Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W690 (Silver)
Manufacturer: Sony Part number: DSCW690
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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W690 (Silver) price range: $123.90
- Reviewed by: Joshua Goldman
- Reviewed on: 09/26/2012
The good: The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W690 has a very good ultrawide-angle lens with a 10x zoom in a small slim body. It's also relatively easy to use.
The bad: The W690's shooting performance is slow and photos get noticeably noisier and softer at ISO 400, so you'll need a lot of light to get good results.
The bottom line: The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W690 is a decent little 10x zoom camera, but similar models from Nikon, Panasonic, and even Sony itself offer more for your money.
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show Specifications
- Manufacturer: Sony
- Part number: DSCW690
- Description: Shoot beautiful photos and HD 720p video with the slim 16.1MP DSC-W690. Get close to your subject with the stabilized 10X optical zoom lens, use its colorful 3.0" LCD to compose and share images, and select the iSCN mode to automatically set the best exposure for tricky scenes.
General
- Packaged Quantity 1
- Product Type Digital camera - Compact
- Enclosure Color Silver
- Resolution 16.1 megapixels
- Optical Sensor Type Super HAD CCD
- Total Pixels 16,400,000 pixels
- Effective Sensor Resolution 16,100,000 pixels
- Optical Sensor Size 1/2.3"
- Optical Zoom 10 x
- Digital Zoom 40 x
- Image Processor BIONZ
- Image Stabilizer Optical (Steady Shot with Active Mode)
- Auto Focus TTL contrast detection
- AE/AF Control Subject-tracking AF,
Face-priority AF - Face Detection Smile Shutter,
Face-priority AF function,
Automatic Face Tracking technology,
Blink Detection technology,
Self Portrait Auto Shutter - Digital Video Format H.264
- Image Recording Format JPEG
- Max Video Resolution 1280 x 720
- AV Interfaces Composite video/audio
Exposure & White Balance
- Light Sensitivity ISO 3200,
ISO 1600,
ISO 800,
ISO 100,
ISO 200,
ISO 80,
ISO 400,
ISO auto - Exposure Metering Multi-segment,
Center-weighted,
Spot - Exposure Modes Program,
Automatic - Shooting Programs Soft snap,
Snow,
Beach,
Night portrait,
High sensitivity,
Night scene,
Gourmet,
Soft skin,
Fireworks,
Pet,
Landscape - Special Effects Toy camera,
Pop Color,
Soft High-key,
Partial color - White Balance Automatic,
Presets,
Custom - White Balance Presets Daylight,
Incandescent,
Cloudy,
Fluorescent light (daylight),
Fluorescent light (warm white),
Fluorescent light (cool white),
Flash - Max Shutter Speed 1/1600 sec
- Min Shutter Speed 2 sec
- Exposure Compensation ±2 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
Lens System
- Type 10 x x Zoom lens - 4.45 mm - 44.5 mm - F/3.3-5.9 G
- Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 25 - 250 mm
- Focus Adjustment Automatic
- Min Focus Range 2 in
- Zoom Adjustment Motorized drive
- Lens Construction 9 groups / 7 elements
- Features Aspherical lens,
Built-in lens shield Camera Flash
- Camera Flash Built-in flash
- Flash Modes Fill-in mode,
Slow synchro,
Auto mode,
Flash OFF mode,
Red-eye reduction - Features AF illuminator
- Effective Flash Range 7.9 in - 12 ft : ISO auto ( Wide lens ),
3.3 ft - 5 ft : ISO auto ( Tele lens ),
24 ft : ISO 3200 ( Wide lens ),
10 ft : ISO 3200 ( Tele lens ) Additional Features
- Continuous Shooting Speed 1 frame per second
- Self Timer Delay 2 sec,
10 sec - Additional Features Intelligent AUTO (iAUTO),
Display brightness control,
In-camera red-eye removal,
Intelligent Scene Recognition (iSCN),
PRINT Image Matching,
Cropping an image,
Unsharp Masking,
720p HD movie recording,
DPOF support,
Sweep Panorama technology,
Face detection,
RGB primary color filter,
Built-in speaker,
Auto power save,
Automatic display brightness adjustment,
Dynamic Range Optimizer,
Dual image stabilization,
Built-in help guide,
360 Sweep Panorama technology,
USB 2.0 compatibility Viewfinder
- Viewfinder Type None
Display
- Type 3 in LCD display
- Display Features Built-in
Microphone
- Microphone Operation Mode Mono
Connections
- Connector Type 1 x Hi-Speed USB,
1 x Composite video/audio output
Software
- Software Sony PlayMemories Home
System Requirements for PC Connection
- Peripheral Devices USB port
Miscellaneous
- Included Accessories Battery charger,
Video / audio / USB cable,
Wrist strap Battery
- Supported Battery Sony NP-BN
- Supported Battery 1 x Li-ion rechargeable battery - 630 mAh ( Included )
- Battery Life Details Photo shooting
Memory / Storage
- Memory Card Slot SD card,
Memory Stick Duo card - Supported Memory Cards SDHC Memory Card,
Memory Stick Duo,
SD Memory Card,
Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo,
SDXC Memory Card,
Memory Stick PRO Duo,
Memory Stick PRO Duo Mark2 - Image Storage JPEG 4608 x 3456,
JPEG 4608 x 2592,
JPEG 3648 x 2736,
JPEG 2592 x 1944,
JPEG 1920 x 1080,
JPEG 640 x 480 - Video Capture H.264 - 1280 x 720,
H.264 - 640 x 480 Manufacturer Warranty
- Service & Support 1 year warranty
- Service & Support Details Limited warranty - Parts and labor - 1 year
Dimensions & Weight
- Width 3.7 in
- Depth 0.9 in
- Height 2.2 in
- Weight 4.4 oz
Environmental Parameters
- Min Operating Temperature 32 °F
- Max Operating Temperature 104 °F
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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W690 (Blue)
$129.99 - $161.59
Manufacturer: Sony
Specs: Ultracompact,
16.1 megapixels,
10 x,
1/2.3",
Super HAD CCD,
Optical (Steady Shot with Active Mode)
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Sony Cyber-Shot DSC-W690 (Black)
Manufacturer: Sony
Specs: Ultracompact,
16.1 megapixels,
10 x,
1/2.3",
Super HAD CCD,
Optical (Steady Shot with Active Mode)
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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W690 (Red)
$179.99
Manufacturer: Sony
Specs: Ultracompact,
16.1 megapixels,
10 x,
1/2.3",
Super HAD CCD,
Optical (Steady Shot with Active Mode)
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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W690 (Silver)
$123.90
Manufacturer: Sony
Specs: Ultracompact,
16.1 megapixels,
10 x,
1/2.3",
Super HAD CCD,
Optical (Steady Shot with Active Mode)
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