Digital Camera Review - Sony Mavica CD500 - Photo Gallery, Specification

Friday, May 1, 2009




Sony is the only manufacturer producing digital cameras that store still images and movie clips on CD-R/RW media. The Mavica CD500 is the year 2003 flagship of the CD Mavica line and features a 5-megapixel imager and a high quality Carl Zeiss 3x optical zoom lens. Lighter in weight and less expensive than last year's four megapixel Mavica CD400 and now sporting a professional looking all-black exterior. New features include the improved MPEG-VX movie mode with 640x480 resolution at 16 frames per second with audio. Six minutes of continuous VGA resolution motion video can be recorded on each disc. The hot shoe has dedicated TTL contacts for the new Sony HVL-F32X programmable flash unit.    The CD500 also features the Sony-exclusive Hologram AF laser assisted focusing system that was made famous on the Cyber-shot F707. To insure accurate focus in low or no light the camera uses a safe Class 1 laser to project a grid pattern on the subject. In addition to the Hologram AF system, the CD500 has a Five-area Multi-Point auto focus system which displays the selected AF point. The camera automatically selects the AF point or it can be manually selected by the user. Multi-pattern exposure metering uses 49 points in the frame to establish the optimum exposure. A full range of exposure control including Program AE with Shift, Aperture priority, Shutter-speed priority, Full Manual, AE Bracketing and six Scene modes.    Other CD Mavica camera features include the large 2.5-inch, solar-assisted, color LCD monitor that is used for framing and image review. Pre-Flash exposure metering and Auto Daylight Synchro Fill Flash insure the best possible pictures in all sorts of lighting conditions. The world famous Sony InfoLITHIUM rechargeable battery system using the high- capacity NP-FM50 battery pack. A fully charged battery can yield up to 220 shots or a continuous recording time of 110 minutes. The included charger can also be used as an AC power adapter.    .