Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W220

This one's got it all. The Cyber-shot® DSC-W220 combines point-and-shoot ease-of-use with advanced features in a sophisticated, compact body. Smile Shutter™ technology allows you to capture a smile the moment it happens, and the Carl Zeiss® 4x optical zoom lens, Optical SteadyShot™ image stabilization, and 12.1-megapixel resolution deliver crisp, clear images. Available in silver, black, pink, and blue.

12.1 Megapixel Super HAD™ CCD Image Sensor:

A powerful 12.1 megapixel 1/2.3” Super HAD™ CCD image sensor helps you capture gorgeous images with superb contrast and clarity down to the finest detail. With 12.1 megapixels, you can create stunning, photo-quality prints up to A3 size, or crop your images and still come away with high resolution shots.

Carl Zeiss® Vario-Tessar® Lens with 4x Optical Zoom:

2.7" Clear Photo LCD™ display (230k pixels):

Generous 2.7” (230K pixels) Clear Photo LCD™ display features sharp, natural color that makes it easy to compose shots, read menus, and view photos, even in bright sunlight.

BIONZ™ image processor:

The BIONZ™ image processor delivers the high resolution and fast performance you expect from a Sony® digital camera.

Face Detection technology:

Face Detection technology detects up to eight individual faces and controls flash, focus, exposure, and white balance to deliver accurate, natural skin tones with reduced red-eye for beautiful images of family and friends. Face Detection technology can even distinguish between children and adults, so you can prioritize the camera's focus on children in the scene for clear images of their memorable moments.

Smile Shutter™ technology:

The popular Smile Shutter™ technology automatically detects and captures a smiling face. Simply choose the Smiley Face feature and the camera will capture a smile the moment it happens. You can also select subject priority (Adult or Child Priority or touch subject on screen) and indicate the degree of Smile Detection Sensitivity to high (small smile), medium (laugh), or low (grin).

Double Anti-blur Solution:

The combination of Optical SteadyShot™ image stabilization and High ISO sensitivity helps compensate for shaky hands, minimizes blur, and allows flash-free shooting to preserve the mood.

Optical SteadyShot™ image stabilization:

Optical SteadyShot™ image stabilization uses a built-in gyro sensor to detect camera shake and automatically shifts the lens to help prevent blur without sacrificing image quality.

High Sensitivity Mode (ISO 3200):

High ISO allows for faster shutter speed, so you can take photos indoors or in low light without the need for a flash. In addition to High Sensitivity Mode (ISO), you can select up to eight ISO settings (Auto, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200) when shooting in Program Auto Mode to adjust sensitivity to your shooting conditions.

Convenient Photo Modes:

Choose from 14 convenient photo modes to quickly adjust for specific shooting conditions. Photo modes include Auto, Program Auto, Easy Shooting, Smile Shutter technology, High Sensitivity, Landscape, Soft Snap, Twilight Portrait and scene selections such as Twilight, Beach, Snow, Fireworks, Underwater and Gourmet Mode. Gourmet Mode lets you capture mouth-watering culinary creations with all the color and clarity of images you see in gourmet magazines.

Intelligent Scene Recognition:

Intelligent Scene Recognition (iSCN) Mode automatically detects five different types of scenes and selects the appropriate camera settings: Backlight, Backlight Portrait, Twilight, Twilight Portrait, and Twilight using a Tripod. iSCN has 2 modes: Auto and Advanced. In Auto Mode, the camera takes a single shot using the optimal settings. In Advance Mode, the camera takes a photo with the standard automatic settings and only if necessary takes a second photo with optimized setting.

Dynamic Range Optimizer Standard and Plus:

Dynamic Range Optimizer (DRO) Standard and Plus uses a sophisticated algorithm to determine the best exposure and contrast settings for almost any shooting environment. The result is more natural images with clearer details that more closely match what your naked eye sees. DRO is particularly effective when shooting backlit portraits or any scene with a dramatic contrast between background and foreground lighting. DRO Plus allows for even greater optimization by analyzing each region of an image and performing additional image processing.

Function Guide:

This beginner-friendly optional function helps navigate through the various functions and settings displaying the description of chosen functions or settings on the LCD screen.

Easy Shooting Mode:

With Easy Shooting Mode, even beginners can take great photos. In Easy Shooting Mode, easy-to-understand basic instructions are displayed on the LCD screen and the camera switches to all automatic settings so you can just take the photo without worrying about settings.

MPEG Movie VX Fine Mode:

Capture VX Fine (640x480) audio/video clips at a high frame rate (up to 30 frames per second2). The maximum length of time you can shoot continuously is approximately 10 minutes.

16:9 High Resolution Mode:

Using the 16:9 High Resolution Mode, you can record high resolution images in the 16:9 aspect ratio favored by HDTVs. This setting is ideal if you plan to view your images on a compatible HDTV3 and invite friends and family members over for a slideshow.

Memory Stick Duo™ Media Convenience:

The Cyber-shot® DSC-W220 camera accepts Memory Stick Duo™ media or Memory Stick PRO Duo™ media (both sold separately).

Stamina® Battery Power:

Provides extended battery life and shooting capacity when using a fully-charged lithium-ion battery. The included battery supports up to 370 shots.

In-Camera Retouching Tools:

Retouch and enhance your photos on the go with in-camera Trimming and Red-Eye Correction functions.

HDTV Compatibility:

View your photos in glorious high definition on a Sony® BRAVIA® or similar compatible HDTV using the included HD output adapter cable (VMC-MHC2, sold separately)

PhotoTV HD:

Bring your photos to life and enjoy highly detailed, Full HD 1920x1080 images with PhotoTV HD-capable Sony® BRAVIA® HDTVs5 (HDTV sold separately). PhotoTV HD fine tunes settings on your HDTV, such as sharpness, gradation, and color to display images that look more like actual printed photos.

PHOTOMUSIC feature:

PHOTOMUSIC6 combines images with music to produce fun and entertaining slide shows. The five standard visual effects (Simple, Basic, Nostalgic, Active, and Stylish) are supplemented with three face priority effects: Face1 (Basic), Face2 (Nostalgic), and Face3 (Stylish). Select from eight pre-loaded tracks on camera or transfer your own from your compatible PC (sold separately).

Wide Zoom display:

To use the entire image area of the compatible HDTV screen (sold separately), Wide Zoom display automatically expands standard 4:3 and 3:2 images to 16:9.

Multi-purpose Resize function:

The Multi-purpose Resize function lets you change the aspect ratio of an image right in the camera, so you can adjust images as necessary, whether you want to display them on a compatible HDTV3, e-mail them, or upload them to a blog (compatible PC with internet connection required).

Picture Motion Browser ver. 4.2:

Sony® PMB (Picture Motion Browser ) software7 provides a simple, easy-to-use way to transfer video and still images to your compatible PC, as well as sort, edit, and output to data disc and the Web. Finding your images with PMB is easy with Calendar view and Face Search. Face Search allows you to filter by faces (one or many) and also a specific person's face. Share images and videos on popular sharing sites with Media Services function (internet connection required).

Convenience
Burst Mode	Approx.1.7 fps (Maximum 100 shots)
Color Mode(s)	Normal / Vivid / Sepia / B & W
Date/Time Stamp	No/ No
Media/Battery Indicator	Yes/Yes
Memory Stick PRO™ Media Compatibility	Yes
Red-Eye Reduction	Tested to support up to 16GB Memory Stick DUO PRO TM media capacity; does not support Access Control security function.
Self Timer	Yes (On / Off all modes)
Still Image Mode(s)	Normal, Burst, Bracket Exposure
White Balance	Auto / Daylight / Cloudy / Fluorescent 1 / Fluorescent 2 / Fluorescent 3 / Incandescent / Flash
Hardware
LCD	2.7" Clear Photo LCD (230K Pixels)
Lens Construction	6 elements in 5 groups (including 3 aspheric elements)
Lens Type	Carl Zeiss® Vario-Tessar®
Microphone/Speaker	Yes/ Yes
Viewfinder	No
Power
Battery Capacity	3.6V, 960 mAh
Battery Type	Lithium-Ion NP-BG1
General
Imaging Device	1/2.3 type(7.79mm) Super HAD™ CCD
Megapixel	12.1MP
Recording Media	15MB internal Flash Memory, optional Memory Stick Duo™ Media, optional Memory Stick PRO Duo™ Media
Convenience Features
AF Illuminator Light	Auto / Off
Clear RAW NR	Yes
Dynamic Range Optimizer	Standard / Off / Plus
Histogram Display	Yes
In-Camera Editing	Trimming, Red Eye Correction, Soft Focus, Partial Color, Fisheye Lens, Cross Filter, Retro, Radial Blur, Unsharp Masking, and Happy Face.
Movie Mode(s)	MPEG VX Fine (640x480 at 30fps) (MPEG VX Fine requires Memory Stick PRO Duo™ media), MPEG VX Standard (640x480 at 16fps), Presentation (320 x 240 at 8.3fps)
Multi-Pattern Measuring	Yes
NightShot® Infrared System	No
PictBridge Compatible	Yes
Power Save Mode	Yes (after approx. 3 min. of inactivity)
Real Imaging Processor™ Technology	BIONZ TM
Scene Mode(s)	Auto / Easy / Program Auto / High Sensitivity / Twilight / Twilight Portrait / Soft Snap / Landscape / Beach / Snow / Fireworks / Underwater / Gourmet
Super SteadyShot® optical image stabilization	Yes
Processor
BIONZ™ Engine	Yes
Optics/Lens
35mm Equivalent	30-120mm
Aperture Range	Auto(F2.8/F7.1(W), 2 steps with ND Filter) / Program Auto(F2.8/F7.1(W), 2 steps with ND Filter)
Digital Zoom	Smart Zoom / Precision Digital Zoom / Off
Exposure Compensation	Plus / Minus 2.0EV, 1 / 3EV step
Face Detection	Yes - 8 faces with priority
Filter Diameter	46mm(with Lens Adapter)
Focal Length	5.35-21.4mm
Focus	9-Area Multi-Point AF, Center AF, Spot AF, Semi Manual Focus (0.5m / 1.0m / 3.0m / 7.0m / Unlimited distance)
ISO	Auto / 100 / 200 / 400 / 800 / 1600 / 3200
Macro Mode	Yes
Optical Zoom	4x
Shutter Speed	Auto(1/4 - 1/1,600) / Program Auto(1" - 1/1,600)
Smart Zoom® Technology	8M:Approx.4.9x(Total), 5M:Approx.6.2x(Total), 3M:Approx.7.8x(Total), VGA:Approx.25x(Total), 16:9(2M):Approx.8.3x(Total)
Total Zoom	8x
Software
Operating System Compatibility	Microsoft® 2000 Professional, XP Home and Professional; Macintosh® OS 9.1/9.2/OS X (10.1-10.5)
Supplied Software	Windows: Picture Motion Browser Vers 4.2 (Mac not supported)
Operating Conditions
Flash Effective Range	ISO Auto: W: Approx 0.66'-12.8' (Approx 0.2-3.9m) / T: Approx 1.64'-6.23' (Approx 0.5-1.9m) ISO3200: W: up to Approx 23.3' (Approx 7.1m) / T: Approx 2.8' (Approx 3.9m)
Flash Mode(s)	Auto / Flash On / Slow Syncro / Flash Off
Inputs and Outputs
Accessory Terminal	Multi connector
Audio/Video Output(s)	Yes via Mutli-Use Connector
HD Output	Yes (1080i) - With optional accessory cable(VMC-HD2).
USB Port(s)	Yes -supports USB 2.0

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