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- Delivering high quality images and video, the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX500R Superzoom Digital Camera features a powerful zoom and tilting screen.Sharp shooting With a 18.1 megapixel Exmor R CMOS sensor for increased sensitivity and BIONZ X image processor for speedy operation, the Cyber-shot DSC-WX500B delivers brilliantly-lit, detail-rich, realistic photographs with minimum noise. The Cyber-shot DSC-WX500 features a high quality CARL ZEISS lens with high precision optics for excellent sharpness and contrast. An impressive 30 x optical zoom lets you capture faraway subjects in incredible detail, while a multi-layer anti-reflective coating helps reduce surface ghosting and flare. Tiltable screen Allowing for excellent versatility when taking photos, the 180å¡ tiltable LCD Live View monitor lets you perfectly frame images such those taken from a high or low angle. It also makes it incredibly easy to snap the perfect selfie. Get perfect portraits without the need for touching-up on a PC afterwards. Beauty Effect features five different modes for smoothing skin, adjusting tone, reducing shine, widening eyes and brightening teeth – quickly creating enhanced results that can be shared instantly. Scene enhancement Instantly enhance images – all in camera – with Photo Creativity mode which lets you adjust brightness, vividness and colour, and add effects. A range of scene modes ensure the optimum settings are automatically chosen for the scene in front of you, including tricky subjects such as snow, fireworks and night scenes. Full HD video Shoot detailed Full HD 1080p video for high quality home movies that look great played back on a HDTV. The Cyber-shot WX500 lets you record in XAVC S format with a compatible memory card for detailed, extra-smooth action footage, while MP4 offers a compressed, web-friendly format for convenient sharing. With Intelligent Active Mode – Sony’s advanced frame-analysis technology and five-axis image stabilisation – camera shake when shooting images and video is significantly reduced for sharper results. Wireless connectivity Quickly establish a connection with your compatible smartphone or tablet thanks to built-in WiFi and one-touch NFC. You’ll then be able to transfer and share your favourite photos and movies with friends and family. In addition to letting you view and share your images, the Sony PlayMemories Mobile app lets you remotely control your camera – ideal when setting up selfies or group shots. Add memory It is important to have the right memory card for your camera. The memory card will determine how fast an image is saved and how fast an image is uploaded. If you’re shooting high definition videos along with high resolution images then it’s best to invest in a high performance memory card. A high performance memory card will get the best out of your photography, ensuring the best continuous shooting speed and high quality data capture.Take advantage of high quality shooting with the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX500R Superzoom Digital Camera in stylish red.
- Product codes: 4548736014176
- Model number: DSCWX500R
- Product ID 1: 21897716935
- Product ID 2: 10134517
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SONY Cyber-shot DSC-WX500R Superzoom Compact Camera is available currently from Currys for just £234, which is a great deal but we’re going to dive a little deeper into the price to explain why it’s such a good deal.
To help understand the average price you should expect to pay for Compact and bridge cameras we analysed the price of every product in that category. The average was £313.19. But perhaps more importantly you’d also want to know what you would expect to pay for a particular brand, so we also analysed the average price you would pay for a product from Sony. The average was £439.83. But that perhaps isn’t the fairest analysis because we know that Sony make more than just Compact and bridge cameras. So we went a step further and analysed the average price of Sony Compact and bridge cameras, this was £563.71. So you can see that SONY Cyber-shot DSC-WX500R Superzoom Compact Camera is a bargain at £234. Especially when you look at the table below which shows you the average price of products with certain features and specs. For example you’d expect to pay £775.33 for a product meeting the Camera type: Superzoom compact camera spec.
Specification / Price Comparison
Feature | Spec | Comment |
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Camera type | Superzoom compact camera | The average price of Compact and bridge cameras with this Camera type spec is £272.06 |
Processor | BIONZ X | The average price of Compact and bridge cameras with this Processor spec is £775.33 |
Resolution | – Actual: 21.1 megapixels – Effective: 18.2 megapixels |
The average price of Compact and bridge cameras with this Resolution spec is £234.00 |
Type | Exmor R CMOS | The average price of Compact and bridge cameras with this Type spec is £344.00 |
Size | 1/2.3″ / 6.17 x 4.55 mm | The average price of Compact and bridge cameras with this Size spec is £202.99 |
ISO sensitivity | AUTO, 80 – 3200 | The average price of Compact and bridge cameras with this ISO sensitivity spec is £251.27 |
Image stabilisation | Optical | The average price of Compact and bridge cameras with this Image stabilisation spec is £566.43 |
Focal length | 4.1 – 123 mm | The average price of Compact and bridge cameras with this Focal length spec is £251.50 |
35 mm equivalent | 25 – 750 mm | The average price of Compact and bridge cameras with this 35 mm equivalent spec is £244.71 |
Maximum aperture | f/3.5 – f/6.4 | The average price of Compact and bridge cameras with this Maximum aperture spec is £251.50 |
Minimum distance | 5 cm | The average price of Compact and bridge cameras with this Minimum distance spec is £284.66 |
Normal distance | 5 cm to infinity | The average price of Compact and bridge cameras with this Normal distance spec is £257.80 |
Focusing | Autofocus | The average price of Compact and bridge cameras with this Focusing spec is £309.54 |
Optical zoom | 30 x | The average price of Compact and bridge cameras with this Optical zoom spec is £258.71 |
Digital zoom | 120 x | The average price of Compact and bridge cameras with this Digital zoom spec is £336.50 |
Type | Live View | The average price of Compact and bridge cameras with this Type spec is £334.04 |
Screen | 3″ / 76.2 mm TFT LCD tiltable screen | The average price of Compact and bridge cameras with this Screen spec is £236.50 |
Screen features | – Resolution: 921,000 dots – Adjustable brightness |
The average price of Compact and bridge cameras with this Screen features spec is £346.00 |
Shutter speed | 30 secs – 1/2000th | The average price of Compact and bridge cameras with this Shutter speed spec is £450.00 |
Continuous shooting | 10 fps | The average price of Compact and bridge cameras with this Continuous shooting spec is £424.04 |
Self-timer | – 2 seconds – 5 seconds – 10 seconds |
The average price of Compact and bridge cameras with this Self-timer spec is £561.25 |
Photo exposure modes | Portrait, Advanced sports shooting, Landscape, Sunset, Night scene, Handheld twilight, Night portrait, Anti motion blur, Backlight correction HDR, Pet mode, Gourmet, Beach, Snow, Fireworks, Soft skin, High sensitivity | The average price of Compact and bridge cameras with this Photo exposure modes spec is £257.33 |
Photo effects | Toy camera, Pop colour, Posterization, Retro photo, Soft high-key, Partial colour, High contrast mono, Soft focus, HDR painting, Richtone Monochrome, Miniature, Watercolour, Illustration | The average price of Compact and bridge cameras with this Photo effects spec is £380.67 |
Panorama mode | Yes | The average price of Compact and bridge cameras with this Panorama mode spec is £551.34 |
White balance | Auto, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Incandescent, Fluor.: Cool White, Fluor.: Daylight, Fluor.: Day White, Flash, Custom | The average price of Compact and bridge cameras with this White balance spec is £257.33 |
Maximum photo resolution | 4896 ÌÑ 3264p | The average price of Compact and bridge cameras with this Maximum photo resolution spec is £214.00 |
Photo file formats | JPEG | The average price of Compact and bridge cameras with this Photo file formats spec is £173.97 |
Video mode | Yes, with sound | The average price of Compact and bridge cameras with this Video mode spec is £929.54 |
Maximum video resolution | Full HD 1920 x 1080p (60 fps) | The average price of Compact and bridge cameras with this Maximum video resolution spec is £678.41 |
Reviews of SONY Cyber-shot DSC-WX500R Superzoom Compact Camera
Reading customer reviews will of course be a big part of your decision on whether to buy SONY Cyber-shot DSC-WX500R Superzoom Compact Camera or another alternative. We’d advise reading reviews from trusted sources like ao.com or Currys, for the obvious reason that you know the people adding the reviews are verified buyers. Likewise we also suggest only buying from trusted online sources too, chances are, if you’ve found a deal that seems too good to be true, it probably is. Having a quick reference score/rating is also really useful as a benchmark to deciding between two products, we provide a score out of 10 for our reviews based on customer feedback from Currys. SONY Cyber-shot DSC-WX500R Superzoom Compact Camera scored an incredible 7.7 out of 10, thanks to the feedback from 7 customer reviews. You can read these by clicking the “Read Full Review” button that’s hovering on the bottom of your screen now.
Alternatives to SONY Cyber-shot DSC-WX500R Superzoom Compact Camera
As you can imagine, there’s absolutely loads of choice when it comes to buying Compact and bridge cameras. In fact there’s 116 products available in the Compact and bridge cameras category at Currys. There are also 275 products available from Sony. And 21 items from Sony in the Compact and bridge cameras category. So it’s not surprising that many people feel overwhelmed by choice, our advice is to not get too bogged down in comparing every product out there. Instead choose a brand, style, budget and pick some key features that you consider to be a ‘must’ as that will really help you to filter down the amount of choice available.
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