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| DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX300 |
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| Product Type | Digital camera - compact |
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| Lens Included | Carl Zeiss |
| Height | 9.32 cm |
| Width | 12.96 cm |
| Depth | 10.32 cm |
| Weight | 623 g |
| Enclosure Colour | Black |
| Digital Zoom | 4x |
| Optical Zoom | 50x |
| SENSOR Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX300 |
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| Sensor Resolution | 20.4 Megapixel |
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| Optical Sensor Type | Exmor R CMOS |
| Total Pixels | 21,100,000 pixels |
| Effective Sensor Resolution | 20,400,000 pixels |
| Optical Sensor Size | 1/2.3" |
| Image Stabiliser | Optical (Steady Shot with 3-way Active Mode) |
| Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser | Yes |
| Sensors | Digital level metre |
| PROCESSOR Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX300 |
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| Image Processor | BIONZ |
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| LENS Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX300 |
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| Type | Carl Zeiss zoom lens - 50x zoom - 4.3 - 215 mm - f/2.8-6.3 |
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| Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera | 24 - 1200mm |
| Focus Adjustment | Automatic, manual |
| Min Focus Distance | 1 cm |
| Zoom Adjustment | Manual (by ring), motorised drive |
| Lens Construction | 10 groups / 15 elements |
| Features | ED glass, aspherical lens, Super ED glass |
| FOCUSING Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX300 |
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| Auto Focus | TTL contrast detection |
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| Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty | 9 |
| Auto Focus Features | Manual Focus Check Live View |
| 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-HX300 |
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| Viewfinder Type | Built-in - electronic |
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| 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-HX300 |
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| ISO (Max) | 12800 |
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| Light Sensitivity | ISO auto, ISO 80-12800 |
| 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 (daylight white), fluorescent light (natural white), fluorescent light (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-HX300 |
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| Type | 3" LCD display |
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| Display Format | 921,600 pixels |
| Display Form Factor | Folding |
| Display Features | Contrast control, display brightness control |
| FLASH Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX300 |
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| Camera Flash | Pop-up flash |
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| 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 |
0.5 m - 8.5 m: ISO auto (wide lens) 2.4 m - 3.5 m: ISO auto (tele lens) 12 m: ISO 3200 (wide lens) 5.1 m: ISO 3200 (tele lens) |
| VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX300 |
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| Digital Video Format | AVCHD, H.264 |
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| 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-HX300 |
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| Memory Card Slot | Memory Stick PRO Duo card, SD card |
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| Supported Memory Cards | Memory Stick Duo, SD Memory Card, Memory Stick PRO Duo, SDXC Memory Card, Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo HX, SDHC Memory Card, Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo |
| Image Storage |
JPEG 5184 x 3888 JPEG 5184 x 2920 JPEG 3648 x 2736 JPEG 2592 x 1944 JPEG 1920 x 1080 JPEG 640 x 480 MPF 5184 x 3888 - 3D mode MPF 5184 x 2920 - 3D mode |
| Video Capture |
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 60 fps - 28Mbps AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 60 fps - 24Mbps AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 60 fps - 17Mbps AVCHD - 1440 x 1080 - 60 fps - 9Mbps H.264 - 1440 x 1080 - 30 fps - 12Mbps H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 30 fps - 6Mbps H.264 - 640 x 480 - 30 fps - 3Mbps |
| BATTERY AND CHARGING Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX300 |
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| Battery Type | Sony NP-BX1 Lithium Ion |
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| Details | Sony NP-BX1 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1240 mAh (included) |
| Battery Life |
Photo shooting - 310 shots (LCD Monitor on) Photo shooting - 400 shots (EVF on) Video recording - 1.5 hours (LCD Monitor on) Video recording - 1.7 hours (EVF on) |
| CONNECTIONS Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX300 |
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| Interface | HDMI, USB 2.0 |
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| Print Standard | Direct print, DPOF support, PRINT Image Matching |
| Connector Type |
USB 2.0 HDMI output |
| FEATURES Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX300 |
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| Self-Timer Delay | 10 sec, 2sec |
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| Continuous Shooting Speed | 10 frames per second for 10 frames |
| 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, USB charging, built-in help guide, automatic display brightness adjustment, Backlight Correction HDR, Intelligent AUTO (iAUTO), Eye-Fi Card Ready, 360 Sweep Panorama technology, Unsharp Masking, Superior Auto mode, By Pixel Super Resolution technology, Clear Image Zoom, BRAVIA Sync function |
| OTHERS Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX300 |
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| Included Accessories | Lens cap, shoulder strap, AC power adaptor, USB cable |
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| Software | Sony PlayMemories Home |
| Max Operating Temperature | 40 °C |
| Min Operating Temperature | 0 °C |
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