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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W90

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Pros

  • all well and good
  • Images taken indoors and out were accurate and pleasing
  • compact

Cons

  • aperture- and shutter-priority modes
  • not every shot will be in focus
  • lack of a cable for the touted HD Output on your HDTV

Key specs

  • CCD
  • 5.744x4.308 mm
  • 8 Mpx
  • 3254, 2448 px
  • 5.2
  • Centre weighted Auto Focus, Monitoring Auto Focus, Multi Point Auto Focus, Single Auto Focus
  • 2.5 in
  • no

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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W90 - Pros & Cons

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W90

Pros

  • all well and good
  • Images taken indoors and out were accurate and pleasing
  • compact
  • speedy
  • easy-to-use
  • The camera has an excellent menu system that is very simple to operate
  • Colors were very natural and true-to-life
  • improved image quality
  • faster response times
  • and better battery life

Cons

  • aperture- and shutter-priority modes
  • not every shot will be in focus
  • lack of a cable for the touted HD Output on your HDTV
  • feature Clear Photo LCD Plus screens

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W90 - Technical Overview

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IconScreen size
2.5 in
Best:
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W710
Screen size: 6.7 in
IconISO maximum
3200
Best:
Pentax KP
ISO maximum: 819200
IconEffective pixels
8 Mpx
Best:
Hasselblad H6D-100c
Effective pixels: 100 Mpx
IconMax resolution
3254 x 2448 px
Best:
Leica M11
Max resolution: 9528 x 6328 px

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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W90 - Full Specifications

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Sensor
Sensor typeCCD
Sensor size0.23 in
Sensor photo detectors8.0 Mpx
Effective pixels8.0 Mpx
Image ratio w:h
  • 4:3
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
Max resolution3254 x 2448 px
Other resolutions
  • 2592x1944
  • 2048x1536
  • 640x480
ProcessorBIONZ
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Optics and focus
Optical zoom3.0 x
Digital zoom6.0 x
Minimum aperture2.8
Maximum aperture5.2
Focal length equiv35 - 105
Focus adjustmentAuto
Autofocus
  • Centre weighted Auto Focus
  • Monitoring Auto Focus
  • Multi Point Auto Focus
  • Single Auto Focus
Manual focusyes
Normal focus range19.69 in
Macro focus range1.57 in
Number of focus points5
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Photography features
Minimum shutter speed1.0 s
Maximum shutter speed1.0 s
Shutter priorityno
Aperture priorityno
Exposure compensation plus2
Exposure compensation minus-2
Expousure compensation steps1/3
Histogramyes
Built-in flashyes
Flash range3.3
Flash modes
  • Auto
  • Flash OFF
  • Flash ON
  • Forced OFF
  • Forced ON
  • Pre-flash
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
External flashno
Scene modes
  • Beach
  • Portrait
  • Self-portrait
  • Snow
  • Twilight
  • Landscape
Self-timeryes
Self-timer options10
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Audio features
Microphone typeMono
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Dimensions
Weight4.37 oz
Width3.58 in
Height2.28 in
Depth0.9 in
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Power
Power source typeBattery
Battery life (CIPA)350
Battery life (max)2.55 h
Battery technologyLithium
Number of batteries supported1
Start-up time1500.0 ms
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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 modes
  • Resizing
  • Rotating
  • Trimming
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Image
ISO
  • 100
  • 200
  • 400
  • 800
  • 1600
  • 3200
  • Auto
ISO Autoyes
ISO minimum80
ISO maximum3200
Maximum image resolution3264 x 2448 px
White balance presets5
White balance modes
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Daylight
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
Custom white balanceno
Supported image file formatsJPG
Image stabilizerno
Image stabilization typeOptical
Supported aspect ratios
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
Uncompressed formatNo
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Screen and viewfinder
Screen size2.5 in
Articulated LCDno
Screen technologyLCD
Screen dots115000
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
Motion JPEG frame rate30.0 fps
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Design
Body typeCompact
Body materialAluminium
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Silver
Environmentally sealedno
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Storage
Internal storage31.0 mB
Compatible memory cards
  • MS Duo
  • MS Pro Duo
  • MS Pro-HG
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
WirelessEye-Fi Connected
Remote controlNo
PictBridgeyes

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