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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-P100

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Pros

  • P100 performs strong in extreme illumination
  • Almost every physical feature makes it fun to carry around
  • image sharpness on the LCD screen was pretty good

Cons

  • long thin flash to the left of the finder window
  • It is too small for most eyes
  • doesn t lack any of the crucial controls or quality

Key specs

  • CCD
  • 7.144x5.358 mm
  • 5 Mpx
  • 2592, 1944 px
  • 5.2
  • Centre weighted Auto Focus, Monitoring Auto Focus, Multi Point Auto Focus, Single Auto Focus
  • 1.8 in
  • no

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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-P100 - Pros & Cons

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-P100

Pros

  • P100 performs strong in extreme illumination
  • Almost every physical feature makes it fun to carry around
  • image sharpness on the LCD screen was pretty good
  • both stylish point-and-shooters and conscious picture-takers
  • rounded edge is a nice feature
  • Image quality was generally good
  • A nice
  • small macro area with strong detail
  • quick on the draw and easy to hold
  • : Very good exposure accuracy
  • excellent portability and new manual exposure control option

Cons

  • long thin flash to the left of the finder window
  • It is too small for most eyes
  • doesn t lack any of the crucial controls or quality
  • no flash is the function used to turn the automatic flash off
  • Cycle times
  • shutter lag
  • battery life
  • lost photos due to a corrupted memory card
  • overly-aggressive anti-noise processing
  • Memory card corruption can happen with any card type and any camera manufacturer
  • Flash is positioned too far to the right for good coverage

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-P100 - Technical Overview

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IconScreen size
1.8 in
Best:
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W710
Screen size: 6.7 in
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-P100 - 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 zoom6.0 x
Minimum aperture2.8
Maximum aperture5.2
Focal length equiv38 - 114
Focus adjustmentAuto
Autofocus
  • Centre weighted Auto Focus
  • Monitoring Auto Focus
  • Multi Point Auto Focus
  • Single Auto Focus
Manual focusyes
Normal focus range19.69 in
Macro focus range3.94 in
Filter diameter1.18 in
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Photography features
Minimum shutter speed30.0 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
  • Forced OFF
  • Forced ON
  • Pre-flash
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
External flashno
Continuous drive1.7 fps
Scene modes
  • Beach
  • Candlelight
  • Fireworks
  • Portrait
  • Self-portrait
  • Snow
  • Twilight
  • Landscape
Self-timeryes
Self-timer options10
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Audio features
Built-in microphoneno
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Dimensions
Weight6.46 oz
Width4.25 in
Height2.03 in
Depth1.05 in
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Power
Power source typeBattery
Battery life (CIPA)360
Battery life (max)3.0 h
Battery technologyLithium
AC adapter includedyes
Start-up time1300.0 ms
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Other features
Timelapse recordingno
Orientation sensorno
On Screen Display (OSD) languages
  • DEU
  • ENG
  • ESP
  • FRE
  • ITA
  • POR
Image editing modes
  • Resizing
  • Trimming
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Image
ISO
  • 100
  • 200
  • 400
  • Auto
Maximum image resolution2592 x 1944 px
White balance presets5
White balance modes
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Daylight
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
Custom white balanceno
Supported image file formatsJPG
Image stabilizerno
Image stabilization typeNo
Supported aspect ratios3:2
Uncompressed formatNo
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Screen and viewfinder
Screen size1.8 in
Screen technologyLCD
Screen dots134000
Touch screenno
Field of view100.0 %
Live viewno
ViewfinderOptical
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Videography features
Maximum resolution640 x 480 px
Video recordingyes
Recording resolutions640.0 px
Supported video file formatsMPEG-1
Camera playback
  • Movie
  • Single image
  • Slide show
Motion JPEG frame rate30.0 fps
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Design
Body typeCompact
Body materialAluminium
Colour of product
  • Blue
  • Red
  • Silver
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 system
  • DCF 2.0
  • DPOF 1.1
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Connectivity
USB version2.0
Remote controlNo

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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-P100 Sony - Editorial Reviews (10)

3.7
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Published: 17.02.2012
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-P100

Available in red, blue or silver, Sony's DSC-P100 sports a 5-megapixel sensor and Carl Zeiss Vario Tessar 3x zoom lens. Full auto Program AE and manual settings accompany nine pre-set scene modes. Flash levels are adjustable in P, M and scene modes and exposure compensation of +/- 2 EV in 0.3 EV steps is provided. A live histogram display is available but exposure adjustments can only be made in the P and scene modes.

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Published: 08.07.2004
Sony DSC-P100 Digital Camera Review

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Sony DSC-P100 Review - Steve's Digicams

Review posted 4/29/2004 Click on the P100 for a 360° QTVR tourThe Cyber-shot compact P100 digital camera is a stylish, pocket-size (about one-inch thin) 5-megapixel camera with specifications typically found only on more full-sized, high-end cameras. For the first time in a Cyber-shot P-series camera,

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Sony DSC-P100 Review - Steve's Digicams

Review posted 4/29/2004 Click on the P100 for a 360° QTVR tourThe Cyber-shot compact P100 digital camera is a stylish, pocket-size (about one-inch thin) 5-megapixel camera with specifications typically found only on more full-sized, high-end cameras. For the first time in a Cyber-shot P-series camera,

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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-P100
4.0

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-P100 Digital Cameras - Sony CyberShot DSC-P100 Digital Camera Review, Information, Specifications
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Digital Cameras - Sony CyberShot DSC-P100 Digital Camera Review, Information, Specifications

IN-DEPTH review of the Sony CyberShot DSC-P100 digital camera, with actual sample images, and a detailed data sheet.

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Published: 09.02.2005
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3.0

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Sony DSC-P100 Review - Steve's Digicams

Review posted 4/29/2004 Click on the P100 for a 360° QTVR tourThe Cyber-shot compact P100 digital camera is a stylish, pocket-size (about one-inch thin) 5-megapixel camera with specifications typically found only on more full-sized, high-end cameras. For the first time in a Cyber-shot P-series camera,

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4.0

A very complete camera in a small package.