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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-S700

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4 stars
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3 stars
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Pros

  • great camera with almost all the features you would want and is easy to use
  • S700 performs pretty well
  • S700 fits comfortably in a jacket pocket

Cons

  • too much noise and detail smearing from aggressive noise suppression
  • S700 lacks an optical viewfinder
  • the buttons all feel a bit flat and hard to push

Key specs

  • CCD
  • 5.744x4.308 mm
  • 7 Mpx
  • 3072, 2304 px
  • 4.8
  • Centre weighted Auto Focus, Single Auto Focus
  • 2.4 in
  • no

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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-S700 - Pros & Cons

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-S700

Pros

  • great camera with almost all the features you would want and is easy to use
  • S700 performs pretty well
  • S700 fits comfortably in a jacket pocket

Cons

  • too much noise and detail smearing from aggressive noise suppression
  • S700 lacks an optical viewfinder
  • the buttons all feel a bit flat and hard to push
  • it has some issues with photo quality
  • could remove memory card from other camera and use picture bridge
  • see some noise
  • particularly on the front doors
  • chromatic aberration bit us again on another softly lit image
  • above average performance doesn't extend to image quality
  • chromatic aberration on the figure in black at the right side
  • old Sony menu system a bit confusing

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-S700 - Technical Overview

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IconScreen size
2.4 in
Best:
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W710
Screen size: 6.7 in
IconISO maximum
1000
Best:
Pentax KP
ISO maximum: 819200
IconEffective pixels
7 Mpx
Best:
Hasselblad H6D-100c
Effective pixels: 100 Mpx
IconMax resolution
3072 x 2304 px
Best:
Leica M11
Max resolution: 9528 x 6328 px

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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-S700 - Full Specifications

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Sensor
Sensor typeCCD
Sensor size0.23 in
Sensor photo detectors7.0 Mpx
Effective pixels7.0 Mpx
Image ratio w:h
  • 4:3
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
Max resolution3072 x 2304 px
Other resolutions
  • 2592x1944
  • 2048x1536
  • 1632x1224
  • 640x480
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Optics and focus
Optical zoom3.0 x
Digital zoom6.0 x
Minimum aperture2.8
Maximum aperture4.8
Focal length equiv35 - 105
Focus adjustmentAuto
Autofocus
  • Centre weighted Auto Focus
  • Single Auto Focus
Manual focusNo
Normal focus range13.78 in
Macro focus range1.97 in
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Photography features
Minimum shutter speed1.0 s
Maximum shutter speed1.0 s
Shutter priorityno
Aperture priorityno
Exposure compensation plus2
Exposure compensation minus-2
Expousure compensation steps1/3
Histogramno
Built-in flashyes
Flash range3.5
Flash modes
  • Auto
  • Flash OFF
  • Flash ON
  • Forced OFF
  • Forced ON
  • Pre-flash
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
External flashno
Continuous drive0.7 fps
Scene modes
  • Beach
  • Night portrait
  • Portrait
  • Self-portrait
  • Snow
  • Twilight
  • Landscape
Self-timeryes
Self-timer options10
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Audio features
Built-in microphoneyes
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Dimensions
Weight5.26 oz
Width3.58 in
Height2.4 in
Depth0.99 in
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Power
Power source typeBattery
Battery life (CIPA)100
Battery life (max)0.5 h
Battery technologyAlkaline
Number of batteries supported2
Start-up time2000.0 ms
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Other features
Timelapse recordingno
GPSno
Orientation sensorno
On Screen Display (OSD) languages
  • CZE
  • DAN
  • DEU
  • DUT
  • ENG
  • ESP
  • FIN
  • FRE
  • GRE
  • HUN
  • ITA
  • NOR
  • POL
  • POR
  • RUS
  • SWE
  • TUR
Image editing modes
  • Resizing
  • Rotating
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Image
ISO
  • 100
  • 200
  • 400
  • 800
  • 1000
  • Auto
ISO Autoyes
ISO minimum100
ISO maximum1000
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 ratios
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
Uncompressed formatNo
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Screen and viewfinder
Screen size2.4 in
Articulated LCDno
Screen technologyLCD
Screen dots112000
Touch screenno
Field of view100.0 %
Live viewyes
ViewfinderNone
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Videography features
Maximum resolution640 x 480 px
Video recordingyes
Recording resolutions
  • 320 x 240
  • 640 x 480
Supported video file formats
  • AVI
  • M-JPEG
Camera playback
  • Movie
  • Single image
  • Slide show
Motion JPEG frame rate30.0 fps
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Design
Body typeCompact
Body materialAluminium
Colour of productSilver
Environmentally sealedno
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Storage
Internal storage24.0 mB
Compatible memory cards
  • MS Duo
  • MS Pro Duo
  • MS Pro-HG Duo
Memory slots1
Storage types
  • Memory Stick Duo
  • Memory Stick Pro
  • Internal
Camera file system
  • DCF 2.0
  • DPOF 1.1
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Connectivity
HDMIno
USB version2.0
Remote controlNo
PictBridgeyes

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