Poor | Average | Good | Excellent | |
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Screen size | 2 in Best: Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W710 Screen size: 6.7 in | |||
Effective pixels | 2 Mpx Best: Hasselblad H6D-100c Effective pixels: 100 Mpx | |||
Max resolution | 1600 x 1200 px Best: Leica M11 Max resolution: 9528 x 6328 px |
Sensor type | CCD |
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Sensor size | 0.25 in |
Sensor photo detectors | 2.0 Mpx |
Effective pixels | 2.0 Mpx |
Image ratio w:h | 4:3 |
Max resolution | 1600 x 1200 px |
Other resolutions |
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Optical zoom | 5.0 x |
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Digital zoom | 2.0 x |
Minimum aperture | 2.8 |
Maximum aperture | 3.3 |
Focal length equiv | 38 - 190 |
Autofocus |
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Manual focus | yes |
Normal focus range | 31.5 in |
Macro focus range | 3.15 in |
Minimum shutter speed | 1.0 s |
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Maximum shutter speed | 1.0 s |
Shutter priority | yes |
Aperture priority | yes |
Exposure compensation plus | 1.5 |
Exposure compensation minus | -1.5 |
Expousure compensation steps | 1/2 |
Built-in flash | yes |
Flash modes |
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External flash | no |
Self-timer | yes |
Body type | Compact |
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Colour of product | Silver |
Environmentally sealed | no |
Storage types | Memory Stick |
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USB version | 1.0 |
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Remote control | No |
White balance presets | 3 |
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Custom white balance | yes |
Image stabilization type | No |
Uncompressed format | No |
Screen size | 2.0 in |
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Screen dots | 123000 |
Touch screen | no |
Live view | yes |
Viewfinder | None |
Maximum resolution | 320 x 240 px |
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Weight | 16.76 oz |
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Width | 4.21 in |
Height | 2.44 in |
Depth | 5.35 in |
Battery technology | Lithium-Ion |
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Timelapse recording | no |
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Orientation sensor | no |
The F505 has caused quite a stir over the last couple of weeks, it's announcement clouded in secrecy and cleverly exposed day by day until we were presented with the full specifications. This is a camera which combines elements from many different digicam designs to present us with what is undoubtedly Sony's best digital camera to date.
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