Sony DSC-W5

DSCW5

Manufacturer
Sony
SKU
DSC-W5S
12-10-2005
The compact 5.1 effective Megapixel Cyber-shot W5 has a large 2.5” LCD screen, 3x Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar zoom lens and Real Imaging Processor – all packed in a strong yet lightweight silver aluminium body.

- Large 2.5" LCD
- Carl Zeiss® Vario-Tessar® lens
- 3x Optical Zoom, up to 12x Smart Zoom, 6x Precision Digital Zoom
- 5.1 Effective Megapixel
- Quick Operation (Start-up 1.3 sec, Shutter Time Lag 0.3 sec, Shutter Release Lag 0.009 sec).

Video

Maximum video resolution 
640 x 480 pixels
Video resolutions 
640 x 480 pixels
Video formats supported 
MPEG1
Motion JPEG frame rate
30 fps

Technical details

Material 
Aluminium
Interface 
USB 2.0
Colour of product 
Silver
ISO sensitivity 
100, 200, 400, Auto
Weight 
197g
Aperture range (F-F) 
2.8 - 5.2
Focal length range (f-f) 
7.9 - 23.7 mm
Auto Exposure (AE) lock
N
Auto focusing (AF) modes 
Centre weighted Auto Focus, Monitoring Auto Focus, Multi Point Auto Focus, Single Auto Focus
Bundled software 
Picture Package<br />PIXELA ImageMixer<br />USB Driver
Camera file system
DCF 2.0, DPOF 1.1
Camera shutter speed 
1/8 - 1/2000s
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 
Spot
Megapixel 
5.1 MP
Memory slots 
1
On Screen Display (OSD) languages
DEU, DUT, ENG, ESP, FRE, ITA, POR, RUS, SWE
Optical zoom 
3x
PictBridge 
Y
Scene modes 
Beach, Candlelight, Landscape, Portrait, Self-portrait, Snow, Twilight
Sensor type 
CCD
Video capability 
Y
Viewfinder type 
Optical
White balance 
Auto, Cloudy, Daylight, Fluorescent, Incandescent

Power

Power source type 
Battery
Battery type 
NH-AA-DA
Battery life (max) 
3.3h
Number of batteries supported 
2

Display

Display resolution (numeric) 
115000 pixels
Field of view
100%

Technical details

Display diagonal 
6.35 cm (2.5")

Lens system

Extra/Smart zoom
12x
Focus adjustment
Auto
Digital zoom 
6x
Focal length (35mm film equivalent)
38 - 114 mm

Camera

Camera type 
Compact camera
Camera playback
Movie, Single image, Slide show
Multi burst mode 
Y
Playback zoom (max)
5x
Image editing
Resizing, Trimming
Image quality adjustment
Contrast, Saturation, Sharpness
Start-up time
1300 ms

Focusing

Macro focusing range (tele)
0.3 - ∞
Macro focusing range (wide)
0.06 - ∞

Light exposure

Light exposure modes 
Auto, Manual

Flash

Built-in flash 
Y
Flash range (tele)
0.3 - 2.5m
Flash range (wide)
0.2 - 4.5m

Battery

Battery life (CIPA standard)
420 shots

Packaging content

Battery technology 
Nickel–Metal Hydride (NiMH)
Cables included
AV, USB
Hand strap
Y
Batteries included
Y
Battery charger 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
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 
3 cm
Weight (including battery)
253g
Width 
9.1 cm
Depth 
6 cm
Height 
3.71 cm

Other features

Video out
AV
USB 2.0 ports quantity 
1
Lens system 
Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar