Sony DSC-W170 Specification Guide

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Last Updated: 03/05/2009

DSC-W170

Cyber-shot® Digital Still Camera

 

 

 

1. Viewable area; measured diagonally. 
2. Available storage capacity may vary and a portion of the memory is used for data management 

functions. 

3. HD viewing requires a Sony HD connector cable or HD Cyber-shot Station® cradle and HDTV. All sold 

separately. 

4. Music tracks can be up to five minutes long. When using Music Transfer to download music, tracks 

longer than five minutes will be reduced to five minutes when uploading to the Cyber-shot. 

5. Smart Zoom® feature will not work at highest resolution setting. 
6. Up to 6 shots while in Smile Shutter mode. 
7. Shooting at high frame rate of up to 30 frames per second requires Memory Stick PRO Duo™  media. 
8. Special TV settings are required. Further details are available in the BRAVIA® instruction manual. 

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All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part without written permission is prohibited. Sony, 
BIONZ, Smile Shutter, BRAVIA TV, Clear RAW, Cyber-shot, Memory Stick Duo, Memory Stick PRO Duo, 
Smart Zoom, Stamina, Super HAD, and Super SteadyShot are trademarks of Sony. All other 
trademarks are trademarks of their respective owners.   

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Specifications

Megapixel: 10.1 MP

 

Imaging Device: 1/2.3" Super HAD™  CCD

 

Recording Media: 15MB internal Flash 

Memory, optional Memory Stick Duo™  
Media, optional Memory Stick PRO Duo™  
Media

 

White Balance: Automatic, Cloudy, Daylight, 

Fluorescent 1, Fluorescent 2, Fluorescent 
3, Incandescent, Flash

 

Self Timer: Yes (10 seconds, 2 seconds, Off)

 

Memory Stick PRO™  Media Compatibility: 

Tested to support up to 16GB Memory 
Stick DUO PRO media capacity ; does 
not support Access Control security 
function.

 

Still Image Mode(s): Normal, Burst, Bracket 

Exposure

 

Red-Eye Reduction: Yes (On/Off all modes)

 

Burst Mode: Max 100 Shots at 1.6fps (All 

resolutions)

 

Erase/Protect: Yes/Yes

 

Date/Time Stamp: No/ No

 

Media/Battery Indicator: Yes/Yes

 

Color Mode(s): Black & White, Natural, 

Sepia, Vivid

 

Real Imaging Processor™  Technology: 

BIONZ

 

AF Illuminator Light: Auto / Off, (W:Approx. 

2.0m , T:Approx. 1.7m)

 

PictBridge Compatible: Yes

 

Multi-Pattern Measuring: Yes

 

Scene Mode(s): Beach, High Sensitivity, 

Landscape, Snow, Soft Snap, Twilight, 
Twilight Portrait, Fireworks, Smile Shutter, 
and Underwater.

 

Movie Mode(s): MPEG VX Fine (640x480 at 

30fps) (MPEG VX Fine requires Memory 
Stick PRO Duo™  media), MPEG VX 
Standard (640x480 at 16fps), Presentation 
(320 x 240 at 8fps)

 

Power Save Mode: Yes (after approx. 3 min. 

of inactivity)

 

In-Camera Editing: Trimming, Red Eye 

Correction, Soft Focus, Partial Color, 
Fisheye Lens, Cross Filter, Retro, Radial 
Blur, Unsharp Masking, and Happy Face.

 

Super SteadyShot® optical image 

stabilization: Yes

 

Accessory Terminal: Multi connector

 

Audio/Video Output(s): Yes via Mutli-Use 

Connector

 

USB Port(s): Yes -supports USB 2.0

 

HD Output: Yes (1080i)

 

LCD: 2.7" Clear Photo LCD (230K Pixels)

 

Viewfinder: Optical

 

Lens Construction: 9 elements in 7 groups

(including 1ED glass element and 
3aspheric elements)

 

Microphone/Speaker: Yes/ Yes

 

Lens Type: Carl Zeiss® Vario-Tessar®

 

Docking Station: Yes, via optional HD cradle 

(CSS-HD2)

 

Flash Effective Range: ISO Auto: (W):Approx. 

0.2 - Approx. 4.2m / (T):Approx. 0.5 - 
Approx. 2.7m 
ISO 3200: (W): uo to Approx. 8.4m / 
(T):Approx. 5.3m

 

Flash Mode(s): Auto, Forced On, Forced 

Off, Slow Synch

 

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Focal Length: 5-25mm

 

35mm Equivalent: 28-140mm

 

Focus: 9-Area Multi-Point AF, Center AF, Spot 

AF, Semi Manual Focus (0.5m / 1.0m / 
3.0m / 7.0m / Unlimited distance)

 

Aperture Range: Auto( F3.3/F8.0(W), 2 

steps) / Program auto( F3.3/F8.0(W), 2 
steps) with ND Filter

 

Shutter Speed: Auto(1/4 - 1/1,600) / Program 

Auto(1" - 1/1,600)

 

Exposure Compensation: Plus / Minus 2.0EV, 

1 / 3EV step

 

ISO: Auto / 80 / 100 / 200 / 400 / 800 / 1600 / 

3200

 

Filter Diameter: N/A

 

Digital Zoom: Smart Zoom / Precision Digital 

Zoom / Off

 

Optical Zoom: 5x

 

Macro Mode: Yes

 

Total Zoom: 10x

 

Minimum Focus Distance: W: Approx. 3 15/16

(10cm) - Infinity / T: Approx. 19 11/16
(50cm) - Infinity

 

Face Detection: Yes

 

Battery Type: Lithium-Ion NP-BG1

 

Battery Capacity: 3.6V, 960 mAh

 

Supplied Software: Windows: Picture Motion 

Browser Vers 3.0.02 + USB Driver

 

Operating System Compatibility: Microsoft® 

2000 Professional, XP Home and 
Professional; Macintosh® OS 9.1/9.2/OS X 
(10.1-10.5)

 

Weight: Approx. 5 oz (142g)

 

Measurements: W x H x D: 3 11/16 x 2 5/16 x 

15/16" (93.7mm x 58.0mm x 24.0mm)

 

Limited Warranty Term: 1 Year Parts & Labor

 

NP-BG1 rechargeable battery

 

BC-CSG battery charger

 

A/V and USB multi-connector cables

 

Wrist strap

 

Software CD-ROM

 

Note: No Memory Stick DUO  Media or 

adaptors are included.

 

Accessory Kit (ACC-CLGB)

 

Rechargeable Lithium-Ion Battery (NP-BG1)

 

Conversion Lens Adaptor Mount (VAD-WB)

 

Wide Angle Conversion Lens (VCL-DH0730)

 

Super Telephoto Conversion Lens (VCL-

DH2630)

 

Telephoto Conversion Lens (VCL-DH1730)

 

Polarizing Kit Filter (VF-30CPKS)

 

External Slave Flash w/Bracket (HVL-FSL1B)

 

Genuine Leather Cases (LCS-

TWA/TWB/TWC/TWD)

 

GPS Unit Kit (GPS-CS1KA)

 

Memory Stick Duo™  PRO (MSX-512S)

 

Memory Stick Duo™  PRO (MSX-1GST)

 

Memory Stick Duo™  PRO (MSX-2GS)

 

Memory Stick Duo™  PRO (MSX-M4GS)

 

Memory Stick Duo™  Adaptor (MSAC-M2)

 

Memory Stick Duo™  USB Adptr (MSAC-US40)

 

Color: Silver

 

UPC Code: 027242724013

 

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