Poor | Average | Good | Excellent | |
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Screen size | 2.5 in Best: Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W710 Screen size: 6.7 in | |||
ISO maximum | 400 Best: Pentax KP ISO maximum: 819200 | |||
Effective pixels | 5 Mpx Best: Hasselblad H6D-100c Effective pixels: 100 Mpx | |||
Max resolution | 2592 x 1944 px Best: Leica M11 Max resolution: 9528 x 6328 px |
Sensor type | CCD |
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Sensor size | 0.24 in |
Sensor photo detectors | 5.0 Mpx |
Effective pixels | 5.0 Mpx |
Image ratio w:h |
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Max resolution | 2592 x 1944 px |
Other resolutions |
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Optical zoom | 3.0 x |
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Digital zoom | 2.0 x |
Minimum aperture | 3.5 |
Maximum aperture | 4.4 |
Focal length equiv | 38 - 114 |
Autofocus |
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Manual focus | yes |
Normal focus range | 19.69 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 | no |
Aperture priority | no |
Exposure compensation plus | 2 |
Exposure compensation minus | -2 |
Expousure compensation steps | 1/3 |
Built-in flash | yes |
Flash range | 1.5 |
Flash modes |
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External flash | no |
Self-timer | yes |
Self-timer options | 10 |
Body type | Ultracompact |
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Colour of product | Black |
Environmentally sealed | no |
Internal storage | 32.0 mB |
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Storage types |
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HDMI | no |
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USB version | 2.0 |
Remote control | No |
ISO |
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ISO Auto | yes |
ISO minimum | 100 |
ISO maximum | 400 |
White balance presets | 5 |
Custom white balance | no |
Image stabilization type | No |
Uncompressed format | No |
Screen size | 2.5 in |
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Screen dots | 123000 |
Touch screen | no |
Live view | no |
Viewfinder | None |
Maximum resolution | 640 x 480 px |
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Supported video file formats | MPEG-4 |
Weight | 7.58 oz |
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Width | 2.01 in |
Height | 4.49 in |
Depth | 1.1 in |
Battery technology | Lithium-Ion |
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Timelapse recording | no |
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Orientation sensor | no |
First Look posted 9/9/2004Full review posted 5/5/2005 Click on the M1 for a 360° QTVR tourThe Cyber-shot DSC-M1 is a compact 5.1-megapixel digital still camera that features VGA resolution MPEG4 motion video capture at 30fps with stereo audio. The camera, a slim, matte-black device about the size of
CNET goes hands-on with Sony's sleek, slightly Gibsonian-looking Cyber Shot DSC-M1 digital camera, coming out on the positive end of things but not without a few reservations.
Sony has announced the five megapixel three times optical zoom DSC-M1, their first 'Hybrid' movie / stills product. The DSC-M1 is the first Sony digital camera to feature MPEG-4 movie encoding which means higher quality clips which occupy much less space. The folded lens / sensor system appear to be taken from the DSC-T1. The body design is also unique, it's about the same size as the DSC-P100 but has a rotating screen portion which holds the large 2.5" LCD monitor.
Sony Cyber Shot DSC-M1