Sony CyberShot DSC-W170 review

Needs strap

Our Score 3.5

Last reviewed: 2008-08-27August 27th 2008

MPN	DSCW170RCEH
Colour	Various
Dimensions	93.7 x 58 x 24
Features	2.7" Clear Photo LCD™ / Carl Zeiss wide 5x (28mm) Optical Zoom lens / Smile Shutter™ technology / Face Detection / Intelligent Scene Recognition / Super SteadyShot® / HD output and HD slideshow
Weight (g)	173
Battery Type	Lithium-Ion
Camera Type	Compact
Connectivity	USB 2.0
Continuous Shooting Speed	1.6
Display Size	2.7
Display Technology	LCD
Exposure Modes	Beach, Fireworks, High ISO, Landscape, Snow, Underwater
Flash	Yes
Flash Modes	Auto, Forced, Off, Slow-Synchro
Focusing Modes	Auto
ISO Settings	100, 1600, 200, 3200, 400, 800, ISO Auto
Image Formats	JPEG
Image Sensor Dimensions	6.16 x 4.62
Image Sensor Resolution	10.3
Image Sensor Type	1/2.3inch CCD
Lens	Carl Zeiss® Vario-Tessar®
Lens Type	Zoom Lens
Longest Shutter Speed	1
Max Aperture	3.3
Max. Captured Image Resolution	3648 x 2736
Memory Types	Internal, Memory Stick Duo, Memory Stick PRO Duo
Metering Modes	Centre weighted, Multi-Pattern, Spot
Min Aperture	5.2
Min Shutter Speed	1600
Optical Zoom	5
Optical viewfinder	Yes
White Balance	Auto, Cloudy, Daylight
White Balance Presets	Fluorescent Light (Cool White), Fluorescent Light (Daylight), Fluorescent Light (Warm White), Incandescent
LCD Display?	Yes
Max resolution (horizontal pixels)	3648
Max resolution (vertical pixels)	2736