Compact / CAMERA REFERENCE
Cyber-shot DSC-WX500
Sony
Catalogue announcement:
01 / TECHNICAL RECORD
Specifications
Catalogue specifications. Source: DPReview historical specification record ↗.
Sensor and files
- Effective pixels
- 18 megapixels
- Sensor size
- 1/2.3" (6.17 x 4.55 mm)
- Sensor type
- BSI-CMOS
- Max resolution
- 4896 x 3672
- ISO
- Auto, 80-12800
- Uncompressed format
- No
Lens and focus
- Focal length (equiv.)
- 24–720 mm
- Maximum aperture
- F3.5–6.4
- Optical zoom
- 30×
- Macro focus range
- 5 cm (1.97″)
- Image stabilization
- Optical
Exposure and shooting
- Minimum shutter speed
- 30 sec
- Maximum shutter speed
- 1/2000 sec
- Continuous drive
- 10.0 fps
- Exposure compensation
- ±3 (at 1/3 EV steps)
- Metering modes
- MultiCenter-weightedSpot
- Aperture priority
- Yes
- Shutter priority
- Yes
- Built-in flash
- Yes
- External flash
- No
Video and audio
- Resolutions
- 1920 x 1080 (60p, 60i, 30p, 24p), 1280 x 720 (30p)
- Format
- AVCHD, XAVC S
- Microphone
- Stereo
- Microphone port
- No
- Headphone port
- No
- Speaker
- Mono
Viewfinder and screen
- Viewfinder type
- None
- Screen size
- 3″
- Screen dots
- 921,000
- Articulated LCD
- Tilting
- Touch screen
- No
Body and connections
- Storage types
- SD/SDHC/SDXC, Memory Stick Duo
- Battery description
- NP-BX1 lithium-ion battery & charger
- Battery Life (CIPA)
- 360
- Weight (inc. batteries)
- 236 g (0.52 lb / 8.32 oz)
- Dimensions
- 102 x 58 x 36 mm (4.02 x 2.28 x 1.42″)
- Environmentally sealed
- No
- USB
- USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
- HDMI
- Yes (micro-HDMI)
- Wireless
- Built-In
- Remote control
- Yes (via smartphone)
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03 / PROVENANCE
Sources and dates
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