Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX80 Specifications, Tests and Review

Product Type
Digital camera - compact
ISO (Max)
12800
Sensor Resolution
16.2 Megapixel
Sensor Type
Exmor R CMOS
Optical Zoom
8x
Display
2.7" LCD display
Battery Type
Sony NP-BN Lithium Ion

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DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX80
Product Type Digital camera - compact
Lens Included Carl Zeiss
Height 5.25 cm
Width 9.23 cm
Depth 2.25 cm
Weight 108 g
Enclosure Colour Black
Optical Zoom 8x
SENSOR Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX80
Sensor Resolution 16.2 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type Exmor R CMOS
Total Pixels 16,800,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 16,200,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size 1/2.3"
Image Stabiliser Optical (Steady Shot with 2-way Active Mode)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser Yes
PROCESSOR Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX80
Image Processor BIONZ
LENS Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX80
Type Carl Zeiss zoom lens - 8x zoom - 4.5 - 36 mm - f/3.3-6.3
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 25 - 200mm
Focus Adjustment Automatic
Min Focus Distance 5 cm
Zoom Adjustment Motorised drive
Lens Construction 7 groups / 8 elements
Features Built-in lens shield, aspherical lens
FOCUSING Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX80
Auto Focus TTL contrast detection
AE/AF Control Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF
Face Detection Automatic Face Tracking technology, Smile Shutter, Child Priority, Adult Priority
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX80
ISO (Max) 12800
Light Sensitivity ISO 100, ISO 800, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 1600, ISO 6400, ISO 3200, ISO auto, 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 (daylight white), fluorescent light (natural white), fluorescent light (white)
Max Shutter Speed 1/1600 sec
Min Shutter Speed 4 sec
Exposure Compensation ±2 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
DISPLAY Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX80
Type 2.7" LCD display
Display Format 230,400 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in
Display Features Display brightness control
FLASH Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX80
Camera Flash Built-in 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 0.2 m - 4.2 m: ISO auto (wide lens)
1 m - 2.2 m: ISO auto (tele lens)
5.9 m: ISO 3200 (wide lens)
3.1 m: ISO 3200 (tele lens)
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX80
Digital Video Format AVCHD, H.264
Image Recording Format JPEG
Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo
Microphone Features Wind noise reduction
MEMORY Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX80
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, SDHC Memory Card, Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo
Image Storage JPEG 4608 x 3456
JPEG 4608 x 2592
JPEG 3648 x 2736
JPEG 2592 x 1944
JPEG 1920 x 1080
JPEG 640 x 480
Video Capture AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 24Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 17Mbps
AVCHD - 1440 x 1080 - 9Mbps
H.264 - 1440 x 1080 - 12Mbps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 6Mbps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 3Mbps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX80
Battery Type Sony NP-BN Lithium Ion
Details Sony NP-BN Li-ion rechargeable battery - 630 mAh (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 230 shots
CONNECTIONS Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX80
Interface HDMI, USB 2.0, Wireless LAN
Print Standard DPOF support
Connector Type USB 2.0
HDMI output
FEATURES Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX80
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 10 frames per second
Additional Features Built-in speaker, RGB primary colour filter, auto power save, digital image rotation, camera orientation detection, histogram display, cropping an image, face detection, USB charging, built-in help guide, Anti-motion Blur Mode, Backlight Correction HDR, Intelligent Sweep Panorama, Intelligent AUTO (iAUTO), Eye-Fi Card Ready, 360 Sweep Panorama technology, Superior Auto mode, Clear Image Zoom
OTHERS Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX80
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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