Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX1

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX1
Ultra compact Ultra compact
August, 2009

Summary Sony DSC-WX1

Prices Price
Camera only $285
all DSC-WX1 prices
Score Snapsort rank
Within its price range #n/a of 22 Among similar cameras #n/a of 31
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Specifications Key specs
Zoom Help 5x Screen size Help 2.7"
Aperture Help f/2.4 Screen resolution Help 230k dots
Wide angle Help 24 mm Movie format Help 720p @ 30fps
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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX1Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX1

Replacement

Sony has replaced the Cyber-shot DSC-WX1 with the WX7.

Sony Cybershot DSC-WX7
Sony Cybershot DSC-WX7 announced February, 2011
Screen resolution Much higher resolution screen
Movie format Higher resolution movies
True resolution Much higher true resolution

Compare the new Sony WX7 vs the DSC-WX1

Pros

The Sony DSC-WX1 vs other recent compacts

Aperture Very wide aperture Help
f/2.4
Wide angle Great wide angle lens Help
24 mm
Image stabilization Image stabilization Help
Lens
Thickness Thin Help
0.8"
Size Quite small Help
Ultra compact 91x52x20 mm
Continuous shooting Rapid fire Help
10 fps
Sensor type CMOS Sensor Help
Better in low light
Shutter lag Short shutter lag Help
180 ms shutter lag

Cons

The Sony DSC-WX1 vs other recent compacts

Movie format HD movies Help
720p @ 30fps
Sensor size Very small sensor Help
1/2.7" 5.6x4.2mm
HDR Lacks in-camera HDR Help
You could do HDR manually
Announced Old Help
August, 2009
Light sensitivity (boost) Lacks boost light sensitivity Help
None
Fastest shutter speed Slow shutter speed Help
1/1600 of a second
Zoom Below average zoom Help
5x
Screen size Small screen Help
2.7"
True resolution Lower true resolution Help
8.1 MP
Panorama Lacks in-camera panoramas Help
You could stitch photos in post
Lowest price Expensive Help
$284.99
Longest exposure Short exposures Help
2 seconds

The Sony DSC-WX1 vs other recent ultra compacts

Touch screen No touch screen Help
More buttons
3D Doesn't take 3D photos Help
No 3d support
Weight Heavy Help
149 g
Screen resolution Low resolution screen Help
230k dots
Light sensitivity Poor maximum light sensitivity Help
3,200 ISO

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Linda Wright (5:20 PM, August 03, 2010)
I have this camera (actually W290) and love it. We took our first real estate listing video on it last week and it worked well. $199.00 is a great price. I like this site and will return often