Full Specifications & Features
Lens
- Optical Zoom
- 5x
- Clear Image Zoom
- 18M Approx.10x / 10M Approx.13x / 5M Approx.18x / VGA Approx.76x / 13M(16:9) Approx.10x / 2M(16:9) Approx.25x
- Digital Zoom
- 18M Approx.20x / 10M Approx.26x / 5M Approx.37x / VGA Approx.76x / 13M(16:9) Approx.20x / 2M(16:9) Approx.51x
- F
- F3.5 (W) - 4.8 (T)
- Focal Length (f= mm)
- f=4.7-23.5mm
- Focal Length (f=35mm conversion)
- f=26-130mm
- Macro (cm)
- iAuto: AF (W: Approx.3cm (0.10 ft.) to Infinity, T: Approx. 60cm (1.97 ft.) to Infinity) / Program Auto: AF (W: Approx.8cm (0.26 ft.) to Infinity, T: Approx. 60cm (1.97 ft.) to Infinity) / Magnifying Glass Plus: AF (Approx.1cm (0.03 ft.) to 20cm (0.66 ft.))
- Filter Diameter (mm)
- NO
- Conversion Lens compatibility
- NO
- Carl Zeiss® lens
- YES
- Sony G
- NO
Image Sensory
- Sensor Type
- Exmor R™ CMOS Sensor
- Size (Inches)
- 1/2.3 type(7.76mm)
Camera
- Effective Pixels (Mega Pixels)
- Approx. 18.2 Megapixels
- Bionz Processor
- YES
- Face Detection
- YES
- Smile Shutter
- YES
- Soft Skin Mode
- YES
- Background Defocus
- NO
- GPS
- NO
- Waterproof
- YES
- Backlight correction HDR
- YES
- Picture Effect
- HDR Painting, Richtone Monochrome, Miniature, Toy camera, Pop Color, Partial Color, Soft High-key, Watercolor, Illustration
- Sweep Panorama
- NO
- Intelligent Sweep Panorama
- YES
- Underwater Sweep Panorama
- YES
- 3D Sweep Panorama
- NO
- Clear RAW NR
- NO
- Auto Focus Area (Multi Point)
- YES
- Auto Focus Area (Centre weighted)
- YES
- Auto Focus Area (Spot)
- YES
- Auto Focus Area (Flexible Spot)
- YES
- Manual Focus
- YES
- Aperture Auto Mode
- iAuto (F3.5-F5.6 (W)) / Program Auto (F3.5-F5.6 (W))
- Aperture Priority Mode
- F2.8-F8.0(W)
- Aperture Manual Mode
- F2.8-F8.0 (W)
- Shutter Speed Auto Mode (sec)
- iAuto(4" - 1/1600) / Program Auto(1" - 1/1600)
- NR Slow Shutter
- NO
- Hand Shake Alert
- NO
- Exposure Control
- ± 2.0EV, 1/3EV step
- White Balance
- Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Fluorescent1, Fluorescent2, Fluorescent3, Incandescent, Flash, One Push, One Push Set
- Automatic White Balance
- YES
- Light Metering (Multi Pattern)
- YES
- Light Metering (Centre weighted)
- YES
- Light Metering (Spot)
- YES
- Sharpness Setting
- NO
- Saturation Setting
- NO
- Contrast Setting
- NO
- ISO Sensitivity (REI)
- ISO80-3200 (iAuto), ISO80-12800 (Superior Auto), ISO80-1600 (Program Auto)
- Scene Selection
- Soft Snap / Soft Skin / Anti Motion Blur / Backlight Correction HDR / Night Portrait / Night Scene / High Sensitivity / Handheld Twilight / Beach / Snow / Fireworks / Gourmet / Pet Mode / Landscape
SteadyShot
- SteadyShot capability
- YES
- Optical SteadyShot capability
- YES
Auto Focus System
- AF Illuminator
- Auto / Off
Built-In-Flash
- Flash Mode
- Auto / Flash On / Slow Synchro / Flash Off / Advanced Flash
- Red-Eye Correction
- Auto / On / Off
- Auto Daylight Synchronized Flash
- NO
- Distance limitations using Flash (m)
- ISO Auto: Approx. 0.08m - 3.3m (3 1/4 inches to 10 ft. 10 inches) (W) / Approx. 0.6m - 2.4m (1 ft. 11 5/8 inches to 7 ft. 10 1/2 inches) (T), ISO3200: up to Approx. 4.7m (15 ft. 5 1/8 inches) (W) / Approx. 3.4m (11 ft. 1 7/8 inches) (T)
LCD/ Viewfinder
- LCD Screen Size (inches)
- 8.3cm (3.3type)
- LCD Total Dots Number
- 1.229.760
- LCD Monitor Type
- OLED Xtra Fine
- Auto Bright Monitoring
- NO
- Optical Viewfinder
- NO
- Electrical Viewfinder
- NO
Recording
- Recording Media
- Memory Stick Micro / Memory Stick Micro (mark 2)
- Recording Media II
- microSD Memory Card / microSDHC Memory Card
- Recording Format
- JPEG
- DCF (Design rule for Camera File System)
- YES
- DPOF (Digital Print Order Format)
- YES
- Burst Mode (shots)
- Approx. 10 fps
- Burst Interval (approximately sec)
- Approx.0.1 sec.(10 shots)
- Still Image size (18 M 4896×3672)
- YES
- Still Image size (16M 4608 x 3456)
- NO
- Still Image size (14M 4320 x 3240)
- NO
- Still Image size (13M 4224 x 3168)
- NO
- Still Image size (12M 4000 x 3000)
- NO
- Still Image size (10M 3648 x 2736)
- YES
- Still Image size (9.0M, 3456 x 2592)
- NO
- Still Image size (8.0M, 3264 x 2448)
- NO
- Still Image size (7.2M 3072 x 2304)
- NO
- Still Image size (5.0M, 2592 x 1944)
- YES
- Still Image size (3.1M, 2048 x 1536)
- NO
- Still Image size (VGA, 640 x 480)
- YES
- Still Image size (16:9 mode, 1920 x 1080)q
- YES
- Still Image size (16:9 mode, 4896X2752)
- YES
- Still Image size (16:9 mode, 4,608 x 2,592)
- NO
- Still Image size (16:9 mode, 4,320 x 2,432)
- NO
- Still Image size (16:9 mode, 4000 x 2248)
- NO
- Still Image size (3:2 mode, 4000 x 2672)
- NO
- Still Image size (3:2 mode 3648 x 2432)
- NO
- Still Image size (3:2 mode 3456 x 2304)
- NO
- 2D Panorama
- 360° (11,520 x 1,080) / HR(10,480x4,096) / Wide(7,152 x 1,080/4,912 x 1,920) / Standard(4,912 x 1,080/3,424 x 1,920)
- 3D Panorama
- NO
- Moving Image Size (1920x1080 50p Approx.28Mbps)
- NO
- Moving Image Size (1920x1080 50i Approx.24Mbps)
- YES
- Moving Image Size (1920x1080 50i Approx.17Mbps)
- YES
- Moving Image Size (1440x1080 25fps Fine Approx.12Mbps)
- YES
- Moving Image Size (1280x720 50i Fine Approx.9Mbps)
- NO
- Moving Image Size (1280x720 30fps Standard Approx.6Mbps)
- NO
- Moving Image Size (1280x720 25fps Fine Approx.6Mbps)
- NO
- Moving Image Size (640x480 30fps Approx.3Mbps)
- NO
- Moving Image Size (640x480 25fps Approx.3Mbps)
- YES
- Moving Image Size (320x240 30fps)
- NO
Playback/ Edit
- HD (High Definition) Playback
- YES (HDMI® out)
- Slideshow (Playback/Music/Movie)
- YES
- Trimming
- YES
- Playback Zoom
- YES (8x)
- Cue & Review (MPEG)
- YES
- Index Playback
- 12 / 28 images
- Image Rotation
- YES
- Auto Image Rotation
- YES
- Auto grouping and & Best Picture Recognition
- YES
General
- Battery Remaining Indicator
- NO
- Histogram Indicator
- NO
- PTP (Picture Transfer Protocol)
- NO
- Print Image Matching
- YES
- PictBridge
- NO
- Shop Front Mode
- YES
- Start up time (approximately sec)
- Approx. 1.1 sec.
- Menu Language
- English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Polish, Czech, Hungarian , Turkish, Greek, Bulgarian, Croatian, Romanian
Jacks
- Multi use Terminal with HD
- Multi Terminal, Hi-Speed USB(USB2.0), Micro HDMI
- Multi use Terminal
- YES
- AV Out
- NO
- USB 2.0 Hi-Speed
- YES
Power/ Others
- Battery System
- Lithium N
- Supplied Battery
- NP-BN
- Stamina (battery life) with the supplied battery(s) in normal shooting condition
- Approx. 250 / Approx. 125min
- Battery for Clock
- NO
- Weight (g)
- Approx. 125g (4.4oz.)
- Weight with Accessories (g)
- Approx. 140g (4.9oz.)
- Supplied Software
- PlayMemories Home
- Supplied Accessories
- Rechargeable Battery Pack (NP-BN), AC AdaptorAC-UB10/UB10B/UB10C/UB10D, Wrist Strap, Micro USB Cable, Instruction Manual
Dimensions
- Width (mm)
- 96.4
- Height (mm)
- 59.3
- Depth (mm)
- 15.4
Disclaimers
- *
- Requires adaptor (not supplied)
Colour Options
What's In The Box
- AC adaptor
- Micro USB cable
- Wrist Strap
- Instruction Manual

Features
Crisp, clear pictures any time, any place
Ski, swim or party with the camera that’s waterproof to depths of 10 metres and resists dust, freezing, knocks and bumps
Capture 18.2 megapixel detail, even in low lightr
Shoot detail-packed stills and movies, even indoors or in dim light, with the 18.2 effective megapixels Exmor R™ CMOS sensor
Ready to shoot, near or far
The high-quality Carl Zeiss lens with 5x optical zoom handles every scene, from wide-angle landscapes to portraits and close-ups
Get a wider view
Make sure nothing’s left out of the picture – the wide-angle lens packs more into holiday scenes, interiors and group shot
See the world in miniature
Zoom in for a fascinating view of tiny objects with Magnifying Glass Plus mode and the camera’s LED light to brighten up close-ups
Add artistic picture effects
Add up to 9 different creative effects to stills, movies and panoramas without having to download and use image-editing software
Don’t leave it to guesswork
Intelligent Auto recognises a wide range of scenes and adjusts settings automatically so you can get detailed results every time
Capture action with no blur
Superior Auto recognises when subjects are moving in your picture and automatically adjusts settings for crisp, blur-free results
Shoot smooth, steady Full HD movies
Film smooth, steady video clips in Full HD, even when you’re walking or zooming, with Optical SteadyShot Active Mode
Get clear close-ups
Powerful 10x Clear Image Zoom fills the frame, even with distant subjects so your shots always stay clear and detail-packed
Shoot high quality pictures quickly
The BIONZ processor is key to high-speed continuous shooting at 10 frames per second and finely detailed image quality
Don’t worry about unsteady hands
Enjoy crisper, blur-free still photos with Optical SteadyShot that cuts handheld wobbles when you don’t have a tripod
See detail in the dark
Use Extra High Sensitivity mode to capture crisp detail in the dimmest conditions like dusk or candlelight
See photos clearly on-screen
Enjoy a big, bright view of photos and movies on the high resolution 8.3cm (3.3") OLED touchscreen
All the colour you’ve dreamed of
Triluminos Colour gives a rich, vivid palette of natural colours when viewing photos on a compatible TV from Sony
Flatter your portrait subject
Let the camera automatically remove skin blemishes, brighten teeth, widen eyes and cut forehead shine when you capture portraits
Capture full panoramas with movement and faces
Just press the shutter button and sweep the camera for extra-wide panoramas of landscapes, city scenes and packed parties
Boost your flash photography
Advanced Flash brightens up dim scenes, lighting up subjects who are further away from the camera