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Sony Mavica CD200

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The CD200 is the second of two Sony CD Mavica cameras announced recently. Virtually identical to it's sibling the CD300 the CD200 has a 2.1 megapixel sensor and wears a slightly different livery. Gone is the "Carl Zeiss" 3x F2.0 - F2.5 lens to be replaced by a Sony 3x F2.8 - F3.4 (though this may not make any difference due to the lower resolution sensor). The CD200 comes to the market $200 cheaper than the CD300.Read more
Sony MVC-CD200 Introduction & Physical ViewsFirst Look posted 2/28/01Full review posted 7/21/01 Click on the CD200 to take a QuickTime VR tourJust when it seemed like we had seen all the new cameras Sony had to offer, they go and announce two more Mavicas. The $999 MVC-CD300 and $799 MVC-CD200 are theRead more
Detailed review of Sony Mavica CD200, with actual sample images, and a detailed data sheet.Read more
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Pros

  • the quality of photographs produced by the CD300
  • battery life is good
  • make it easy to shoot compelling lifestyle images

Cons

  • External flash connection jack and mounting shoe
  • rechargeable InfoLITHIUM battery pack or included AC adapter
  • Shutter speeds from 1/1

Key specs

  • CCD
  • 5.312x3.984 mm
  • 2 Mpx
  • 1600, 1200 px
  • 2.9
  • Contrast Detect (sensor), Single, Live View
  • 2.5 in
  • no

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Sony Mavica CD200 - Pros & Cons

Sony Mavica CD200

Pros

  • the quality of photographs produced by the CD300
  • battery life is good
  • make it easy to shoot compelling lifestyle images
  • solid and well-built

Cons

  • External flash connection jack and mounting shoe
  • rechargeable InfoLITHIUM battery pack or included AC adapter
  • Shutter speeds from 1/1
  • 000 to eight seconds
  • Spare batteries are characteristically expensive for Sony accessories
  • quite basic flash unit is disappointingly expensive
  • of this system is not being able to save battery life by turning the LCD off
  • SCN mode a little irritating
  • Blue fringing rears its ugly head in this shot
  • does not deactivate the LCD monitor

Sony Mavica CD200 - Technical Overview

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IconScreen size
2.5 in
Best:
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W710
Screen size: 6.7 in
IconEffective pixels
2 Mpx
Best:
Hasselblad H6D-100c
Effective pixels: 100 Mpx
IconMax resolution
1600 x 1200 px
Best:
Leica M11
Max resolution: 9528 x 6328 px

Sony Mavica CD200 - Full Specifications

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Sensor
Sensor typeCCD
Sensor size0.21 in
Sensor photo detectors2.0 Mpx
Effective pixels2.0 Mpx
Image ratio w:h
  • 4:3
  • 3:2
Max resolution1600 x 1200 px
Other resolutions
  • 1024x768
  • 640x480
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Optics and focus
Optical zoom3.0 x
Digital zoom2.0 x
Minimum aperture2.8
Maximum aperture2.9
Focal length equiv39 - 117
Autofocus
  • Contrast Detect
  • Single
  • Live View
Manual focusyes
Normal focus range19.69 in
Macro focus range1.18 in
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Photography features
Minimum shutter speed8.0 s
Maximum shutter speed1.0 s
Shutter priorityyes
Aperture priorityyes
Exposure compensation plus2
Exposure compensation minus-2
Expousure compensation steps1/3
Built-in flashyes
Flash range2.5
Flash modes
  • Auto
  • Flash ON
  • Flash OFF
External flashyes
Self-timeryes
Self-timer options10
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Dimensions
Weight21.87 oz
Width5.67 in
Height3.74 in
Depth3.7 in
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Power
Battery technology
Lithium-Ion
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Other features
Timelapse recordingno
Orientation sensorno
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Image
ISO
  • 100
  • 200
  • 400
White balance presets3
Custom white balanceyes
Image stabilization typeNo
Uncompressed formatTIFF
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Screen and viewfinder
Screen size2.5 in
Screen dots123000
Touch screenno
Live viewyes
ViewfinderNone
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Design
Body typeCompact
Environmentally sealedno
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Storage
Storage types
  • SD-R
  • CD-RW
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Connectivity
USB version1.0
Remote controlyes

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