Name: Cyber-shot DSC-M2
Brand: Sony
SKU: 2536
Rating: 4.0 (8 reviews)

3.5

based on all reviews

easier and more intuitive to use
Compact and versatile
the camera is blazingly fast

movie clips are limited to five seconds in length
lost photos due to a corrupted memory card
Memory card corruption can happen with any card type and any camera manufacturer

Sensor type: CCD
Sensor size: 5.744x4.308 mm
Effective pixels: 5 Mpx
Max resolution: 2592, 1944 px
Maximum aperture: 4.4
Autofocus: Contrast Detect (sensor), Single, Live View
Screen size: 2.5 in
Touch screen: no

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-M2 - Pros & Cons

easier and more intuitive to use
Compact and versatile
the camera is blazingly fast
great portability and a large selection of features
Continuous-mode speed is quite good
Color balance was good with the Auto white balance setting
Colors look neutral and pleasing
Sound quality from the monaural speaker is surprisingly good

movie clips are limited to five seconds in length
lost photos due to a corrupted memory card
Memory card corruption can happen with any card type and any camera manufacturer
Hue changes as you travel around the center
Noise increased at the 200 and 400 ISO settings
no manual focus beyond five fixed presets
underpowered electronic flash located a scant 0
lack of manual controls
the flash is weak and ISO options are limited

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-M2 - Technical Overview

	Poor	Average	Good	Excellent
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

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-M2 - Full Specifications

Sensor type	CCD
Sensor size	0.23 in
Sensor photo detectors	5.0 Mpx
Effective pixels	5.0 Mpx
Image ratio w:h	4:3 3:2
Max resolution	2592 x 1944 px
Other resolutions	2048x1536 1280x960 640x480

Optical zoom	3.0 x
Digital zoom	6.0 x
Minimum aperture	3.5
Maximum aperture	4.4
Focal length equiv	38 - 114
Autofocus	Contrast Detect Single Live View
Manual focus	yes
Normal focus range	19.69 in
Macro focus range	0.39 in

Minimum shutter speed	1.0 s
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	2.6
Flash modes	Auto Redeye Reduction
External flash	no
Self-timer	yes
Self-timer options	10

Body type	Compact
Colour of product	Silver
Environmentally sealed	no

Internal storage	32.0 mB
Compatible memory cards	Memory Stick MS PRO
Storage types	Memory Stick Duo Memory Stick Pro

HDMI	no
USB version	2.0
Remote control	No

ISO	64 100 200 400 Auto
ISO Auto	yes
ISO minimum	64
ISO maximum	400
Maximum image resolution	2592 x 1944 px
White balance presets	5
Custom white balance	no
Image stabilization type	No
Uncompressed format	No

Screen size	2.5 in
Screen technology	LCD
Screen dots	123000
Touch screen	no
Live view	no
Viewfinder	None

Maximum resolution	640 x 480 px
Video recording	yes
Supported video file formats	MPEG-4
Motion JPEG frame rate	30.0 fps

Weight	6.35 oz
Width	2.02 in
Height	4.85 in
Depth	1.28 in

Battery technology	Lithium-Ion

Timelapse recording	no
Orientation sensor	no

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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-M2 Sony - Editorial Reviews (3)

3.0

Based on 3 reviews

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