Sony Mavica CD350 Review

Pleasing photos; instant archiving on a mini CD; uncommon 640×480-pixel video resolution; many adjustable image-quality parameters.

Specifications

More information: Announced 24-Feb-03
Max resolution : 2048 x 1536
Low resolution : 1632 x 1224, 1280 x 960, 640 x 480
Image ratio w:h : 4:3, 3:2
Effective pixels : 3.1 million
Sensor photo detectors : 3.3 million
Sensor size : 1/2.7 ” (5.27 x 3.96 mm)
Sensor type : CCD
Colour filter array : RGB
Sensor manufacturer : Sony
ISO rating : Auto, 100, 200, 400
Zoom wide (W): 41 mm
Zoom tele (T) : 123 mm (3 x)
Digital zoom : Yes, 3.2 x (VGA)
Image stabilization : No
Auto Focus : Yes
Manual Focus : Yes, 5 steps
Auto focus type: Multi-point 3 area
Normal focus range : 50 cm
Macro focus range : 10 cm
White balance override : 5 positions
Aperture range : F3.8 / F8.0
Min shutter : 1 sec
Max shutter : 1/1000 sec
Built-in Flash : Yes
Flash guide no. : 2.5 m (8.2 ft) 5 m
External flash : No
Flash modes : Auto, On, Off, Slow
Exposure compensation : -2 EV to +2 EV in 1/3 EV Steps
Metering : Multi-Segment, Spot
Aperture priority : No
Shutter priority : No
Focal length multiplier
Lens thread : 37 mm
Continuous Drive : Yes, 2 images
Movie Clips : Yes, MPEG VX (VGA, 16 fps, unlimited)
Remote control : No
Tripod mount : Yes
Self-timer : 10 sec
Timelapse recording : No
Orientation sensor : No
Storage types : CD-R, CD-RW (8 cm)
Storage included : 1 x 8 cm CD-R, 1 x CD-RW
Uncompressed format : TIFF
Compressed format : JPEG (EXIF 2.2)
Quality Levels : Fine, Standard
Viewfinder : No
LCD : 2.5 ”
LCD Pixels : 123,000
Video out : Yes
USB : Yes, 2.0
Firewire (IEEE 1394) : No
Battery / Charger : Yes
Battery : InfoLithium (NP-FM50) & charger
Weight (inc. batteries) : 522 g (18.4 oz)
Dimensions : 132 x 92 x 74 mm (5.2 x 3.6 x 2.9 in)

Review

Though the CD350 takes good photos with little trouble, you pay for its mini CD media in size and weight.