Sony Mavica MVC-CD500 Specifications, Tests and Review

Product Type
Digital camera - compact
ISO (Max)
400
Sensor Resolution
5.0 Megapixel
Sensor Type
CCD
Optical Zoom
3x
Display
2.5" LCD display
Battery Type
Lithium Ion

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DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Sony Mavica MVC-CD500
Product Type Digital camera - compact
Lens Included Carl Zeiss
Height 9.6 cm
Width 13.9 cm
Depth 10.3 cm
Weight 0.6 kg
Enclosure Colour Black
Digital Zoom 4x
Optical Zoom 3x
SENSOR Sony Mavica MVC-CD500
Sensor Resolution 5.0 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CCD
Total Pixels 5,255,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 5,090,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size 1/1.8"
LENS Sony Mavica MVC-CD500
Type Carl Zeiss zoom lens - 3x zoom - 7 - 21 mm - f/2.0-2.5
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 34 - 102mm
Focus Adjustment Automatic, manual
Min Focus Distance 50 cm
Macro Focus Range 4-50cm
Zoom Adjustment Motorised drive
Filter Size 52 mm
FOCUSING Sony Mavica MVC-CD500
Auto Focus TTL contrast detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 5
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Sony Mavica MVC-CD500
ISO (Max) 400
Light Sensitivity ISO 100, ISO 400, ISO 200
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, spot AF area, centre-weighted, spot
Exposure Modes Programme, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Shooting Programs Sand & snow, landscape, portrait mode, Beach & Ski, twilight portrait, twilight mode
Special Effects Solarisation, Black & White, Sepia, Negative Art
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Incandescent, fluorescent, cloudy, Flash, daylight
Max Shutter Speed 1/1000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 8 sec
Exposure Compensation ±2 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
DISPLAY Sony Mavica MVC-CD500
Type 2.5" LCD display
Display Format 123,200 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in
Display Features Display brightness control
FLASH Sony Mavica MVC-CD500
Camera Flash Pop-up flash
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode
Red-Eye Reduction Yes
Features Flash +/- compensation
Effective Flash Range 0.5 m - 5 m
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Sony Mavica MVC-CD500
Camcorder Media Type CD-R (8 cm), CD-RW (8 cm)
Digital Video Format MPEG-1
Image Recording Format JPEG, TIFF
Microphone Operation Mode Mono
MEMORY Sony Mavica MVC-CD500
Image Storage Fine / large TIFF 2592 x 1944: 7 - with 156MB Mini CD-R / Mini CD-RW
Fine JPEG 2592 x 1944: 51 - with 156MB Mini CD-R / Mini CD-RW
Standard JPEG 2592 x 1944: 95 - with 156MB Mini CD-R / Mini CD-RW
Fine / large TIFF 2592 x 1728: 8 - with 156MB Mini CD-R / Mini CD-RW
Fine JPEG 2592 x 1728: 51 - with 156MB Mini CD-R / Mini CD-RW
Standard JPEG 2592 x 1728: 95 - with 156MB Mini CD-R / Mini CD-RW
Fine / large TIFF 2048 x 1536: 7 - with 156MB Mini CD-R / Mini CD-RW
Fine JPEG 2048 x 1536: 81 - with 156MB Mini CD-R / Mini CD-RW
Standard JPEG 2048 x 1536: 145 - with 156MB Mini CD-R / Mini CD-RW
Fine / large TIFF 1280 x 960: 8 - with 156MB Mini CD-R / Mini CD-RW
Fine JPEG 1280 x 960: 194 - with 156MB Mini CD-R / Mini CD-RW
Standard JPEG 1280 x 960: 345 - with 156MB Mini CD-R / Mini CD-RW
Fine / large TIFF 640 x 480: 8 - with 156MB Mini CD-R / Mini CD-RW
Fine JPEG 640 x 480: 655 - with 156MB Mini CD-R / Mini CD-RW
Standard JPEG 640 x 480: 1284 - with 156MB Mini CD-R / Mini CD-RW
Video Capture MPEG - 640 x 480 - 16 fps - 350 sec - with 156MB Mini CD-R / Mini CD-RW
MPEG - 160 x 112 - 8 fps - 5351 sec - with 156MB Mini CD-R / Mini CD-RW
BATTERY AND CHARGING Sony Mavica MVC-CD500
Battery Type Lithium Ion
Details Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1180 mAh (included)
Run Time (Up To) 110 min
CONNECTIONS Sony Mavica MVC-CD500
Interface Component video
Print Standard DPOF support, PRINT Image Matching
Flash Terminal Hot shoe
Connector Type USB
Composite video/audio output
DC power input
FEATURES Sony Mavica MVC-CD500
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec
Additional Features Built-in speaker, RGB primary colour filter, digital noise reduction
OTHERS Sony Mavica MVC-CD500
Included Accessories Lens cap, shoulder strap, storage media, power adapter, USB cable, audio / video cable
Software PIXELA Image Mixer
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C
Service & Support Limited warranty - 1 year

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