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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W730

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4 stars
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3 stars
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Sony W730 is a 16.0MP Small Sensor Compact camera with a 1/2.3Read more
Review posted 05/20/2013Quick TakeProsSmall, slim body Built-in camera guide Zooming in movie mode is smoothAppealing price tag ConsImage quality is sub par Burst mode is slow (1fps)Can't use flash in burst mode Auto focus can be unreliable Flash is weak Low-light shots look noisy Battery life is lowRead more
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Pros

  • street photography camera offers a good balance of image quality plus portability
  • display is touch friendly

Cons

  • Maximum aperture is a bit dim
  • The camera does not offer a microphone or headphone socket
  • slow and not the best for low light events

Key specs

  • CCD
  • 6.17x4.55 mm
  • 16 Mpx
  • 4608, 3456 px
  • 3.3
  • Centre weighted Auto Focus, Face tracking, Flexible Spot Auto Focus, Multi Point Auto Focus, Tracking Auto Focus
  • 2.7 in
  • no

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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W730 - Pros & Cons

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W730

Pros

  • street photography camera offers a good balance of image quality plus portability
  • display is touch friendly

Cons

  • Maximum aperture is a bit dim
  • The camera does not offer a microphone or headphone socket
  • slow and not the best for low light events
  • only inbuilt flash lacking external flash support
  • means that the user has less room to maneuver in post
  • Sony W730 has no manual focusing
  • Does the Sony W730 have Weather Sealing
  • Sony W730 is not the highest resolution Small Sensor camera
  • Lack of a viewfinder can be problematic
  • doesn't have any connections for external microphones and headphones
  • doesn't have a viewfinder and no option for external viewfinder

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W730 - 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
16 Mpx
Best:
Hasselblad H6D-100c
Effective pixels: 100 Mpx
IconMax resolution
4608 x 3456 px
Best:
Leica M11
Max resolution: 9528 x 6328 px

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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W730 - Full Specifications

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Sensor
Sensor typeCCD
Sensor size0.24 in
Sensor photo detectors16.0 Mpx
Effective pixels16.0 Mpx
Image ratio w:h
  • 4:3
  • 16:9
Max resolution4608 x 3456 px
Other resolutions
  • 4608x2592
  • 3648x2736
  • 2592x1944
  • 1920x1080
  • 640x480
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Optics and focus
Optical zoom8.0 x
Digital zoom32.0 x
Minimum aperture3.3
Maximum aperture3.3
Focal length equiv25 - 224
Focus adjustmentAuto
Contrast adjustmentno
Saturation adjustmentno
Brightness adjustmentyes
Autofocus
  • Centre weighted Auto Focus
  • Face tracking
  • Flexible Spot Auto Focus
  • Multi Point Auto Focus
  • Tracking Auto Focus
Manual focusNo
Macro focus range1.97 in
Filter threadno
Folded opticsno
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Photography features
Shooting modes
  • Auto
  • Movie
  • Program
Camera shutter typeElectronic
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
Self-timer delay
  • 2
  • 10
Histogramno
WB BracketingNo
Subject / scene modesyes
Built-in flashyes
Flash range2.8
Flash modes
  • Auto
  • Flash OFF
  • Flash ON
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
External flashno
Continuous drive1.0 fps
Scene modes
  • Beach
  • Fireworks
  • Night
  • Night portrait
  • Snow
  • Landscape
Self-timeryes
Metering modes
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
3D supportyes
Self-timer options
  • 2
  • 10
Face detectionyes
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Audio features
Built-in microphoneyes
Microphone typeMono
Speaker typeMono
Audio systemMono
Supported audio file formatsMP3
Noise reductionyes
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Dimensions
Weight3.74 oz
Width3.67 in
Height2.06 in
Depth0.89 in
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Power
Power source typeBattery
Battery life (CIPA)220
Battery life (max)1.6 h
Battery technologyLithium
Battery capacity630.0 mAh
Rechargeable batteryyes
Battery level indicatoryes
Battery voltage3.6 V
Number of batteries supported1
AC adapter includedyes
On/off switchyes
Start-up time1500.0 ms
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Other features
Timelapse recordingno
GPSno
Orientation sensoryes
Energy Star certifiedno
Languages support
  • BUL
  • CZE
  • DAN
  • DEU
  • DUT
  • ENG
  • ESP
  • FIN
  • FRE
  • GRE
  • HUN
  • ITA
  • NOR
  • POL
  • POR
  • RUM
  • SWE
  • TUR
Tripod mounting supportedyes
On Screen Display (OSD) languages
  • BUL
  • CZE
  • DAN
  • DEU
  • ENG
  • ESP
  • FIN
  • FRE
  • GRE
  • HUN
  • ITA
  • NOR
  • POL
  • POR
  • RUM
  • SWE
  • TUR
Image editing modes
  • Rotating
  • Trimming
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Image
ISO
  • 80
  • 1250
  • 3200
  • Auto
ISO Autoyes
ISO minimum80
ISO maximum3200
Maximum image resolution4608 x 3456 px
White balance presets6
White balance modes
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Daylight
  • Flash
  • 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
ViewfinderNone
Second displayno
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Videography features
Maximum resolution1280 x 720 px
Video recordingyes
Recording resolutions
  • 640 x 480
  • 1280 x 720
HD typeHD
Supported video file formatsMPEG
Camera playback
  • Movie
  • Single image
  • Slide show
Motion JPEG frame rate25.0 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 Duo HS
  • MS Pro-HG Duo
  • MS XC-HG Duo
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
Memory slots1
Storage types
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • Memory Stick Duo
  • Memory Stick Pro Duo
  • Memory Stick Pro-HG Duo
Camera file system
  • DCF
  • DPOF 1.1
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Connectivity
HDMIno
USB version2.0
DC-in jackyes
Remote controlNo
PictBridgeno
NFCno
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)no
Bluetoothno
AV outputyes

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