Sony Cybershot DSC S950 Features

The Sony Cybershot DSC S950 is a 10 megapixel digital camera with a 4x optical zoom lens. Zoom can be increased to a maximum 22x when using low resolutions for taking pictures. 2x digital zoom is also available. The focal length of the lens is equivalent to 33 - 132mm in 35mm format.

• Image stabilisation
• Self timer 2 or 10 seconds
• Sensor size: 1/2.3 inches
• Macro Mode: 5cm
• Face Detection
• Special resolution for widescreen television playback
• Special resolution for 6 x 4 inch prints
• Colour options - Sepia, Black & White

The LCD monitor is 2.7 inches in size. The screen is made up of around 230,400 dots. I found the screen quite dark and difficult to see.

Flash Modes: Auto, Forced Flash, Slow Syncro, No Flash

Flash Range: 3.5m (wide), 1.5m (tele)

Red eye reduction can be turned on.

There are a number of preset scene modes. These are: Twilight, Twilight Portrait, Soft Snap, Landscape, Beach, Snow, Backlight, Backlight Portrait, Portrait.

You can shoot movies with a resolution of 320 x 240 pixels. The top recording speed is 30 frames per second. Sound can be recorded and zoom can be applied before shooting.

Among the more advanced features are:

• Shutter Speed: 1/8 - 1/2000 seconds - set automatically
• Maximum Aperture: f/2.5 - 5.6
• Exposure Compensation: +/- 2.0 EV, 1/ 3 EV step
• White Balance: Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Fluorescent1, Fluorescent2, Fluorescent3, Incandescent, Flash
• Light Metering: Multi Pattern, Centre weighted, Spot
• Sensitivity: Auto, ISO 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200
• Burst Mode: Up to 100 shots at 1 second intervals

All the necessary cables and software are supplied to attach the Sony Cybershot DSC S950 to a computer, television set and compatible printer.

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Sony DSC S950