Quick facts
Full name: Sony Cyber-shot DSC-F828
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-F828 is still searched because older compact cameras interest collectors, second-hand buyers, and photographers seeking a period digital look.
Core specifications
- Release year
- 2003 · Released about 23 years ago
- Sensor
- 8.8 × 6.6 mm CCD
- Effective resolution
- 8 MP
- Lens
- 28 - 200 mm
- Zoom
- 7.1×
- Weight
- 832 g
- Battery
- AAA (2) batteries NiMH supplied
- Storage
- CompactFlash type I, CompactFlash type II, Memory Stick, Memory
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
- 2.69 µm
- Pixel area
- 7.26 µm²
- Pixel density
- 13.77 MP/cm²
Actual sensor size
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8.8 × 6.6 mm
Full specifications
Imaging
- Effective pixels
- 8 MP
- Total pixels
- —
- Sensor
- 8.8 × 6.6 mm CCD
- Calculated resolution
- 3,266 × 2,449
- Maximum image
- 3,264 × 2,448
- Crop factor
- 3.93
Exposure & viewing
- ISO
- 100–800
- Viewfinder
- Electronic viewfinder
- Display
- 1.8 in / 134,000 dots
- Lens mount
- Fixed lens
Video & storage
- Maximum video
- —
- Storage media
- CompactFlash type I, CompactFlash type II, Memory Stick, Memory
- Battery
- AAA (2) batteries NiMH supplied
Body
- Weight
- 832 g
- Dimensions
- 134 × 91 × 156 mm
- Release year
- 2003
Sony Support UK
- Aperture Priority
- Yes
- Battery
- AAA (2) batteries NiMH supplied
- Brand
- Sony
- Built In Flash
- ✓
- Crop Factor
- 3.93
- Depth Of Field
- simulate →
- Digital Zoom
- Yes
- Dimensions
- 134 x 91 x 156 mm
- Exposure Compensation
- ±2 EV (in 1/3 EV steps)
- External Flash
- ✓
- Focal Length 35mm Equiv
- 28 - 200 mm
- Gps
- —
- Hdmi
- —
- Iso
- Auto, 100, 200, 400, 800
- Macro Focus Range
- 2 cm
- Manual Focus
- ✓
- Max Aperture
- f2.0 - f2.8
- Max Aperture 35mm Equiv
- f7.9 - f11
- Max Image Resolution
- 3264 x 2448
- Max Shutter Speed
- 1/3200 sec
- Megapixels
- 8.00
- Metering
- Centre weighted, Multi-segment, Spot
- Min Shutter Speed
- 30 sec
- Model
- Cyber-shot DSC-F828
- Normal Focus Range
- 50 cm
- Optical Zoom
- 7.1x
- Raw Support
- —
- Screen Resolution
- 134,000 dots
- Screen Size
- 1.8"
- Sensor Resolution
- 3262 x 2453
- Sensor Size
- 2/3" (~ 8.8 x 6.6 mm)
- Sensor Type
- CCD
- Shutter Priority
- Yes
- Storage Types
- CompactFlash type I, CompactFlash type II, Memory Stick, Memory
- Usb
- USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
- Video Capture
- —
- Viewfinder
- Electronic
- Weight
- 832 g
- White Balance Presets
- 7
- Wireless
- —
- Year
- 2003
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