Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX20V Specifications, Tests and Review

Product Type
Digital camera - compact
ISO (Max)
12800
Sensor Resolution
18.2 Megapixel
Sensor Type
Exmor R CMOS
Optical Zoom
20x
Display
3" LCD display
Battery Type
Sony NP-BG1 Lithium Ion - manufacturer-specific

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DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX20V
Product Type Digital camera - compact
Height 6.2 cm
Width 10.7 cm
Depth 3.5 cm
Weight 221 g
Enclosure Colour Black | Brown
Optical Zoom 20x
Navigation GPS receiver
SENSOR Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX20V
Sensor Resolution 18.2 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type Exmor R CMOS
Total Pixels 18,900,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 18,200,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size 1/2.3"
Image Stabiliser Optical (Steady Shot with Active Mode)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser Yes
Sensors Magnetometer, digital level metre
PROCESSOR Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX20V
Image Processor BIONZ
LENS Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX20V
Type Zoom lens - 20x zoom - 4.45 - 89 mm - f/3.2-5.8 G
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 25 - 500mm
Focus Adjustment Automatic, manual
Min Focus Distance 1 cm
Zoom Adjustment Motorised drive
Lens Construction 9 groups / 12 elements
Features Built-in lens shield, aspherical lens
FOCUSING Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX20V
Auto Focus TTL contrast detection
AE/AF Control Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF
Face Detection Blink Detection technology, Face Detection Self-timer, Smile Shutter
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX20V
ISO (Max) 12800
Light Sensitivity ISO 100, ISO 800, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 1600, ISO 6400, ISO 3200, ISO auto, ISO 12800
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot
Exposure Modes Programme, automatic
Shooting Programs Landscape, night portrait, PET, fireworks, soft snap, night scene, beach, snow, high sensitivity, soft skin, handheld twilight, gourmet, advanced sports, anti-motion blur, backlight correction HDR
Special Effects Illustration, Water Colour, miniature, partial colour, Toy camera, Pop Colour, HDR Painting, Rich-tone monochrome, Soft High-key
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Incandescent, cloudy, Flash, daylight, fluorescent light (cool white), fluorescent light (daylight), fluorescent light (warm white)
Max Shutter Speed 1/1600 sec
Min Shutter Speed 30 sec
Exposure Compensation ±2 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
DISPLAY Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX20V
Type 3" LCD display
Display Format 921,600 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in
Display Features Contrast control, display brightness control
FLASH Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX20V
Camera Flash Pop-up flash
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction
Red-Eye Reduction Yes
Features AF illuminator
Effective Flash Range 0.4 m - 7.1 m: ISO auto (wide lens)
1.7 m - 3.9 m: ISO auto (tele lens)
10 m: ISO 3200 (wide lens)
5.5 m: ISO 3200 (tele lens)
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX20V
Digital Video Format MPEG-4, AVCHD
Image Recording Format JPEG
Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo
Microphone Features Wind noise reduction
MEMORY Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX20V
Memory Card Slot Memory Stick PRO Duo card, SD card
Supported Memory Cards Memory Stick Duo, SD Memory Card, Memory Stick PRO Duo, SDXC Memory Card, Memory Stick PRO Duo Mark2, SDHC Memory Card, Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo
Included Memory Card 4 GB SDHC
Image Storage JPEG 4896 x 3672
JPEG 4896 x 2752
JPEG 3648 x 2736
JPEG 2592 x 1944
JPEG 1920 x 1080
JPEG 640 x 480
Video Capture AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 50 fps - 28Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 50 fps - 24Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 50 fps - 17Mbps
MPEG-4 - 1440 x 1080 - 25 fps - 12Mbps
AVCHD - 1280 x 720 - 50 fps - 9Mbps
MPEG-4 - 1280 x 720 - 30 fps - 6Mbps
MPEG-4 - 1280 x 720 - 25 fps - 6Mbps
MPEG-4 - 640 x 480 - 25 fps - 3Mbps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX20V
Battery Type Sony NP-BG1 Lithium Ion - manufacturer-specific
Details 1 x Sony NP-BG1 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 960 mAh (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 320 shots
CONNECTIONS Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX20V
Interface HDMI, USB 2.0
Print Standard DPOF support, PRINT Image Matching
Connector Type USB 2.0
HDMI output
FEATURES Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX20V
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 10 frames per second
Additional Features Built-in speaker, RGB primary colour filter, sharpness control, digital image rotation, camera orientation detection, histogram display, in-camera red-eye removal, cropping an image, saturation control, Intelligent Scene Recognition (iSCN), takes photos while film recording, TransferJet support, Dynamic Range Optimizer, face detection, built-in help guide, Motion Detection Technology, Anti-motion Blur Mode, 3D Sweep Panorama technology, Backlight Correction HDR, Sweep Multi Angle mode, Intelligent Sweep Panorama, Intelligent AUTO (iAUTO), Unsharp Masking, Superior Auto mode, By Pixel Super Resolution technology, Clear Image Zoom
OTHERS Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX20V
Included Accessories Carrying case, AC power adaptor, USB cable, wrist strap
Software Sony PlayMemories Home

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