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Sony Mavica CD500 digital camera specifications
Sony Mavica CD500
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Announced 24-Feb-03
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Format
SLR-like
Price (street)
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Release Status
Max resolution
2592 x 1944
Low resolution
2048 x 1536, 1280 x 960, 640 x 480
Image ratio w:h
4:3, 3:2
Effective pixels
5.0 million
Sensor photo detectors
5.2 million
Sensor size
1/1.8 "
(7.18 x 5.32 mm)
Sensor type
CCD
Colour filter array
R
G
B
Sensor manufacturer
Sony
ISO rating
Auto, 100, 200, 400
Zoom wide (W)
34 mm
Zoom tele (T)
102 mm
(3 x)
Digital zoom
Yes, 4 x (VGA)
Image stabilization
No
Auto Focus
Yes
Manual Focus
Yes, 13 steps
Auto focus type
Multi-point 5 area (selectable)
Normal focus range
50 cm
Macro focus range
4 cm
White balance override
5 positions plus manual
Aperture range
F2.0 - F2.5 / F8.0
Min shutter
8 sec
Max shutter
1/1000 sec
Built-in Flash
Yes, pop-up
Flash guide no.
5.0 m
(16.4 ft)
0 m
External flash
Yes, hot-shoe
Flash modes
Auto, On, Off, Slow, Ext
Exposure compensation
-2 to +2 EV in 1/3 EV Steps
Metering
Multi-Segment, Center weighted, Spot
Aperture priority
Yes
Shutter priority
Yes
Focal length multiplier
Lens thread
52 mm (with adapter)
Continuous Drive
Yes, 3 images
Movie Clips
Yes, MPEG VX (VGA, 16 fps, unlimited)
Remote control
Optional wired
Self-timer
10 sec
Timelapse recording
No
Orientation sensor
No
Storage types
CD-R, CD-RW (8 cm)
Storage included
1 x 8 cm CD-R, 1 x CD-RW
Uncompressed format
TIFF
Compressed format
JPEG (EXIF 2.2)
Quality Levels
Fine, Standard
Viewfinder
No
LCD
2.5 "
LCD Pixels
123,000
Video out
Yes
USB
Yes, 2.0
Firewire (IEEE 1394)
No
Battery / Charger
Yes
Battery
InfoLithium (NP-FM50) & charger
Weight (inc. batteries)
606 g
(21.4 oz)
Dimensions
139 x 96 x 103 mm
(5.5 x 3.8 x 4.1 in)
Notes
Resolution Chart
Colour Patches