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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-U60

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4 stars
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3 stars
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Pros

  • extremely easy-to-use camera that snaps surprisingly good photos
  • excellent features and performance
  • Simple pro lighting and use tips

Cons

  • LCD monitor was just a little tight
  • Memory card corruption can happen with any card type and any camera manufacturer
  • Records moving images without sound

Key specs

  • CCD
  • 5.312x3.984 mm
  • 2 Mpx
  • 1632, 1224 px
  • 8
  • Centre weighted Auto Focus, Monitoring Auto Focus, Multi Point Auto Focus
  • 1.0 in
  • no

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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-U60 - Pros & Cons

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-U60

Pros

  • extremely easy-to-use camera that snaps surprisingly good photos
  • excellent features and performance
  • Simple pro lighting and use tips
  • features
  • price
  • and performance
  • its rugged
  • waterproof construction
  • of ruggedness and simple operation also
  • portability and style over advanced features

Cons

  • LCD monitor was just a little tight
  • Memory card corruption can happen with any card type and any camera manufacturer
  • Records moving images without sound
  • it has no external power connector
  • lost photos due to a corrupted memory card
  • the 2-megapixel burst mode is pretty much useless
  • doesn't have an optical viewfinder
  • the LCD is a little too small for our taste

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-U60 - Technical Overview

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IconScreen size
1 in
Best:
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W710
Screen size: 6.7 in
IconEffective pixels
2 Mpx
Best:
Hasselblad H6D-100c
Effective pixels: 100 Mpx
IconMax resolution
1632 x 1224 px
Best:
Leica M11
Max resolution: 9528 x 6328 px

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-U60 - Full Specifications

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Sensor
Sensor typeCCD
Sensor size0.21 in
Sensor photo detectors2.0 Mpx
Effective pixels2.0 Mpx
Image ratio w:h4:3
Max resolution1632 x 1224 px
Other resolutions640x480
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Optics and focus
Optical zoom1.0 x
Minimum aperture2.8
Maximum aperture8
Focal length equiv< 33
Focus adjustmentAuto
Autofocus
  • Centre weighted Auto Focus
  • Monitoring Auto Focus
  • Multi Point Auto Focus
Manual focusyes
Normal focus range3.94 in
Macro focus range3.94 in
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Photography features
Minimum shutter speed1.0 s
Maximum shutter speed1.0 s
Shutter priorityno
Aperture priorityno
Continuous shootingno
Self-timer delay10.0 s
Histogramno
Built-in flashyes
Flash range1.8
Flash modes
  • Auto
  • Flash OFF
  • Flash ON
  • Forced OFF
  • Forced ON
  • Pre-flash
  • Redeye Reduction
External flashno
Scene modes
  • Twilight
  • Underwater
Self-timeryes
Self-timer options10
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Audio features
Built-in microphoneno
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Dimensions
Weight6.74 oz
Width2.37 in
Height4.6 in
Depth1.7 in
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Power
Power source type
  • Battery
  • USB
Battery life (CIPA)140
Battery life (max)1.1 h
Battery technology
Nickel-Metal Hydride
Number of batteries supported2
Start-up time1000.0 ms
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Other features
Timelapse recordingno
Orientation sensorno
Languages support
  • DEU
  • ENG
  • ESP
  • FRE
  • ITA
  • POR
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Image
ISOAuto
White balance modesAuto
Supported image file formatsJPG
Image stabilizerno
Image stabilization typeNo
Uncompressed formatNo
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Screen and viewfinder
Screen size1.0 in
Screen technologyLCD
Screen dots64000
Touch screenno
Field of view100.0 %
Live viewno
ViewfinderNone
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Videography features
Maximum resolution640 x 480 px
Video recordingyes
Recording resolutions640.0 px
Supported video file formatsMPEG-1
Motion JPEG frame rate8.3 fps
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Design
Body typeCompact
Colour of productBlue,White
Environmentally sealedyes
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Storage
Internal storage8.0 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 connector typeMini-USB B
USB version1.0
Remote controlNo

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