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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W830

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User ratings:
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3.8 out of 5
51 user ratings
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4 stars
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3 stars
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2 stars
11 %
1 stars
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Consumer ratings:
4.3 / 5
Editorial reviews:
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3.6 out of 5
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Pros

  • Intelligent Auto makes it easy for beginners
  • it has a reasonably useful sensitivity range of ISO 80 to 3200 equivalents
  • LCD screen gives you a really good display and reviewing photos is easy

Cons

  • often overexpose photos and leave highlights washed out
  • face-detection focus and a built-in flash
  • Maximum aperture is a bit dim

Key specs

  • CCD
  • 20 Mpx
  • 5152, 3864 px
  • Leica T
  • 3.3
  • Centre weighted Auto Focus, Face tracking, Multi Point Auto Focus, Spot Auto Focus, Tracking Auto Focus
  • 2.7 in
  • no

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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W830 - Pros & Cons

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W830

Pros

  • Intelligent Auto makes it easy for beginners
  • it has a reasonably useful sensitivity range of ISO 80 to 3200 equivalents
  • LCD screen gives you a really good display and reviewing photos is easy
  • photographic quality is quite good
  • The controls are straightforward
  • excellent built quality as it has a strong aluminum body
  • It is capable of taking some pretty good photos
  • camera can record up to 720p HD videos with pretty good results
  • image stabilization and face detection focusing which
  • It can provide an adequate amount of light for close subjects
  • it provides sharper portraits

Cons

  • often overexpose photos and leave highlights washed out
  • face-detection focus and a built-in flash
  • Maximum aperture is a bit dim
  • Sony W830 is not the highest resolution Small Sensor camera
  • The power button is a bit too small for normal man sized hands
  • Panoramic mode has not been tested
  • The resolution settings are a bit limited
  • doesn't have NFC nor Wi-Fi
  • Too many are simply trying to capitalize on affiliate revenue
  • lacks meaningful video capabilities
  • Video quality

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W830 - 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
20 Mpx
Best:
Hasselblad H6D-100c
Effective pixels: 100 Mpx
IconMax resolution
5152 x 3864 px
Best:
Leica M11
Max resolution: 9528 x 6328 px

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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W830 - Full Specifications

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Sensor
Sensor typeCCD
Sensor photo detectors21.0 Mpx
Effective pixels20.0 Mpx
Image ratio w:h
  • 4:3
  • 16:9
Max resolution5152 x 3864 px
Other resolutions
  • 5152x2896
  • 3648x2736
  • 2592x1944
  • 1920x1080
  • 640x480
ProcessorBIONZ
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Optics and focus
Lens mountLeica T
Optical zoom8.0 x
Digital zoom64.0 x
Minimum aperture3.3
Maximum aperture3.3
Focal length equiv25 - 200
Focus adjustmentAuto
Contrast adjustmentyes
Saturation adjustmentyes
Brightness adjustmentyes
Autofocus
  • Centre weighted Auto Focus
  • Face tracking
  • Multi Point Auto Focus
  • Spot Auto Focus
  • Tracking Auto Focus
Manual focusNo
Normal focus range1.97 in
Image stabiliserOptical
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Photography features
Shooting modes
  • Auto
  • Program
Camera shutter typeElectronic
Minimum shutter speed2.0 s
Maximum shutter speed2.0 s
Maximum shutter speed (electronic)1/1600 sec
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
WB BracketingNo
Subject / scene modesyes
Built-in flashyes
Flash range2.8
Flash modes
  • Auto
  • Flash On
  • Flash OFF
External flashno
Continuous drive1.0 fps
Scene modes
  • Night Portrait
  • Beach
  • Snow
  • Fireworks
  • Landscape
Self-timeryes
Metering modes
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
3D supportno
Manual settingsno
Self-timer options
  • 2
  • 10
Face detectionyes
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Audio features
Built-in microphoneyes
Microphone typeMono
Speaker typeMono
Voice recordingyes
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Dimensions
Weight3.67 oz
Width3.67 in
Height2.07 in
Depth0.89 in
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Power
Power source typeBattery
Battery life (CIPA)210
Battery life (max)1.4 h
Battery technologyLithium
Rechargeable batteryyes
Number of batteries supported1
AC adapter includedyes
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Other features
Timelapse recordingno
GPSno
Energy Star certifiedno
Languages support
  • BUL
  • DAN
  • DEU
  • DUT
  • ENG
  • ESP
  • FIN
  • FRE
  • GRE
  • HUN
  • ITA
  • NOR
  • POL
  • POR
  • RUM
  • RUS
  • SWE
  • TUR
Tripod mounting supportedno
Image editing modesTrimming
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Image
ISO
  • 80
  • 1250
  • 3200
  • Auto
ISO Autoyes
ISO minimum80
ISO maximum3200
Maximum image resolution5152 x 3864 px
White balance presets7
White balance modes
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Daylight
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
Custom white balanceyes
Supported image file formatsJPEG
Photo effectsSepia
Image stabilizerno
Image stabilization typeOptical
Supported aspect ratios16:9
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 resolution1280 x 720 px
Video recordingyes
Recording resolutions
  • 320 x 240
  • 640 x 480
  • 1280 x 720
HD typeHD-Ready
Supported video file formatsMP4
Camera playback
  • Movie
  • Single image
  • Slide show
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1280 x 720
Motion JPEG frame rate30.0 fps
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Design
Body typeCompact
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Silver
  • Violet
Environmentally sealedno
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Storage
Internal storage27.0 mB
Compatible memory cards
  • MS Duo
  • MS Pro Duo
  • MS PRO Duo HS
  • MS Pro-HG Duo
  • MS Pro-HG Duo HX
Memory slots1
Storage types
  • Memory Stick Pro Duo
  • Memory Stick Duo
  • Memory Stick Pro-HG Duo
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
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Connectivity
HDMIno
USB connector typeMicro-USB
USB version2.0
Remote controlNo
PictBridgeno
NFCno
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)no
Bluetoothno
AV outputno

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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W830 Sony - Editorial Reviews (6)

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3.9

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