Optical Sensor Type
Super HAD CCD
Effective Sensor Resolution
8.1 megapixels
Light Sensitivity
ISO 100, ISO 200, ISO 400, ISO 800, ISO 1600, ISO 3200, ISO auto
Shooting Modes
Frame movie mode
Shooting Programs
Snow, Beach, Fireworks, Landscape, Soft snap, Underwater, Smile shutter, Twilight mode, High sensitivity, Twilight portrait
Special Effects
Sepia, Vivid, Black & White
Image Stabilizer
Optical (Super Steady Shot)
Image stabilizer feature
Optical stabilization helps prevent blurry pictures, especially for handheld cameras at slow shutter speeds or when using high optical zoom. This camera utilizes built-in Super SteadyShot stabilization to assist in taking sharper pictures.
Max Shutter Speed
1/1600 sec
Exposure Metering
Spot, Multi-segment, Center-weighted
Exposure Modes
Program, Automatic
Exposure Compensation
±2 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
White Balance
Presets, Automatic
White Balance Presets
Flash, Cloudy, Daylight, Incandescent, Fluorescent light (daylight), Fluorescent light (cool white), Fluorescent light (warm white)
Digital Video Format
MPEG VX
Video Capture
MPEG - 640 x 480, MPEG - 640 x 480, MPEG - 320 x 240
Self Timer Delay
2 sec, 10 sec
Additional Features
DPOF support, Direct print, Face detection, Auto power save, Built-in speaker, Cropping an image, Histogram display, PictBridge support, PRINT Image Matching, USB 2.0 compatibility, Digital image rotation, Digital noise reduction, In-camera red-eye removal, Camera orientation detection
Software
Drivers & Utilities, Sony Picture Motion Browser
Continuous Shooting Speed
2 frames per second
Optical Sensor Size
1/2.5 in