Sony Cyber-shot DSC-P200 Review
Announced in January 2005, The DSC-P200 is the direct replacement for the DSC-P150, the first ultra-compact 7 megapixel compact. The changes are minimal (a slight redesign, a new, larger screen, an additional metering mode and the addition of custom white balance) - though pricing is inevitably a lot keener after a year in this fast-moving market. As with the P-150 before it, the P-200 is essentially a 'point and shoot' camera with a Carl Zeiss 3x zoom lens, 7.2 megapixel sensor and a smattering of photographic controls.
- 7.2 effective Megapixels
- Carl Zeiss® Vario-Tessar® lens
- 3x Optical Zoom, up to 14x Smart Zoom, 6x Precision Digital Zoom
- Large 2.0" LCD
- Stamina Battery Life (approx 370 shots by CIPA standard)
- Manual Exposure Setting
- Slim and Compact High Quality Aluminium Body with Hair Line Finishing
- MPEG VX Fine with Audio
- AF Illuminator
- Histogram Indication
- USB 2.0 High Speed Transfer
- Scene Selection Mode
- Available in Red, Silver and Black versions
- Conversion Lens Compatible (Optional
- Cyber-shot Station Compatible (Optional)
Note: Due to the minor nature of the changes, the majority of this review is based on the DSC-P150 review, September 2004.
Sony DSC-P200 Key specifications
| Street price |
• US: $370
• UK: £230 |
| 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
• 7 Elements in 5 Groups, 3 Aspheric Elements |
| 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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| Metering |
• Center, Multi-Segment, Spot |
| Sensitivity |
• Auto
• ISO 100
• ISO 200
• ISO 400 |
| White Balance |
• Auto
• 5 presets
• Custom (manual) |
| 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 |
• 2.0 " 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
• Combined AV / USB Cable
• 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 |
• 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 filter kits and filter adapter |
| Weight (inc batt) |
144 g (5.4 oz) |
| Dimensions |
104 x 52 x 28 mm (4.1 x 2 x 1.1 in) |
* Supplied accessories may differ in each country or area
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