Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX10V Specifications, Tests and Review

Product Type
Digital camera - compact
ISO (Max)
12800
Sensor Resolution
18.2 Megapixel
Sensor Type
Exmor R CMOS
Optical Zoom
16x
Display
3" LCD display
Battery Type
Sony NP-BG1 Lithium Ion

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DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX10V
Product Type Digital camera - compact
Height 6 cm
Width 10.5 cm
Depth 3.4 cm
Weight 204 g
Enclosure Colour Black | Red | Silver | White
Optical Zoom 16x
Navigation GPS receiver
SENSOR Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX10V
Sensor Resolution 18.2 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type Exmor R CMOS
Total Pixels 18,900,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 18,200,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size 1/2.3"
Image Stabiliser Optical (Steady Shot with Active Mode)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser Yes
Sensors Magnetometer
PROCESSOR Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX10V
Image Processor BIONZ
LENS Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX10V
Type Zoom lens - 16x zoom - 4.28 - 68.48 mm - f/3.3-5.9 G
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 24 - 384mm
Focus Adjustment Automatic
Min Focus Distance 5 cm
Zoom Adjustment Motorised drive
Lens Construction 7 groups / 10 elements
Features Built-in lens shield, aspherical lens
FOCUSING Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX10V
Auto Focus TTL contrast detection
AE/AF Control Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF
Face Detection Blink Detection technology, Face Detection AF/AE/FE/WB, Smile Shutter, Self Portrait Auto Shutter
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX10V
ISO (Max) 12800
Light Sensitivity ISO 100, ISO 800, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 1600, ISO 6400, ISO 3200, ISO auto (100-12800), ISO 12800
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot
Exposure Modes Programme, automatic
Shooting Programs Landscape, night portrait, PET, fireworks, soft snap, night scene, beach, snow, high sensitivity, soft skin, handheld twilight, gourmet, anti-motion blur, backlight correction HDR
Special Effects Illustration, Water Colour, miniature, partial colour, Toy camera, Pop Colour, HDR Painting, Rich-tone monochrome, Soft High-key
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Incandescent, cloudy, Flash, daylight, fluorescent light (cool white), fluorescent light (daylight), fluorescent light (warm white)
Max Shutter Speed 1/1600 sec
Min Shutter Speed 30 sec
Exposure Compensation ±2 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
DISPLAY Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX10V
Type 3" LCD display
Display Format 921,600 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in
Display Features Display brightness control
FLASH Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX10V
Camera Flash Pop-up flash
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction
Red-Eye Reduction Yes
Features AF illuminator
Effective Flash Range 0.25 m - 5.3 m: ISO auto (wide lens)
1.2 m - 2.9 m: ISO auto (tele lens)
8 m: ISO 3200 (wide lens)
4.1 m: ISO 3200 (tele lens)
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX10V
Digital Video Format AVCHD, H.264
Image Recording Format JPEG, MPF
Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo
Microphone Features Wind noise reduction
MEMORY Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX10V
Internal Storage 19 MB
Memory Card Slot Memory Stick PRO Duo card, SD card
Supported Memory Cards Memory Stick Duo, SD Memory Card, Memory Stick PRO Duo, SDXC Memory Card, Memory Stick PRO Duo Mark2, SDHC Memory Card, Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo
Image Storage JPEG 4896 x 3672
JPEG 4896 x 2752
JPEG 3648 x 2736
JPEG 2592 x 1944
JPEG 1920 x 1080
JPEG 640 x 480
Video Capture AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 50 fps - 24Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 50 fps - 17Mbps
AVCHD - 1440 x 1080 - 50 fps - 9Mbps
H.264 - 1440 x 1080 - 25 fps - 12Mbps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 25 fps - 6Mbps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 25 fps - 3Mbps
RAM Installed 19 MB
BATTERY AND CHARGING Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX10V
Battery Type Sony NP-BG1 Lithium Ion
Details Li-ion rechargeable battery - 960 mAh (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 340 shots
Video recording - 1.4 hours
CONNECTIONS Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX10V
Interface HDMI, USB 2.0
Print Standard DPOF support, Exif Print support, PRINT Image Matching
Connector Type USB 2.0
HDMI output
FEATURES Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX10V
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 10 frames per second
Additional Features Built-in speaker, RGB primary colour filter, digital image rotation, camera orientation detection, histogram display, in-camera red-eye removal, cropping an image, Intelligent Scene Recognition (iSCN), takes photos while film recording, TransferJet support, Dynamic Range Optimizer, face detection, built-in help guide, Motion Detection Technology, Anti-motion Blur Mode, 3D Sweep Panorama technology, Backlight Correction HDR, Sweep Multi Angle mode, Intelligent Sweep Panorama, Intelligent AUTO (iAUTO), Eye-Fi Card Ready, Unsharp Masking, Superior Auto mode, By Pixel Super Resolution technology
OTHERS Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX10V
Included Accessories AC power adaptor, USB cable, wrist strap
Software Sony PlayMemories Home
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C

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