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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W300

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User ratings:
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4.1 out of 5
39 user ratings
5 stars
35 %
4 stars
41 %
3 stars
23 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
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Editorial reviews:
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3.8 out of 5
4 user ratings
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4 stars
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3 stars
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Pros

  • possessing rich colors and crisp detail
  • good daylight picture quality and excellent video capture
  • stylish design

Cons

  • flaring hot spots in the foreground and murky darkness plaguing the background
  • not bright in daylight21Favorite Full-Frame Portrait Lens
  • inconsistency issues popped up again

Key specs

  • CCD
  • 7.44x5.58 mm
  • 14 Mpx
  • 4224, 3168 px
  • 5.5
  • Centre weighted Auto Focus, Monitoring Auto Focus, Multi Point Auto Focus, Single Auto Focus, Spot Auto Focus
  • 2.7 in
  • no

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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W300 - Pros & Cons

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W300

Pros

  • possessing rich colors and crisp detail
  • good daylight picture quality and excellent video capture
  • stylish design
  • high resolution
  • and agile performance
  • looked smooth and sounded fine
  • attractively styled all-metal frame feels solidly built
  • Performance is perfectly good
  • The photos looked very good on a 50-inch plasma
  • Colors were nicely saturated and lifelike
  • It also handled smiley faces in great style

Cons

  • flaring hot spots in the foreground and murky darkness plaguing the background
  • not bright in daylight21Favorite Full-Frame Portrait Lens
  • inconsistency issues popped up again
  • Tiny menu dial can be tough to operate
  • camera's flash is a bit heavy-handed
  • a bit of a gimmick
  • has problems with direct sunlight

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W300 - 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
14 Mpx
Best:
Hasselblad H6D-100c
Effective pixels: 100 Mpx
IconMax resolution
4224 x 3168 px
Best:
Leica M11
Max resolution: 9528 x 6328 px

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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W300 - Full Specifications

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Sensor
Sensor typeCCD
Sensor size0.29 in
Sensor photo detectors14.0 Mpx
Effective pixels14.0 Mpx
Image ratio w:h
  • 4:3
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
Max resolution4224 x 3168 px
Other resolutions
  • 4224x2816
  • 4224x2376
  • 3264x2448
  • 2592x1944
  • 2048x1536
  • 1920x1080
  • 640x480
ProcessorBIONZ
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Optics and focus
Optical zoom3.0 x
Digital zoom6.0 x
Minimum aperture2.8
Maximum aperture5.5
Focal length equiv35 - 105
Focus adjustmentAuto
Autofocus
  • Centre weighted Auto Focus
  • Monitoring Auto Focus
  • Multi Point Auto Focus
  • Single Auto Focus
  • Spot Auto Focus
Manual focusyes
Normal focus range1.97 in
Macro focus range1.97 in
Number of focus points9
Image stabiliser
  • Optical
  • Electronic
Filter threadno
Folded opticsno
Filter diameter2.91 in
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Photography features
Minimum shutter speed30.0 s
Maximum shutter speed1.0 s
Shutter priorityno
Aperture priorityno
Exposure compensation plus2
Exposure compensation minus-2
Expousure compensation steps1/3
Continuous shootingyes
Histogramyes
Built-in flashyes
Flash range5.5
Flash modes
  • Auto
  • Flash OFF
  • Flash ON
  • Forced OFF
  • Forced ON
  • Pre-flash
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
External flashno
Continuous drive1.9 fps
Scene modes
  • Beach
  • Fireworks
  • Night
  • Night portrait
  • Portrait
  • Self-portrait
  • Snow
  • Twilight
  • Underwater
  • Landscape
Self-timeryes
Self-timer options
  • 2
  • 10
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Audio features
Built-in microphoneyes
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Dimensions
Weight5.5 oz
Width3.71 in
Height2.32 in
Depth1.06 in
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Power
Power source typeBattery
Battery life (CIPA)300
Battery life (max)2.3 h
Battery technology
Lithium-Ion
Battery capacity960.0 mAh
Rechargeable batteryyes
Number of batteries supported1
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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 modesRotating
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Image
ISO
  • 80
  • 100
  • 200
  • 400
  • 800
  • 1600
  • 3200
  • 6400
  • Auto
ISO Autoyes
ISO minimum80
ISO maximum3200
White balance presets7
White balance modes
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Daylight
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
Custom white balanceyes
Supported image file formatsJPG
Image stabilizeryes
Image stabilization typeOptical
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 dots230000
Touch screenno
Field of view100.0 %
Live viewyes
ViewfinderOptical
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Videography features
Maximum resolution640 x 480 px
Video recordingyes
Recording resolutions
  • 320 x 240
  • 640 x 480
Supported video file formatsMPEG-1
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 productBlack
Environmentally sealedno
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Storage
Internal storage15.0 mB
Compatible memory cards
  • MS Duo
  • MS Pro Duo
  • MS Pro-HG Duo
Maximum memory card size16.0 GB
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
NFCno
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)no
AV outputyes

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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W300 Sony - Editorial Reviews (10)

3.8
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4.0

A compact camera with a big sensor.

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Published: 26.06.2008
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Published: 25.02.2008
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4.0

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Published: 30.06.2008
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This 13.6MP camera comes in at under $349 and provides good pictures, and a sturdy feel.

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Published: 12.12.2008
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Published: 11.03.2009
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4.0

The W300 sits atop Sony’s “W” series of compact digicams. Image quality, as always with such cameras, is good at lower ISOs, but leaves a lot to

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Published: 10.10.2012
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3.0

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