DSC-W170/R | Red Cyber-shot® W170 Digital Camera DSC-W170/R | Sony

Red Cyber-shot W170 Digital Camera DSC-W170/R

Model number: DSC-W170/R

Rated 4.4 out of 5 stars

Series highlights: 10.1 megapixel, 2.7" Clear Photo LCD™ display, Carl Zeiss wide 5x (28mm) Optical Zoom lens, Smile Shutter™ technology, Face Detection, Intelligent Scene Recognition, Super SteadyShot®, HD output and HD slideshow

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10.1 MP Super HAD™ CCD

More megapixels give you more detail and definition when you make big prints or crop in tight on your subject. The advanced Sony® Super HAD™ (Hole Accumulated Diode) CCD design allows more light to pass to each pixel, increasing sensitivity and reducing noise.

2.7”¹ Clear Photo LCD Display

A large, bright 2.7”¹ Clear Photo LCD (230K) display includes an anti-reflective coating that provides for excellent visibility to help you compose, view, and share photos with superb clarity and color reproduction, even in bright sunlight.

Sony Double Anti-Blur Solution

The combination of Super SteadyShot® optical image stabilization and high ISO sensitivity helps compensate for shaky hands, minimizes blur, and allow flash-free shooting to preserve the mood.

Intelligent Scene Recognition Mode

Intelligent Scene Recognition mode automatically detects 5 different types of scenes and selects the appropriate camera setting: Backlight, Backlight Portrait, Twilight, Twilight Portrait, Twilight using a Tripod. Intelligent Scene Recognition has two different modes, advanced and auto. In Advanced mode, if the camera detects the particular scene, it will take one more picture. In Auto mode takes a single shot, arbitrarily deciding on the proper setting.

MPEG Movie VX Fine Mode

Capture VGA (640 x 480) audio/video clips at a high frame rate (up to 30 frames per second⁷). The maximum length of time you can shoot continuously is about 10 minutes.

Smart Zoom® Feature⁵

The Sony Smart Zoom® feature⁵ intelligently “crops into” the central portion of interest in your photo, helping avoid the image degradation of other digital zooms.

Easy Shooting Mode

A simplified camera environment especially attractive to beginners or digital camera users who want to keep things simple, Easy Shooting provides easy-to-read, on-screen instructions and limits the number of camera settings to help prevent misuse of the camera while still providing excellent results.

15 MB² Internal Memory

Even if you forget your flash memory card, you can get the shot because 15 MB² internal memory lets you capture a limited number of shots with in-camera convenience, then easily transfer your shots to a PC or optional Memory Stick Duo™ media.

Easy Image Management

To help you find the right image among many, Date View Mode and Favorites Mode have been added to the standard Folder View. Date View Mode displays a calendar view, while Favorites Mode shows only user-selected images. Furthermore, you can filter photos by face types such as portrait, child, baby, and smile.

16:9 High-Resolution Mode

In addition to the standard 2-megapixel size, the convenient 16:9 aspect ratio shooting mode for HDTV³ display can now be shot in 7-megapixels, making it possible to obtain beautiful, high-definition prints with the same aspect ratio as HDTV.

In-Camera Retouching

Add creative effects to photos after you shoot using any of 10 retouching functions, including: Trimming, Red-Eye Correction, Soft Focus filter, Unsharp Masking, Cross filter, Partial Color filter, Fish-eye filter, Retro, Radial Blur and Happy Face. The Happy Face effect uses photo retouching to put a smile on faces, with smile levels adjustable from 1 to 5.

Picture Motion Browser Software

Supplied software makes it easier to upload, organize, and search photos on your PC. When shooting photos using your camera and an optional GPS unit, the software even provides a convenient map view function that lets you sort photos by location and display their origin on a world map.

Wide Angle Lens

Wide angle (28 mm-140mm⁴) lens captures more of the scene.

Smile Shutter Mode

Smile Shutter^TM technology captures smiles the moment they happen⁶. The mode can be set to capture when your subject laughs, smiles or even grins, and like Face Detection Smile Shutter is able to differentiate between children and adults to set priority.

High Sensitivity (ISO 3200) Mode

With high sensitivity of ISO 3200, you can shoot effectively in low light without flash to preserve the mood, while the Sony Clear RAW™ Noise Reduction system helps suppress the color noise that can degrade low-light shots.

Convenient Photo Modes

To adjust quickly for specific shooting situations, you can choose from several convenient photo modes, including Auto, Program Auto, and Scene Selections such as Twilight, Twilight Portrait, Fireworks, Smile Shutter, Underwater, Landscape, Soft Snap, Snow, High Sensitivity, and Beach environments.

9-Point Auto Focus

Because an off-center subject can make your shot more interesting, a 9-point auto focus measures auto-focus at 9 precision points instead of 5 -- giving you greater creative freedom to compose your image.

Simple Setup Controls

A quick press of the Home button opens your user-friendly graphical interface -- and you can select functions by simply moving a cursor vertically or horizontally to the appropriate icon. Function names and the on-screen Function Guide display make it easier to learn camera setup operations.

Optical Viewfinder

In addition to the LCD display, a built-in optical viewfinder lets you compose your photos in traditional rangefinder camera style, and also helps save battery power by turning off your LCD display.

Stamina® Battery Power

Provides extended battery life and shooting capacity when using a fully charged Lithium Ion battery-- enough to cover a long weekend or a whole vacation.

“PhotoTV HD”⁸

PhotoTV HD compatibility⁸ allows the camera to be connected to a PhotoTV HD-capable Sony BRAVIA™ HDTV via the optional HD output adaptor, for highly detailed, high-definition color images displayed in unprecedented realism and full HD quality.

Photo Music

Expanding the HD Slide Show with Music feature, PHOTOMUSIC combines images with music to produce fun and entertaining slide shows. The five standard visual effects (Simple, Basic, Nostalgic, Active and Stylish) have been supplemented with Face1: Basic, Face2: Nostalgic and Face3: Stylish for a total of eight effects. Additionally, the number of music tracks stored in the camera memory has been doubled from four to eight, and music playback time has been extended from three to five minutes per track. More personalized slide shows are also possible by transferring music from a PC to the camera.

Multi-Resizing Function

Resize your photos in-camera for virtually any purpose! Any size picture images can be resized to widescreen 16:9 and 2 MP resolution for display on an HDTV. Conversely, high resolution, widescreen 16:9 images or any size picture can be resized to 4:3 size with VGA (640 x 480) resolution -- perfect for sharing with friends and family via e-mail (internet connection required).

Carl Zeiss® 5X Optical Zoom Lens

5X optical zoom gives you the power to get even closer to the action -- a real benefit for distant landscape views and dramatic portraits.

Face Detection

Face Detection technology automatically controls flash, focus, exposure, and white balance to help reveal faces in shadows, make skin tones look more natural, reduce red-eye, and eliminates harsh facial glare.

Super SteadyShot® Optical Image Stabilization

Super SteadyShot® Image Stabilization compensates for shaky hands and minimizes blur with a built-in gyro sensor that detects movement and sends correcting signals to a stabilization lens -- so there’s no need to crop in on your shot to reduce blur.

Dynamic Range Optimization Standard & Plus

Powered by the exclusive Sony BIONZ^TM high-speed processing engine, Dynamic Range Optimization preserves image data in bright highlights and reveals more detail in shadows or backlit areas -- for great results even in difficult lighting conditions. New DRO Plus mode enhances optimization, analyzing each region of an image and performing additional image processing.

Automatic Macro Shooting

Standard Auto Focus now covers the macro focus range, eliminating the need to manually change focus modes for close-up photography. The Macro mode has not been eliminated, and enabling it accelerates Auto Focus when shooting at point-blank range.

Burst Mode

Burst Mode You can fire off up to one hundred (100) shots at Approx.0.62 second intervals (at any resolution: VGA to full resolution mode) -- a great way to capture a child’s first steps or a pet’s best tricks.

Function Guide

This beginner-friendly function helps manage various functions and settings by displaying the description of chosen functions or settings on the LCD screen. The Function Guide can also be switched off.

Memory Stick Duo™ Media Convenience

A built-in slot accepts optional Memory Stick Duo™ media or Memory Stick PRO Duo™ media -- the compact, high-capacity storage media that make it easily to upload photos to your PC and are compatible with millions of devices worldwide.

HDTV Compatibility³

High-resolution images can be enjoyed in all their beauty simply by connecting the camera directly to a Sony BRAVIA® HDTV or other compatible HDTV³. This provides an excellent alternative to viewing photos as prints or on a computer monitor, and is ideal for users who want to share photos in the comfort of their living room. Optional HD solutions include a Cyber-shot® cradle/charger with component cable output, or component cable directly to your HDTV.

Wide Zoom Display

To use the entire image area of the compatible HDTV3 screens, Wide Zoom automatically expands standard 4:3 and 3:2 images to 16:9

In-Camera Red-Eye Correction

Irritating “glowing eyes” can ruin even the most creative photos, but in-camera red eye correction corrects your photos at the touch of a button to reduce lingering red-eye effect that other systems might miss.

BIONZ™

BIONZ™ image processor delivers speed and precision

Product Specifications

Convenience

Color Mode(s) : Black & White, Natural, Sepia, Vivid
Movie Mode(s) : MPEG VX Fine (640x480 at 30fps) (MPEG VX Fine requires Memory Stick PRO Duo™ media), MPEG VX Standard (640x480 at 16fps), Presentation (320 x 240 at 8fps)
Removable Flash Media Compatibility : Tested to support up to 16GB Memory Stick DUO PRO^TM media capacity¹; does not support Access Control security function.
Scene Mode(s) : Beach, High Sensitivity, Landscape, Snow, Soft Snap, Twilight, Twilight Portrait, Fireworks, Smile Shutter, and Underwater.
Still Image Mode(s) : Normal, Burst, Bracket Exposure
White Balance : Automatic, Cloudy, Daylight, Fluorescent 1, Fluorescent 2, Fluorescent 3, Incandescent, Flash

General

Imaging Device : 1/2.3" Super HAD™ CCD
Megapixel : 10.1 MP
Recording Media : 15MB internal Flash Memory, optional Memory Stick Duo™ Media, optional Memory Stick PRO Duo™ Media

Interface

PictBridge Compatible : Yes

Power

Battery Capacity : 3.6V, 960 mAh
Battery Type : Lithium-Ion NP-BG1

Weights and Measurements

Dimensions (Approx.) : W x H x D: 3 11/16 x 2 5/16 x 15/16" (93.7mm x 58.0mm x 24.0mm)
Weight (Approx.) : Approx. 5 oz (142g)

Advanced Features

Image Stabilization : Yes
In-Camera Editing : Trimming, Red Eye Correction, Soft Focus, Partial Color, Fisheye Lens, Cross Filter, Retro, Radial Blur, Unsharp Masking, and Happy Face.

Convenience Features

AF Illuminator Light : Auto / Off, (W:Approx. 2.0m , T:Approx. 1.7m)
Date/Time Stamp : No/ No
Erase/Protect : Yes/Yes
Media/Battery Indicator : Yes/Yes
Multi-Pattern Measuring : Yes
Power Save Mode : Yes (after approx. 3 min. of inactivity)
Real Imaging Processor™ Technology : BIONZ^TM
Red-Eye Reduction : Yes (On/Off all modes)
Self Timer : Yes (10 seconds, 2 seconds, Off)

Hardware

Docking Station : Yes, via optional HD cradle (CSS-HD2)
LCD : 2.7"¹ Clear Photo LCD (230K Pixels)
Lens Construction : 9 elements in 7 groups(including 1ED glass element and 3aspheric elements)
Lens Type : Carl Zeiss® Vario-Tessar®
Microphone/Speaker : Yes/ Yes
Viewfinder : Optical

Operating Conditions

Flash Effective Range : ISO Auto: (W):Approx. 0.2 - Approx. 4.2m / (T):Approx. 0.5 - Approx. 2.7m ISO 3200: (W): uo to Approx. 8.4m / (T):Approx. 5.3m
Flash Mode(s) : Auto, Forced On, Forced Off, Slow Synch

Service and Warranty Information

Limited Warranty Term : 1 Year Parts & Labor

Control

ISO : Auto / 80 / 100 / 200 / 400 / 800 / 1600 / 3200

Drive System

Burst Mode : Max 100 Shots at 1.6fps (All resolutions)

Inputs and Outputs

Accessory Terminal : Multi connector
Audio/Video Output(s) : Yes via Mutli-Use Connector
HD Output : Yes (1080i)
USB Port(s) : Yes -supports USB 2.0

Optics/Lens

35mm Equivalent : 28-140mm
Aperture Range : Auto( F3.3/F8.0(W), 2 steps) / Program auto( F3.3/F8.0(W), 2 steps) with ND Filter
Digital Zoom : Smart Zoom / Precision Digital Zoom / Off
Exposure Compensation : Plus / Minus 2.0EV, 1 / 3EV step
Face Detection : Yes
Filter Diameter : N/A
Focal Length : 5-25mm
Focus : 9-Area Multi-Point AF, Center AF, Spot AF, Semi Manual Focus (0.5m / 1.0m / 3.0m / 7.0m / Unlimited distance)
Macro Mode : Yes
Minimum Focus Distance : W: Approx. 3 15/16(10cm) - Infinity / T: Approx. 19 11/16(50cm) - Infinity
Optical Zoom : 5x
Shutter Speed : Auto(1/4 - 1/1,600) / Program Auto(1" - 1/1,600)
Total Zoom : 10x

Software

Operating System Compatibility : Microsoft® 2000 Professional, XP Home and Professional; Macintosh® OS 9.1/9.2/OS X (10.1-10.5)
Supplied Software : Windows: Picture Motion Browser Vers 3.0.02 + USB Driver

In the Box

A/V and USB multi-connector cables
Note: No Memory Stick DUO ^TM Media or adaptors are included.

NP-BG1 rechargeable battery
Wrist strap

BC-CSG battery charger
Software CD-ROM

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Good Value 4 Years, several thousand pictures. This camera has worked out well. The next step would be an SLR. May 30, 2012

Disappointment I was so excited about this camera when I first purchased it. I ran around the house waving it around and snapping pics bc it would take clear pictures while in movement. Now after 3 years I have to be a skilled professional to know how to use it. I have to hold perfectly still or else my pictures turn out blurry when I get them developed. It doesn't matter what setting I use, any pictures I take in low lighting turn out foggy and pixelated. This was such a great camera, but for $400 I expected it to perform longer. Time for a new one and this time I'll be exploring another brand. December 21, 2011

TERRIFIC CAMERA! I got this camera when it was first released in 2008. It's quite easy to use and I've had no problems with it. I've used it not only for personal snapshots, but a multitude of events. I've used it for day and night events, including action shots ... up close and at a distance. I've received many compliments on the photos I've taken. I have also used the camera to take video shots. The video and sound are both very clear. I must say that by industry/technology standards, this is probably considered an "older" model, I'd choose it over many of the cameras that other people at the same events have used. Mine is the preferred camera at our family reunions because the photos come out so clear, no matter the lighting or the size of the group. (I've got a huge family when we all get together.) I even used it to take shots of my son's senior class this past May. I got approximately 600 kids in ONE photo and am still able to pick out my kid and quite a few of his friends ... and they were not standing together. (The "official" photographer had the class arranged by height.) The only gripe I can put up regarding this camera is the cost of the memory cards. It does not use standard sized memory cards. It only takes "Pro Duo" memory cards/sticks. SanDisk makes a Pro Duo card, but they are not easy to find. The cost of the Sony Pro Duo cards borders on the ridiculous, even at Walmart! December 2, 2011

Terrible camera I had this camera for 1-2 years. My former camera was also a Sony Cybershot, which I was very happy using. But this one was a disaster from the beginning. After a short period of time the lens stated getting stuck. The menu system would appear on the display and just start spinning around. And finally the focus stoped working for the zooming effects. For my next camera I am hesitant to buy a Cybershot. July 19, 2011

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VIEW FOOTNOTES

1.Viewable area; measured diagonally.

2.Available storage capacity may vary and a portion of the memory is used for data management functions.

3.HD viewing requires a Sony HD connector cable or HD Cyber-shot Station® cradle and HDTV. All sold separately.

4.Music tracks can be up to five minutes long. When using Music Transfer to download music, tracks longer than five minutes will be reduced to five minutes when uploading to the Cyber-shot.

5.Smart Zoom® feature will not work at highest resolution setting.

6.Up to 6 shots while in Smile Shutter mode.

7.Shooting at high frame rate of up to 30 frames per second requires Memory Stick PRO Duo™ media.

8.Special TV settings are required. Further details are available in the BRAVIA® instruction manual.

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