Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX500

The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX500 is a digital selfie compact camera, which can zoom up to 30x; equivalent to 24–720 mm. Its TFT LCD screen can tilt up to 180º, it has a built-in flash and a built-in AF illuminator (Assist lamp). It also has an Exmor R CMOS sensor and a BIONZ X image processing engine. Its customizable ring is borrowed from the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100,^[1][2] around the front of the lens. The camera also has built-in Wi-Fi with NFC with downloadable apps, but no GPS.^[3] The WX500 features Optical Image Stabilisation.

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX500

Overview
Maker	Sony
Type	Digital Selfie Compact Camera
Released	April 2015
Lens
Lens	Zeiss Vario-Sonnar T* 30x Zoom Lens, 24-720mm equivalent
F-numbers	F3.5 (W) - 6.4 (T) (Maximum Aperture)
Sensor/medium
Sensor	1/2.3 type Exmor R CMOS sensor
Sensor size	7.82mm
Maximum resolution	18.2MP
Film format	XAVC S, AVCHD format Ver.2.0 compatible, MP4
Flash
Flash	Built-In
Shutter
Frame rate	10 fps (for up to 10 shots)
Viewfinder
Viewfinder	0.2-type electronic viewfinder
Viewfinder magnification	0.5
Image processing
Image processor	Bionz X
White balance	Yes
WB bracketing	Yes
General
LCD screen	TFT with 921,600 dots
Battery	Rechargeable Battery Pack NP-BX1
Dimensions	101.6×58.1×35.5 mm (4.00×2.29×1.40 in)
Weight	209 g (7 oz) (Body only), 236 g (With battery and media)
Chronology
Predecessor	DSC-HX50V
Successor	DSC-WX300

Its sibling is the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX90V. Its predecessor is the DSC-HX50V,^[4] and its successor the DSC-WX300.^[5]

See also

• List of superzoom compact cameras