Name: Mavica CD300
Brand: Sony
SKU: 39881
Rating: 3.2 (5 reviews)

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

Shutter speeds from 1/1
000 to eight seconds
External flash connection jack and mounting shoe

Sensor type: CCD
Sensor size: 7.144x5.358 mm
Effective pixels: 3 Mpx
Max resolution: 2048, 1536 px
Maximum aperture: 2.5
Autofocus: Contrast Detect (sensor), Single, Live View
Screen size: 2.5 in
Touch screen: no

Sony Mavica CD300 - Pros & Cons

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

Shutter speeds from 1/1
000 to eight seconds
External flash connection jack and mounting shoe
of this system is not being able to save battery life by turning the LCD off
Blue fringing rears its ugly head in this shot
Spare batteries are characteristically expensive for Sony accessories
quite basic flash unit is disappointingly expensive
SCN mode a little irritating
slightly pared down from its original design following an
muddy LCD with no zooming
noticeable shutter lag of about a second
no optical viewfinder

Sony Mavica CD300 - Technical Overview

	Poor	Average	Good	Excellent
Screen size	2.5 in Best: Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W710 Screen size: 6.7 in
Effective pixels	3 Mpx Best: Hasselblad H6D-100c Effective pixels: 100 Mpx
Max resolution	2048 x 1536 px Best: Leica M11 Max resolution: 9528 x 6328 px

Sony Mavica CD300 - Full Specifications

Sensor type	CCD
Sensor size	0.28 in
Sensor photo detectors	3.0 Mpx
Effective pixels	3.0 Mpx
Image ratio w:h	4:3 3:2
Max resolution	2048 x 1536 px
Other resolutions	1600x1200 1280x960 640x480

Optical zoom	3.0 x
Digital zoom	2.0 x
Minimum aperture	2
Maximum aperture	2.5
Focal length equiv	34 - 102
Autofocus	Contrast Detect Single Live View
Manual focus	yes
Normal focus range	19.69 in
Macro focus range	1.57 in

Minimum shutter speed	8.0 s
Maximum shutter speed	1.0 s
Shutter priority	yes
Aperture priority	yes
Exposure compensation plus	2
Exposure compensation minus	-2
Expousure compensation steps	1/3
Built-in flash	yes
Flash range	2.5
Flash modes	Auto Flash ON Flash OFF
External flash	yes
Continuous drive	2.0 fps
Self-timer	yes
Self-timer options	10

Weight	21.87 oz
Width	5.67 in
Height	3.74 in
Depth	3.7 in

Battery technology	Lithium-Ion

Timelapse recording	no
Orientation sensor	no

ISO	100 200 400
White balance presets	3
Custom white balance	yes
Image stabilization type	No
Uncompressed format	TIFF

Screen size	2.5 in
Screen dots	123000
Touch screen	no
Live view	yes
Viewfinder	None

Body type	Compact
Environmentally sealed	no

Storage types	SD-R CD-RW

USB version	1.0
Remote control	yes

Sony Mavica CD300 - Q&A

Do you have a question about the product?
Type your nick
Your question might be answered by sellers, manufacturers, or customers who bought this product.

Sony Mavica CD300 Sony - Editorial Reviews (3)

CNET

Published: 11.10.2002

Sony Mavica MVC CD300

Sony Mavica CD300 Sony MVC CD300 Mavica 3 Megapixels and Smaller user reviews : 3.7 out of 5 - 11 reviews - photographyreview.com

Camera News and Reviews

Sony MVC CD300 Mavica 3 Megapixels and Smaller user reviews : 3.7 out of 5 - 11 reviews - photographyreview.com

Sony Mavica CD300 Sony Mavica CD300 Review - Steve's Digicams

steves-digicams.com

Sony Mavica CD300 Review - Steve's Digicams

Sony MVC-CD300 Introduction & Physical ViewsFirst Look posted 2/28/01Full review posted 8/10/01 Click on the CD300 to take a QuickTime VR tour Just when it seemed like we had seen all the new cameras Sony had to offer, they go and announce two more Mavicas. The MVC-CD300 and MVC-CD200 are the latest