Quick facts
Full name: Sony Cyber-shot DSC-F717
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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Editorial guidance, not a verified specificationWhy it is still searched
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-F717 is still searched because older compact cameras interest collectors, second-hand buyers, and photographers seeking a period digital look.
Core specifications
- Release year
- 2002 · Released about 24 years ago
- Sensor
- 8.8 × 6.6 mm CCD
- Effective resolution
- 5.24 MP
- Lens
- 38 - 190 mm
- Zoom
- 5×
- Weight
- 594 g
- Battery
- InfoLithium (NP-FM50)
- Storage
- Memory Stick, Memory Stick Pro
Editorial guidance, not a verified specification
Who it may suit
May suit collectors, casual daylight shooting, or photographers intentionally seeking an older digital-camera look.
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.
- Inspect the battery compartment and contacts for leakage or corrosion.
Sensor metrics
- Diagonal
- 11 mm
- Surface area
- 58 mm²
- Pixel pitch
- 3.33 µm
- Pixel area
- 11.08 µm²
- Pixel density
- 9.02 MP/cm²
Actual sensor size
Rectangles use their physical proportions. Calibrate your display to approximate real-world size.
8.8 × 6.6 mm
Full specifications
Imaging
- Effective pixels
- 5.24 MP
- Total pixels
- —
- Sensor
- 8.8 × 6.6 mm CCD
- Calculated resolution
- 2,643 × 1,982
- Maximum image
- 2,560 × 1,920
- Crop factor
- 3.93
Exposure & viewing
- ISO
- 100–800
- Viewfinder
- Electronic viewfinder
- Display
- 1.8 in / 123,200 dots
- Lens mount
- Fixed lens
Video & storage
- Maximum video
- —
- Storage media
- Memory Stick, Memory Stick Pro
- Battery
- InfoLithium (NP-FM50)
Body
- Weight
- 594 g
- Dimensions
- 120 × 69 × 151 mm
- Release year
- 2002
Sony Support UK
- Aperture Priority
- Yes
- Battery
- InfoLithium (NP-FM50)
- Brand
- Sony
- Built In Flash
- ✓
- Crop Factor
- 3.93
- Depth Of Field
- simulate →
- Digital Zoom
- Yes
- Dimensions
- 120 x 69 x 151 mm
- Exposure Compensation
- ±2 EV (in 1/3 EV steps)
- External Flash
- ✓
- Focal Length 35mm Equiv
- 38 - 190 mm
- Gps
- —
- Hdmi
- —
- Iso
- Auto, 100, 200, 400, 800
- Macro Focus Range
- 2 cm
- Manual Focus
- ✓
- Max Aperture
- f2.0 - f2.4
- Max Aperture 35mm Equiv
- f7.9 - f9.4
- Max Image Resolution
- 2560 x 1920
- Max Shutter Speed
- 1/2000 sec
- Megapixels
- 5.24
- Metering
- Centre weighted, Matrix, Spot
- Min Shutter Speed
- 30 sec
- Model
- Cyber-shot DSC-F717
- Normal Focus Range
- 50 cm
- Optical Zoom
- 5x
- Raw Support
- —
- Screen Resolution
- 123,200 dots
- Screen Size
- 1.8"
- Sensor Resolution
- 2640 x 1985
- Sensor Size
- 2/3" (~ 8.8 x 6.6 mm)
- Sensor Type
- CCD
- Shutter Priority
- Yes
- Storage Types
- Memory Stick, Memory Stick Pro
- Usb
- USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
- Video Capture
- —
- Viewfinder
- Electronic
- Weight
- 594 g
- White Balance Presets
- 7
- Wireless
- —
- Year
- 2002
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