Sony DSC-W690 compact camera

Sony DSC-W690 compact camera

16.1 megapixels, 10x optical zoom lens, HD Movie mode (720p), Sweep Panorama™ 360 mode, 7.62 cm (3.0 ") Clear Photo™ LCD, Optical SteadyShot™ image stabilization, Picture Effect, iAuto mode

Manufacturer
Sony
SKU
DSC-W690
09-10-2013
Compact camera with 10x zoom
The Sony® 10x optical zoom G lens brings distant subjects super close for great outdoors, sports, and travel photos. The compact size makes it easy to take with you in a pocket, purse, or backpack.

Sweep Panorama™ mode (up to 360°)
Reach beyond the traditional wide angle lens, and capture more breathtaking shots with Sweep Panorama™ mode. Simply press the shutter button and sweep the camera in the desired direction and the camera continuously shoots at a high speed, then seamlessly stitches the images together with automatic position adjustment to create one stunning panoramic image. Available in wide and up to 360° full circle, the camera can take a variety of panoramic shots. Now capturing wide landscapes is as easy as press and sweep.

16.1 Megapixel Super HAD™ CCD Image Sensor
A powerful 16.1 megapixel 1/2.3” Super HAD™ CCD image sensor helps you capture gorgeous images with superb contrast and clarity down to the finest detail. With 16.1 megapixels, you can create stunning, photo-quality prints up to A3+ (13x19”) size, or crop your images and still come away with high resolution shots.

3.0” Clear Photo™ LCD display
Large 3.0” (230K dots) Clear Photo™ LCD display features sharp, natural color that makes it easy to compose shots, read menus, and view photos, even in bright sunlight.

Optical SteadyShot™ image stabilization
Optical SteadyShot™ image stabilization uses a built-in gyro sensor to detect camera shake and automatically shifts the lens to help prevent blur without sacrificing image quality.

Picture Effect
Picture Effect adds a new level of expression to photos, making ordinary landscapes and portraits come to life by heightening mood and emphasizing certain attributes. Select camera models have up to nine different effects. See camera specs for details.

Intelligent Auto Mode
Unlike traditional auto mode, Intelligent Auto (iAuto) mode thinks for you, recognizing scenes, lighting conditions, faces, and adjusts settings resulting in clear images, faces with natural skin tone and less blur. Take advantage of all the technology without leaving Auto mode. Kids on the playground, landscape shots, a beautiful flower or an indoor birthday party; result in clear images without leaving auto mode.

Face Detection technology
Face Detection technology detects up to eight individual faces and adjusts focus, exposure, and white balance to help deliver crisp, properly lit images of family and friends.

Smile Shutter™ technology
Smile Shutter™ technology captures a smile the moment it happens. Simply press the Smile Shutter™ button and the camera does the rest. You can also select adult and child priority and indicate the degree of Smile Detection sensitivity. Intelligent Scene Recognition can be used together with Smile Shutter™ mode when the Intelligent Auto mode is on. This means that beautiful smiles can be captured with settings optimized for the particular scene, even in difficult conditions such as twilight and backlighting.

Anti-blink Function
It’s frustrating to capture the perfect shot, only to review it later and discover subjects blinked during the photo. The Anti-blink function works to help counter blinking and squinting. When the camera is set to Soft Snap, the Anti-blink function captures two images, recording only the photo with less squinting. If a blink is detected in other shooting modes, a warning will be displayed after you take the shot.

Intelligent Scene Recognition mode
Intelligent Scene Recognition (iSCN) mode automatically detects 33 different types of scenes and selects the appropriate camera settings. iSCN has two modes: Auto and Advanced. In Auto Mode, the camera takes a single shot using the optimal settings. In Advanced Mode, the camera takes a photo with the optimal settings and, if in difficult lighting (low light or back light) immediately takes a second photo with another optimized setting so you can choose which to keep.

Video

Full HD 
N
Maximum video resolution 
1280 x 720 pixels
Video resolutions 
640 x 480, 1280 x 720 pixels
Motion JPEG frame rate
30 fps

Technical details

Colour of product 
Silver
ISO sensitivity 
80, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200, Auto
Weight 
124g
Audio system 
Mono
Auto focusing (AF) modes 
Centre weighted Auto Focus, Face tracking, Multi Point Auto Focus, Spot Auto Focus, Tracking Auto Focus
Compatible memory cards 
MS Duo, MS PRO Duo, MS Pro-HG Duo, SD, SDHC, SDXC
Display 
LCD
Flash modes 
Auto, Flash off, Flash on, Slow synchronization
Light exposure control
Program AE
Light exposure correction
± 2EV (1/3EV step)
Light metering 
Centre-weighted, Evaluative (Multi-pattern), Spot
Megapixel 
16.1 MP
Memory slots 
1
Optical zoom 
10x
Scene modes 
Cuisine, Fireworks, Landscape, Night landscape, Night portrait, Pet, Snow
Self-timer 
2, 10s
Sensor type 
CCD
Total megapixels 
16.4 MP
Viewfinder type 
N
White balance 
Auto, Cloudy, Daylight, Flash, Fluorescent, Incandescent

Ports & interfaces

Built-in microphone 
Y
USB version 
2.0

Power

Power source type 
Battery
Battery type 
NP-BN
Number of batteries supported 
1

Display

Display resolution (numeric) 
230000 pixels
Field of view
100%
Touch screen 
N

Technical details

Display diagonal 
7.62 cm (3")

Audio

Audio formats supported 
MP3
Noise reduction
Y
Wind filter
Y

Lens system

Lens structure (elements/groups) 
9/7
Extra/Smart zoom
12x
Focus adjustment
Auto
Digital zoom 
40x
Image stabilizer 
Y
Maximum focal length (35mm film equiv) 
33.5 cm
Minimum focal length (35mm film equiv) 
3.35 cm
Number of aspheric elements
3

Camera

Camera type 
Compact camera
Brightness adjustment
Y
Multi burst mode 
Y
Image editing
Trimming
Image quality adjustment
Brightness
Built-in processor
BIONZ

Focusing

Normal focusing range
0.05 - ∞
Smile detection
Y

Light exposure

ISO sensitivity (max)
3200
ISO sensitivity (min)
80

Flash

Built-in flash 
Y
Flash range (tele)
1 - 1.5m
Flash range (wide)
0.2 - 3.7m

Shutter

Fastest camera shutter speed 
1s
Slowest camera shutter speed 
2s

Battery

Battery life (CIPA standard)
220 shots
Battery capacity 
630 mAh
Battery voltage 
3.6V

Packaging content

Battery technology 
Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion)

Picture quality

Image sensor size
25.4/58.4 mm (1/2.3")
Maximum image resolution 
4608 x 3456 pixels
Image formats supported 
JPEG XR
Still image resolution(s) 
4608 x 3456, 3648 x 2736, 2592 x 1944, 4608 x 2592, 1920 x 1080
Supported aspect ratios 
4:3, 16:9

Weight & dimensions

Weight (including battery)
142g
Width 
9.43 cm
Depth 
2.17 cm
Height 
5.61 cm

Other features

USB 2.0 ports quantity 
1

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