Sony DSCWX9 16.2-megapixel Cyber-shot digital camera

Great pictures on the go

Remember that time you were camping, and you thought you saw a bear, but it turned out to be a tree stump? And now your friends like to give you a hard time about seeing imaginary wildlife? You could probably defend yourself a lot better if you had a picture of that very bear-shaped tree. Maybe you should get the Sony DSCWX9 16.2 megapixel digital camera and head back to the campground. Trust the BIONZ image processor and the 1/2.3" Exmor R CMOS sensor to capture sharp, detailed images even in low light. You could even use the 3D Sweep Panorama mode to take a really life-like shot of the full surroundings. Or just take an HD video (1080i) to play back on your HDTV via the HDMI output. If you don't want to get that close, you don't have to. The 5x optical zoom will bring you up close and personal while the optical image stabilization will detect even minute camera shake and automatically shift the lens to prevent blur without sacrificing image quality. Then, when you bring the evidence back to your friends, the Face Detection technology in the DSCWX9 will recognize that you're capturing images of people and adjust flash, focus, exposure, and white balance to make sure the pictures of your friends apologizing are crisp and properly lit. Yes, the DSCWX9 has all the features you need to get sharp, detailed pictures. Plus, it's small enough to fit easily in a pocket, so on your next camping trip, you're prepared to get photographic evidence of your friends running from a very mountain lion-shaped rock.

Included with purchase

DSCWX9 16.2-megapixel digital camera, battery (model NP-BN1), USB charger (model AC-UB10), USB cable, wrist strap, CD-ROM

Comparison Specifications

16.2 effective megapixels
Memory card slot (MS Duo and SD/SDHC/SDXC compatible)
5x optical zoom, Smart Zoom, Precision Digital Zoom (with on/off option)
Shooting modes: High Sensitivity, Soft Snap, Landscape, Twilight Portrait, Twilight, Gourmet, Beach, Snow, Fireworks, Pet, Soft Skin, Handheld Twilight, Anti Motion Blur, Backlight Correction
Flash modes: Auto, On, Slow Syncro, Off
Video mode: 1920 x 1080 at 60fps interlace 24Mbps or 17Mbps, 1440 x 1080 at 60fps interlace, 1440 x 1080 at 30fps, 1280 x 720 at 30fps, 640 x 480 at 30fps
3.0" XtraFine TFT LCD display with grid option
Digital connections: 1 HDMI (type C) output / 1 USB 2.0 port / SD output / Transfer Jet send and receive

Additional Specifications

Self-timer: Off / 10sec. / 2sec. / portrait1 / portrait2
Shutter speeds: iAuto (2" - 1/1,600) / Program Auto (1" - 1/1,600)
Burst mode: approximately 10fps at 16.2 megapixels (max. 10 shots)
AF modes: 9 points AF / Center Weighted AF / Spot AF
Anti Motion Blur
Sweep Panorama modes: Intelligent Sweep Panorama, 3D Sweep Panorama, Sweep Mutli Angle
Face Detection modes: 8 Faces (Auto / Off / Child Priority / Adult Priority / Key Selected Face Memory)
Smile Shutter technology
Optical SteadyShot image stabilization
In-camera editing (trimming, red-eye correction, unsharp masking)

Manufacturer Specifications

Still image format: JPEG
Video format: AVCHD / MP4 / MPEG-4 AVC (H.264)
Image sensor: 1/2.3" (7.77mm) Exmor R CMOS sensor
Image processor: BIONZ
ISO: Auto / 100 / 200 / 400 / 800 / 1600 / 3200
White balance modes: Auto / Daylight / Cloudy / Fluorescent 1 / Fluorescent 2 / Fluorescent 3 / Incandescent / Flash / One Push
Battery type: lithium ion 3.6V
Battery capacity: 210 still images
Lens: Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar
Aperture: iAuto / Program Auto