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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W530

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7 user ratings
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Cons

  • no manual white balance setting in the Sony W530
  • no blink detection feature in the W530
  • No information was available at press time regarding internal memory

Key specs

  • CCD
  • 6.17x4.55 mm
  • 14 Mpx
  • 4320, 3240 px
  • 5.7
  • Contrast Detect (sensor), Multi-area, Single, Live View
  • 2.7 in
  • no

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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W530 - Pros & Cons

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W530

Cons

  • no manual white balance setting in the Sony W530
  • no blink detection feature in the W530
  • No information was available at press time regarding internal memory
  • sluggish and not very good in low light events
  • Sony W530 has not got manual focus
  • it could be hooked up to an external screen
  • RAW format is not supported therefore you have less room to maneuver in post
  • 480p is awful by today's standards
  • Does the Sony W530 have Touch Screen
  • doesn't have a viewfinder and no option for external viewfinder
  • Sony W530 is not the highest resolution Small Sensor camera

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W530 - 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
4320 x 3240 px
Best:
Leica M11
Max resolution: 9528 x 6328 px

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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W530 - Full Specifications

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Sensor
Sensor typeCCD
Sensor size0.24 in
Sensor photo detectors15.0 Mpx
Effective pixels14.0 Mpx
Image ratio w:h
  • 4:3
  • 16:9
Max resolution4320 x 3240 px
Other resolutions
  • 4320x2432
  • 3648x2736
  • 2592x1944
  • 1920x1080
ProcessorBIONZ
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Optics and focus
Optical zoom4.0 x
Digital zoom8.0 x
Minimum aperture2.7
Maximum aperture5.7
Focal length equiv26 - 104
Focus adjustmentAuto
Contrast adjustmentno
Saturation adjustmentno
Autofocus
  • Contrast Detect
  • Multi-area
  • Single
  • Live View
Manual focusNo
Normal focus range23.62 in
Auto Focus (AF) assist beamno
Macro focus range1.97 in
Number of focus points9
Image stabiliserElectronic
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
Histogramno
WB BracketingNo
Subject / scene modesyes
Built-in flashyes
Flash range3.5
Flash modes
  • Auto
  • Flash OFF
  • Pre-flash
  • Slow Sync
External flashno
Continuous drive1.0 fps
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
Weight3.42 oz
Width3.66 in
Height2.06 in
Depth0.76 in
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Power
Battery technology
Lithium-Ion
Rechargeable batteryyes
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Other features
Timelapse recordingno
GPSno
Image editing modes
  • Rotating
  • Trimming
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Image
ISO
  • 80
  • 100
  • 200
  • 400
  • 800
  • 1600
  • 3200
  • Auto
ISO Autoyes
ISO minimum80
ISO maximum3200
Maximum image resolution4608 x 3456 px
White balance presets7
White balance modes
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Daylight
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
Custom white balanceyes
Supported image file formatsJPEG
Image stabilizerno
Image stabilization typeNo
Uncompressed formatNo
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Screen and viewfinder
Screen size2.7 in
Articulated LCDno
Screen technologyLCD
Screen dots230000
Touch screenno
Live viewyes
ViewfinderNone
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Videography features
Maximum resolution640 x 480 px
Video recordingyes
Supported video file formatsMJPEG
Camera playbackSlide show
Max frame rate (highest resolution)30.0 fps
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Design
Body typeCompact
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Green
  • Pink
  • Silver
Environmentally sealedno
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Storage
Compatible memory cards
  • MS Duo
  • MS Pro Duo
  • MS Pro-HG
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
Storage types
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • Memory Stick Duo
  • Memory Stick Pro Duo
  • Memory Stick Pro-HG Duo
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Connectivity
HDMIyes
USB version2.0
Remote controlNo
PictBridgeno
NFCno
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)no
Bluetoothno
AV outputno

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