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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W310 -- A Cracking Digital Camera

Sony is a Japanese multinational conglomerate corporation with its headquarters in Tokyo, Japan. Sony Corporation is one of the largest media conglomerate in the world. They manufacture products such as electronics, communications, video and video game consoles. Sony introduced its new cyber shot digital camera called Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W310. This camera is very stylish and comes in a sleek design.

It has a 12.1 Megapixels of effective image resolution with a Sony super HAD 1/2.3 inches (6.16 x 4.62 mm) CCD type of sensor. It includes a bright 2.7 inches LCD display having 230,000 pixels of resolution. The focal length of the branded lens used in this camera is 28 to 112 mm. The optical zoom of the lens is 4x. The digital zoom will be 8x. The dimension of this camera is 95 x 55 x 19 mm (3.7 x 2.2 x 0.7 inches). The shutter speed varies from one second to 1/2000 of a second which is possible under the automatic control. The ISO sensitivity ranges from ISO 100 to ISO 3200. The ISO range of 100 to 800 is possible under automatic control.

Cyber-shot DSC-W310 is a point and shoot camera. The minimum focus range is 50 cm and the macro focus range is 5 cm. The self timer options are 2 seconds and 10 seconds. It features intelligent mode in it. It contains a nine point auto focus system. It bears a face detection system which detects up to eight faces at a single scene. The smile shutter function triggers the shutter when the subject starts smiling. The optical steady shot image stabilization reduces the blur in the photos. The iAuto is used to change the camera settings in different conditions. It records movies at 640 x 480 pixels at 30 frames per second with perfect sound.

Cyber-shot DSC-W310 provides three methods for deciding the exposure system namely multi-pattern, center-weighted and spot metering. This camera contains eight white balance settings which include auto and seven presets. There are eight scene selection modes available in this camera. They are high sensitivity, beach, snow, twilight, twilight portrait, landscape, soft snap and gourmet. DSC-W310 has the ability to capture 4:3 aspect ratio images at 4000 x 3000 pixels and 16:9 ratio images at 4000 x 2248 pixels. The intelligent scene mode automatically selects the appropriate scene according to the situations. It includes a built-in flash as well. Red eye reduction feature is also available in this camera.

The internal memory capacity of DSC-W310 is 6 MB. This camera uses SD/SDHC memory cards for storage purpose. It uses lithium-ion NP-BN1 rechargeable battery for power. It provides 220 shots for a single full time charge. The camera weighs 137 grams (4.83 ounces) including battery and 121 grams (4.26 ounces) without battery. The interfaces available with this camera are USB cable, audio video interface and pictbridge. Cyber-shot DSC-W310 is available in black, silver and pink colors. Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W310 is priced around the rate of 150 US Dollars. This camera has a very good build quality. It offers an outstanding photography experience.

dBal
Tue, 23 Mar 2010 04:17:27 +0000

I was quite surprised to read that the DSC-W310 support SDHC Card. It actually supports both Memory Stick and SD Cards. From SonyStyle's web site:

For convenient storage and sharing of your images, the DSC-W310 accepts Memory Stick Duo�/Memory Stick PRO Duo�/Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo� media (sold separately) and SD/SDHC media (sold separately).

Chieh Cheng
Mon, 29 Mar 2010 07:17:00 +0000

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