Sony Cyber-shot DSC-P12 - review

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-P12 - review

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-P12 is a compact, lightweight travel camera. Sony Cyber-Shot DSC-P12 digital camera. Compact and lightweight camera. Great for traveling.

Technical specifications:

The total number of pixels is 5 million.
Automatic white balance, built-in flash, delay timer
The lens is non-replaceable with 3x magnification and a focal length of 35 mm.
Optical viewfinder and LCD screen 1.5"
There is no manual shutter speed adjustment, automatic from 2 to 1/2000 s
There is a macro function with a minimum distance of 10 cm.
Memory Card Type: Memory Stick
Battery format: Its own (NP-FC11)
Memory capacity supplied/maximum: 32 MB / 1024 MB
Interfaces: USB 1.1, AV-out

The maximum resolution of images is 2592x1944, videos - 640x480. A 32 MB card can hold 12 images and 1 minute 27 seconds of video. The maximum memory card size supported by the camera is 1 GB. You can save 380 pictures or record 44 minutes of video on a gigabyte card. Pictures of good quality with a low noise level, if you shoot during the day, noise appears on night shots in dark places. But the quality of video and sound leaves much to be desired.

The camera is quite durable, it fell many times, but it withstood everything, only the lid covering the charging connector cracked. You can display the picture from the LCD screen on the TV via an AV cable. It is possible to turn off the sounds and the screen and shoot unnoticed. There is a threaded mount for the tripod.

Of the minuses: its own format of batteries and not the most common type of memory card.

Equipment:

Camera, Memory Stick 32MB, 2 NP-FC11 Li-ion batteries, Charger with Mains Cable, AV Cable, USB Cable, Wrist Strap, Case, Software on CD
Size 108x52x36 mm
Weight with battery 160 gr.