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
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screen can tilt up to 180º, it has a built-in
flash
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Arts, entertainment, and media
Fictional aliases
* The Flash, several DC Comics superheroes with super speed:
** Flash (Jay Garrick)
** Barry Allen
** Wally West, the first Kid Flash and third adult Flash ...
and a built-in
AF illuminator
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(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, around the front of the lens. The camera also has built-in
Wi-Fi
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with
NFC
NFC usually refers to:
* Near-field communication, a set of communication protocols for electronic devices
* National Football Conference, part of US National Football League
NFC may also refer to:
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* Need for cognition, in psychol ...
with downloadable apps, but no
GPS
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. The WX500 features
Optical Image Stabilisation
Image stabilization (IS) is a family of techniques that reduce blurring associated with the motion of a camera or other imaging device during exposure.
Generally, it compensates for pan and tilt (angular movement, equivalent to yaw and pit ...
.
Its sibling is the
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX90V
The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX90V is a superzoom compact camera, which can zoom up to 30x; equivalent to 24-720mm. At the time of its release, it was the world's smallest superzoom digital camera (along with its sibling, the WX500). It features opt ...
. Its predecessor is the
DSC-HX50V, and its successor the DSC-WX300.
See also
*
List of superzoom compact cameras
This is a list of superzoom compact cameras, also known as travel zoom cameras. These are small fixed-lens "point-and-shoot" digital cameras that have a high optical zoom ratio.
These cameras all include a power zoom lens that retracts into ...
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Point-and-shoot cameras
Superzoom cameras
WX500
Cameras introduced in 2015