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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-P10

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Review posted 6/20/2003 Click on the P10 for a QTVR tourThe DSC-P10 is the flagship of Sony's 2003 super-compact Cyber-shotRead more
Features & Controls The P10 is equipped with a F2.8-5.2 Sony 3x optical zoom with 38 to 114mm coverage (as compared to a 35mm camera.) Auto focus options include Multipoint AF (center, center+right and center+left) or Center AF only. The user can manually select a focus distance of 0.5m,Read more
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Pros

  • quiet and moves smoothly through the focal range
  • Skin tones and other colors came out looking quite good though
  • Color was generally accurate and well saturated

Cons

  • Reverses the color and brightness of the image
  • lost photos due to a corrupted memory card
  • optical viewfinder was a little tight

Key specs

  • CCD
  • 7.144x5.358 mm
  • 5 Mpx
  • 2592, 1944 px
  • 5.6
  • Centre weighted Auto Focus, Continuous Auto Focus, Monitoring Auto Focus, Multi Point Auto Focus, Single Auto Focus
  • 1.5 in
  • no

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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-P10 - Pros & Cons

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-P10

Pros

  • quiet and moves smoothly through the focal range
  • Skin tones and other colors came out looking quite good though
  • Color was generally accurate and well saturated
  • quality
  • portability
  • and varied shooting options
  • small size and well-rounded feature
  • quick on the draw and easy to hold
  • resolution and detail were excellent
  • offers Sharpness
  • Saturation

Cons

  • Reverses the color and brightness of the image
  • lost photos due to a corrupted memory card
  • optical viewfinder was a little tight
  • Cycle times
  • shutter lag
  • battery life
  • Memory card corruption can happen with any card type and any camera manufacturer
  • sometimes created halos around the edges of objects
  • flash won't light up a room
  • Aperture selection is paltry
  • the Cyber Shot also has a tendency to blow out whites and highlights

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-P10 - Technical Overview

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IconScreen size
1.5 in
Best:
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W710
Screen size: 6.7 in
IconISO maximum
400
Best:
Pentax KP
ISO maximum: 819200
IconEffective pixels
5 Mpx
Best:
Hasselblad H6D-100c
Effective pixels: 100 Mpx
IconMax resolution
2592 x 1944 px
Best:
Leica M11
Max resolution: 9528 x 6328 px

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-P10 - Full Specifications

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Sensor
Sensor typeCCD
Sensor size0.28 in
Sensor photo detectors5.0 Mpx
Effective pixels5.0 Mpx
Image ratio w:h
  • 4:3
  • 3:2
Max resolution2592 x 1944 px
Other resolutions
  • 2048x1536
  • 1280x960
  • 640x480
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Optics and focus
Optical zoom3.0 x
Digital zoom12.0 x
Minimum aperture2.8
Maximum aperture5.6
Focal length equiv38 - 114
Focus adjustmentAuto
Autofocus
  • Centre weighted Auto Focus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Monitoring Auto Focus
  • Multi Point Auto Focus
  • Single Auto Focus
Manual focusyes
Normal focus range19.69 in
Macro focus range3.94 in
Image stabiliserNo
Filter threadno
Folded opticsno
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Photography features
Minimum shutter speed2.0 s
Maximum shutter speed1.0 s
Shutter priorityno
Aperture priorityno
Exposure compensation plus2
Exposure compensation minus-2
Expousure compensation steps1/3
Auto exposure lockno
Continuous shootingyes
Self-timer delay10.0 s
Histogramyes
Built-in flashyes
Flash range3.8
Flash modes
  • Auto
  • Flash OFF
  • Flash ON
  • Pre-flash
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
External flashno
Scene modes
  • Beach
  • Fireworks
  • Portrait
  • Self-portrait
  • Snow
  • Twilight
  • Landscape
Self-timeryes
3D supportno
Manual settingsyes
Self-timer options10
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Design
Body typeCompact
Body materialAluminium
Colour of productGrey
Environmentally sealedno
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Storage
Internal storage32.0 mB
Compatible memory cards
  • Memory Stick
  • MS Pro
Memory slots1
Storage typesMemory Stick Pro
Camera file systemDPOF 1.1
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Connectivity
HDMIno
USB connector typeMini-USB B
USB version2.0
Remote controlNo
PictBridgeno
NFCno
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)no
AV outputyes
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Image
ISO
  • 100
  • 200
  • 400
  • Auto
ISO minimum100
ISO maximum400
Maximum image resolution2592 x 1944 px
White balance presets5
White balance modes
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Daylight
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
Custom white balanceyes
Supported image file formatsJPEG
Image stabilizerno
Image stabilization typeNo
Supported aspect ratios3:2
Uncompressed formatNo
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Screen and viewfinder
Screen size1.5 in
Articulated LCDno
Screen technologyLCD
Screen dots123000
Touch screenno
Field of view100.0 %
Live viewno
Viewfinder
Optical
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Videography features
Maximum resolution640 x 480 px
Video recordingyes
Recording resolutions
  • 320 x 240
  • 640 x 480
Supported video file formatsMPEG-1
Camera playback
  • Movie
  • Single image
  • Slide show
Max frame rate (highest resolution)30.0 fps
Motion JPEG frame rate16.6 fps
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Dimensions
Weight7.05 oz
Width4.13 in
Height2.05 in
Depth1.42 in
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Power
Power source typeBattery
Battery life (CIPA)180
Battery life (max)1.3 h
Battery technologyLithium
Rechargeable batteryyes
Number of batteries supported1
AC adapter includedyes
Start-up time2500.0 ms
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Other features
Timelapse recordingno
Orientation sensorno
Languages support
  • DEU
  • ENG
  • ESP
  • FRE
  • ITA
  • POR
Image editing modes
  • Resizing
  • Trimming

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