Sony DSC-V1 compact camera

Sony DSC-V1 compact camera

DSC-V1 Digital Camera

Manufacturer
Sony
SKU
DSC-V1
14-07-2005
The DSC-V1 is designed to battle against Canon's hugely popular PowerShot G3, Nikon's Coolpix 4500 and Olympus's C-5050 Zoom. The DSC-V1 has a five megapixel sensor and a four times 'Carl Zeiss' zoom lens.
This model was built for a special class of photographer who wants ultimate control over the picture-taking process, but who also wants the option to call upon automatic features to help balance light and exposure. Among the features that will appeal to the purist are:
Manual Exposure Controls: Flexible exposure control is provided with aperture priority, shutter priority and manual exposure modes for better command over motion and depth of field.
Program-Shift Dial: Situated next to the LCD for easy access, this dial allows the user to select from a range of available combinations of aperture and shutter settings for control over motion and depth of field while remaining in an automatic exposure mode.
Five-area Multi-Point Auto Focus: The camera evaluates five separate areas of the frame and intelligently focuses on the subject, displaying the selected focus point, or the user can choose any of the five points for manual control.
Hologram AF™ Illuminator: Projects a laser pattern on the subject to create contrast for precise focus, even in low or no light.
Multi-Pattern Measuring: Independently meters the light in 49 points of the frame to establish the optimum exposure, even when highlight and shadow aren't centered in the frame.
Auto Fill Flash: When the subject is backlit or in shadow, the fill flash automatically fires to provide optimum exposure.
NightShot Infrared System: Captures infrared images in total darkness at a distance of up to 15 feet.
NightFraming System: To capture crisp images in low or no light, this feature illuminates the subject with the NightShot system for proper framing, focuses with Hologram AF illuminator and lights the scene with the appropriate amount of flash.

Video

Maximum video resolution 
640 x 480 pixels
Video resolutions 
320 x 240, 640 x 480 pixels
Video formats supported 
MPEG1
Motion JPEG frame rate
16.6 fps

Technical details

Interface 
USB
Colour of product 
Silver
ISO sensitivity 
100, 200, 400, 800, Auto
Weight 
300g
Aperture range (F-F) 
2.8 - 4
Focal length range (f-f) 
7 - 28 mm
Lens focal range 
100 - 400mm
Aspect ratio 
3:2
Auto Exposure (AE) lock
Y
Auto focusing (AF) modes 
Centre weighted Auto Focus, Continuous Auto Focus, Monitoring Auto Focus, Multi Point Auto Focus, Single Auto Focus, Spot Auto Focus
Bundled software 
PIXELA ImageMixer 1.5<br />USB Driver
Camera file system
DCF 2.0, DPOF 1.1
Camera shutter speed 
1/8 - 1/2000 s
Compatible memory cards 
Memory Stick (MS), MS PRO
Display 
LCD
Flash modes 
Auto, Flash off, Flash on, Forced off, Forced on, Pre-flash, Red-eye reduction, Slow synchronization
Histogram
Y
Internal memory 
32 MB
Light exposure control
Program AE
Light exposure correction
± 2EV (1/3EV step)
Light metering 
Centre-weighted, Spot
Megapixel 
5 MP
Memory slots 
1
Optical sensor size 
1/0.0709 mm (1/1.8 ")
Optical zoom 
4x
PictBridge 
-
Scene modes 
Beach, Landscape, Portrait, Self-portrait, Twilight
Self-timer 
10s
Sensor type 
CCD
USB connector type 
Mini-USB B
Video capability 
Y
White balance 
Auto, Cloudy, Daylight, Flash, Fluorescent, Incandescent

Ports & interfaces

Built-in microphone 
-

Power

Power source type 
Battery
Battery type 
NP-FC11
Battery life (max) 
1.25h
Number of batteries supported 
1

Display

Display resolution (numeric) 
123200 pixels
Field of view
100%

Technical details

Display diagonal 
3.81 cm (1.5")

Lens system

Extra/Smart zoom
16x
Focus adjustment
Auto
Digital zoom 
4x
Focal length (35mm film equivalent)
34 - 136 mm
Image stabilizer 
-

Camera

Camera type 
Compact camera
Photo effects 
Unspecified
Camera playback
Movie, Single image, Slide show
Multi burst mode 
Y
Playback zoom (max)
5x
Image editing
Resizing
Image quality adjustment
Saturation, Sharpness
Languages support 
DEU, ENG, ESP, FRE, ITA, POR
Start-up time
3 ms

Focusing

Macro focusing range (tele)
0 - 0.1 m

Light exposure

Light exposure modes 
Aperture priority AE, Auto, Manual

Flash

Built-in flash 
Y
Flash range (tele)
0.5 - 3.5m

System requirements

Windows operating systems supported 
Windows 2000 Professional, Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows XP Home, Windows XP Professional
Mac operating systems supported 
Mac OS 8.6, Mac OS 9.0, Mac OS 9.1, Mac OS 9.2

Battery

Battery life (CIPA standard)
170 shots

Packaging content

Battery technology 
Lithium
Cables included
AV, USB
Hand strap
Y
AC adapter included
Y
Batteries included
Y

Picture quality

Image sensor size
25.4/45.7 mm (1/1.8")
Maximum image resolution 
2592 x 1944 pixels
Image formats supported 
JPG,GIF,TIF
Still image resolution(s) 
640 x 480, 1280 x 960, 2048 x 1536, 2592 x 1728, 2592 x 1944
Supported aspect ratios 
3:2

Weight & dimensions

Filter size 
5.8 cm
Width 
9.9 cm
Depth 
6.5 cm
Height 
5.7 cm

Other features

Video out
AV
Lens system 
Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar

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