SONY Cybershot DSC-W520 Point & Shoot Camera  (Black)

The Sony Cybershot DSC-W520 is a W series digital still camera from Sony. This 14.1 megapixel digital camera from Sony has Super HAD CCD sensor with dimension of 1/2.3 inch. This Sony camera supports 4:3 and 16:9 aspect ratios.

Body

This Sony Cybershot camera weighs 108 g and has dimension of 96.3 x 55.6 x 21.2 mm. The DSC-W520 has 2.7-inch Clear Photo LCD display with a resolution of 230,000 dot pixels. In terms of memory, the camera supports Memory Stick Duo / PRO Duo / PRO Duo (High Speed) / PRO-HG Duo / SD and SDHC Memory Card. The NP-BN1 Lithium ION battery can take up to 220 shots per 110 mins.

Performance

The Sony Cybershot DSC-W520 has 25 mm wide angle lens and has focal length ranging from 4.5 - 22.5 mm. The Aperture ranges from F3.3 - F9.3. The camera can zoom 5x optically and 10x digitally. This digital still camera from Sony uses intelligent Auto mode (iAuto). The DSC-W520 has a 9 point center weighted Auto Focus. The Auto focus range in iAuto mode is 5 cm (wide) and 50 cm (tele).

The Auto sensitivity of this Sony Cybershot ranges from ISO 100 - 3200. In Auto mode, the DSC-W520 has shutter speed of 2 - 1/2000. The Auto Flash ranges from 0.5 - 3.0m (Wide) and 0.5 - 1.5 m (Tele).

Features and Connectivity

The Cybershot DSC-W520 has various scene modes such as Twilight, Twilight Portrait, Landscape, Soft Snap, Snow, Beach, High Sensitivity, Gourmet and Pet mode. This Sony camera also has SteadyShot image stabilization software. DSC-W520 has face recognition feature and can identify up to 8 faces. The self-timer can be fixed for 2 or 10 second delay.

The Sony Cybershot DSC-W520 digital camera can record video at a resolution of 640 x 480 (30fps). This Cybershot camera supports Motion JPEG and AVI movie formats, and Normal - JPEG and Burst - JPEG image formats. The camera also has additional features such as Exposure warning indicator, Recording media remaining indicator and Sweep Panorama mode. In terms of connectivity, the Sony Cybershot DSC-W520 digital camera supports USB 2.0.