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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-P7

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Review posted 7/21/2002 Click on the P7 for a QTVR tourThe DSC-P7 is the 3-megapixel sibling of the physically identical but 4-megapixel Cyber-shot DSC-P9 digital still camera. It packs a high-resolution Sony HAD CCD imager, 3x optical zoom lens and state of the art imaging electronics into an ultra-compactRead more
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Pros

  • smooth
  • streamlined design
  • Camera operation is straightforward and quick to learn

Cons

  • flash mode is limited in some cases
  • lost photos due to a corrupted memory card
  • Controls the date and time display

Key specs

  • CCD
  • 7.144x5.358 mm
  • 3 Mpx
  • 2048, 1536 px
  • 5.6
  • Centre weighted Auto Focus, Monitoring Auto Focus, Multi Point Auto Focus
  • 1.5 in
  • no

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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-P7 - Pros & Cons

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-P7

Pros

  • smooth
  • streamlined design
  • Camera operation is straightforward and quick to learn
  • Color saturation and accuracy were very good overall
  • Noise was moderate
  • and color was good though
  • quiet and moves smoothly through the focal range

Cons

  • flash mode is limited in some cases
  • lost photos due to a corrupted memory card
  • Controls the date and time display
  • Memory card corruption can happen with any card type and any camera manufacturer
  • Shutter speeds from 1/2
  • 000 to two seconds
  • the histogram is small
  • the Cyber Shot also has a tendency to blow out whites and highlights
  • sometimes created halos around the edges of objects
  • Aperture selection is paltry
  • flash won't light up a room

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-P7 - Technical Overview

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IconScreen size
1.5 in
Best:
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W710
Screen size: 6.7 in
IconEffective pixels
3 Mpx
Best:
Hasselblad H6D-100c
Effective pixels: 100 Mpx
IconMax resolution
2048 x 1536 px
Best:
Leica M11
Max resolution: 9528 x 6328 px

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-P7 - Full Specifications

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Sensor
Sensor typeCCD
Sensor size0.28 in
Sensor photo detectors3.0 Mpx
Effective pixels3.0 Mpx
Image ratio w:h
  • 4:3
  • 3:2
Max resolution2048 x 1536 px
Other resolutions
  • 1600x1200
  • 1280x960
  • 640x480
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Optics and focus
Optical zoom3.0 x
Digital zoom2.0 x
Minimum aperture2.8
Maximum aperture5.6
Focal length equiv39 - 117
Focus adjustmentAuto
Autofocus
  • Centre weighted Auto Focus
  • Monitoring Auto Focus
  • Multi Point Auto Focus
Manual focusyes
Normal focus range19.69 in
Macro focus range3.94 in
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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
Continuous shootingyes
Self-timer delay10.0 s
Built-in flashyes
Flash range3.8
Flash modes
  • Auto
  • Flash OFF
  • Flash ON
  • Forced OFF
  • Forced ON
  • Pre-flash
  • Redeye Reduction
External flashno
Scene modes
  • Portrait
  • Twilight
  • Landscape
Self-timeryes
Self-timer options10
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Audio features
Built-in microphoneno
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Dimensions
Weight7.27 oz
Width4.49 in
Height2.05 in
Depth1.42 in
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Power
Power source typeBattery
Battery life (CIPA)120
Battery life (max)1.0 h
Battery technologyLithium
Number of batteries supported1
AC adapter includedyes
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Other features
Timelapse recordingno
Orientation sensorno
Image editing modes
  • Resizing
  • Trimming
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Image
ISO
  • 100
  • 200
  • 400
  • Auto
Maximum image resolution2048 x 1536 px
White balance presets3
White balance modes
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Daylight
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
Custom white balanceno
Image stabilizerno
Image stabilization typeNo
Supported aspect ratios3:2
Uncompressed formatTIFF
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Screen and viewfinder
Screen size1.5 in
Screen technologyLCD
Screen dots123000
Touch screenno
Field of view100.0 %
Live viewno
ViewfinderOptical
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Videography features
Maximum resolution640 x 480 px
Video recordingyes
Supported video file formatsMPEG-1
Camera playback
  • Movie
  • Single image
  • Slide show
Motion JPEG frame rate16.6 fps
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Design
Body typeCompact
Colour of productSilver
Environmentally sealedno
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Storage
Internal storage16.0 mB
Compatible memory cards
Memory Stick
Storage typesMemory Stick
Camera file systemDPOF 1.1
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Connectivity
USB version1.0
Remote controlNo

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