Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX200 Specifications, Tests and Review

Product Type
Digital camera - compact
ISO (Max)
12800
Sensor Resolution
18.2 Megapixel
Sensor Type
Exmor R CMOS
Optical Zoom
30x
Display
3" LCD display
Battery Type
Sony NP-FH50 Lithium Ion - manufacturer-specific

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DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX200
Product Type Digital camera - compact
Lens Included Carl Zeiss
Height 8.7 cm
Width 12.2 cm
Depth 9.3 cm
Weight 531 g
Enclosure Colour Black
Optical Zoom 30x
SENSOR Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX200
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-HX200
Image Processor BIONZ
LENS Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX200
Type Carl Zeiss zoom lens - 30x zoom - 4.8 - 144 mm - f/2.8-5.6
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 27 - 810mm
Focus Adjustment Automatic, manual
Min Focus Distance 1 cm
Zoom Adjustment Motorised drive
Lens Construction 10 groups / 11 elements
Features ED glass, aspherical lens
FOCUSING Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX200
Auto Focus TTL contrast detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 9
AE/AF Control Flex Focus Point, Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF
Face Detection Blink Detection technology, Face Detection AF/AE/FE/WB, Smile Shutter
VIEWFINDER Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX200
Viewfinder Type Built-in - electronic
Viewfinder Colour Support Colour
Viewfinder Diagonal Size 0.2"
Viewfinder Resolution 201,600 pixels
Features Auto eye sensor
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX200
ISO (Max) 12800
Light Sensitivity ISO auto, ISO 100-12800
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot
Exposure Modes Programme, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
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 1/4000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 30 sec
Exposure Compensation ±2 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
DISPLAY Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX200
Type 3" LCD display
Display Format 921,600 pixels
Display Form Factor Folding
Display Features Contrast control, display brightness control
FLASH Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX200
Camera Flash Pop-up flash
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction
Red-Eye Reduction Yes
Features AF illuminator
Effective Flash Range 0.3 m - 12.4 m: ISO auto (wide lens)
2 m - 5.9 m: ISO auto (tele lens)
17.5 m: ISO 3200 (wide lens)
8.4 cm: ISO 3200 (tele lens)
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX200
Digital Video Format AVCHD, H.264
Image Recording Format JPEG, MPF
Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo
Microphone Features Wind noise reduction
MEMORY Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX200
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, SDHC Memory Card, Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo
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
MPF 4896 x 3672 - 3D mode
MPF 4896 x 2752 - 3D mode
Video Capture AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 28Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 24Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 17Mbps
AVCHD - 1440 x 1080 - 9Mbps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 30 fps - 12Mbps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 30 fps - 6Mbps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 3Mbps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX200
Battery Type Sony NP-FH50 Lithium Ion - manufacturer-specific
Details 1 x Sony NP-FH50 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 900 mAh (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 450 shots (LCD Monitor on)
Photo shooting - 490 shots (EVF on)
Video recording - 2 hours (LCD Monitor on)
Video recording - 2.2 hours (EVF on)
CONNECTIONS Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX200
Interface HDMI, USB 2.0
Print Standard Direct print, DPOF support, PictBridge support, PRINT Image Matching
Connector Type USB 2.0
HDMI output
DC power input
FEATURES Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX200
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 10 frames per second
Additional Features Built-in speaker, RGB primary colour filter, digital noise reduction, 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, built-in help guide, automatic display brightness adjustment, 3D Sweep Panorama technology, Backlight Correction HDR, Sweep Multi Angle mode, Intelligent Sweep Panorama, Intelligent AUTO (iAUTO), Eye-Fi Card Ready, Unsharp Masking, Superior Auto mode, By Pixel Super Resolution technology
OTHERS Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX200
Included Accessories Lens cap, shoulder strap, AC power adaptor, USB cable, lens cap strap
Software Sony PlayMemories Home
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C

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