Sony Cyber-Shot Silver Digital Camera - DSC-W55

Product Details

Sony Cyber-Shot DSC-W55 Silver Digital Camera, Model DSCW55

Look as brilliant as your pictures will with the Cyber-shot® DSC-W55 digital camera. Powerful, colorful and pocket-sized, this ultra-compact camera offers superb 7.2 megapixel imaging, Carl Zeiss® 3X optical zoom lens, high ISO 1000 sensitivity for low-light shooting and Stamina® battery power for up to 380 shots. A bright 2.5" LCD screen helps you compose shots, check results and read menus even in bright sunlight. 56MB of internal memory lets you capture the moment without a flash memory card. And a built-in slot for optional Memory Stick Duo™ media makes it easy to save and exchange photos. The Cyber-shot® DSC-W55 is available in four stylish colors including blue, pink, black and silver.

Video Demonstrations:
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• Cyber-Shot W35 / W55 Microsite

Features:

• 7.2 MP Super HAD™ CCD
  More megapixels give you more detail and definition when you make big prints or crop in tight on your subject. The advanced Super HAD™ (Hole Accumulated Diode) CCD design allows more light to pass to each pixel, increasing sensitivity and reducing noise
• Carl Zeiss® 3X Optical Zoom Lens Design
  A top-quality Carl Zeiss® 3X optical zoom lens design helps the DSC-W55 bring distant subjects closer and lets you frame shots quickly for better composition—a real advantage for family sports, outdoor fun and travel photos
• Large 2.5" LCD Screen
  The DSC-W55 provides a large, bright LCD screen for composing shots, checking results, sharing your photos on location and reading camera setup menus even in full sunlight
• High Sensitivity Mode
  With high sensitivity of ISO 1000, the DSC-W55 gives you better shots in low light so you can shoot without flash to preserve the mood—great for birthday parties, indoor gatherings and candid portraits
• Clear RAW™ Noise Reduction
  Clear RAW™ NR (Noise Reduction) image processing technology helps suppress color noise that can accompany high-sensitivity shooting
• 56MB Internal Memory
  The DSC-W55 allows you to capture a large number of images without a flash memory card, making it great for traveling and candid snapshots
• Memory Stick Duo™ Media Convenience
  This digital camera also has a built-in slot for optional Memory Stick Duo™ or Memory Stick PRO Duo™ media—the compact, high-capacity storage media that make it easily to upload photos to your computer or make lab-quality prints at home on your Picture Station™ digital printer (sold separately)
• Function Guide Text/Icon Display
  An on-screen Function Guide text/icon display makes it easy to learn the camera functions that give you greater creative freedom to adjust photo settings
• Versatile Color Modes
  The DSC-W55 gives you greater creative freedom to adjust color mode for the creative results you want. Color settings include natural, rich setting, monochrome and sepia
• Convenient Photo Modes
  To adjust quickly for specific shooting situations, the DSC-W55 lets you choose from several convenient photo modes: Auto, P-Auto, and Scene Selections for twilight, twilight portrait, landscape, high sensitivity, soft snap, and snow and beach environments
• 14X Smart Zoom® Feature
  Smart Zoom® intelligently "crops into" the central portion of interest in your photo, avoiding the image degradation of other digital zooms
• MPEG Movie VX Fine Mode
  The DSC-W55 lets you capture VGA (640 x 480) audio/video clips at high frame rate (up to 30 frames per second), with length limited only by the capacity of your media
• Stamina® Battery Power
  Capture up to 380 shots with a fully charged NP-BG1 lithium ion battery—enough shooting capacity to cover a long weekend or a whole vacation
• Burst Mode
  Fire off four shots automatically at 7.2 MP mode or up to 64 shots at VGA standard mode
• Picture Motion Browser Software
  Supplied software makes it easier to upload, organize and search photos on your PC, and provides a convenient map view function to sort photos by location and display their origin on a world map by using an optional GPS unit

Specifications:

Hardware

• LCD: 2.5" (115K Pixels TFT LCD Screen)
  
• Viewfinder: Optical
  
• Lens Construction: 6 Elements in 5 Groups, 3 Aspheric Elements
  
• Microphone/Speaker: Yes/ Yes
  
• Lens Type: Carl Zeiss® Vario-Tessar®
  
• Docking Station: N/A
  

General

• Recording Media: 56MB internal Flash Memory, optional Memory Stick® DUO Media
  
• Imaging Device: 1/2.5" Super HAD™
  
• Megapixel: 7.2 MP
  

Optics/Lens

• Total Zoom: 6X
  
• Optical Zoom: 3X
  
• Digital Zoom: 0-2.0X (Precision)
  
• Smart Zoom® Technology: Up to 3.6X (5MP), 4.5X (3MP), 5.6X (16:9 2MP) 14X (VGA Resolution)
  
• Exposure Compensation: ±2.0 EV, 1/3 EV Step Increments
  
• Minimum Focus Distance: 19.7" (50cm) Normal, 0.74" (2cm) Macro
  
• Focal Length: 6.3 -18.9mm
  
• 35mm Equivalent: 38 - 114 mm
  
• Focus: 5 Area Multi-Point AF, Center AF
  
• ISO: Auto, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1000
  
• Shutter Speed: 1/8-1/2000 sec. (Auto), 1-1/2000 sec. (Program Auto)
  
• Aperture Range: f2.8-7.1(W), f5.2-13 (T)
  
• Filter Diameter: 30mm (with VAD-WB Adapter Ring)
  
• Macro Mode: Yes
  
• Minimum Focus Distance: 19.7" (50 cm), Macro 0.74" (2 cm)
  

Convenience

• Burst Mode: 4 Shot at 1.1 fps (7.2MP JPEG fine), 64 Shot VGA at 1.3 fps (JPEG std.)
  
• Date/Time Stamp: No/ No
  
• Erase/Protect: Yes/Yes
  
• Media/Battery Indicator: Yes/Yes
  
• Memory Stick PRO™
  
• Media Compatibility: Tested to support up to 8GB Memory Stick DUO
  
• PROTM media capacity; does not support Access Control security function.
  
• Color Mode(s): Black & White, Natural, Rich, Sepia
  
• Red-Eye Reduction: Yes (On/Off all modes)
  
• Self Timer: Yes (10 seconds, 2 seconds, Off)
  
• Still Image Mode(s): Burst, JPEG (Fine/Standard), Multi-Burst
  
• White Balance: Automatic, Cloudy, Daylight, Fluorescent, Incandescent, Flash
  

Convenience Features

• Movie Mode(s): MPEG VX Fine with Audio (640x480 at 30fps) (MPEG VX Fine requires Memory Stick DUO PRO™ media), MPEG VX Standard with Audio (640x480 at 16fps), Video Mail with Audio (160x112 at 8fps).
  
• Power Save Mode: Yes (after approx. 3 min. of inactivity)
  
• Scene Mode(s): Beach, High Sensitivity, Landscape, Snow, Soft Snap, Twilight, Twilight Portrait Real Imaging Processor™
  
• Technology: Yes
  
• AF Illuminator Light: Yes
  
• PictBridge Compatible: Yes
  
• Multi-Pattern Measuring: Yes
  
• SteadyShot® Image Stabilization: N/A
  

Inputs and Outputs

• Accessory Terminal: N/A
  
• Audio/Video Output(s): Yes via Mutli-Use Connector
  
• USB Port(s): Yes (Supports USB 2.05)
  

Operating Conditions

• Flash Effective Range: ISO Auto: 6” to 12' 8" (0.2-3.9m)(W), ISO 1000: 6" to 23’ (0.2-7.0m)(W)
  
• Flash Mode(s): Auto, Forced On, Forced Off, Slow Synch
  

Power

• Battery Capacity: 3.6V, 960 mAh
  
• Battery Type: Lithium-Ion NP-BG1
  

Software

• Operating System Compatibility: Microsoft® 2000 Professional, Me, XP Home and Professional; Macintosh® OS 9.1/9.2/OS X (10.0-10.4)
  
• Supplied Software: Windows: Picture Motion Browser Vers 2.0 + USB Driver
  

Supplied Accessories

• NP-BG1 rechargeable battery
  
• BC-CSG battery charger
  
• A/V and USB multi-connector cables
  
• Wrist strap
  
• Software CD-ROM
  
• Note: No Memory Stick® DUO media or adaptors are included.
  

Approximate Dimensions:

• Width: 3-1/2"
• Height: 2-1/4"
• Depth: 7/8"

Approximate Weight:

• Unit: 4.2 oz
• Shipping: 5 lbs

Warranty Information:

• Manufacturer Warranty (authorized online retailer): 1 Year Parts & Labor