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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-S950

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Cons

  • doesn't have a viewfinder and no option for external viewfinder
  • Does the Sony S950 have Weather Sealing
  • Does the Sony S950 have Touch Screen

Key specs

  • CCD
  • 6.17x4.55 mm
  • 10 Mpx
  • 4000, 3000 px
  • 5.2
  • Centre weighted Auto Focus, Multi Point Auto Focus, Single Auto Focus
  • 2.7 in
  • no

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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-S950 - Pros & Cons

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-S950

Cons

  • doesn't have a viewfinder and no option for external viewfinder
  • Does the Sony S950 have Weather Sealing
  • Does the Sony S950 have Touch Screen
  • Sony S950 is not the highest resolution Small Sensor camera
  • Lack of a viewfinder can be problematic
  • the display is not a touch screen
  • only in-built flash lacking external flash ability
  • quite slow and not good in low light situations
  • RAW photos are not supported so the user has less room to maneuver in post

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-S950 - Technical Overview

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IconScreen size
2.7 in
Best:
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W710
Screen size: 6.7 in
IconISO maximum
3200
Best:
Pentax KP
ISO maximum: 819200
IconEffective pixels
10 Mpx
Best:
Hasselblad H6D-100c
Effective pixels: 100 Mpx
IconMax resolution
4000 x 3000 px
Best:
Leica M11
Max resolution: 9528 x 6328 px

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-S950 - Full Specifications

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Sensor
Sensor typeCCD
Sensor size0.24 in
Sensor photo detectors12.0 Mpx
Effective pixels10.0 Mpx
Image ratio w:h
  • 4:3
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
Max resolution4000 x 3000 px
Other resolutions
  • 4000x2672
  • 4000x2248
  • 3264x2448
  • 2592x1944
  • 2048x1536
  • 640x480
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Optics and focus
Optical zoom4.0 x
Digital zoom8.0 x
Minimum aperture3.3
Maximum aperture5.2
Focal length equiv33 - 132
Focus adjustmentAuto
Autofocus
  • Centre weighted Auto Focus
  • Multi Point Auto Focus
  • Single Auto Focus
Manual focusyes
Normal focus range19.69 in
Auto Focus (AF) assist beamno
Macro focus range3.94 in
Number of focus points9
Filter threadno
Folded opticsno
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Photography features
Minimum shutter speed2.0 s
Maximum shutter speed1.0 s
Shutter priorityno
Aperture priorityno
Manual exposure modeno
Exposure compensation plus2
Exposure compensation minus-2
Expousure compensation steps1/3
Continuous shootingyes
Histogramyes
WB BracketingNo
Subject / scene modesyes
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 drive1.0 fps
Scene modes
  • Beach
  • Portrait
  • Snow
  • Twilight
  • Landscape
Self-timeryes
Metering modes
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
3D supportno
Manual settingsno
Self-timer options
  • 2
  • 10
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Audio features
Built-in microphoneyes
Microphone typeMono
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Dimensions
Weight4.76 oz
Width3.67 in
Height2.19 in
Depth0.94 in
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Power
Power source typeBattery
Battery life (CIPA)330
Battery life (max)2.45 h
Battery technologyLithium
Battery capacity960.0 mAh
Rechargeable batteryyes
Number of batteries supported1
Start-up time3000.0 ms
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Other features
Timelapse recordingno
GPSno
Orientation sensoryes
Date imprintingno
On Screen Display (OSD) languages
  • CZE
  • DAN
  • DEU
  • DUT
  • ENG
  • ESP
  • FIN
  • FRE
  • GRE
  • HUN
  • ITA
  • NOR
  • POL
  • POR
  • SWE
  • TUR
Image editing modes
  • Rotating
  • Trimming
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Image
ISO
  • 100
  • 200
  • 400
  • 800
  • 1600
  • 3200
  • Auto
ISO Autoyes
ISO minimum80
ISO maximum3200
Maximum image resolution3648 x 2736 px
White balance presets8
White balance modes
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Daylight
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
Custom white balanceno
Supported image file formatsJPG
Photo effects
  • Black&White
  • Sepia
Image stabilizerno
Image stabilization typeSensor-shift
Supported aspect ratios
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
Uncompressed formatNo
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Screen and viewfinder
Screen size2.7 in
Articulated LCDno
Screen technologyLCD
Screen dots230400
Touch screenno
Live viewno
ViewfinderNone
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Videography features
Maximum resolution1280 x 720 px
Video recordingyes
Recording resolutions
  • 320 x 240
  • 640 x 480
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1440 x 1080
HD typeHD
Supported video file formatsM-JPEG
Camera playback
  • Movie
  • Single image
  • Slide show
Max frame rate (highest resolution)30.0 fps
Motion JPEG frame rate30.0 fps
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Design
Body typeCompact
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Pink
  • Silver
Environmentally sealedno
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Storage
Internal storage12.0 mB
Compatible memory cards
  • MS Duo
  • MS Pro Duo
  • MS Pro-HG
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
NFCno
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)no
Bluetoothno
AV outputyes

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