Compact / CAMERA REFERENCE
Cyber-shot DSC-G3
Sony
Catalogue announcement:
01 / TECHNICAL RECORD
Specifications
Catalogue specifications. Source: DPReview historical specification record ↗.
Sensor and files
- Effective pixels
- 10 megapixels
- Sensor size
- 1/2.3" (6.17 x 4.55 mm)
- Sensor type
- CCD
- Max resolution
- 3648 x 2736
- ISO
- Auto, 80, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200
- Uncompressed format
- No
Lens and focus
- Focal length (equiv.)
- 35–140 mm
- Maximum aperture
- F3.5–10
- Optical zoom
- 4×
- Number of focus points
- 9
- Manual focus
- Yes (4 steps)
- Image stabilization
- Optical
Exposure and shooting
- Minimum shutter speed
- 1 sec
- Maximum shutter speed
- 1/1000 sec
- Continuous drive
- 1.6 fps
- Exposure compensation
- ±2 (at 1/3 EV steps)
- Metering modes
- MultiCenter-weightedSpot
- Aperture priority
- No
- Shutter priority
- No
- Built-in flash
- Yes
- External flash
- No
- Timelapse recording
- No
Video and audio
- Resolutions
- 640 x 480 (30, 15 fps), 320 x 240 (30, 15 fps)
- Format
- Motion JPEG
- Microphone
- Mono
Viewfinder and screen
- Viewfinder type
- None
- Screen size
- 3.5″
- Screen dots
- 921,000
- Articulated LCD
- Fixed
- Touch screen
- Yes
Body and connections
- Storage types
- Memory Stick Duo/Pro Duo, Internal
- Battery description
- Lithium-Ion Battery & charger
- Weight (inc. batteries)
- 185 g (0.41 lb / 6.53 oz)
- Dimensions
- 97 x 59 x 22 mm (3.82 x 2.32 x 0.87″)
- Environmentally sealed
- No
- USB
- USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
- HDMI
- Yes
02 / INDEPENDENT COVERAGE
Reviews and field reports
An independent review has not yet been added to this record.
03 / PROVENANCE
Sources and dates
A catalogue year identifies the year held in the source dataset. Announcement dates and retail months are labelled separately. Specifications can vary by region, firmware and recording mode; use the linked manufacturer documentation for those conditions.
Archive updated 2026-10-04. Archive coverage and dataset credits →