Quick facts
Full name: Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX99
Original position: Compact fixed-lens camera with a small sensorProduction status: Production status not verified
Regional aliases
No verified regional aliases
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Core specifications
- Release year
- 2018 · Released about 8 years ago
- Sensor
- 6.16 × 4.62 mm CMOS
- Effective resolution
- 18.2 MP
- Lens
- 24 - 720 mm
- Zoom
- 30×
- Weight
- 242 g
- Battery
- Rechargeable Battery Pack NP-BX1
- Storage
- SD/SDHC/SDXC/Memory Stick Duo
Editorial guidance, not a verified specification
Who it may suit
May suit photographers who need both stills and video, after checking autofocus, recording limits, and lens availability.
What to check before buying used
The checks below are editorial guidance. Verify the individual camera and seller information before buying.
- Inspect the body, screen, doors, seals, and tripod socket for impact or moisture damage.
- Test every button, dial, flash, screen, and viewfinder.
- Photograph a plain bright surface to check for sensor dust, dead pixels, or damage.
- Test focus and zoom across the full range; check the lens for haze, fungus, scratches, and errors.
- Confirm the battery holds charge and that a compatible charger is included or available.
- Test a supported memory card and inspect the card slot for bent pins or read errors.
- Test video recording, microphones, stabilization, and the ports you expect to use.
Sensor metrics
- Diagonal
- 7.7 mm
- Surface area
- 28 mm²
- Pixel pitch
- 1.25 µm
- Pixel area
- 1.56 µm²
- Pixel density
- 63.95 MP/cm²
Actual sensor size
Rectangles use their physical proportions. Calibrate your display to approximate real-world size.
6.16 × 4.62 mm
Full specifications
Imaging
- Effective pixels
- 18.2 MP
- Total pixels
- —
- Sensor
- 6.16 × 4.62 mm CMOS
- Calculated resolution
- 4,926 × 3,695
- Maximum image
- 4,896 × 3,672
- Crop factor
- 5.62
Exposure & viewing
- ISO
- 80–12,800
- Viewfinder
- Electronic viewfinder
- Display
- 3 in / 921,600 dots
- Lens mount
- Fixed lens
Video & storage
- Maximum video
- 3,840 × 2,160
- Storage media
- SD/SDHC/SDXC/Memory Stick Duo
- Battery
- Rechargeable Battery Pack NP-BX1
Body
- Weight
- 242 g
- Dimensions
- 102 × 58.1 × 35.5 mm
- Release year
- 2018
Sony Support UK
- Aperture Priority
- Yes
- Battery
- Rechargeable Battery Pack NP-BX1
- Brand
- Sony
- Built In Flash
- ✓
- Crop Factor
- 5.62
- Digital Zoom
- Yes
- Dimensions
- 102 x 58.1 x 35.5 mm
- Exposure Compensation
- ±3 EV (in 1/3 EV steps)
- External Flash
- —
- Focal Length 35mm Equiv
- 24 - 720 mm
- Gps
- ✓
- Hdmi
- ✓
- Iso
- Auto, 80-12800
- Macro Focus Range
- —
- Manual Focus
- ✓
- Max Aperture
- f3.5 - f6.4
- Max Aperture 35mm Equiv
- f19.7 - f36
- Max Image Resolution
- 4896 x 3672
- Max Shutter Speed
- 1/2000 sec
- Max Video Resolution
- 3840x2160 (30p/24p)
- Megapixels
- 18.20
- Metering
- Multi, Center-weighted, Spot
- Min Shutter Speed
- 30 sec
- Model
- Cyber-shot DSC-HX99
- Normal Focus Range
- 5 cm
- Optical Zoom
- 30x
- Raw Support
- —
- Screen Resolution
- 921,600 dots
- Screen Size
- 3"
- Sensor Resolution
- 4920 x 3699
- Sensor Size
- 1/2.3" (~ 6.16 x 4.62 mm)
- Sensor Type
- CMOS
- Shutter Priority
- Yes
- Storage Types
- SD/SDHC/SDXC/Memory Stick Duo
- Usb
- USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
- Video Capture
- ✓
- Viewfinder
- Electronic
- Weight
- 242 g
- White Balance Presets
- 8
- Wireless
- ✓
- Year
- 2018
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