With a huge 2.5 inch LCD screen and large 7.2 Megapixel image capture the Cyber-shot® DSC-W17 digital camera give your pictures the big screen treatment. It combines a high quality 1/1.8" Super HAD™ CCD imaging device with a precision built Carl Zeiss® Vario-Tessar® lens in a traditional rangefinder design that feels great and is amazingly easy to control.

The DSC-W17 features a 3X optical zoom with 2X digital zoom for great photos both near and far, Sony’s own Real Imaging Processor™ for ultra-fast start-up times and shutter speed, and 32 Megabytes of internal memory so you can still capture images even without your Memory Stick® media. Running out of power is never an issue thanks to its incredible battery stamina. You can capture up to 380 shots with the supplied AA NiMH rechargeable batteries.

Key features

1/1.8" 7.2 Megapixel Super HAD™ CCD
Super HAD (Hole Accumulation Diode) CCDs provide excellent image quality by allowing more light to pass to each pixel, increasing sensitivity and reducing noise.

3X Optical/2X Digital/6X Total Zoom
Optical zoom helps you fill the frame with your subject for better pictures. And Sony’s Precision Digital Zoom helps bring your subject closer with an extra 2X magnification.

0 – 14.0X Smart Zoom™ Feature (at VGA Resolution)
The Smart Zoom feature intelligently uses the full CCD to let you zoom into the portion of interest by cropping the image size – thus avoiding the image degradation of Digital Zooms.

Carl Zeiss® Vario-Tessar® Lens
The Vario-Tessar lens is specially produced for very compact cameras. This specialized design allows quick auto-focus, appealing zoom range while still maintaining a compact design.

Real Imaging Processor™ Technology
The innovative Real Imaging Processor in the DSC-W17 not only improves picture quality and clarity but also improves camera response time, decreases shutter lag and improves battery stamina.

2.5" LCD Monitor

The extra-large high-resolution 115K LCD Monitor makes framing shots and reviewing pictures easy.

Live Histogram Display
Available in capture and playback the Live Histogram Displays the concentration of pixels at each luminosity value making it easy to evaluate correct exposure.

14-Bit DXP A/D Conversion
Sony’s 14-bit Digital EXtended Processor captures the range between highlight and shadow with up to 16,384 values, for extended dynamic contrast and detail.

5 Area Multi-Point Auto Focus
By evaluating 5 separate focus areas of the frame, Sony’s Multi-Point AF system can intelligently focus on the subject and avoid mistakenly focusing on the background.

Manual Exposure Mode
Manual Exposure Mode provides extended control with 46-step adjustable Shutter speed (30 – 1/1000 sec.), and 2-step Aperture control.

AF (Auto Focus) Illuminator
Briefly illuminating the subject, in low–or no-light conditions, the AF Illuminator helps establish a positive focus lock.

Selectable Focus Mode
Monitoring AF (Auto Focus) helps you anticipate the action by focusing even before you press the shutter release.

Multi-Pattern Measuring
Independently light-metering 49 points of the frame, Multi-Pattern Measuring establishes the optimum exposure, even when highlight and shadow isn’t centred in the frame.

Scene Selection Mode
With 7 Scene Modes, parameters can be matched to the shooting conditions. Choose from one of the following: Twilight, Twilight Portrait, Soft Snap, Landscape, Beach, Snow, Candle.

Pre-Flash Metering
With a momentary pre-flash, the camera illuminates the subject and sets exposure through the lens for accurate flash metering. Adjustable flash level and red-eye reduction ensure great flash shots.

Slow Shutter Noise Reduction
During long exposures, Slow Shutter NR captures the scene, and then the CCD noise pattern with a dark frame exposure. By subtracting the two, even long exposures can be clear.

32MB Internal Memory Included
Shoot without a flash memory card with 32 MB internal memory; Slot for optional Memory Stick®, Memory Stick PRO™ media. Full 32MB of internal memory can be copied to optional Memory Stick media.

5 Shot Burst Mode
Capture up to five 5MP shots (fine) or 100 shots VGA (standard) at 0.9 frame/sec. Perfect for high speed subjects or fast moving action such as sports or small children.

Multi-Burst Mode
Captures 16 320 x 240 frames as part of a single 1280 x 960 image which plays back sequentially in the camera. Selectable 1/7.5, 1/15, 1/30 second.