Superb images made simple
Light, compact and comfortable to carry, the Cyber-shot™ W520 digital camera is your perfect companion for holidays, family get-togethers and more. Superb image quality is teamed with simple, uncluttered operation - even if you're a first-time digital camera user.
Experience the whole picture
Now it's easy to grab breathtaking wide-screen views of that landscape or city scene. Sweep Panorama mode shoots a high-speed burst of frames as you sweep the camera from side to side (or up and down!). Images are stitched together automatically by the camera to create one amazing panoramic image.
Beautiful portraits made simple
Beautiful portraits made simple
Capture beautiful, smiling portraits of friends and family without fuss. Enhanced Face Detection automatically adjusts camera settings for clear, crisp results with natural skin tones. Smile Shutter fires the shutter automatically when your subject smiles to capture those happy moments.
Better looking pictures made easy
Not sure how to pick the perfect camera settings to suit a particular scene? Don’t worry, help is at hand. Intelligent Auto (iAUTO) mode automatically adjusts exposure and other camera settings for optimum results in a wide range of shooting situations.
Pack more into every scene
Dramatic landscapes, architectural shots, interiors and even family scenes can produce disappointing results when a scene gets cut off at the edges. A wide angle lens lets you pack more into the picture without having to stand further back from the subject.
Upload the moment
Upload those memories to your favourite sharing sites on the web with a few mouse clicks. PMB Portable software inside the camera lets you select and transfer photos and video clips to any web-connected PC: it’s great if you’re travelling and have a few minutes to drop into the nearest web café.
Technical specifications DSC-W520
Lens
| Optical Zoom | 5x |
| Precision Digital Zoom | Approx.10x (Total) |
| Smart Zoom | up to 33x (with VGA) |
| F | 3.3-5.8 |
| Focal Length (f= mm) | 4.5-22.5 |
| Focal Length (f=35mm conversion) | 25-125 |
| Macro (cm) | iAuto(W:Approx.5cm(0.16") to Infinity, T:Approx.50cm(1.64") to Infinity) |
| Filter Diameter (mm) | NO |
| Conversion Lens compatibility | NO |
| Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar Lens | NO |
| Sony G | NO |
Image Sensory
| CCD Type | Super HAD CCD |
| Size (Inches) | 1/2.3 type(7.76mm) |
Camera
| Effective Pixels (Mega Pixels) | Approx. 14.1 Megapixels |
| Bionz Processor | NO |
| Face Detection | YES |
| Smile Shutter | YES |
| Sweep Panorama | YES |
| Intelligent Sweep Panorama | NO |
| Underwater Sweep Panorama | NO |
| 3D Sweep Panorama | NO |
| Clear RAW NR | NO |
| Auto Focus Area (Multi Point) | 9 points(Under Face Undetected) |
| Auto Focus Area (Centre weighted) | YES |
| Auto Focus Area (Spot) | NO |
| Auto Focus Area (Flexible Spot) | NO |
| Manual Focus | NO |
| Aperture Auto Mode | YES |
| Aperture Priority Mode | NO |
| Aperture Manual Mode | NO |
| Shutter Speed Auto Mode (sec) | iAuto(1/4 - 1/2,000) / Program Auto(2" - 1/2,000) |
| NR Slow Shutter | NO |
| Hand Shake Alert | YES |
| Exposure Control | ± 2.0EV, 1/3EV step |
| White Balance | Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Fluorescent1, Fluorescent2, Fluorescent3, Incandescent, Flash |
| 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) | Auto / 100 / 200 / 400 / 800 / 1600 / 3200 |
| Scene Selection | Twilight / Twilight Portrait / Backlight / Backlight Portrait / Landscape / Macro / Portrait |
SteadyShot
| SteadyShot capability | YES |
| Optical SteadyShot capability | NO |
Auto Focus System
