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Sony Cyber-Shot DSC-F717 Light Field Camera
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Sony Cyber-Shot DSC-F717 Light Field Camera

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  • Digital Zoom: 2x
  • Camera Type: Standard Point and Shoot Light Field Camera
  • Weight: 1.5 lb.
  • LCD Screen Size: 1.8 in.
  • Resolution: 5.2 Megapixel
  • Optical Zoom: 5x
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Sony Cyber-Shot DSC-F717 Light Field Camera

Combining point-and-shoot convenience with a host of manual photographic controls this camera is sure to inspire digital photographers to expand creativity and get better results. Armed with high-quality Carl Zeiss optics ISO sensitivities of 100/200/400/800 and shutter speeds of up to 1/2000 second in auto mode the DSC-F717 produces stellar results even in the most demanding of shooting situations.

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The Sony DSC F717 "It could have been the first of a new breed?

byHoward_Creech Nov 2, 2002
136 Helpfuls 137 Helpfuls Was this review helpful? 15 Comments
Pros Excellent images, great battery life, fast zoom lens
Cons EVF, Sony Memory Stick proprietary storage media, and poor ergonomics.
Recommended it? Yes

The DSC-F717 is the fourth digital camera built around Sony's "L" shaped body. There have been a lot of changes to this digital camera platform since the DSC F505 debuted in 1999. The latest incarnation is an update of Sony's popular DSC F707 five megapixel 5X Zoom from last year. Clearly Sony has... Read full review »

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The Sony DSC-F717 Cyber-shot Digital Camera is one of their Best!

bysurferdude7 Oct 24, 2002
101 Helpfuls 102 Helpfuls Was this review helpful? 9 Comments
Pros Excellent photo quality with a lot of features!
Cons I didn't care for the pop up flash and their battery.
Recommended it? Yes

The Sony DSC-F717 Cyber-shot Digital Camera gives you a 5.02-megapixel effective CCD image sensor (5.24 megapixels gross) that will give you a superb large 2560 x 1920 resolution digital photos. To give you the superb quality in photography they use a Carl Zeiss Vario Sonnar 5X optical zoom lens... Read full review »

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Worth a million words!

byjavajnkie Jun 16, 2003
32 Helpfuls 33 Helpfuls Was this review helpful? 3 Comments
Pros Incredibly sharp images. User-friendly. GREAT CAMERA
Cons What's up with 32MB supplied memory??
Recommended it? Yes

Well, six months and six thousand pictures after purchasing this camera, I'm still a happy woman. Before I start the review, let me tell you right up front that I'm not a pro photographer. Before this camera, I owned two small and horrid digitals--both were Panasonics and both left me with a... Read full review »

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Product Details and Features

Product MPN

MPN DSCF717KITIS

Key Features

Digital Zoom 2x
Camera Type Standard Point and Shoot • Light Field Camera
Weight 1.5 lb.
LCD Screen Size 1.8 in.
Resolution 5.2 Megapixel
Optical Zoom 5x

Image Quality

Camera Resolution 5.2 Megapixel
Image Sensor Type CCD
Image Resolutions 640 x 480 • 2560 x 1920 • 2048 x 1536 • 1280 x 960

Video

Video Resolutions 320 x 240 • 160 x 120 • 160 x 112
Video Format MPEG
Max Movie Length Without Limit (Depends on the camera free memory size)
Video Speed 16 fps

Lens

Interchangeable Lens Not Interchangeable Lenses
Focus Type Autofocus & Manual Focus
Optical Zoom 5x
Focal Length 9.7 - 48.5 mm
Macro Focus Range 0.8 - 20.4 in. (w)
35mm Zoom Lens 38 - 190 mm
Focus Range 20.4 in. to Infinity (w)

Exposure Control

Aperture Range f8 (w) - f2 (w)
Shutter Speed 30 - 1/1000 sec
Frames Per Second 2 Frames
White Balance Auto

Flash

Flash Functions Flash Off • Auto Flash • Red-eye Reduction Flash
Flash Type Built-In & External
ISO Speeds Auto • 100 • 200 • 400 • 800

Storage

File Size (High Res.) 2.51 MB (51 images on 128MB card)
Compression Type JPEG • TIFF
Memory Type Memory Stick
File Size (Low Res.) 0.07 MB (about 1,829 images on 128MB card)
Compression Modes Fine • Uncompressed

Included Features

Tripod Mount With Tripod Mount
Self Timer 10 Sec.
Built-in Microphone With Built-in Microphone
Built-in Speaker With Built-in Speaker

Viewfinder / Display

Viewfinder Optical (Through-the-lens)
LCD Protected Position Without LCD Protected Position
LCD Screen Resolution 123,000 pixels

Interfaces

Video Interface Video Out
Interface Type USB

Power Supply

Battery Type Proprietary Lithium
Battery Life 410 Images

System Requirements

Operating System Apple Mac OS 8 • Apple Mac OS 9 • Apple Mac OS X • Microsoft Windows 2000 • Microsoft Windows 98 • Microsoft Windows 98SE • Microsoft Windows ME • Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition • Microsoft Windows XP Professional

Dimensions

Weight 1.5 lb.
Depth 6 in.
Height 2.75 in.
Width 4.75 in.

Warranty

Warranty 1 Year

Miscellaneous

UPC 027242613225
Product ID 20255701
Included Accessories Software • USB Cable • Video Cable • Shoulder Strap • 32 MB Memory Card • Lithium Battery • Battery Charger • AC Power Adapter
Family Line Sony Cyber-shot
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