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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX70

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Pros

  • excellent focusing and continuous shooting for sports photography

Cons

  • doesn't have any connections for external microphones and headphones
  • Sony WX70 is not the highest resolution Small Sensor camera
  • doesn't have a viewfinder and no option for external viewfinder

Key specs

  • CMOS
  • 6.17x4.55 mm
  • 16 Mpx
  • 4608, 3456 px
  • 2.6
  • Centre weighted Auto Focus, Face detection, Multi Point Auto Focus, Spot Auto Focus
  • 3.0 in
  • yes

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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX70 - Pros & Cons

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX70

Pros

  • excellent focusing and continuous shooting for sports photography

Cons

  • doesn't have any connections for external microphones and headphones
  • Sony WX70 is not the highest resolution Small Sensor camera
  • doesn't have a viewfinder and no option for external viewfinder
  • Does the Sony WX70 have Weather Sealing
  • Lack of a viewfinder can be problematic
  • of 43 as a landscape camera is not good among its competitors
  • quite slow and not very good in low light situations
  • it could be attached to an external display

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX70 - Technical Overview

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IconScreen size
3 in
Best:
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W710
Screen size: 6.7 in
IconISO maximum
12800
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

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX70 - Full Specifications

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Sensor
Sensor typeCMOS
Sensor size0.24 in
Sensor photo detectors17.0 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
ProcessorBIONZ
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Optics and focus
Optical zoom5.0 x
Digital zoom72.0 x
Minimum aperture2.6
Maximum aperture2.6
Focal length equiv25 - 125
Focus adjustmentAuto
Autofocus
  • Centre weighted Auto Focus
  • Face detection
  • Multi Point Auto Focus
  • Spot Auto Focus
Auto Focus (AF) lockyes
Manual focusNo
Macro focus range1.97 in
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Photography features
Camera shutter typeElectronic
Minimum shutter speed4.0 s
Maximum shutter speed1.0 s
Shutter priorityno
Aperture priorityno
Manual exposure modeno
Exposure compensation plus2
Exposure compensation minus-2
Expousure compensation steps1/3
Histogramyes
WB BracketingNo
Subject / scene modesyes
Built-in flashyes
Flash range5.3
Flash modes
  • Auto
  • Flash OFF
  • Flash ON
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
External flashno
Continuous drive10.0 fps
Scene modes
  • Backlight
  • 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 typeStereo
Speaker typeMono
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Dimensions
Weight3.46 oz
Width3.63 in
Height2.05 in
Depth0.75 in
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Power
Power source type
  • AC
  • Battery
Battery life (CIPA)240
Battery life (max)4.0 h
Battery technologyLithium
Number of batteries supported1
AC adapter includedyes
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Other features
Timelapse recordingno
GPSno
Orientation sensoryes
On Screen Display (OSD) languages
  • BUL
  • CZE
  • DAN
  • DEU
  • DUT
  • ENG
  • ESP
  • FIN
  • FRE
  • GRE
  • HUN
  • ITA
  • NOR
  • POL
  • POR
  • RUM
  • SWE
  • TUR
Image editing modes
  • Crop
  • Resizing
  • Rotating
  • Trimming
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Image
ISO
  • 100
  • 200
  • 400
  • 800
  • 1600
  • 3200
  • 6400
  • 12800
  • Auto
ISO Autoyes
ISO minimum100
ISO maximum12800
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 stabilizerno
Image stabilization typeOptical
Supported aspect ratios16:9
Uncompressed formatNo
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Screen and viewfinder
Screen size3.0 in
Articulated LCDno
Screen technologyLCD
Screen dots921600
Touch screenyes
Live viewyes
ViewfinderNone
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Videography features
Maximum resolution1920 x 1080 px
Video recordingyes
Recording resolutions
  • 640 x 480
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1440 x 1080
  • 1920 x 1080
HD typeFull HD
Supported video file formats
  • AVCHD
  • AVI
  • M-JPEG
  • MP4
  • MPEG
Camera playback
  • Movie
  • Single image
  • Slide show
Motion JPEG frame rate30.0 fps
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Design
Body typeCompact
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Pink
  • Silver
  • White
Environmentally sealedno
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Storage
Internal storage19.0 mB
Compatible memory cards
  • Memory Stick
  • MicroSDHC
  • MS Micro
  • MS Pro Duo
  • MS PRO Duo HS
  • MS Pro-HG Duo
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
Storage types
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • Memory Stick Duo
  • Memory Stick Pro Duo
  • Memory Stick Pro-HG Duo
Camera file system
  • DCF 2.0
  • DPOF 1.1
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Connectivity
HDMIyes
HDMI ports quantity1
USB connector typeMicro-USB A
USB version2.0
Remote controlNo
PictBridgeno

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