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Sony Cyber-shot® DSC-WX500 18-megapixel digital camera with 30X optical zoom and Wi-Fi® (Black)

Item # 158WX500K

I love a camera that can take high-quality images and still fit in my pocket.

I love a camera that can take high-quality images and still fit in my pocket.

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Item # 158WX500K

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About the Sony Cyber-shot® DSC-WX500

Eric A.

A pocket-sized wonder

I love a camera that can take high-quality images and still fit in my pocket. It makes me feel ready for anything. The Sony DSC-WX500's 18.1-megapixel Exmor R image sensor renders fine detail in each photo, and the camera's 30X optical zoom lens can zero in on the most compelling part of any scene with pinpoint sharpness. Plus, the flip-up "selfie-ready" LCD panel means I can be in the picture even when I'm the photographer.
The pocket-sized Sony DSC-WX500 takes sharp, clear photographs.

The pocket-sized Sony DSC-WX500 takes sharp, clear photographs.

A pocket-sized wonder

I love a camera that can take high-quality images and still fit in my pocket. It makes me feel ready for anything. The Sony DSC-WX500's 18.1-megapixel Exmor R image sensor renders fine detail in each photo, and the camera's 30X optical zoom lens can zero in on the most compelling part of any scene with pinpoint sharpness. Plus, the flip-up "selfie-ready" LCD panel means I can be in the picture even when I'm the photographer.

Share instantly with Wi-Fi

The 'WX500 can team up with your phone or tablet, allowing you to wirelessly transfer photos and video to your mobile device for instant online sharing. If you're an Android™ user, Near Field Communication (NFC) allows you to pair the camera to compatible devices with a quick tap.

No blur allowed

When you try to take photos with a cell phone, the image can be ruined if you move while holding the camera, or if your subject moves when you snap the photo. The DSC-WX500 has the technology to deal with either scenario, giving you blur-free photos. Built-in Optical SteadyShot® image stabilization smooths out any movement on the part of the photographer. Lock-on autofocus and fast shutter speeds make sure a moving subject looks sharp.

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    Specifications:
    • 18.2-megapixel effective recording
    • 30X optical zoom (60X with Clear Image interpolation)
    • records photos and video onto optional SD, SDHC and SDXC memory cards and Memory Stick® PRO Duo™ media
    • 3" "selfie-ready" flip-up LCD screen (921,000 dots)
    • 35mm equivalent lens focal length: 24-720mm
    Special Features:
    • transfer or back up images via Wi-Fi® with Sony's PlayMemories app for Apple® and Android™ devices
    • Zeiss® Vario-Sonnar T* lens
    • advanced "Exmor R" CMOS sensor for sharp photos even in low light
    • Optical SteadyShot image stabilization for blur-free photos and video
    • high-definition movie mode (up to 1080p resolution)
    • intelligent Sweep Panorama mode lets you capture 360-degree panoramic shots
    • burst mode captures 10 frames per second at full resolution (up to 10 shots)
    • face detection controls focus and exposure for accurate portraits
    • anti-blink function captures two images and records the one with the least amount of squinting
    • Superior Auto chooses the appropriate settings based on your subject and shooting environment
    • in-camera special effects include red-eye reduction, Retro, and Monochrome
    Connections and Dimensions:
    • micro HDMI output (cable not included)
    • high-speed USB interface (cable included)
    • 4"W x 2-5/16"H x 1-7/16"D
    • weight (with battery): 8.3 oz.
    • warranty: 1 year parts, 90 days labor
    Supplied Accessories:
    • rechargeable NP-BX1 lithium ion battery
    • AC adapter
    • micro USB cable
    • wrist strap
    • MFR # DSCWX500/B

    What's in the box:

    • Digital camera (black)
    • NP-BX1 Lithium-Ion rechargeable battery (3.6V 1240mAh 4.5Wh)
    • AC-UB10D AC adapter (DC output: 5V 0.5A)
    • 24" USB cable (Type A USB on one end and Micro USB on other end)
    • Wrist strap
    • Instruction Manual (English)
    • Instruction Manual (Spanish)
    • Limited Warranty sheet
    • Wi-Fi Connection/One-touch (NFC) Guide (English)
    • Wi-Fi Connection/One-touch (NFC) Guide (Span/Fren)
    • Online Registration card

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    Features & specs

    General
    LCD Screen Size 3"
    Adjustable-angle LCD Yes
    Wi-Fi Built-in
    Touchscreen No
    Waterproof No
    GPS-enabled No
    Lens 35mm Equivalent 24-720mm
    Optical Zoom 30x
    Digital Zoom 4x
    Filter Diameter N/A
    Manual Focusing No
    Manual Exposure Yes
    Built-in Flash Yes
    HDMI Output Micro
    Memory
    Internal Memory None
    Memory Stick PRO Duo, PRO-HD Duo
    CFexpress Cards No
    CompactFlash Cards No
    SD Cards SD, SDHC, SDXC
    XQD Cards No
    Image
    Sensor Size 1/2.3 CMOS
    Megapixels 18.2
    Image Stabilization Optical
    Highest Resolution 4896 × 3672
    4K Video No
    Video Resolution 1920 x 1080
    Dimensions
    Width (inches) 4-1/16
    Height (inches) 2-7/16
    Depth (inches) 1-7/16
    Weight With Battery (ounces) 8.3
    Warranty
    Parts Warranty 1 Year
    Labor Warranty 1 Year

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    Built-in Wi-Fi
    Playback Features
    Battery Information
    Connections
    Software

    Recording Features

    3" LCD Screen: The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX500 digital camera has a 3.0" XtraFine LCD screen with 921,600 dots. The LCD screen can be rotated upward for framing low angle shots, or all the way to 180° for self-portraits. Once the display is raised above 90°, the image flips so you'll see your image in the right orientation. The LCD brightness control can be set between -2 (dark) and +2 (bright).

    Recording Media: The camera is compatible with the following recording media: Memory Stick XC-HG Duo, Memory Stick PRO Duo (Mark 2 only for movie recording), Memory Stick Pro-HG Duo, SD, SDHC, and SDXC memory cards (Class 4 or faster). When recording movies in the XAVC S format, only SDXC memory cards with a Speed Class 10 or UHS Speed Class 1 or faster are recommended. The WX500 is also compatible with Eye-Fi cards, which allow you to upload your photos using Wi-Fi.

    Image Recording Formats: The camera records still images in JPEG. Moving images can be recorded in these formats:

    • XAVC S: MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 video and LPCM 2ch audio (48kHz 16-bit)
    • AVCHD (Version 2.0 compatible): MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 video with Dolby Digital 2ch audio
    • MP4: MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 video with MPEG-4 AAC-LC 2ch audio.

    Image Sensor: For optimal image quality, the camera uses a 1/2.3" color Exmor R CMOS image sensor with approximately 21.1 Megapixels total and 18.2 Megapixels effective.

    30x Optical Zoom Lens: The camera is equipped with a high quality Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar T* (T-star) 30x optical zoom lens. The aperture range is F3.5-8.0 (W) and F6.4-8.0 (T). The 35mm equivalent focal lengths are as follows:

    • Still Images: 24-720mm (4:3), 25-750mm (3:2), 26.5-795mm (16:9), 27.5-825mm (1:1)
    • Movies:
      • 16:9: 26.5-795mm (SteadyShot standard), 28-1180mm (SteadyShot active), 31-1210mm (SteadyShot Intelligent Active)
      • 4:3: 32.5-975mm (SteadyShot), 34.5-1450mm (SteadyShot Active), and 38-1480mm (SteadyShot Intelligent Active)

    Zoom Function: In addition to the 30x optical zoom, you can reach higher zoom scales by engaging the Smart Zoom, Clear Image Zoom, or Digital Zoom. Smart Zoom enlarges images without causing image deterioration by partially cropping the image. The Clear Image Zoom enlarges the image digitally with a process with less deterioration. The Digital Zoom magnifies images uses an image process that causes increasing deterioration as you zoom farther. The amount of zoom for each image size (at 4:3 aspect ratio) is as follows:

    Image Size Optical Zoom
    (incl. Smart Zoom)
    Clear Image Zoom Digital Zoom
    Large 18M 30x 60x 120x
    Medium 10M 40x 80x 161x
    Small 5M 56x 113x 226x
    VGA 229x 459x 459x
    13M (16:9) 30x 60x 120x
    2.1M (16:9) 76x 153x 306x
    Movie 30x 60x 120x

    Optical SteadyShot: Optical SteadyShot can provide blur-free movies and still images. Camera-shake compensation using Optical SteadyShot has been improved with the addition of new electronic image stabilization, 5-axis stabilization, and advanced frame analysis technology. This makes it easier to obtain sharp movies, even when zooming in unsteady situations. There are three levels of SteadyShot available: Standard, Active, and Intelligent Active.

    Still Image Sizes: When recording digital still images, the DSC-WX500 allows you to choose from the following image sizes and aspect ratios:

    Image Size 3:2 4:3 16:9 1:1
    Large 16M: 4896 x 3264 18M: 4896 x 3672 13M: 4896 x 2752 13M: 3664 x 3664
    Medium 8.9M: 3648 x 2432 10M: 3648 x 2736 7.5M 3648 x 2056 7.5M: 2736 x 2736
    Small 4.5M: 2592 x 1728 5M: 2592 x 1944 2.1M: 1920 x 1080 3.7M: 1920 x 1920
    VGA --- VGA: 640 x 480 --- ---

    Sweep Panorama: You can record multiple images while moving the camera in an arc, either horizontally or vertically. You can choose the direction to pan the camera while taking the images. The available image sizes include:

    • Standard:
      • Horizontal: 4912 x 1080
      • Vertical: 3424 x 1920
    • Wide:
      • Horizontal: 7152 x 1080
      • Vertical: 4912 x 1920
    • 360°: 11520 x 1080 (Horizontal)

    Recording Movies: Besides recording still images, you can also record movies in XAVC S, AVCHD, and MP4 formats in the following image sizes:

    Movie Format/Quality Average Bit-rate Image Size
    XAVC S 60p 50 Mbps 1920 x 1080
    XAVC S 30p 50 Mbps 1920 x 1080
    XAVC S 24p 50 Mbps 1920 x 1080
    AVCHD
    60p 28M (PS)
    28 Mbps 1920 x 1080
    AVCHD
    60i 24M (FX)
    24 Mbps 1920 x 1080
    AVCHD
    60i 17M (FH)
    17 Mbps 1920 x 1080
    AVCHD
    24p 24M (FX)
    24 Mbps 1920 x 1080
    AVCHD
    24p 17M (FH)
    17 Mbps 1920 x 1080
    MP4 28M
    60 fps
    28 Mbps 1920 x 1080
    MP4 16M
    30 fps
    16 Mbps 1920 x 1080
    MP4 6M
    30 fps
    6 Mbps 1280 x 720

    Motion Shot Video: The Motion Shot Video feature lets you see the tracking of the subject's motion in high-speed, like a stroboscopic image. You cannot save the images made with Motion Shot Video as a movie file. It is simply a playback feature.

    Drive Modes: In addition to single frame shooting, the WX500 offers several types of drive modes:

    • Continuous Shooting: The camera shoots continuous images while you press and hold down the shutter release. Up to 10 continuous frames can be recorded in a single burst at approximately 10 frames per second (Hi speed) or 2 frames per second (Lo speed).
    • Self-Timer: You can set the Self-Timer mode to a 10-second delay so you can be in the picture. A 5-second delay is also available. The self timer with a 2-second delay can help prevent blurred pictures from camera shake.
    • Self-Portrait: With the monitor tilted upwards 180°, the Self-Portrait Timer mode will capture the image 3 seconds after you press the shutter button.
    • Self-Timer Continuous: The Self-Timer Continuous shooting mode takes 3 frames in succession after a 10-, 5-, or 2-second delay.

    Multi Frame NR: The camera can automatically shoot multiple images continuously, combine them, reduce the noise, and record them as one image. Multi Frame Noise Reduction allows you to select larger ISO numbers than the maximum ISO Sensitivity.

    Auto Focus Areas: You can select from the following auto focusing areas:

    • Wide: The camera focuses in all ranges of the finder frame automatically. When you press the shutter button halfway, a green frame is displayed around the area that is in focus.
    • Center: The camera focuses on a subject in the center of the frame. By pressing the shutter release halfway, you can lock the focus on your subject and recompose your shot with the subject off center.
    • Flexible Spot: The camera focuses on a very small area, which can be moved around within the frame.
    • Expand Flexible Spot: If you cannot achieve focus on the single selected point, the focus points around the flexible spot are used as the second priority area to achieve focus.

    Lock-on Auto Focus: If you are trying to photograph a moving subject, you can use the Lock-on Auto Focus feature to keep the subject in focus as it moves around the frame.

    AF Illuminator: The AF (auto focus) Illuminator briefly provides fill light to focus more easily on a subject in dark surroundings. You can set the AF Illuminator to Auto or Off.

    Face Detection: Face Detection technology detects up to eight individual faces and controls flash, focus, exposure, and white balance to deliver accurate, natural skin tones with reduced red-eye. It can also give priority to children or adults. You can also select and register an individual's face to be given priority. When the Smile Shutter function is activated, the camera will automatically detect and shoot a smiling face.

    Scene Recognition: Scene Recognition mode operates in the Intelligent Auto and Superior Auto modes, and automatically detects ten different types of scenes and selects the appropriate camera settings: Portrait, Infant, Night Portrait, Night Scene, Backlight Portrait, Backlight, Landscape, Macro, Spotlight, or Low Light. The camera may also recognize whether the camera is on a tripod or moving (bright or dark surroundings), and if photographer is walking.

    Shooting Modes: Using the top-mounted Mode Dial, you can select from the following shooting modes:

    • Intelligent Auto: Allows you to shoot still images with the settings adjusted automatically.
    • Superior Auto: Like Intelligent Auto, but also takes clear images in dark or backlit scenes. If necessary, the camera may shoot multiple images to create a composite image to record higher quality images than in Intelligent Auto.
    • Program Auto: Allows you to shoot with the exposure adjusted automatically (both the shutter speed and aperture value). You can also select various settings using the menu. Program Shift allows you to change the shutter speed and aperture combination without changing the set exposure.
    • Aperture Priority: You can shoot still images after adjusting the aperture setting manually. The camera will determine the shutter speed.
    • Shutter Priority: You can shoot still images after adjusting the shutter speed manually. The camera will determine the aperture setting.
    • Manual Exposure: You can set the exposure manually. The shutter speed can be set between 1/4000 and 30 seconds. The aperture (F value) can be set between F3.5 and F8.0 (Wide Angle) or between F6.4 and F8.0 (Telephoto).
    • Memory Recall: You can store and recall often-used modes or numeric settings.
    • iSweep Panorama: Multiple images are shot while the camera is moving, and these images are compiled into a single panoramic image.
    • Movie Mode: Allows you to record Full HD XAVC S, AVCHD, or MPEG-4 movies with stereo audio. You can set the camera to Program Auto, Aperture Priority, Shutter Priority, or Manual for movies, if you desire more control.
    • Scene Selection Modes: You can choose from the following Scene Selection modes: Portrait, Advanced Sports Shooting, Landscape, Sunset, Night Scene, Hand-held Twilight, Night Portrait, Anti-motion Blur, Pet, Gourmet, Beach, Snow, Fireworks, Soft Skin, and High Sensitivity.

    Exposure Compensation: Besides auto exposure, you can adjust the exposure from +3.0EV to -3.0EV in 1/3 stop increments. You can also adjust the exposure in a range of -2.0EV to +2.0EV for movies.

    Built-In Flash: The camera's built-in flash features a range of 11.8" to 17.7' with the zoom set to wide and 8.2' to 9.8' with the zoom set to telephoto. The flash settings include:

    • Auto: the flash automatically strobes when the surroundings are dark or when there is backlight
    • Fill-Flash: the flash strobes with every shot
    • Slow Synchro: the flash is used regardless of the amount of ambient light, but the shutter speed is slower under dark conditions, allowing you to clearly shoot a background that is out of the flash-lit area
    • Rear Synchro: The flash works right before the exposure is completed every time you trigger the shutter. This allows you to shoot a natural image of the trail of a moving subject such as a moving car or a walking person.
    • Off: the flash does not operate

    Red-eye Reduction: The flash pre-strobes before shooting to reduce the red-eye phenomenon. You can set to Auto (when Face Detection is activated), On, or Off.

    Metering Modes: You can select Spot, Center, or Multi-pattern Metering. Spot metering lets you adjust the exposure to the subject, even when the subject is a backlit or when there is strong contrast between the subject and the background. Center-weighted metering measures the center of the image and determines the exposure based on the brightness of the subject. When multi-pattern metering is used, the image is divided into multiple regions and metering is performed in each region. The camera judges the subject position and background brightness, and determines a well-balanced exposure.

    White Balance: When the white balance is set to auto, the white balance is set automatically in response to the condition of the subject, and the overall color balance is adjusted. When shooting under special lighting conditions, you can select the settings manually. When using flash, you can select the flash white balance mode. The white balance can also be set to Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Incandescent, Fluorescent 0 (Cool White), Fluorescent +1 (Natural White), Fluorescent +2 (Daylight), Custom (adjust white balance depending on the light source), Color Temp/Filter, and Custom Setup (memorizes the basic white color which will be used).

    Picture Effect: You can add effects to images with different effects, such as Toy Camera, Pop Color, Posterization, Retro Photo, Soft High-key, Partial Color, High Contrast Mono, Soft Focus, HDR Painting, Rich-tone Mono, Miniature, Watercolor, and Illustration. The original image as well as the retouched image can be saved.

    Creative Style: You can select a Creative Style to achieve a desired image. Examples include Standard, Vivid, Portrait, Landscape, Sunset, Black & White, and Sepia. You can adjust contrast, saturation, and sharpness for each Creative Style item.

    Histogram: A histogram is a graph showing the brightness of an image. The graph display indicates a bright image when skewed to the right side, and a dark image when skewed to the left side.

    Built-in Wi-Fi

    Wi-Fi Overview: The Sony DSC-WX500 has built-in Wi-Fi so you can interface the camera with your smartphone or Wi-Fi-enabled laptop computer and wirelessly perform various shooting and playback functions. The camera also supports NFC (near field communication).

    PlayMemories Mobile: To interface with the WX500, your smartphone must have the PlayMemories Mobile application. The app is compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch, and requires iOS 7.0-8.3 or later. It is also compatible with Android smartphones and tablets with the Android 4.0-5.0 or higher.

    NFC (Near Field Communication): By touching an NFC-enabled Android smartphone or tablet to the "N" mark on the left side of the camera, the smartphone will be connected automatically via Wi-Fi, and the PlayMemories Mobile app will be launched. The two devices must touch for approximately 1-2 seconds to make the connection.

    Wi-Fi Functions: The following wireless functions can be performed with the WX500:

    • Smart Remote: You can use a smartphone as a remote controller for the camera. Still images shot via remote control are automatically sent to the smartphone's memory. You can also change some of the camera's settings, including EV, Self-Timer, and Review Check.
    • Send to Smartphone: You can transfer still images to a smartphone for viewing. Images can be transferred in its original image size, or resized to 2M or VGA. RAW images are converted to JPEG format before being transferred.
    • Send to Computer: You can transfer images stored on the camera's memory card to a computer connected to a wireless access point or wireless broadband router in order to easily make backup copies.
    • View on TV: Images can be viewed on a network-enabled TV.
    Playback Features

    View Modes: The Sony DSC-WX500's View Mode allows you to select your recorded images and movies by sorting them into different views: Date View, Folder View (Stills), XAVC S HD View, AVCHD View, and Folder View (MP4).

    Index View: In addition to viewing images one-by-one in full screen, you can view multiple images at once in the index view mode. The index feature lets you to display a total of 9 (3 x 3) or 25 (5 x 5) images at once. You can also view images in the Calendar View which displays a thumbnail image on the shooting date.

    Slide Show: The Slide Show function lets you play back images one after the other. You can select playback of a specific folder, or all photos within a date range. The interval between photos can be set to 1, 3, 5, 10, or 30 seconds, and you can change the playback image size from HD to 4K (when connected via HDMI to a TV that supports 4K). When playing back on a Bravia TV, effects can be turned on to enhance playback.

    Playback Zoom: You can enlarge a recorded still image to get a closer look at the detail of the image. Once the image is zoomed, you can pan left to right and up or down through the image.

    Rotating Images: Recorded images can be rotated 360-degrees in 90-degree increments on the camera's LCD screen.

    Deleting/Protecting Images: You can delete a selected image, or you can delete all the unprotected images at once. In order to avoid accidentally deleting of an image, it can be protected.

    DPOF: You can mark recorded still images on a memory card for printing. This Print Mark is convenient when you have images printed at a shop that conforms to the DPOF (Digital Print Order Format) standard.

    Battery Information

    Battery Information: The DSC-WX500 is powered by the supplied NP-BX1 Lithium-ion rechargeable battery. Using the supplied AC-UB10D AC adapter, the battery can be fully charged in the camera in approximately 230 minutes. Under normal operating conditions, the battery has the following capacity:

      Battery Life Number of Images
    Shooting Still Images Approx. 200 min Approx. 400 images
    Typical Movie Shooting Approx. 75 min ---
    Continuous Movie Shooting Approx. 110 min ---
    Viewing Still Images Approx. 330 min Approx. 6600 images
    Connections

    HDMI: The WX500 has a micro-HDMI (Type D) output on the side of the camera for connecting the camera to an HDTV. A micro-HDMI-to-HDMI cable is required to make the connection. If you are connecting to a Sony Bravia TV with Bravia Sync, you can control the camera using the TV's remote control. The HDMI output resolution can be set to Auto, 1080p, or 1080i. When connected via HDMI to TVs that support 4K, you can set the output for still images to 4K playback.

    Multi/Micro USB : The camera features a Micro USB port for connecting the supplied USB cable to your computer for downloading your photos, or charging the battery in the camera. The interface is USB 2.0 High Speed compatible.

    Software

    PlayMemories Home: The DSC-WX500 can be used with PlayMemories Home software, which needs to be installed on your computer. With the PlayMemories Home software you can:

    • Import images recorded on the camera to the computer.
    • Play back images stored on the computer and the camera.
    • Share images using PlayMemories online.
    • Display images stored on your computer by shooting date on a calendar.
    • Edit still images, such as resizing and cropping.
    • Upload images to a network service (internet connection required)

    Compatible Operating Systems: The "PlayMemories Home" software is downloadable from the Sony Imaging website. It is compatible with Windows 8/8.1, Windows 7 (SP1), and Windows Vista (SP2) operating systems. A version is also available for Mac OS X 10.7-10.10. XAVC S movies may not play back smoothly on a Mac OS.

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    does this camera have a flash?
    fred  Sep 14, 2015
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    Yes, this camera does have a built in flash. It deploys from the top of the camera. If you scroll through the pictures you'll see the 5th one, or so, shows the camera with the flash up.
    jeff  Sep 14, 2015 (Staff)

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