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title: "Sony Cybershot DSC-W100 8.1MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Zoom"
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# 8.1MP Super HAD CCD 290 shots per charge 3x Optical + 14x Smart Zoom Sony Cybershot DSC-W100 8.1MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Zoom

**Brand:** sony
**Price:** $545
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

## Summary

> 📷 Elevate your pocket photography game — manual control meets powerhouse zoom!

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** Sony Cybershot DSC-W100 8.1MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Zoom by sony
- **How much does it cost?** $545 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
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## Best For

- sony enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted sony brand quality
- Free international shipping included
- Worldwide delivery with tracking
- 15-day hassle-free returns

## Key Features

- • **Extended Zoom Powerhouse:** Get closer with 3x optical zoom plus Sony’s innovative Smart Zoom, delivering up to 14x clear magnification without quality loss.
- • **Pro-Level Manual Control:** Unlock creative freedom with adjustable shutter speed and aperture modes, perfect for mastering every shot.
- • **Immersive 2.5-Inch LCD Display:** Frame and review your shots on a large, bright screen designed for effortless composition and instant feedback.
- • **Brilliant 8.1MP Super HAD Sensor:** Capture crisp, detailed images with Sony’s advanced CCD technology that excels in low light and reduces noise.
- • **Long-Lasting Battery & Built-In Memory:** Shoot up to 290 photos on a single charge with included rechargeable battery and store instantly with 64MB internal memory.

## Overview

The Sony Cybershot DSC-W100 is a compact digital camera featuring an 8.1-megapixel Super HAD CCD sensor, 3x optical zoom with up to 14x Smart Zoom, and a bright 2.5-inch LCD screen. Designed for serious amateurs and enthusiasts, it offers manual exposure controls, high sensitivity ISO up to 1250, and a rechargeable battery capable of capturing up to 290 shots per charge. With built-in 64MB memory and compatibility with Memory Stick Duo media, it balances portability with professional-grade features.

## Description

Product Description MD) CL) Sony Cybershot DSC-W100 8.1MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Zoom From the Manufacturer Why Sony? Because Sony combines technology benefits, performance advantages and convenience features in simple, easy-to-operate digital cameras that are ideal for serious amateurs and photo enthusiasts. In the compact Sony Cybershot DSC-W100, that means 8.1-megapixel resolution for more detail in editing, cropping and making big prints--plus manual focus/exposure control for greater creativity and a big, bright 2.5-inch LCD screen for setting up shots and checking results. Incredible 8.1-Megapixel Detail With 8.1-megapixel resolution, you'll be able to edit, crop, and make big prints that show more detail--and Sony's advanced Super HAD (Hole Accumulated Diode) CCD design allows more light to pass to each pixel, increasing sensitivity and reducing noise.Big, Bright 2.5-Inch LCD Screen The DSC-W100 incorporates a 2.5-inch LCD screen that gives you a big, bright view of your subject for setting up shots and checking your results--with a one-touch "Play" button that makes it quick and easy to view your photos.Function Guide Text/Icon Display An on-screen Function Guide text/icon display makes it easy to learn the camera functions that give you greater creative freedom to adjust color mode (including "Natural" for subtle colors and "Vivid" for more intense colors), sensitivity, brightness, and image size.High Sensitivity Mode A new High Sensitivity Mode (ISO 1000) lets you shoot without flash for more natural results in low-light conditions and shoot at higher shutter speed to minimize blur from unsteady hands or fast-moving subjects--and Sony's original Clear RAW NR (Noise Reduction) image processing technology helps suppress the color noise that can accompany high-sensitivity shooting.Carl Zeiss 3x Optical/2x Digital Zoom 3x optical zoom helps the DSC-W100 bring distant subjects closer and lets you frame shots for better composition; Sony's precision 2x digital zoom provides an additional 2x magnification to enlarge details without jagged edges.Creative Manual Exposure Modes For more creative freedom, the DSC-W100 lets you adjust shutter speed to freeze the action or shoot with long time exposures--and control depth of field with aperture adjustment to concentrate on the foreground or capture "deep-focus" background.Stamina Battery Power A powerful Lithium Ion rechargeable battery allows the DSC-W100 to capture up to 290 images--and the compact BC-CSG battery charger is also supplied for battery recharging on the go.14x Smart Zoom Feature Sony's Smart Zoom feature intelligently "crops into" the central portion of interest in your photo--avoiding the image degradation of other digital zooms. Depending on picture size, you can extend 3x optical zoom to 4.1x (3 MP), 5.2x (2 MP), or 14x (VGA).High-Capacity 64 MB Memory With built-in 64 MB internal memory, the DSC-W100 allows you to capture images without a flash memory card--then transfer your images to optional Memory Stick Duo media, upload to your computer or make prints on your digital printer.Memory Stick Duo Media The DSC-W100 has a built-in slot for optional Memory Stick Duo or higher-capacity Memory Stick PRO Duo media--the ultra-compact media for shooting, storing and sharing your photo images. MPEG Movie VX Fine Mode The DSC-W100 can capture VGA (640 x 480) audio-video clips at high frame rate (up to 30 frames per second), with length limited only by the capacity of your media.

Review: Terrible condition. Total rip off. - The entire software has malfunctioned since the day I got it. It glitches for almost 3 minutes before you can take a picture. Plus, the battery never says it has charged at all no matter how much you charge it. On top of that, the composite for the charging cable’s plastic protector is broken. Absolute rip off for the amount of money I spent, Would have been better off spending an extra $50 for a brand new one.
Review: The Pocket SLR (Almost) - Photography afficionados have long had two choices when it comes to buying a digital camera: a tiny everything-automatic portable camera that takes decent pictures or a brick-sized everything-manual professional camera that takes fantastic pictures. Almost a decade after the introduction of the consumer digital camera, Sony has finally taken a swing at combining the best qualities of both worlds into one package, and the DSC-W100 is a solid first effort. Sony has had the tiny part down for some time - dimensionally, the W100 is on par with other recent Cybershot models and competitor brands' offerings, and features the now-common 2.5" bright LCD display with a minimum of buttons on the back. Aside from the attractive mini-diamondplate face and chrome trim, visually there's little to set this camera apart among the others at your local electronics counter. Initial toying with the camera doesn't dispel any first impressions. All the prerequisite automatic features are there, the buttons are smartly arranged so all the most common functions are right at hand, it's obviously a point-and-shoot camera. But it's when you begin to delve into the features that you realize that the W100 is something entirely different. The usual mode knob is there on the back with the Auto mode and Scenes modes, but now there's Program and Manual modes - something standard issue on professional cameras but radically new for a point-and-shoot. This means you can use any combination of auto or manual settings on all functions to get a shot. For example, shooting in a dimly lit room, you can use a slow shutter flash to even out lightning, or turn off the flash with a slower shutter for richer colors, or raise the ISO so you can get a steady shot with a higher shutter speed, or just put it in auto and shoot, etc. All the different possibilities previously reserved just for professional cameras are now at your disposal. The camera is as simple or as involved as you want, and it still fits in your pocket. I've owned several other digital cameras, both portable and pro, and they've all had somewhat manual features, but the W100 takes it to a new level. Mounting the W100 on a tripod, I attempted to get a long exposure shot of the night sky, something all the other digital cameras have done adequately. Manually setting the shutter speed, the camera displayed the overall exposure value as I adjusted - the camera was telling me before even touching the shutter button if the resulting picture would be dark, bright, or even. I set the shutter as slow as it could go and using the two-second timer, fired away. The picture was amazing; though only a few stars were visible to the eye, the W100 caught the light of well over a hundred. I noticed a bit of radial blur on the stars around the border of the image, only to realize later that the camera was pointed North - the shutter speed was so slow that I was actually *capturing the rotation of the Earth*. Now THAT'S manual. Also of special note is the W100's digital "Smart Zoom". As a general rule with digital cameras, you should disable the digital zoom feature, as zooming in beyond the optical range produces a cropped and therefore lower-quality image. But here again Sony has a trick up it's sleeve, by cropping from an 8.1 megapixel capture regardless of where you have the image size set. If you shoot a 5 megapixel-size picture that utilizes the digital zoom, the image is actually captured at a full 8.1 Mps and then your 5Mp picture is cropped from that. The result is an optically-zoomed clear picture. This also means that at the lowest image size, you can get a full 15x zoom (the equivalent of a 500+ mm telephoto - in a pocket camera!). It's an absolutely brilliant technique that you'll probably see on all future digital cameras. Sony still has a bit more work to do on the pocket SLR idea. Included with your purchase is an accessories catalog featuring an array of lenses and filters, none of which are compatible with the W100. It's typical of Sony to have a bizarre distribution of features in any given product lineup, but it would seem obvious that the most SLR-like camera should have SLR-like accessories. And W100 owners should disable the Auto Focus Illumination light when shooting people; the blazing red light is great for focusing on inanimate subjects, but could probably be used as a tactical light to blind assailants in a pinch. Overall, the W100 is a remarkable newcomer that truly raises the bar for what you can expect from a point and shoot pocket camera. Novices are accommodated with full automation, and can learn gradually by trying out individual manual functions while other settings remain automatic. And experienced photogs will be right at home with the Manual mode and wide range of settings. Five stars for what is hopefully Sony's work in progress.

## Features

- Comes with NP-BG1 Rechargeable Battery, Battery Charger, Multi-cable, Wrist Strap, CD-ROM with drivers and software, Sony USA 1-Year Warranty
- 8.1 Megapixel Effective Super HAD(TM) CCD Super HAD(TM) (Hole Accumulation Diode) CCDs allow more light to pass to each pixel
- 3x Optical Zoom - Focal Length f= (35mm conversion) - 7.9 - 23.7mm (38 - 114mm)
- Real Imaging Processor 14-bit DXP Super Resolution Converter
- AF Method - Single AF, Monitoring AF / AF Area - Multi-point (5-point), Center Weighted; Focus Mode - Auto Focus, Macro, Focus Preset

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B000ENRFNS |
| Aperture modes | F2.8-F5.6 |
| Are Batteries Included | No |
| Aspect Ratio | 1.33:1 |
| Auto Focus Technology | Contrast Detection, Live View, Multi-area, Selective single-point, Single |
| Autofocus | Yes |
| Autofocus Points | 5 |
| Best Sellers Rank | #89,345 in Electronics ( See Top 100 in Electronics ) #694 in Digital Point & Shoot Cameras |
| Bit Depth | 14 Bit |
| Brand | Sony |
| Built-In Media | Battery, Battery Charger, Instruction Manual, Wrist Strap |
| Camera Flash | Built-In |
| Camera Lens | 35 Mm |
| Color | Silver |
| Compatible Devices | Sony E |
| Compatible Mountings | Sony E |
| Connectivity Technology | USB |
| Continuous Shooting | 30 FPS |
| Customer Reviews | 3.0 3.0 out of 5 stars (92) |
| Digital Scene Transition | zoom |
| Digital Zoom | 2 |
| Digital-Still | Yes |
| Display Fixture Type | Fixed |
| Display Resolution Maximum | 115,000 |
| Display Type | LCD |
| Dots Per Screen | 115000 |
| Effective Still Resolution | 8.1 |
| Expanded ISO Maximum | 1250 |
| Expanded ISO Minimum | 80 |
| Exposure Control | Automatic |
| File Format | RAW |
| Flash Memory Bus Interface Type | Proprietary |
| Flash Memory Type | Memory Stick Duo / Pro Duo, Internal |
| Flash Modes | Auto, On, Off, Slow Synch, Rear Curtain Synch |
| Flash Sync Speed | 1/30 seconds |
| Focal Length Description | 38.0 - 114.0 millimeters |
| Focus Features | Multi-point 5 area (selectable) |
| Focus Mode | Automatic AF (AF-A) |
| Focus Type | Autofocus & Manual |
| Form Factor | Compact |
| Global Trade Identification Number | 00027242686175 |
| Hardware Interface | Memory Stick Duo, Memory Stick PRO Duo, VGA |
| Has Color Screen | Yes |
| Image Capture Type | Stills |
| Image stabilization | Digital, Optical |
| Item Weight | 6.72 ounces |
| JPEG Quality Level | Fine |
| Lens Construction | prime |
| Lens Type | Zoom |
| Manufacturer | Sony |
| Maximum Focal Length | 114 Millimeters |
| Maximum Shutter Speed | 1/2000 Seconds |
| Memory Slots Available | 1 |
| Memory Storage Capacity | 64 MB |
| Metering Methods | Center Weighted |
| Minimum Focal Length | 38 Millimeters |
| Minimum Shutter Speed | 30 seconds |
| Model Name | Sony Cybershot DSC-W100 |
| Model Number | DSCW100 |
| Model Series | DSC-W |
| Movie Mode | No |
| Night vision | No |
| Optical Zoom | 3 x |
| Photo Filter Thread Size | 30 Millimeters |
| Photo Sensor Resolution | 8.1 MP |
| Photo Sensor Size | 1/1.8-inch |
| Remote Included | No |
| Screen Size | 2.5 Inches |
| Sensor Type | CCD |
| Shooting Modes | Automatic |
| Skill Level | Professional |
| Special Feature | Image Stabilization |
| Supported Image Format | JPEG |
| Total Still Resolution | 8.1 MP |
| Total USB 2.0 Ports | 1 |
| Total USB 3.0 Ports | 2 |
| Total USB Ports | 2 |
| UPC | 027242686175 |
| Video Capture Format | MPEG VX |
| Video Resolution | 480p |
| Viewfinder | Optical |
| Viewfinder Magnification | 0.52x |
| White Balance Settings | Auto |
| Wireless Technology | Yes |
| Write Speed | 30 fps or higher |
| Zoom | Digital Zoom, Optical Zoom |

## Product Details

- **Aspect Ratio:** 1.33:1
- **Brand:** Sony
- **Compatible Mountings:** Sony E
- **Expanded ISO Minimum:** 80
- **Image Stabilization:** Digital, Optical
- **Maximum Focal Length:** 114 Millimeters
- **Metering Description:** Center Weighted
- **Optical Zoom:** 3 x
- **Photo Sensor Technology:** CCD
- **Supported File Format:** RAW

## Images

![Sony Cybershot DSC-W100 8.1MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Zoom - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61IJ0Ji9nnL.jpg)
![Sony Cybershot DSC-W100 8.1MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Zoom - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/515W6CVTNCL.jpg)
![Sony Cybershot DSC-W100 8.1MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Zoom - Image 3](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/31X0VMW2NRL.jpg)
![Sony Cybershot DSC-W100 8.1MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Zoom - Image 4](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51BS8GZZ0FL.jpg)
![Sony Cybershot DSC-W100 8.1MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Zoom - Image 5](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/516FVVEMBRL.jpg)

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐ Terrible condition. Total rip off.
*by D***Y on October 24, 2025*

The entire software has malfunctioned since the day I got it. It glitches for almost 3 minutes before you can take a picture. Plus, the battery never says it has charged at all no matter how much you charge it. On top of that, the composite for the charging cable’s plastic protector is broken. Absolute rip off for the amount of money I spent, Would have been better off spending an extra $50 for a brand new one.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The Pocket SLR (Almost)
*by S***L on August 12, 2006*

Photography afficionados have long had two choices when it comes to buying a digital camera: a tiny everything-automatic portable camera that takes decent pictures or a brick-sized everything-manual professional camera that takes fantastic pictures. Almost a decade after the introduction of the consumer digital camera, Sony has finally taken a swing at combining the best qualities of both worlds into one package, and the DSC-W100 is a solid first effort. Sony has had the tiny part down for some time - dimensionally, the W100 is on par with other recent Cybershot models and competitor brands' offerings, and features the now-common 2.5" bright LCD display with a minimum of buttons on the back. Aside from the attractive mini-diamondplate face and chrome trim, visually there's little to set this camera apart among the others at your local electronics counter. Initial toying with the camera doesn't dispel any first impressions. All the prerequisite automatic features are there, the buttons are smartly arranged so all the most common functions are right at hand, it's obviously a point-and-shoot camera. But it's when you begin to delve into the features that you realize that the W100 is something entirely different. The usual mode knob is there on the back with the Auto mode and Scenes modes, but now there's Program and Manual modes - something standard issue on professional cameras but radically new for a point-and-shoot. This means you can use any combination of auto or manual settings on all functions to get a shot. For example, shooting in a dimly lit room, you can use a slow shutter flash to even out lightning, or turn off the flash with a slower shutter for richer colors, or raise the ISO so you can get a steady shot with a higher shutter speed, or just put it in auto and shoot, etc. All the different possibilities previously reserved just for professional cameras are now at your disposal. The camera is as simple or as involved as you want, and it still fits in your pocket. I've owned several other digital cameras, both portable and pro, and they've all had somewhat manual features, but the W100 takes it to a new level. Mounting the W100 on a tripod, I attempted to get a long exposure shot of the night sky, something all the other digital cameras have done adequately. Manually setting the shutter speed, the camera displayed the overall exposure value as I adjusted - the camera was telling me before even touching the shutter button if the resulting picture would be dark, bright, or even. I set the shutter as slow as it could go and using the two-second timer, fired away. The picture was amazing; though only a few stars were visible to the eye, the W100 caught the light of well over a hundred. I noticed a bit of radial blur on the stars around the border of the image, only to realize later that the camera was pointed North - the shutter speed was so slow that I was actually *capturing the rotation of the Earth*. Now THAT'S manual. Also of special note is the W100's digital "Smart Zoom". As a general rule with digital cameras, you should disable the digital zoom feature, as zooming in beyond the optical range produces a cropped and therefore lower-quality image. But here again Sony has a trick up it's sleeve, by cropping from an 8.1 megapixel capture regardless of where you have the image size set. If you shoot a 5 megapixel-size picture that utilizes the digital zoom, the image is actually captured at a full 8.1 Mps and then your 5Mp picture is cropped from that. The result is an optically-zoomed clear picture. This also means that at the lowest image size, you can get a full 15x zoom (the equivalent of a 500+ mm telephoto - in a pocket camera!). It's an absolutely brilliant technique that you'll probably see on all future digital cameras. Sony still has a bit more work to do on the pocket SLR idea. Included with your purchase is an accessories catalog featuring an array of lenses and filters, none of which are compatible with the W100. It's typical of Sony to have a bizarre distribution of features in any given product lineup, but it would seem obvious that the most SLR-like camera should have SLR-like accessories. And W100 owners should disable the Auto Focus Illumination light when shooting people; the blazing red light is great for focusing on inanimate subjects, but could probably be used as a tactical light to blind assailants in a pinch. Overall, the W100 is a remarkable newcomer that truly raises the bar for what you can expect from a point and shoot pocket camera. Novices are accommodated with full automation, and can learn gradually by trying out individual manual functions while other settings remain automatic. And experienced photogs will be right at home with the Manual mode and wide range of settings. Five stars for what is hopefully Sony's work in progress.

### ⭐⭐⭐ Great Daytime Camera - Nighttime Not So Much
*by J***N on January 8, 2007*

I read a lot about this camera before I purchased it. Apparantly I didn't read enough. All in all it's a great camera. Pretty fast shooting, big LCD, 8.1MP, and easy to use. Shooting at night with the flash leaves something to be desired. The aperature it shoots at when the flash is on, f2.8, is way to wide for shooting in dark with a flash. Which means you'll see a lot of out of focus pictures unless the subject doesn't move much and you get a good focus on them.

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