Compact, robust and rich in features, the Sony Cyber-shot W290 offers several modes that let you enjoy your 12.1-megapixel sensor.

Detectors smile and faces up to ensure perfect pictures and recognition of scenes always make a proper exposure.

The DSC-W290 can take pictures in low light thanks to a sensitivity reaching 3200 ISO. Your BIONZ processor, equipped with a digital noise reducer Clear RAW NR prevent their images from being dark.

Furthermore, the DSC-W290 boasts an optical stabilizer to reduce blur. Thus, its Carl Zeiss lens with Zoom 28 - 140 mm (equivalent to 24 x 36) offers a maximum precision in the most unlikely.

Finally, the DSC-W290 lets you enjoy the video modes and HD slideshow to share your images on a TV.

Type Ultra Compact
Sensor resolution 12.1 megapixels
CCD Type
Size 1 / 2, 3 "(6.16 x 4.62 mm)
Aspect ratio: 16:9, 4:3, 3:2
Multiplier x 5.6
ISO range: Auto, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200
Clean Information not available
Optical Stabilizer
Lens focal length from 5 to 25
Equivalent focal length in 24x36 28-140
Aperture 3.3 to 5.2
5x optical zoom
10x digital zoom
Minimum distance Wide: 10 cm to infinity
Telephoto: 50 cm to infinity
Normal Distance From 50 cm to infinity
Autofocus and semi-manual (1 m, 3 m, 7 m, Infinity)
View Type Live View
Screen 3 "(7.6 cm)
Display Features LCD TFT 230 400 points with automatic brightness control and field of vision of 100%
Regulations Exposure Modes Twilight, with portrait, twilight with tripod, backlight, backlit portrait, landscape, macro, portrait
Effects No
White balance Auto, Bright, Cloudy, Fluorescent 1, Fluorescent 2, Fluorescent 3, Incandescent, Flash
Video Video mode Yes, with sound
TV Output: Yes
Memory Support file formats JPEG
Maximum photo resolution 4000 x 3000
Formats MPEG4 video files
Maximum resolution of 1280 x 720 video at 30 frames / sec.
File formats MPEG-4 audio
Memory Card Memory Stick Duo, Memory Stick PRO Duo Memory Stick PRO Duo High Speed (no improvement in speed), Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo
11 MB internal memory
Several Connection time 1.6 seconds
Power supply Lithium-ion
Autonomy 300 shots, 150 minutes (CIPA standard with LCD screen on)
Internal menus English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Flemish, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Turkish, Greek, Romanian, Croatian
Other functions Smile detection
Face detection
Intelligent scene recognition
Noise Reduction Clear RAW NR
BIONZ
Optimization of range D
HD slideshow with music and effects
Editing functions
User's Guide provided on paper Information available soon
Accessories included Rechargeable battery (NP-BG1), charger, multi-connection cable, power cord, strap, CD-ROM
Instructions included Picture Motion Browser Ver 4.2 (Windows only) and transfer music
Dimensions 97.6 x 57.4 x 22.6 mm
Weight 145 g
174 g with accessories
Shutter Speed 2 sec to 1 / 1600
Burst mode 0.57-second interval between shots for 100 shots
Timer 2 or 10 seconds
Flash Yes
Number of tabs / Flash range 0.2 - 3m (wide), 0.5 - 1.9m (telephoto)
Support for external flash not
Links Interface Multi-purpose HD, USB 2.0 high speed
PictBridge / Direct Print Yes
Wireless Function No
Possibility to download the manual (1 download after purchase in the language - available - of your choice): Czech, Danish, Finnish, French, Greek, Italian, Dutch, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Swedish Slovakian