The new DSC-P93 Cyber-shot digital camera is the newest 5 Megapixel camera that will fit into your pocket and into your budget without making you blink! See 3D Demo »

With this 5 Megapixel camera you get more than just higher resolution. With the freedom to be able to choose your resolution up to 5.1 Megapixels you can zoom in closer and print larger photos. One large benefit to digital photography is being able to print only what you want. With the DSCP-93 you can print your photos in the standard 4 x 6” or even larger because of the higher-resolution. This model is also PictBridge compatible for easy-at-home printing. PictBridge enables you to connect using a simple USB cable directly to any PictBridge enabled printer! You don’t even have to use your computer!

Featuring a 3x Optical Zoom, and 12x Smart Zoom, you’re sure to get the close-up shots you want. Smart Zoom allows you to get even closer to your subject by acting as an add-on to your Optical Zoom.

The DSC-P93 lets you manually set the aperture and shutter speed, for more control over your shots. Set the aperture to get the desired depth-of-field and the shutter speed to make sure your pictures always come out just the way you want.

Sony’s Real Imaging Processor was first introduced on the 8 Megapixel DSC-F828 in December 2003, and is now available in all 2004 models*. The Real Imaging Processor from Sony brings digital photography into focus.

The Real Imaging processor is built to give you better colour reproduction, white balance, exposure, and focus when you use the automatic mode setting. The Real Imaging Processor also controls your start-up time and shutter lag. In the DSC-P93, because of the new Real Imaging Processor, shutter lag has been reduced to 300 milliseconds bettering the .47 sec on the 2003 model. The battery life on the DSC-P93 has been improved more than 60% over the 2003 model thanks to STAMINA™ battery life. You now have the ability to shoot up to 410 shots or over 3 hours so you can feel confident when you go for a picnic in the park or a hike that your batteries will last.

*Excluding Cyber-shot U Models

Plus More Great Features:

MPEG Movie VX (Fine with 30 fps and Standard with 16.6 fps) High Speed USB 2.0 USB direct print PictBridge compatible 1.5" LCD display (134 dots) Multipoint Auto Focus (Auto) Conversion Lens compatible Supplied accessories: 2 "AA" Nickel Metal Hydride Batteries, AC Adapter AC-LS5, Wrist strap, Memory Stick® media MSA-32A, AV Cable, USB Cable, Picture Package + ImageMixer for Mac + USB Driver. Scene Selection Dial (6 Modes): Twilight, Twilight Portrait, Soft Snap, Landscape, Beach, Candle 6 Language Menu Selections: English, French, Spanish, Italian, Chinese 1 (Simplified Chinese), Chinese 2 (Traditional Chinese) For more information about Memory Stick® media storage click here For more information about battery life click here

Lens

Lens Construction: 5 elements in 7 groups (including 2 aspheric elements)

3x Optical Zoom

6x Precision Digital Zoom

Smart Zoom: 3 Mega: 3.8x, 1 Mega: 6.1x, VGA: 12x

F = 2.8 - 5.2

f (focal distance) f= 7.9 – 23.7 mm (35 mm convert) f= 38 – 114 mm

Focusing Range:

        AF - W: 500 mm - infinity, T: 600 mm - infinity
        Macro AF - W: 100 mm - infinity, T: 600 mm – infinity

Auto-Lens Cover

Filter Diameter: 30 mm with adapter

Conversion Lens Compatible: VAD-PEB

Even Brightness Picture

CCD

1/1.8'' type Super HAD™ CCD

Gross Pixels 5,255K

Interlace Scan System

Primary Colour Filter

Camera

5,090K Effective Pixels

Real Imaging Processor

14-bit DXP (Digital Extended Processor)

Super Resolution Converter

Clear Colour NR

Clear Luminance NR

AF Method: Single, Monitoring

AF Area: Auto Multi Point (5), Centre Weighted

Focus Preset: Menu, 0.5, 1.0, 3.0, 7.0m, infinity

Aperture: Auto, Auto-Program, Manual (F 2.8 –F 5.6)

Shutter Speed Auto (1/8”- 1/2000)/ P Auto (1”- 1/2000)/ Manual (30”- 1/1000)

NR Slow Shutter: Auto-Program, Twilight, Twilight Portrait, Candle, Manual 1/6 – 30”

Hand Shake Alert

Exposure Compensation (± 2.0EV, 1/3EV step)

White Balance 5 modes (Menu): Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Fluorescent, incandescent

Light Metering: Multi Pattern, Spot

Sharpness, Contrast and Saturation Settings

ISO Sensitivity Setting (Auto/100/200/400)

Exposure mode: Auto, Program Auto, Manual, Scene Selection (Dial)

Scene Selection Dial (6 Modes): Twilight, Twilight Portrait, Soft Snap, Landscape, Beach, Candle

Picture Effects (2 Modes): B&W, Sepia

AF Illuminator

Flash Mode: Auto, Forced-Flash, Slow Synchro, No Flash

Distance Limitations using Flash W: 0.2 - 3.5m T: 0.6 - 2.5m

Flash Level Setting: High,Normal, Low

Pre-flash

Red-eye Reduction (Set up)

Auto Daylight Synchro

Self Timer (10sec)

LCD

1.5" type TFT

LCD Total Dot: 134K

LCD On/Off

Auto Bright Monitoring

LCD Field of View 100%

Optical Viewfinder

Recording

Recording Media: Memory Stick® media, Memory Stick PRO™ media, Memory Stick Duo™ media (with adapter), Memory Stick PRO Duo™ media (with adapter)

Recording Format: JPEG/ MPEG1

Memory Stick Pro media: Parallel Interface

DCF (Design Rule For Camera File System)

DPOF (Digital Print Order Format)

Still Image Recording

Recording Mode Compression: Normal (JPEG),Burst Mode (JPEG)

Still image size:

        2592 x 1944 (5.0 Megapixels)
        2048 x 1536 (3 Megapixels)
        1280 x 960 (1 Megapixel)
        640 x 480 (VGA)
        3:2 mode: 2592 x 1728

Burst Shot Number/Burst Interval: 9 shots/0.8 sec (Fine)

Quality Mode: Standard, Fine

Moving Image Recording

VX Fine 640 x 480, 30 fps1

VX Standard: 640 x 480, 16.6 fps¹

Video Mail Mode: 160 x 112, 8.3 fps¹

Multi Burst

Microphone/Speaker

Built-in Microphone: Electric Condenser Microphone

Dynamic Speaker

Speaker Volume Control

Playback/Edit

Playback Still Image Size: under 2592 x 1944 (max)

Playback Moving Image Mode: VX Fine, VX Standard, Video Mail

Index Playback

Still Image Playback

MPEG Movie

Slide Show Playback

Resize

Playback Zoom (5x)

Image Rotate

Divide MPEG

Cue and Review (MPEG)

Delete (All/Select)

Protect (All/Select)

Print Mark (Select)

Memory Stick format

General

File Number Setting:Normal/Series

Multi Folder

Multi Language

Auto Review (2 sec)

Display On/Off

Beep/Shutter Sound(On/Shutter/Off )

Date/Time Impose

Battery Remaining Indicator

Histogram Indicator

Exposure Warning Indicator

Memory Stick Remaining Indicator

Exif Private Tag

Mode Dial – Auto/P/Manual/Playback/Movie/Setup/Twilight/ Twilight B:Portrait/Landscape/Candle/Beach/Soft Snap

PTP (Print Transfer Protocol)

Print Image Matching (PIM)

Exif Print

PictBridge™ Compatible

Shop Front Mode

Start-up Time: 2.4 sec

Battery Full Charging Time: 6 hours

Shutter Time Lag: Approx. 300 ms

Release Time Lag: Approx. 9 ms

Minimum Recording Interval:

        5.0M (2592 x 1944): Approx. 1.1 sec
        3 M (2048 x 1536): Approx. 1.2 sec
        1 M (1280 x 960): Approx 1.2 sec
        VGA (640 x 480): Approx. 1.2 sec
        3.2 mode: Approx. 1.1 sec

USB 2.0 High Speed

Inputs/Outputs

AV Out (Audio/Mono)

Digital I/O (USB): Mini B DC In Terminal, USB 2.0 Hi-Speed

DC In Terminal

Power/Others

Power Requirement:

        Battery System- “AA” Nickel Metal Hydride Batteries (2.4V supplied)
        AC Adapter – 4.2V

Power Consumption(camera mode):

        LCD On: 1.2W
        VF (LCD Off): 0.8W

Dimension (WxHxD): 117.2 x 53.7 x 35.8mm

Weight: 175g (body) 236g (including accessories²)

Operating Temperature: 0 degrees C – 40 degrees C

Supplied Accessories

2 “AA” Nickel Metal Hydride Batteries

Battery Charger (BC-CS2)

Audio/Video Connecting Cable

USB Cable

32MB Memory Stick media

Wrist Strap

Supplied Software: Picture Package Version 1.0 for Windows® only. PIXELA™ ImageMixer VCD2 for Macintosh.

Remarks
        1. Effective frame rate
        2. Including batteries, Memory Stick media, and Hand Strap


* Recommended computer environment

-USB

Windows


OS

Microsoft® Windows® 98/98SE, Windows®, Me, Windows® 2000 Professional, Windows® XP Home Edition/Professional. Must be installed with the above OS at delivery. We do not guarantee proper operation with OS upgraded environment even if the above OS is used.

CPU

MMX® Pentium® 200 MHz or faster

Macintosh

Mac OS 9.1/9.2/ Mac OS X(v10.0/v10.1/v10.2/v10.3)

Note: The USB terminal must be provided as standard. If two or more USB devices are connected to your computer, this unit may fail to operate properly depending on the USB connections being used simultaneously. We do not guarantee proper operation when connecting through a USB hub. This guarantee does not cover operation for all computers listed in the suggested operating environment.

Software contained on the CD-ROM
        Windows : Picture Package Ver.1.0 + USB Driver
        Macintosh : ImageMixer VCD2


Windows

OS: Microsoft® Windows® 98, Windows® 98SE, Windows® 2000Professional

Windows® Millennium Edition, Windows® XP Home Edition, Windows® XP Professional

Macintosh

Mac OS X (v10.1.5 or later) The above OS must be installed at the factory.

MPEG file playback by computer:

Windows. Windows Media Player must be installed.

Macintosh


QuickTime 3.0 or later must be installed.