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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-S85

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Sony Cyber-shotDSC-S85Review posted 6/07/01Introduction & Physical Views Click on the S85 to take a QuickTime VR tour The Sony DSC-S85 CyberShot has the distinction of being the first four megapixel digital camera to be priced below $1000, in fact it has an unbelievable MSRP of just $799. On the outsideRead more
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Pros

  • S85's lens does a great job
  • S85 produced really excellent images
  • S85 also performed very well in the macro category

Cons

  • Corrupted memory cards can happen with any card type and any camera manufacturer
  • Exposure Bracketing mode does not work with flash
  • lack of provision for nonproprietary external flash units

Key specs

  • CCD
  • 7.144x5.358 mm
  • 4 Mpx
  • 2272, 1704 px
  • 2.5
  • Monitoring Auto Focus
  • 1.8 in
  • no

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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-S85 - Pros & Cons

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-S85

Pros

  • S85's lens does a great job
  • S85 produced really excellent images
  • S85 also performed very well in the macro category
  • flash reasonably effective all the way to 15 feet
  • Tonal range was also excellent
  • Macro performance is good
  • Battery life is also excellent
  • this worked very well
  • excellent design
  • solid and well-built
  • make it easy to shoot compelling lifestyle images

Cons

  • Corrupted memory cards can happen with any card type and any camera manufacturer
  • Exposure Bracketing mode does not work with flash
  • lack of provision for nonproprietary external flash units
  • optical viewfinder is a little tight
  • No display
  • External flash connection jack and mounting shoe
  • Shutter speeds from 1/1
  • 000 to eight seconds
  • chromatic aberration on the edges of bright highlights
  • Telephoto Lens MISTAKES that Spoil Travel
  • digital cameras have not really had much appeal to camera aficionados

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-S85 - Technical Overview

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IconScreen size
1.8 in
Best:
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W710
Screen size: 6.7 in
IconEffective pixels
4 Mpx
Best:
Hasselblad H6D-100c
Effective pixels: 100 Mpx
IconMax resolution
2272 x 1704 px
Best:
Leica M11
Max resolution: 9528 x 6328 px

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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-S85 - Full Specifications

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Sensor
Sensor typeCCD
Sensor size0.28 in
Sensor photo detectors4.0 Mpx
Effective pixels4.0 Mpx
Image ratio w:h
  • 4:3
  • 3:2
Max resolution2272 x 1704 px
Other resolutions
  • 1600x1200
  • 1280x960
  • 640x480
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Optics and focus
Optical zoom3.0 x
Digital zoom6.0 x
Minimum aperture2
Maximum aperture2.5
Focal length equiv34 - 102
Focus adjustmentAuto
AutofocusMonitoring Auto Focus
Manual focusyes
Normal focus range19.69 in
Macro focus range1.57 in
Filter diameter2.05 in
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Photography features
Minimum shutter speed8.0 s
Maximum shutter speed1.0 s
Shutter priorityyes
Aperture priorityyes
Exposure compensation plus2
Exposure compensation minus-2
Expousure compensation steps1/3
Auto exposure lockyes
Continuous shootingno
Histogramno
Built-in flashyes
Flash range3.0
Flash modes
  • Auto
  • Flash OFF
  • Flash ON
  • Forced OFF
  • Forced ON
  • Redeye Reduction
External flashyes
Continuous drive3.0 fps
Scene modes
  • Portrait
  • Twilight
  • Landscape
Self-timeryes
Self-timer options10
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Audio features
Built-in microphoneno
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Dimensions
Weight16.3 oz
Width4.61 in
Height2.8 in
Depth2.52 in
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Power
Power source typeBattery
Battery life (CIPA)220
Battery life (max)1.5 h
Battery technologyLithium
AC adapter includedyes
Start-up time5400.0 ms
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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
White balance presets3
White balance modesAuto
Custom white balanceyes
Image stabilizerno
Image stabilization typeNo
Supported aspect ratios3:2
Uncompressed formatTIFF
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Screen and viewfinder
Screen size1.8 in
Screen technologyLCD
Screen dots123000
Touch screenno
Live viewyes
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
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Design
Body typeCompact
Colour of productBlack
Environmentally sealedno
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Storage
Internal storage16.0 mB
Compatible memory cards
Memory Stick
Memory slots1
Storage typesMemory Stick
Camera file systemDPOF 1.1
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Connectivity
USB connector typeMini-USB B
USB version1.0
Remote controlyes

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