Quick facts
Full name: Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX500
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-WX500 is still searched because older compact cameras interest collectors, second-hand buyers, and photographers seeking a period digital look.
Core specifications
- Release year
- 2015 · Released about 11 years ago
- Sensor
- 6.16 × 4.62 mm CMOS
- Effective resolution
- 18.2 MP
- Lens
- 24 - 720 mm
- Zoom
- 30×
- Weight
- 236 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 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.
- 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
- None
- Display
- 3 in / 921,000 dots
- Lens mount
- Fixed lens
Video & storage
- Maximum video
- 1,920 × 1,080
- Storage media
- SD/SDHC/SDXC/Memory Stick Duo
- Battery
- Rechargeable Battery Pack NP-BX1
Body
- Weight
- 236 g
- Dimensions
- 101.6 × 58.1 × 35.5 mm
- Release year
- 2015
Sony Support UK
- Aperture Priority
- Yes
- Battery
- Rechargeable Battery Pack NP-BX1
- Brand
- Sony
- Built In Flash
- ✓
- Crop Factor
- 5.62
- Depth Of Field
- simulate →
- Digital Zoom
- Yes
- Dimensions
- 101.6 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
- 1920x1080 (60p/60i/30p/24p)
- Megapixels
- 18.20
- Metering
- Multi, Center-weighted, Spot
- Min Shutter Speed
- 30 sec
- Model
- Cyber-shot DSC-WX500
- Normal Focus Range
- 5 cm
- Optical Zoom
- 30x
- Raw Support
- —
- Screen Resolution
- 921,000 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
- None
- Weight
- 236 g
- White Balance Presets
- 8
- Wireless
- ✓
- Year
- 2015
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