Quick facts
Full name: Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W230
Original position: Compact fixed-lens camera with a small sensorProduction status: Production status not verified
Regional aliases
No verified regional aliases
Similar models to distinguish
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Editorial guidance, not a verified specificationWhy it is still searched
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W230 is still searched because older compact cameras interest collectors, second-hand buyers, and photographers seeking a period digital look.
Core specifications
- Release year
- 2009 · Released about 17 years ago
- Sensor
- 6.16 × 4.62 mm CCD
- Effective resolution
- 12.1 MP
- Lens
- 30 - 120 mm
- Zoom
- 4×
- Weight
- 156 g
- Battery
- Lithium-Ion Battery Li-ion battery
- Storage
- Internal storage
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
- 7.7 mm
- Surface area
- 28 mm²
- Pixel pitch
- 1.53 µm
- Pixel area
- 2.35 µm²
- Pixel density
- 42.52 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
- 12.1 MP
- Total pixels
- —
- Sensor
- 6.16 × 4.62 mm CCD
- Calculated resolution
- 4,017 × 3,012
- Maximum image
- 4,000 × 3,000
- Crop factor
- 5.62
Exposure & viewing
- ISO
- 80–3,200
- Viewfinder
- None
- Display
- 3 in / 230,400 dots
- Lens mount
- Fixed lens
Video & storage
- Maximum video
- —
- Storage media
- Internal storage
- Battery
- Lithium-Ion Battery Li-ion battery
Body
- Weight
- 156 g
- Dimensions
- 95 × 57 × 22 mm
- Release year
- 2009
Sony Support UK
- Aperture Priority
- No
- Battery
- Lithium-Ion Battery
- Brand
- Sony
- Built In Flash
- ✓
- Crop Factor
- 5.62
- Depth Of Field
- simulate →
- Digital Zoom
- Yes
- Dimensions
- 95 x 57 x 22 mm
- Exposure Compensation
- ±2 EV (in 1/3 EV steps)
- External Flash
- —
- Focal Length 35mm Equiv
- 30 - 120 mm
- Gps
- —
- Hdmi
- —
- Iso
- Auto, 80, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200
- Macro Focus Range
- 4 cm
- Manual Focus
- ✓
- Max Aperture
- f2.8 - f5.8
- Max Aperture 35mm Equiv
- f15.7 - f32.6
- Max Image Resolution
- 4000 x 3000
- Max Shutter Speed
- 1/1600 sec
- Megapixels
- 12.10
- Metering
- Multi, Center-weighted, Spot
- Min Shutter Speed
- 1 sec
- Model
- Cyber-shot DSC-W230
- Normal Focus Range
- 50 cm
- Optical Zoom
- 4x
- Raw Support
- —
- Screen Resolution
- 230,400 dots
- Screen Size
- 3"
- Sensor Resolution
- 4011 x 3016
- Sensor Size
- 1/2.3" (~ 6.16 x 4.62 mm)
- Sensor Type
- CCD
- Shutter Priority
- No
- Storage Types
- Memory Stick Duo / Pro Duo, Internal
- Usb
- USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
- Video Capture
- —
- Viewfinder
- None
- Weight
- 156 g
- White Balance Presets
- 8
- Wireless
- —
- Year
- 2009
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