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Sony Mavica CD400

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User ratings:
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4 stars
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Editorial reviews:
5
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5 editorial reviews
First Look posted 2/20/2002Full Review posted 07/05/2002 Introduction & Physical Views Click on the CD400 to take a QuickTime VR tour Last year Sony introduced two Mavica CD-based cameras, the CD200 and the CD300. These were the first digital cameras to incorporate a CD-RW drive for image storage.Read more
Pre-PMA 2002: Having just received a pre-production CD400 in the last few days I haven't had time to put together a full review. Instead I've put together a simple 'quick preview' article and some samples for you to take a look at. The CD400 appears to be a very promising digital camera for those who are looking for an alternative to flash storage. It figures as an improved DSC-S85 with the 'CD Mavica' backend for storage directly onto 8 cm CD-R or CD-RW.Read more
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Pros

  • easy-to-find
  • easy-to-use and long-lasting
  • solid

Cons

  • slightly pared down from its original design following an
  • Autofocus speed was mediocre in good light and somewhat slower in dim conditions
  • no optical or electronic viewfinder

Key specs

  • CCD
  • 7.144x5.358 mm
  • 4 Mpx
  • 2272, 1704 px
  • 2.5
  • Monitoring Auto Focus, Multi Point Auto Focus, Single Auto Focus
  • 2.5 in
  • no

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Sony Mavica CD400 - Pros & Cons

Sony Mavica CD400

Pros

  • easy-to-find
  • easy-to-use and long-lasting
  • solid
  • ergonomically curved design
  • Digital Camera with 3x
  • make it easy to shoot compelling lifestyle images
  • solid and well-built
  • Colors were also fairly true and nicely vivid without
  • two-tone plastic body feels solid and well built overall
  • improve performance and enhance features

Cons

  • slightly pared down from its original design following an
  • Autofocus speed was mediocre in good light and somewhat slower in dim conditions
  • no optical or electronic viewfinder
  • Flash pictures occasionally came out with reddish skin tones
  • the noise was severe at ISO 400
  • there is no custom selection
  • Shutter speeds from 1/1
  • 000 to eight seconds
  • External flash hot shoe and external flash sync socket
  • The buffer memory not only reduces shot to shot cycle times

Sony Mavica CD400 - Technical Overview

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IconScreen size
2.5 in
Best:
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W710
Screen size: 6.7 in
IconEffective pixels
4 Mpx
Best:
Hasselblad H6D-100c
Effective pixels: 100 Mpx
IconMax resolution
2272 x 1704 px
Best:
Leica M11
Max resolution: 9528 x 6328 px

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Sony Mavica CD400 - Full Specifications

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Sensor
Sensor typeCCD
Sensor size0.28 in
Sensor photo detectors4.0 Mpx
Effective pixels4.0 Mpx
Image ratio w:h
  • 4:3
  • 3:2
Max resolution2272 x 1704 px
Other resolutions
  • 1600x1200
  • 1280x960
  • 640x480
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Optics and focus
Optical zoom3.0 x
Digital zoom6.0 x
Minimum aperture2
Maximum aperture2.5
Focal length equiv34 - 102
Focus adjustmentAuto
Autofocus
  • 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
Filter diameter2.05 in
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Photography features
Shooting modes
  • Aperture priority
  • Manual
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
Continuous shootingyes
Self-timer delay10.0 s
Built-in flashyes
Flash range3.5
Flash modes
  • Auto
  • Flash OFF
  • Flash ON
  • Forced OFF
  • Forced ON
  • Pre-flash
  • Redeye Reduction
External flashyes
Scene modes
  • Portrait
  • Twilight
  • Landscape
Self-timeryes
Self-timer options10
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Audio features
Built-in microphoneno
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Dimensions
Weight22.5 oz
Width5.43 in
Height3.74 in
Depth3.98 in
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Power
Power source typeBattery
Battery life (CIPA)230
Battery life (max)2.0 h
Battery technologyLithium
AC adapter includedyes
Start-up time4800.0 ms
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Other features
Timelapse recordingno
Orientation sensorno
Image editing modes
  • Resizing
  • Trimming
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Image
ISO
  • 100
  • 200
  • 400
  • Auto
White balance presets5
White balance modes
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Daylight
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
Custom white balanceyes
Image stabilizerno
Image stabilization typeNo
Supported aspect ratios3:2
Uncompressed formatNo
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Screen and viewfinder
Screen size2.5 in
Screen technologyLCD
Screen dots123000
Touch screenno
Field of view100.0 %
Live viewyes
ViewfinderNone
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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 rate16.6 fps
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Design
Body typeCompact
Colour of productSilver
Environmentally sealedno
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Storage
Maximum memory card size1.0 GB
Storage types
  • SD-R
  • CD-RW
Camera file systemDPOF 1.1
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Connectivity
USB connector typeMini-USB B
USB version1.0
Remote controlyes

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Sony Mavica CD400 Sony - Editorial Reviews (5)

3.0
Based on 5 reviews
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Sony Mavica CD400 Sony Mavica CD400 Review - Steve's Digicams
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Sony Mavica CD400 Review - Steve's Digicams

First Look posted 2/20/2002Full Review posted 07/05/2002 Introduction & Physical Views Click on the CD400 to take a QuickTime VR tour Last year Sony introduced two Mavica CD-based cameras, the CD200 and the CD300. These were the first digital cameras to incorporate a CD-RW drive for image storage.

Sony Mavica CD400 Sony MVC-CD400 Quick Preview
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DPReview
Published: 20.02.2002
Sony MVC-CD400 Quick Preview

Pre-PMA 2002: Having just received a pre-production CD400 in the last few days I haven't had time to put together a full review. Instead I've put together a simple 'quick preview' article and some samples for you to take a look at. The CD400 appears to be a very promising digital camera for those who are looking for an alternative to flash storage. It figures as an improved DSC-S85 with the 'CD Mavica' backend for storage directly onto 8 cm CD-R or CD-RW.

Sony Mavica CD400 Sony CD Mavica review: Sony CD Mavica
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CNET
Published: 04.11.2003
Sony CD Mavica review: Sony CD Mavica
3.0

Sony CD Mavica

Sony Mavica CD400 Sony MVC-CD400 Digital Camera Review: Intro and Highlights
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Sony MVC-CD400 Digital Camera Review: Intro and Highlights

Detailed review of Sony MVC-CD400, with actual sample images, and a detailed data sheet.

Sony Mavica CD400 Sony Mavica CD400 Review - Steve's Digicams
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Sony Mavica CD400 Review - Steve's Digicams

First Look posted 2/20/2002Full Review posted 07/05/2002 Introduction & Physical Views Click on the CD400 to take a QuickTime VR tour Last year Sony introduced two Mavica CD-based cameras, the CD200 and the CD300. These were the first digital cameras to incorporate a CD-RW drive for image storage.