Sony Cyber-shot DSC-P150 Review
Announced in July 2004, The DSC-P150 is Sony's latest salvo in the megapixel wars, and the first truly compact 7 megapixel camera. It's based closely on the current DSC-P100, with the only differences - resolution aside - being the brushed metal casing. With 7 million pixels and a 3x Carl Zeiss lens squeezed into a body around 1" thick, the P150 is sure to appeal to those who want to pack a lot of power into their pocket.
- 7.2 effective megapixels
- Aluminum body (130cc)
- Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar lens (3x optical zoom)
- F2.8 - F5.2, 38-114mm (35mm equiv.)
- Long life STAMINA battery: 320 shots per charge
- 1.8” LCD (134,000 pixels)
- Manual Exposure Function
- Real Imaging Processor
- Conversion lens compatibility via adapter
- Scene Selection (9 modes)
- Histogram Indication
- USB Direct Print (PictBridge)
- Memory Stick / Memory Stick PRO compatible (32mb Memory Stick supplied)
Sony DSC-P150 Key specifications
| Street price |
• US: $499
• UK: £330 |
| Body Material |
Metal (aluminum) |
| Sensor |
• 1/1.8" Sony Super HAD CCD
• 7.2 million effective pixels |
| Image sizes |
• 3,072 x 2,304
• 3,072 x 2,048 (3:2)
• 2,592 x 1,944
• 2,048 x 1,536
• 1,600 x 1,200
• 640 x 480
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| Movie clips |
• 640 x 480 pixels @ 30fps
• 640 x 480 pixels @ 15fps
• 160 x 112 pixels @ 8fps
• Motion JPEG (.avi)
• With sound
• Clip length limited only by media capacity (streaming)
• 640 x 480 pixels / 30 fps only with Memory Stick PRO media |
| Lens |
• Carl Zeiss 38 - 114mm equiv. (3x optical zoom)
• F2.8-F5.2
• 2x digital zoom |
| Focus |
• TTL autofocus
• 5 Area Multi-Point AF
• 5-step Manual focus
• 6cm macro mode (Wide), 30cm (Tele) |
| Shooting mode |
• Auto
• Program
• Manual
• Twilight
• Twilight Portrait
• Landscape
• Soft Snap
• Candle
• Snow
• Beach
• Fireworks
• High Speed Shutter
• AE compensation -2.0EV to +2.0 EV in 1/3EV steps
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| Sensitivity |
• Auto
• ISO 100
• ISO 200
• ISO 400 |
| White Balance |
• Auto
• 5 presets |
| Image parameters |
• Saturation (3 levels)
• Contrast (3 levels)
• Sharpness (3 levels)
• Color effects (Sepia, Black and White)
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| Continuous |
• 0.6 to 0.9 fps (5 shots 7MP / JPEG fine) |
| Flash |
• Built-in flash
• Auto, Forced On, Forced Off, Slow Synchro
• Range (ISO auto): Wide; 0.2 - 3.5 m (0.66 - 11.48 ft)
Tele; 0.3 - 3.5 m (0.98 - 11.48 ft) |
| Storage |
• Memory Stick, Memory Stick PRO
• 32MB Memory Stick supplied* |
| Viewfinder |
• Real Image Optical |
| LCD monitor |
• 1.8" TFT, 134,000 pixels |
| Connectivity |
• USB 2.0
• A/V out
• DC-IN |
| Power |
• NP-FR1 Rechargeable InfoLithium® Battery,
• AC adapter included (in-camera charging) |
| In the box* |
• NP-FR1 Rechargeable InfoLithium Battery
• AC-LS5 Battery Charger
• A/V and USB Cables
• Wrist Strap
• MSA-32A 32MB Memory Stick® Media
• Software CD-ROM (Picture Package™ for Sony v1.0 (Windows), Pixela™ ImageMixer VCD2 (Macintosh), SPVD-012.1 USB Driver, Cyber-shot Life tutorial (Windows)
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| Other features |
• Spot & Multi-pattern metering
• PictBridge and DPOF compatible
• Live Histogram & playback histogram
• Autofocus Illuminator
• Optional 2.6x Tele converter lens (VCL-DH2630)
• Optional 1.7x Tele converter lens (VCL-DH1730)
• Optional 0.7x Wide converter lens (VCL-DH0730)
• Optional Camera Dock (Cyber-shot Station CSS-PHA)
• Optional Slave flash + bracket
• Optional waterproof case (Marine Pack MPK-PHB)
• Optional filter kits and filter adapter |
| Weight (inc batt) |
147 g (5.4 oz) |
| Dimensions |
108 x 52 x 26mm (4.25 x 2.1 x 1in) |
* Supplied accessories may differ in each country or area
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