Sony DSC-W650 Specification Guide

Specifications

Camera

Camera Type

Compact zoom

digital camera

Imaging Sensor

1/2.3" Super HAD

CCD Sensor

Processor

BIONZ

Pixel Gross

16.4MP

Picture Effect adds a new level of expression to photos, making ordinary landscapes and portraits

come to life by heightening mood and emphasizing certain attributes. Select models have up to

nine effects.

Intelligent Auto Mode

Unlike traditional auto mode, Intelligent Auto (iAuto) mode thinks for you, recognizing scenes,

lighting conditions, faces, and adjusts settings resulting in clear images, faces with natural skin

tone and less blur. Take advantage of all the technology without leaving Auto mode. Kids on

the playground, landscape shots, a beautiful flower or an indoor birthday party; result in clear

images without leaving auto mode.

Face Detection technology

Face Detection technology detects up to eight individual faces and adjusts focus, exposure, and

white balance to help deliver crisp, properly lit images of family and friends.

Smile Shutter™ technology

Smile Shutter™ technology captures a smile the moment it happens. Simply press the Smile

Shutter™ button and the camera does the rest. You can also select adult and child priority and

indicate the degree of Smile Detection sensitivity. Intelligent Scene Recognition can now be

used together with Smile Shutter™ mode when the Intelligent Auto mode is on. This means that

beautiful smiles can be captured with settings optimized for the particular scene, even in difficult

conditions such as twilight and backlighting.

Anti-blink Function

It’s frustrating to capture the perfect shot, only to review it later and discover subjects blinked

during the photo. The Anti-blink function works to help counter blinking and squinting. When the

camera is set to Soft Snap, the Anti-blink function captures two images, recording only the photo

with less squinting. If a blink is detected in other shooting modes, a warning will be displayed after

you take the shot.

Soft Skin mode

Portrait subjects will love the results. Soft Skin mode recognizes skin tones and reduces the

appearance of blemishes and wrinkles without affecting the rest of the shot.

Intelligent Scene Recognition (iSCN) Mode

Intelligent Scene Recognition (iSCN) Mode automatically detects seven different types of scenes

and, within just 1/30th of a second, selects the appropriate camera settings: Backlight, Backlight

Portrait, Twilight, Twilight Portrait, Twilight using a tripod, Portrait, Landscape and macro. iSCN

has two modes: Auto and Advanced. In Auto Mode, the camera takes a single shot using the

optimal settings. In Advanced Mode, the camera takes a photo with the optimal settings and,

if in difficult lighting (low light or back light) immediately takes a second photo with another

optimized setting so you can choose which to keep.

Natural Flash

Conventional point-and-shoot camera flash shots just don't capture colors the way the eye sees

them. Natural Flash mode takes a reference shot without flash and then uses that reference to

correct the color, for far more lifelike images

Dynamic Range Optimizer

Standard and Plus
Dynamic Range Optimizer (DRO) Standard and Plus uses a sophisticated algorithm to help

recover shadows and highlights. The result is more natural images with clearer details that more

closely match what your naked eye sees. DRO is particularly effective when shooting backlit

portraits or any scene with a dramatic contrast between background and foreground lighting.

DRO Plus allows for even greater optimization by analyzing each region of an image and

performing additional image processing.