or gold and blasted finish on black
Colours
Colours	Silver, black, pink or white; colour editions share this entry	Silver, red, gold or black
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-FT1, BC-CS3 charger, dedicated multi-terminal USB/AV/DC cable, wrist strap and software CD; memory card not included